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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 12
HOLD 19
SELL 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $25.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $28.00
LOW: $19.00
MEDIAN: $25.50
CONSENSUS: $25.00
DOWNSIDE: 3.21%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Real Estate Investment Trust 85% confidence

Primary model: P/FFO × Retail REIT Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 80.1% above fair value
Current Price $25.83
Bear Case $11.76 54.5% downside ($11.76 - $25.83) / $25.83 = -54.5% $0.57 FFO × 12x
Fair Value $14.34 44.5% downside ($14.34 - $25.83) / $25.83 = -44.5% $0.57 FFO × 15x
Bull Case $16.92 34.5% downside ($16.92 - $25.83) / $25.83 = -34.5% $0.57 FFO × 18x

Adjust Assumptions

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Key Value Driver

FFO/share ($0.57) × retail P/FFO multiple

Implied Market Multiple 45.6x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/FFO × Retail REIT Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $25.00 from 35 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $14.34 per share.

Warnings

Standard profit figures are misleading for real estate companies — large non-cash accounting charges make profits look artificially low. Dividend yield and funds from operations are better measures.
Dividend-based valuation: $12.76 (31% above our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $25.00 (from 35 analysts). Our estimate is 61% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E and EV/EBITDA are structurally wrong for REITs — use P/FFO and NAV
  • Interest rate sensitivity: REIT multiples compress when rates rise
  • FFO approximation (NI + D&A) may include gains on property sales — verify