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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 36
HOLD 25
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $342.39 DETAILS
HIGH: $385.00
LOW: $300.00
MEDIAN: $335.00
CONSENSUS: $342.39
UPSIDE: 27.90%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 17.3% below fair value
Current Price $267.71
Bear Case $273.96 2.3% upside ($273.96 - $267.71) / $267.71 = 2.3% $12.07 × 22x P/E
Fair Value $323.77 20.9% upside ($323.77 - $267.71) / $267.71 = 20.9% $12.07 × 26x P/E
Bull Case $373.59 39.5% upside ($373.59 - $267.71) / $267.71 = 39.5% $12.07 × 30x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

26.0x
12.07$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (26x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 22.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $342.39 from 62 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $323.77 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $444.27 (above our primary estimate by 42%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples