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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 24
HOLD 6
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $977.86 DETAILS
HIGH: $1,200.00
LOW: $845.00
MEDIAN: $977.00
CONSENSUS: $977.86
DOWNSIDE: 2.69%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 51.1% above fair value
Current Price $1004.84
Bear Case $532.19 47.0% downside ($532.19 - $1,004.84) / $1,004.84 = -47.0% $38.38 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $665.24 33.8% downside ($665.24 - $1,004.84) / $1,004.84 = -33.8% $38.38 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $798.28 20.6% downside ($798.28 - $1,004.84) / $1,004.84 = -20.6% $38.38 × 21x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.3x
38.38$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 26.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 17x P/E to adjusted EPS of $38.38, the base-case value is $665.24 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (31 analysts) $977.86
Analyst Range $845.00 – $1200.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 32%

Warnings

ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $977.86 (from 31 analysts). Our estimate is 32% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

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