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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 24
HOLD 6
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $971.63 DETAILS
HIGH: $1,085.00
LOW: $845.00
MEDIAN: $985.00
CONSENSUS: $971.63
UPSIDE: 5.45%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 38.5% above fair value
Current Price $921.38
Bear Case $532.19 42.2% downside ($532.19 - $921.38) / $921.38 = -42.2% $38.38 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $665.24 27.8% downside ($665.24 - $921.38) / $921.38 = -27.8% $38.38 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $798.28 13.4% downside ($798.28 - $921.38) / $921.38 = -13.4% $38.38 × 21x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.3x
38.38$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 24.0x

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) $971.63
Analyst Range $845.00 – $1085.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 32%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $971.63 (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