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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 15
HOLD 2
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $44.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $55.00
LOW: $37.00
MEDIAN: $45.00
CONSENSUS: $44.50
UPSIDE: 38.24%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 37.4% above fair value
Current Price $32.19
Bear Case $18.75 41.8% downside ($18.75 - $32.19) / $32.19 = -41.8% $1.43 × 13x P/E
Fair Value $23.44 27.2% downside ($23.44 - $32.19) / $32.19 = -27.2% $1.43 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $28.12 12.6% downside ($28.12 - $32.19) / $32.19 = -12.6% $1.43 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.4x
1.43$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 22.5x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 16x P/E to adjusted EPS of $1.43, the base-case value is $23.44 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (17 analysts) $44.50
Analyst Range $37.00 – $55.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 47%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $44.50 (from 17 analysts). Our estimate is 47% 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