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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 10
HOLD 13
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $10.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $10.50
LOW: $10.50
MEDIAN: $10.50
CONSENSUS: $10.50
UPSIDE: 9.89%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Real Estate Investment Trust 85% confidence

Primary model: P/FFO × Default REIT Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 68.1% below fair value
Current Price $9.55
Bear Case $24.65 157.9% upside ($24.65 - $9.55) / $9.55 = 157.9% $1.75 FFO × 17x
Fair Value $29.93 213.3% upside ($29.93 - $9.55) / $9.55 = 213.3% $1.75 FFO × 21x
Bull Case $35.21 268.5% upside ($35.21 - $9.55) / $9.55 = 268.5% $1.75 FFO × 24x

Adjust Assumptions

20.8x
1.75$

Key Value Driver

FFO/share ($1.75) × default P/FFO multiple

Implied Market Multiple 5.5x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/FFO × Default REIT Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $10.50 from 23 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $29.93 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 yield of 15.1% is unusually high — make sure the company generates enough cash to keep paying it.
Wall Street's average price target is $10.50 (from 23 analysts). Our estimate is 247% above 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