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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 25
HOLD 8
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $229.63 DETAILS
HIGH: $285.00
LOW: $174.00
MEDIAN: $226.50
CONSENSUS: $229.63
DOWNSIDE: 9.83%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 77.0% above fair value
Current Price $254.65
Bear Case $51.81 79.7% downside ($51.81 - $254.65) / $254.65 = -79.7% FCF $4195M × 10x
Fair Value $143.90 43.5% downside ($143.90 - $254.65) / $254.65 = -43.5% FCF $4767M × 13x
Bull Case $251.79 1.1% downside ($251.79 - $254.65) / $254.65 = -1.1% FCF $5339M × 16x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
13.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 22.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on free cash flow under different commodity price assumptions and a valuation multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $229.63 from 33 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $143.90 per share.

Warnings

Debt per share ($105.11) is significant relative to the stock price. Even small changes in the debt figure meaningfully shift what each share is worth.
If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -85%. Check whether the company can survive at low prices and still pay its dividend.
Where you think oil prices will settle long-term drives over 80% of this valuation. The biggest risk isn't the company itself — it's getting the commodity price wrong.
Wall Street's average price target is $229.63 (from 33 analysts). Our estimate is 53% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — commodity volumes do not compound
  • Geopolitical premiums are real but historically temporary
  • Reserve replacement ratio below 100% for 3 years is existential