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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 17
HOLD 18
SELL 3
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $76.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $88.00
LOW: $65.00
MEDIAN: $77.00
CONSENSUS: $76.75
UPSIDE: 31.76%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 67.5% below fair value
Current Price $58.25
Bear Case $139.58 139.6% upside ($139.58 - $58.25) / $58.25 = 139.6% $9.97 × 14x
Fair Value $179.46 208.1% upside ($179.46 - $58.25) / $58.25 = 208.1% $9.97 × 18x
Bull Case $219.34 276.5% upside ($219.34 - $58.25) / $58.25 = 276.5% $9.97 × 22x

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
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Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($9.97)

Implied Market Multiple 5.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Using 7-year normalized EPS of $9.97 at a 18x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $179.46 per share. P/TBV cross-check: 0.8x.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (38 analysts) $76.75
Analyst Range $65.00 – $88.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 134%

Warnings

ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $76.75 (from 38 analysts). Our estimate is 134% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing