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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 18
HOLD 17
SELL 3
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $87.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $93.00
LOW: $80.00
MEDIAN: $88.00
CONSENSUS: $87.00
UPSIDE: 22.43%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 60.4% below fair value
Current Price $71.06
Bear Case $139.58 96.4% upside ($139.58 - $71.06) / $71.06 = 96.4% $9.97 × 14x
Fair Value $179.46 152.5% upside ($179.46 - $71.06) / $71.06 = 152.5% $9.97 × 18x
Bull Case $219.34 208.7% upside ($219.34 - $71.06) / $71.06 = 208.7% $9.97 × 22x

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
9.97$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($9.97)

Implied Market Multiple 7.1x

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: 0.9x.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (38 analysts) $87.00
Analyst Range $80.00 – $93.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 106%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $87.00 (from 38 analysts). Our estimate is 106% 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