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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 8
HOLD 26
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $36.90 DETAILS
HIGH: $44.00
LOW: $29.00
MEDIAN: $36.00
CONSENSUS: $36.90
DOWNSIDE: 2.89%
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 62.0% above fair value
Current Price $38.00
Bear Case $3.66 90.4% downside ($3.66 - $38.00) / $38.00 = -90.4% FCF $277M × 8x
Fair Value $23.45 38.3% downside ($23.45 - $38.00) / $38.00 = -38.3% FCF $396M × 11x
Bull Case $49.85 31.2% upside ($49.85 - $38.00) / $38.00 = 31.2% FCF $515M × 14x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
11.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 18.3x

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 $36.90 from 36 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $23.45 per share.

Warnings

Debt per share ($12.73) 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 -93%. 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 $36.90 (from 36 analysts). Our estimate is 52% 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