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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 9
HOLD 25
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $38.91 DETAILS
HIGH: $48.00
LOW: $29.00
MEDIAN: $41.00
CONSENSUS: $38.91
UPSIDE: 4.32%
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 55.1% above fair value
Current Price $37.30
Bear Case $3.75 89.9% downside ($3.75 - $37.30) / $37.30 = -89.9% FCF $277M × 8x
Fair Value $24.06 35.5% downside ($24.06 - $37.30) / $37.30 = -35.5% FCF $396M × 11x
Bull Case $51.13 37.1% upside ($51.13 - $37.30) / $37.30 = 37.1% FCF $515M × 14x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
11.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 18.1x

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 $38.91 from 36 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $24.06 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 $38.91 (from 36 analysts). Our estimate is 55% 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