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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 9
HOLD 24
SELL 3
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| PRICE TARGET: $39.40 DETAILS
HIGH: $47.00
LOW: $34.00
MEDIAN: $39.00
CONSENSUS: $39.40
DOWNSIDE: 8.29%
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 84.7% above fair value
Current Price $42.96
Bear Case $5.60 87.0% downside ($5.60 - $42.96) / $42.96 = -87.0% FCF $328M × 8x
Fair Value $23.26 45.8% downside ($23.26 - $42.96) / $42.96 = -45.8% FCF $469M × 11x
Bull Case $46.82 9.0% upside ($46.82 - $42.96) / $42.96 = 9.0% FCF $610M × 14x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
11.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 17.0x

Plain-Language Summary

At $75/bbl oil with a 11x EV/FCF multiple, intrinsic value is $23.26 per share. Range: $5.60 (bear) to $46.82 (bull).

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (36 analysts) $39.40
Analyst Range $34.00 – $47.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 41%

Warnings

⚠ If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -87%. Check whether the company can survive at low prices and still pay its dividend.
ℹ 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.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $39.40 (from 36 analysts). Our estimate is 41% 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