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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 9
HOLD 7
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $40.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $40.00
LOW: $40.00
MEDIAN: $40.00
CONSENSUS: $40.00
UPSIDE: 45.56%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 14.5% above fair value
Current Price $27.48
Bear Case $20.00 27.2% downside ($20.00 - $27.48) / $27.48 = -27.2% $2.00 × 10x P/E
Fair Value $24.00 12.7% downside ($24.00 - $27.48) / $27.48 = -12.7% $2.00 × 12x P/E
Bull Case $28.00 1.9% upside ($28.00 - $27.48) / $27.48 = 1.9% $2.00 × 14x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

12.0x
2.0$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (12x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 13.7x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 12x P/E to adjusted EPS of $2.00, the base-case value is $24.00 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (16 analysts) $40.00
Analyst Range $40.00 – $40.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 40%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $40.00 (from 16 analysts). Our estimate is 40% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples