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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 16
HOLD 6
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $51.40 DETAILS
HIGH: $52.00
LOW: $51.00
MEDIAN: $51.00
CONSENSUS: $51.40
UPSIDE: 13.09%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 25.4% above fair value
Current Price $45.45
Bear Case $31.72 30.2% downside ($31.72 - $45.45) / $45.45 = -30.2% $1.95 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $36.25 20.2% downside ($36.25 - $45.45) / $45.45 = -20.2% $1.95 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $40.78 10.3% downside ($40.78 - $45.45) / $45.45 = -10.3% $1.95 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
1.95$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 23.3x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $51.40 from 22 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $36.25 per share.

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $41.16 (above our primary estimate by 32%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $51.40 (from 22 analysts). Our estimate is 39% 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