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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 21
HOLD 24
SELL 3
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $367.57 DETAILS
HIGH: $400.00
LOW: $355.00
MEDIAN: $360.00
CONSENSUS: $367.57
UPSIDE: 4.65%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 83.7% above fair value
Current Price $351.24
Bear Case $153.00 56.4% downside ($153.00 - $351.24) / $351.24 = -56.4% $12.75 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $191.25 45.6% downside ($191.25 - $351.24) / $351.24 = -45.6% $12.75 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $229.50 34.7% downside ($229.50 - $351.24) / $351.24 = -34.7% $12.75 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
12.75$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 27.5x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $12.75, the base-case value is $191.25 per share. DDM cross-check: $97.66.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (48 analysts) $367.57
Analyst Range $355.00 – $400.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 48%

Warnings

Dividend-based valuation: $97.66 (below our primary estimate by 49%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $367.57 (from 48 analysts). Our estimate is 48% 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