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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 8
HOLD 7
SELL 0
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $43.80 DETAILS
HIGH: $46.00
LOW: $42.00
MEDIAN: $44.00
CONSENSUS: $43.80
UPSIDE: 3.16%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Real Estate Investment Trust 85% confidence

Primary model: P/FFO × Retail REIT Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 1.4% below fair value
Current Price $42.46
Bear Case $34.55 18.6% downside ($34.55 - $42.46) / $42.46 = -18.6% $3.00 FFO × 16x
Fair Value $43.07 1.4% upside ($43.07 - $42.46) / $42.46 = 1.4% $3.00 FFO × 20x
Bull Case $51.59 21.5% upside ($51.59 - $42.46) / $42.46 = 21.5% $3.00 FFO × 23x

Adjust Assumptions

19.5x
3.0$

Key Value Driver

FFO/share ($3.00) × retail P/FFO multiple

Implied Market Multiple 14.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/FFO × Retail REIT Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $43.80 from 15 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $43.07 per share.

Warnings

Standard profit figures are misleading for real estate companies — large non-cash accounting charges make profits look artificially low. Dividend yield and funds from operations are better measures.
The 1.0% yield is low for a real estate company — investors are paying up because they expect above-average growth.
Dividend-based valuation: $6.35 (85% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

Key Risks

  • P/E and EV/EBITDA are structurally wrong for REITs — use P/FFO and NAV
  • Interest rate sensitivity: REIT multiples compress when rates rise
  • FFO approximation (NI + D&A) may include gains on property sales — verify