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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 21
HOLD 20
SELL 3
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $145.14 DETAILS
HIGH: $166.00
LOW: $116.00
MEDIAN: $150.00
CONSENSUS: $145.14
UPSIDE: 22.04%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 40.6% below fair value
Current Price $118.93
Bear Case $155.68 30.9% upside ($155.68 - $118.93) / $118.93 = 30.9% $11.12 × 14x
Fair Value $200.16 68.3% upside ($200.16 - $118.93) / $118.93 = 68.3% $11.12 × 18x
Bull Case $244.64 105.7% upside ($244.64 - $118.93) / $118.93 = 105.7% $11.12 × 22x

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
11.12$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($11.12)

Implied Market Multiple 10.7x

Plain-Language Summary

Using 7-year normalized EPS of $11.12 at a 18x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $200.16 per share. P/TBV cross-check: 1.8x.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (44 analysts) $145.14
Analyst Range $116.00 – $166.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 38%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $145.14 (from 44 analysts). Our estimate is 38% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing