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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 9
HOLD 15
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $251.80 DETAILS
HIGH: $258.00
LOW: $246.00
MEDIAN: $251.00
CONSENSUS: $251.80
UPSIDE: 10.07%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 38.5% above fair value
Current Price $228.77
Bear Case $132.16 42.2% downside ($132.16 - $228.77) / $228.77 = -42.2% $9.09 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $165.20 27.8% downside ($165.20 - $228.77) / $228.77 = -27.8% $9.09 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $198.24 13.3% downside ($198.24 - $228.77) / $228.77 = -13.3% $9.09 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
9.09$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 25.2x

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 $251.80 from 26 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $165.20 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $251.80 (from 26 analysts). Our estimate is 46% 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