Pure Storage Inc. logo PSTG - Pure Storage Inc.

Inactive Ticker PSTG is not actively trading. Quotes and analytics may be stale.
Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 24
HOLD 7
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $84.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $87.00
LOW: $81.00
MEDIAN: $84.00
CONSENSUS: $84.00
DOWNSIDE: 2.57%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 85% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 190.1% above fair value
Current Price $86.22
Bear Case $19.43 77.5% downside ($19.43 - $86.22) / $86.22 = -77.5% 10% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair Value $29.72 65.5% downside ($29.72 - $86.22) / $86.22 = -65.5% 17% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull Case $41.83 51.5% downside ($41.83 - $86.22) / $86.22 = -51.5% 23% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Adjust Assumptions

17.5%
12.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (17% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 40%
Implied Market Multiple 104.2x
Market is pricing in (growth) 33.4% vs our 17.5% base

Plain-Language Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 17% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 12%, the base-case intrinsic value is $29.72 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (32 analysts) $84.00
Analyst Range $81.00 – $87.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 65%

Warnings

Stock-based employee pay equals 256% of profits. This dilutes existing shareholders, so cash flow alone overstates what owners really earn.
Wall Street's average price target is $84.00 (from 32 analysts). Our estimate is 65% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions