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| PRICE TARGET: $101.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $120.00
LOW: $83.50
MEDIAN: $101.75
CONSENSUS: $101.75
UPSIDE: 11.19%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 50% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 41.3% above fair value
Current Price $91.51
Bear Case $61.34 33.0% downside ($61.34 - $91.51) / $91.51 = -33.0% 3% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair Value $64.78 29.2% downside ($64.78 - $91.51) / $91.51 = -29.2% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull Case $71.08 22.3% downside ($71.08 - $91.51) / $91.51 = -22.3% 5% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

3.6%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (4% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 33%
Implied Market Multiple 23.4x
Market is pricing in (growth) 11.1% vs our 3.6% base

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $101.75 from 31 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $64.78 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $101.75 (from 31 analysts). Our estimate is 52% 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