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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 33
HOLD 17
SELL 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $37.10 DETAILS
HIGH: $55.00
LOW: $29.00
MEDIAN: $34.00
CONSENSUS: $37.10
UPSIDE: 18.45%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 34.2% above fair value
Current Price $31.32
Bear Case $4.43 85.9% downside ($4.43 - $31.32) / $31.32 = -85.9% FCF $401M × 8x
Fair Value $23.33 25.5% downside ($23.33 - $31.32) / $31.32 = -25.5% FCF $573M × 11x
Bull Case $48.56 55.0% upside ($48.56 - $31.32) / $31.32 = 55.0% FCF $745M × 14x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
11.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 17.4x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on free cash flow under different commodity price assumptions and a valuation multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $37.10 from 54 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $23.33 per share.

Warnings

Debt per share ($10.37) is significant relative to the stock price. Even small changes in the debt figure meaningfully shift what each share is worth.
If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -90%. Check whether the company can survive at low prices and still pay its dividend.
Where you think oil prices will settle long-term drives over 80% of this valuation. The biggest risk isn't the company itself — it's getting the commodity price wrong.
Wall Street's average price target is $37.10 (from 54 analysts). Our estimate is 57% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — commodity volumes do not compound
  • Geopolitical premiums are real but historically temporary
  • Reserve replacement ratio below 100% for 3 years is existential