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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 10
HOLD 21
SELL 3
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $99.90 DETAILS
HIGH: $112.00
LOW: $79.00
MEDIAN: $101.50
CONSENSUS: $99.90
UPSIDE: 10.89%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 43.6% above fair value
Current Price $90.09
Bear Case $54.88 39.1% downside ($54.88 - $90.09) / $90.09 = -39.1% $3.92 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $62.72 30.4% downside ($62.72 - $90.09) / $90.09 = -30.4% $3.92 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $70.56 21.7% downside ($70.56 - $90.09) / $90.09 = -21.7% $3.92 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
3.92$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 23.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 16x P/E to adjusted EPS of $3.92, the base-case value is $62.72 per share. DDM cross-check: $53.66.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (34 analysts) $99.90
Analyst Range $79.00 – $112.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 37%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $99.90 (from 34 analysts). Our estimate is 37% 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