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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 9
HOLD 7
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $12.89 DETAILS
HIGH: $20.00
LOW: $9.00
MEDIAN: $13.00
CONSENSUS: $12.89
UPSIDE: 53.45%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 61.1% below fair value
Current Price $8.40
Bear Case $17.28 105.7% upside ($17.28 - $8.40) / $8.40 = 105.7% $1.44 × 12x P/E
Fair Value $21.60 157.1% upside ($21.60 - $8.40) / $8.40 = 157.1% $1.44 × 15x P/E
Bull Case $25.92 208.6% upside ($25.92 - $8.40) / $8.40 = 208.6% $1.44 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

15.0x
1.44$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 5.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $1.44, the base-case value is $21.60 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (16 analysts) $12.89
Analyst Range $9.00 – $20.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 68%

Warnings

ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $12.89 (from 16 analysts). Our estimate is 68% above 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