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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 20
HOLD 15
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $277.63 DETAILS
HIGH: $340.00
LOW: $203.00
MEDIAN: $279.50
CONSENSUS: $277.63
DOWNSIDE: 10.34%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 40.2% above fair value
Current Price $309.65
Bear Case $140.96 54.5% downside ($140.96 - $309.65) / $309.65 = -54.5% FCF $4426M × 10x
Fair Value $220.90 28.7% downside ($220.90 - $309.65) / $309.65 = -28.7% FCF $5030M × 13x
Bull Case $314.56 1.6% upside ($314.56 - $309.65) / $309.65 = 1.6% FCF $5634M × 16x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
13.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 19.7x

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 $277.63 from 37 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $220.90 per share.

Warnings

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 $277.63 (from 37 analysts). Our estimate is 29% 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