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| PRICE TARGET: $324.55 DETAILS
HIGH: $360.00
LOW: $283.00
MEDIAN: $325.00
CONSENSUS: $324.55
UPSIDE: 9.92%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 70% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 50.4% above fair value
Current Price $295.25
Bear Case $131.20 55.6% downside ($131.20 - $295.25) / $295.25 = -55.6% 6% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair Value $196.25 33.5% downside ($196.25 - $295.25) / $295.25 = -33.5% 10% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull Case $260.18 11.9% downside ($260.18 - $295.25) / $295.25 = -11.9% 13% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

10.1%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (10% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 39%
Implied Market Multiple 40.0x
Market is pricing in (growth) 18.2% vs our 10.1% 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 $324.55 from 36 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $196.25 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $324.55 (from 36 analysts). Our estimate is 56% 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