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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 4
HOLD 1
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $20.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $20.00
LOW: $20.00
MEDIAN: $20.00
CONSENSUS: $20.00
UPSIDE: 10.38%
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 68.5% above fair value
Current Price $18.12
Bear Case $3.55 80.4% downside ($3.55 - $18.12) / $18.12 = -80.4% FCF $31M × 8x
Fair Value $10.75 40.7% downside ($10.75 - $18.12) / $18.12 = -40.7% FCF $44M × 11x
Bull Case $20.36 12.3% upside ($20.36 - $18.12) / $18.12 = 12.3% FCF $57M × 14x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
11.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 20.2x

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 $20.00 from 5 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $10.75 per share.

Warnings

If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -85%. 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 $20.00 (from 5 analysts). Our estimate is 58% 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