Valvoline Inc. logo VVV - Valvoline Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 13
HOLD 8
SELL 2
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $41.44 DETAILS
HIGH: $47.00
LOW: $35.00
MEDIAN: $40.00
CONSENSUS: $41.44
UPSIDE: 7.25%
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 273.0% above fair value
Current Price $38.64
Bear Case $0.00 100.0% downside ($0.00 - $38.64) / $38.64 = -100.0% FCF $85M × 10x
Fair Value $10.36 73.2% downside ($10.36 - $38.64) / $38.64 = -73.2% FCF $96M × 13x
Bull Case $0.88 97.7% downside ($0.88 - $38.64) / $38.64 = -97.7% FCF $108M × 16x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
13.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 67.8x

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 $41.44 from 23 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $10.36 per share.

Warnings

Debt per share ($12.67) is significant relative to the stock price. Even small changes in the debt figure meaningfully shift what each share is worth.
If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -100%. 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 $41.44 (from 23 analysts). Our estimate is 100% 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