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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 8
HOLD 9
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $72.67 DETAILS
HIGH: $74.00
LOW: $72.00
MEDIAN: $72.00
CONSENSUS: $72.67
UPSIDE: 4.34%
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 45.4% above fair value
Current Price $69.65
Bear Case $31.21 55.2% downside ($31.21 - $69.65) / $69.65 = -55.2% FCF $171M × 10x
Fair Value $47.89 31.2% downside ($47.89 - $69.65) / $69.65 = -31.2% FCF $221M × 13x
Bull Case $68.86 1.1% downside ($68.86 - $69.65) / $69.65 = -1.1% FCF $270M × 16x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
13.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 19.8x

Plain-Language Summary

At $75/bbl oil with a 13x EV/FCF multiple, intrinsic value is $47.89 per share. Range: $31.21 (bear) to $68.86 (bull).

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (18 analysts) $72.67
Analyst Range $72.00 – $74.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 34%

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 $72.67 (from 18 analysts). Our estimate is 34% 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