Cactus, Inc. logo WHD - Cactus, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 9
HOLD 8
SELL 0
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $69.33 DETAILS
HIGH: $72.00
LOW: $66.00
MEDIAN: $70.00
CONSENSUS: $69.33
UPSIDE: 11.36%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 18.0% above fair value
Current Price $62.26
Bear Case $34.43 44.7% downside ($34.43 - $62.26) / $62.26 = -44.7% FCF $168M × 10x
Fair Value $52.78 15.2% downside ($52.78 - $62.26) / $62.26 = -15.2% FCF $217M × 13x
Bull Case $75.84 21.8% upside ($75.84 - $62.26) / $62.26 = 21.8% FCF $266M × 16x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
13.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 17.8x

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 $69.33 from 18 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $52.78 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 $69.33 (from 18 analysts). Our estimate is 32% 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