Cactus, Inc. logo WHD - Cactus, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 9
HOLD 8
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $70.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $72.00
LOW: $68.00
MEDIAN: $70.00
CONSENSUS: $70.00
UPSIDE: 33.08%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Oil & Gas E&P 85% confidence

Primary model: FCF at Price Deck × Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 0.7% below fair value
Current Price $52.60
Bear Case $34.54 34.3% downside ($34.54 - $52.60) / $52.60 = -34.3% FCF $168M × 10x
Fair Value $52.95 0.7% upside ($52.95 - $52.60) / $52.60 = 0.7% FCF $217M × 13x
Bull Case $76.08 44.6% upside ($76.08 - $52.60) / $52.60 = 44.6% FCF $266M × 16x

Adjust Assumptions

75.0$/bbl
13.0x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 14.7x

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 $70.00 from 18 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $52.95 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 $70.00 (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