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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 19
HOLD 16
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $225.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $225.00
LOW: $225.00
MEDIAN: $225.00
CONSENSUS: $225.00
DOWNSIDE: 2.00%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 102.0% above fair value
Current Price $229.60
Bear Case $90.92 60.4% downside ($90.92 - $229.60) / $229.60 = -60.4% $6.70 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $113.65 50.5% downside ($113.65 - $229.60) / $229.60 = -50.5% $6.70 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $136.38 40.6% downside ($136.38 - $229.60) / $229.60 = -40.6% $6.70 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
6.7$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 34.3x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 17x P/E to adjusted EPS of $6.70, the base-case value is $113.65 per share. DDM cross-check: $1345.43.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (35 analysts) $225.00
Analyst Range $225.00 – $225.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 49%

Warnings

ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $1345.43 (above our primary estimate by 1084%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $225.00 (from 35 analysts). Our estimate is 49% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples