WM - Waste Management, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$258.50
DETAILS
HIGH:
$264.00
LOW:
$250.00
MEDIAN:
$260.00
CONSENSUS:
$258.50
UPSIDE:
18.63%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Stable Earnings Power
65% confidence
Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
17.0x
7.44$
Key Value Driver
Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)
Implied Market Multiple
29.3x
Plain-Language Summary
Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $258.50 from 35 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $165.91 per share.
Warnings
Dividend-based valuation: $1053.91 (above our primary estimate by 735%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $258.50 (from 35 analysts). Our estimate is 51% 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