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SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $425.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $485.00
LOW: $385.00
MEDIAN: $415.00
CONSENSUS: $425.00
UPSIDE: 10.72%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 50% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 34.9% above fair value
Current Price $383.86
Bear Case $230.10 40.1% downside ($230.10 - $383.86) / $383.86 = -40.1% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair Value $284.65 25.8% downside ($284.65 - $383.86) / $383.86 = -25.8% 7% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull Case $334.75 12.8% downside ($334.75 - $383.86) / $383.86 = -12.8% 10% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

7.4%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (7% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 37%
Implied Market Multiple 29.1x
Market is pricing in (growth) 14.0% vs our 7.4% base

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $425.00 from 26 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $284.65 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $425.00 (from 26 analysts). Our estimate is 44% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions