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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 17
HOLD 8
SELL 2
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $90.83 DETAILS
HIGH: $101.00
LOW: $77.00
MEDIAN: $91.00
CONSENSUS: $90.83
UPSIDE: 23.12%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 34.8% above fair value
Current Price $73.78
Bear Case $47.88 35.1% downside ($47.88 - $73.78) / $73.78 = -35.1% $3.42 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $54.72 25.8% downside ($54.72 - $73.78) / $73.78 = -25.8% $3.42 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $61.56 16.6% downside ($61.56 - $73.78) / $73.78 = -16.6% $3.42 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
3.42$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 21.6x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 16x P/E to adjusted EPS of $3.42, the base-case value is $54.72 per share. DDM cross-check: $62.43.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (27 analysts) $90.83
Analyst Range $77.00 – $101.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 40%

Warnings

ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $90.83 (from 27 analysts). Our estimate is 40% 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