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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 17
HOLD 8
SELL 2
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $92.08 DETAILS
HIGH: $101.00
LOW: $86.00
MEDIAN: $91.00
CONSENSUS: $92.08
UPSIDE: 18.54%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 42.0% above fair value
Current Price $77.68
Bear Case $47.88 38.4% downside ($47.88 - $77.68) / $77.68 = -38.4% $3.42 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $54.72 29.6% downside ($54.72 - $77.68) / $77.68 = -29.6% $3.42 × 16x P/E
Bull Case $61.56 20.8% downside ($61.56 - $77.68) / $77.68 = -20.8% $3.42 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
3.42$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 22.7x

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) $92.08
Analyst Range $86.00 – $101.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 41%

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $92.08 (from 27 analysts). Our estimate is 41% 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