TotalEnergies (ENXTPA:TTE) Expands Gas And Digital Drilling, Is It Still A Bargain?

TotalEnergies (ENXTPA:TTE) just tied its future a little closer to gas and digital tools by signing a 15 year drilling agreement with SLB and approving full development of Azerbaijan’s Absheron field.

Investors have been leaning into that story. The share price is up 2.86% over the past day and 4.12% across the week. The 90 day share price return of 13.45% and year to date gain of 38.29% point to firm upward momentum, supported by a 1 year total shareholder return of 59.43% and 5 year total shareholder return of 135.19%.

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TotalEnergies now trades at €77.58 while analyst targets cluster around €88 and one intrinsic estimate implies an even steeper discount. So where does a reasonable fair value range actually land after this latest contract and the Absheron decision?

Most Popular Narrative: 12% Undervalued

On the most followed view of TotalEnergies, the shares at €77.58 sit below a narrative fair value of €88.08. That gap leans heavily on LNG growth and capital discipline rather than short term trading swings.

The company's disciplined divestment of higher-cost, higher-carbon, and non-operating legacy assets, combined with redeployment of capital into lower-cost, lower-emission, higher-return projects, improves capital efficiency and CFFO per barrel, likely resulting in ongoing improvements in cash flow and return on equity.

See why 172 investors see TotalEnergies as 12% undervalued.

Result: Fair Value of €88.08 (UNDERVALUED)

Still, weak downstream margins or faster than expected decarbonization policies could squeeze TotalEnergies and leave less room for buybacks and LNG led optimism.

Find out about the key risks to this TotalEnergies narrative.

Next Steps

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