AJG - Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$284.50
DETAILS
HIGH:
$300.00
LOW:
$225.00
MEDIAN:
$291.00
CONSENSUS:
$284.50
UPSIDE:
6.51%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
6.4%
7.1%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (6.4%) vs. cost of equity (7.1%)
Implied Market Multiple
2.94x
Plain-Language Summary
With ROTCE of 6.4% vs. 7.1% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 0.79x on $90.78 tangible book, implying $71.35 per share. DDM cross-check: $495.43.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (29 analysts)
$284.50
Analyst Range
$225.00 – $300.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
75%
Warnings
Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Return on equity (6.4%) is below the minimum investors require (7.1%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Dividend-based valuation: $495.43 (594% above our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $284.50 (from 29 analysts). Our estimate is 75% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
- Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
- Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly