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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 16
HOLD 5
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| PRICE TARGET: $171.13 DETAILS
HIGH: $215.00
LOW: $140.00
MEDIAN: $164.00
CONSENSUS: $171.13
UPSIDE: 37.55%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 90% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 49.6% above fair value
Current Price $124.41
Bear Case $58.20 53.2% downside ($58.20 - $124.41) / $124.41 = -53.2% ROTCE 9.3% → 0.61x TBV
Fair Value $83.15 33.2% downside ($83.15 - $124.41) / $124.41 = -33.2% ROTCE 12.3% → 0.96x TBV
Bull Case $108.10 13.1% downside ($108.10 - $124.41) / $124.41 = -13.1% ROTCE 14.2% → 1.18x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

12.3%
12.7%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (12.3%) vs. cost of equity (12.7%)

Implied Market Multiple 9.56x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $171.13 from 22 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $83.15 per share.

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 (12.3%) is below the minimum investors require (12.7%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Wall Street's average price target is $171.13 (from 22 analysts). Our estimate is 69% 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