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| PRICE TARGET: $44.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $44.00
LOW: $44.00
MEDIAN: $44.00
CONSENSUS: $44.00
UPSIDE: 11.68%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 7.5% below fair value
Current Price $39.40
Bear Case $29.82 24.3% downside ($29.82 - $39.40) / $39.40 = -24.3% ROTCE 7.4% → 0.95x TBV
Fair Value $42.60 8.1% upside ($42.60 - $39.40) / $39.40 = 8.1% ROTCE 9.9% → 1.63x TBV
Bull Case $55.38 40.6% upside ($55.38 - $39.40) / $39.40 = 40.6% ROTCE 11.3% → 2.05x TBV

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9.9%
7.6%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (9.9%) vs. cost of equity (7.6%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.76x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 9.9% vs. 7.6% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.63x on $22.36 tangible book, implying $42.60 per share. DDM cross-check: $74.25.

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.
Dividend-based valuation: $74.25 (74% above our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

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