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| PRICE TARGET: $39.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $39.00
LOW: $39.00
MEDIAN: $39.00
CONSENSUS: $39.00
DOWNSIDE: 6.56%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 16.6% below fair value
Current Price $41.74
Bear Case $31.69 24.1% downside ($31.69 - $41.74) / $41.74 = -24.1% ROTCE 9.4% → 1.22x TBV
Fair Value $50.07 20.0% upside ($50.07 - $41.74) / $41.74 = 20.0% ROTCE 12.5% → 1.92x TBV
Bull Case $61.10 46.4% upside ($61.10 - $41.74) / $41.74 = 46.4% ROTCE 14.4% → 2.35x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

12.5%
8.4%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (12.5%) vs. cost of equity (8.4%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.6x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 12.5% vs. 8.4% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.92x on $26.03 tangible book, implying $50.07 per share. DDM cross-check: $19.58.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (9 analysts) $39.00
Analyst Range $39.00 – $39.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 28%

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.
ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $19.58 (61% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $39.00 (from 9 analysts). Our estimate is 28% above 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