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| PRICE TARGET: $39.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $39.00
LOW: $39.00
MEDIAN: $39.00
CONSENSUS: $39.00
DOWNSIDE: 3.29%
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 18.4% below fair value
Current Price $40.33
Bear Case $31.29 22.4% downside ($31.29 - $40.33) / $40.33 = -22.4% ROTCE 9.4% → 1.21x TBV
Fair Value $49.44 22.6% upside ($49.44 - $40.33) / $40.33 = 22.6% ROTCE 12.5% → 1.92x TBV
Bull Case $60.33 49.6% upside ($60.33 - $40.33) / $40.33 = 49.6% ROTCE 14.4% → 2.34x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

12.5%
8.5%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (12.5%) vs. cost of equity (8.5%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.56x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 12.5% vs. 8.5% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.92x on $25.80 tangible book, implying $49.44 per share. DDM cross-check: $17.84.

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 27%

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: $17.84 (64% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $39.00 (from 9 analysts). Our estimate is 27% 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