Carter Bankshares, Inc. logo CARE - Carter Bankshares, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $30.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $34.50
LOW: $27.00
MEDIAN: $30.75
CONSENSUS: $30.75
DOWNSIDE: 2.29%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 49.6% above fair value
Current Price $31.47
Bear Case $9.79 68.9% downside ($9.79 - $31.47) / $31.47 = -68.9% ROTCE 5.6% → 0.52x TBV
Fair Value $21.04 33.1% downside ($21.04 - $31.47) / $31.47 = -33.1% ROTCE 7.5% → 1.12x TBV
Bull Case $27.79 11.7% downside ($27.79 - $31.47) / $31.47 = -11.7% ROTCE 8.6% → 1.48x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

7.5%
7.1%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (7.5%) vs. cost of equity (7.1%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.67x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 7.5% vs. 7.1% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.12x on $18.84 tangible book, implying $21.04 per share. DDM cross-check: $8.59.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (5 analysts) $30.75
Analyst Range $27.00 – $34.50
Divergence from AlphaVal 32%

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: $8.59 (59% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $30.75 (from 5 analysts). Our estimate is 32% 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