CBSH - Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$67.25
DETAILS
HIGH:
$76.00
LOW:
$63.00
MEDIAN:
$65.00
CONSENSUS:
$67.25
UPSIDE:
15.77%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
15.6%
7.5%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (15.6%) vs. cost of equity (7.5%)
Implied Market Multiple
2.33x
Plain-Language Summary
With ROTCE of 15.6% vs. 7.5% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 3.33x on $24.91 tangible book, implying $83.01 per share. DDM cross-check: $16.60.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (15 analysts)
$67.25
Analyst Range
$63.00 – $76.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
23%
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: $16.60 (80% below 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