CFG - Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$79.64
DETAILS
HIGH:
$90.00
LOW:
$70.00
MEDIAN:
$78.00
CONSENSUS:
$79.64
UPSIDE:
26.90%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
10.2%
10.1%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (10.2%) vs. cost of equity (10.1%)
Implied Market Multiple
1.47x
Plain-Language Summary
With ROTCE of 10.2% vs. 10.1% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.00x on $42.77 tangible book, implying $57.90 per share. DDM cross-check: $26.40.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (38 analysts)
$79.64
Analyst Range
$70.00 – $90.00
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: $26.40 (54% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $79.64 (from 38 analysts). Our estimate is 27% 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