Citizens Financial Group, Inc. logo CFG - Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 30
HOLD 7
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $79.33 DETAILS
HIGH: $90.00
LOW: $70.00
MEDIAN: $80.00
CONSENSUS: $79.33
UPSIDE: 12.08%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 22.2% above fair value
Current Price $70.78
Bear Case $40.53 42.7% downside ($40.53 - $70.78) / $70.78 = -42.7% ROTCE 7.6% → 0.62x TBV
Fair Value $57.90 18.2% downside ($57.90 - $70.78) / $70.78 = -18.2% ROTCE 10.2% → 1.06x TBV
Bull Case $75.27 6.3% upside ($75.27 - $70.78) / $70.78 = 6.3% ROTCE 11.7% → 1.32x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

10.2%
9.8%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (10.2%) vs. cost of equity (9.8%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.66x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 10.2% vs. 9.8% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.06x on $42.60 tangible book, implying $57.90 per share. DDM cross-check: $27.58.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (38 analysts) $79.33
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: $27.58 (52% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $79.33 (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