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: $79.64 DETAILS
HIGH: $90.00
LOW: $70.00
MEDIAN: $78.00
CONSENSUS: $79.64
UPSIDE: 26.90%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 8.4% above fair value
Current Price $62.76
Bear Case $40.53 35.4% downside ($40.53 - $62.76) / $62.76 = -35.4% ROTCE 7.6% → 0.59x TBV
Fair Value $57.90 7.7% downside ($57.90 - $62.76) / $62.76 = -7.7% ROTCE 10.2% → 1.00x TBV
Bull Case $75.27 19.9% upside ($75.27 - $62.76) / $62.76 = 19.9% ROTCE 11.7% → 1.25x TBV

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.
ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $26.40 (54% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
ℹ 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