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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 7
HOLD 22
SELL 5
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $170.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $201.00
LOW: $155.00
MEDIAN: $165.00
CONSENSUS: $170.50
UPSIDE: 13.49%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 33.5% below fair value
Current Price $150.24
Bear Case $147.36 1.9% downside ($147.36 - $150.24) / $150.24 = -1.9% ROTCE 10.6% → 2.00x TBV
Fair Value $226.08 50.5% upside ($226.08 - $150.24) / $150.24 = 50.5% ROTCE 14.2% → 3.07x TBV
Bull Case $273.31 81.9% upside ($273.31 - $150.24) / $150.24 = 81.9% ROTCE 16.3% → 3.71x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.2%
7.3%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.2%) vs. cost of equity (7.3%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.04x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 14.2% vs. 7.3% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 3.07x on $73.58 tangible book, implying $226.08 per share. DDM cross-check: $224.55.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (34 analysts) $170.50
Analyst Range $155.00 – $201.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 33%

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 Wall Street's average price target is $170.50 (from 34 analysts). Our estimate is 33% above 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