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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $154.40 DETAILS
HIGH: $164.00
LOW: $141.00
MEDIAN: $157.50
CONSENSUS: $154.40
DOWNSIDE: 1.57%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 24.8% below fair value
Current Price $156.86
Bear Case $135.96 13.3% downside ($135.96 - $156.86) / $156.86 = -13.3% ROTCE 10.6% → 2.07x TBV
Fair Value $208.60 33.0% upside ($208.60 - $156.86) / $156.86 = 33.0% ROTCE 14.2% → 3.18x TBV
Bull Case $252.18 60.8% upside ($252.18 - $156.86) / $156.86 = 60.8% ROTCE 16.3% → 3.85x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.2%
7.2%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.2%) vs. cost of equity (7.2%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.15x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $154.40 from 33 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $208.60 per share.

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: $382.48 (65% above our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $154.40 (from 33 analysts). Our estimate is 50% 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