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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 14
HOLD 11
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $52.56 DETAILS
HIGH: $70.00
LOW: $43.00
MEDIAN: $52.00
CONSENSUS: $52.56
UPSIDE: 36.80%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 90% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 46.7% below fair value
Current Price $38.42
Bear Case $50.41 31.2% upside ($50.41 - $38.42) / $38.42 = 31.2% ROTCE 11.5% → 0.75x TBV
Fair Value $72.02 87.5% upside ($72.02 - $38.42) / $38.42 = 87.5% ROTCE 15.4% → 1.14x TBV
Bull Case $93.63 143.7% upside ($93.63 - $38.42) / $38.42 = 143.7% ROTCE 17.7% → 1.37x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

15.4%
14.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (15.4%) vs. cost of equity (14.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.63x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 15.4% vs. 14.0% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.14x on $14.60 tangible book, implying $72.02 per share. DDM cross-check: $14.58.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (26 analysts) $52.56
Analyst Range $43.00 – $70.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 37%

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: $14.58 (80% 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 $52.56 (from 26 analysts). Our estimate is 37% 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