Civista Bancshares, Inc. logo CIVB - Civista Bancshares, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 5
HOLD 3
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $32.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $33.00
LOW: $31.00
MEDIAN: $32.00
CONSENSUS: $32.00
UPSIDE: 18.78%
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 31.7% below fair value
Current Price $26.94
Bear Case $27.61 2.5% upside ($27.61 - $26.94) / $26.94 = 2.5% ROTCE 8.7% → 1.20x TBV
Fair Value $39.45 46.4% upside ($39.45 - $26.94) / $26.94 = 46.4% ROTCE 11.6% → 1.95x TBV
Bull Case $51.28 90.4% upside ($51.28 - $26.94) / $26.94 = 90.4% ROTCE 13.3% → 2.40x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

11.6%
7.9%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (11.6%) vs. cost of equity (7.9%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.4x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 11.6% vs. 7.9% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.95x on $19.24 tangible book, implying $39.45 per share. DDM cross-check: $27.83.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (8 analysts) $32.00
Analyst Range $31.00 – $33.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 23%

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: $27.83 (29% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

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