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| PRICE TARGET: $45.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $45.00
LOW: $45.00
MEDIAN: $45.00
CONSENSUS: $45.00
DOWNSIDE: 8.42%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 68.3% below fair value
Current Price $49.14
Bear Case $99.60 102.7% upside ($99.60 - $49.14) / $49.14 = 102.7% ROTCE 9.1% → 2.57x TBV
Fair Value $155.02 215.5% upside ($155.02 - $49.14) / $49.14 = 215.5% ROTCE 12.2% → 4.00x TBV
Bull Case $155.02 215.5% upside ($155.02 - $49.14) / $49.14 = 215.5% ROTCE 14.0% → 4.00x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

12.2%
6.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (12.2%) vs. cost of equity (6.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.27x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 12.2% vs. 6.0% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 4.00x on $38.75 tangible book, implying $155.02 per share. DDM cross-check: $92.85.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (7 analysts) $45.00
Analyst Range $45.00 – $45.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 244%

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: $92.85 (40% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $45.00 (from 7 analysts). Our estimate is 244% 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