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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 7
HOLD 3
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $23.58 DETAILS
HIGH: $25.00
LOW: $21.50
MEDIAN: $24.00
CONSENSUS: $23.58
UPSIDE: 3.56%
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 34.3% below fair value
Current Price $22.77
Bear Case $24.25 6.5% upside ($24.25 - $22.77) / $22.77 = 6.5% ROTCE 8.4% → 0.99x TBV
Fair Value $34.64 52.1% upside ($34.64 - $22.77) / $22.77 = 52.1% ROTCE 11.2% → 1.62x TBV
Bull Case $45.03 97.7% upside ($45.03 - $22.77) / $22.77 = 97.7% ROTCE 12.9% → 2.00x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

11.2%
8.4%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (11.2%) vs. cost of equity (8.4%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.4x

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 $23.58 from 10 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $34.64 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.
Wall Street's average price target is $23.58 (from 10 analysts). Our estimate is 59% 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