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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $52.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $58.00
LOW: $47.00
MEDIAN: $52.50
CONSENSUS: $52.50
UPSIDE: 14.20%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 11.0% below fair value
Current Price $45.97
Bear Case $36.17 21.3% downside ($36.17 - $45.97) / $45.97 = -21.3% ROTCE 4.0% → 0.30x TBV
Fair Value $51.66 12.4% upside ($51.66 - $45.97) / $45.97 = 12.4% ROTCE 3.6% → 0.30x TBV
Bull Case $67.16 46.1% upside ($67.16 - $45.97) / $45.97 = 46.1% ROTCE 4.2% → 0.30x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

3.6%
8.6%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (3.6%) vs. cost of equity (8.6%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.51x

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 $52.50 from 5 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $51.66 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.
Return on equity (3.6%) is below the minimum investors require (8.6%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.

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