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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 12
HOLD 6
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $65.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $68.00
LOW: $62.00
MEDIAN: $65.00
CONSENSUS: $65.00
DOWNSIDE: 2.56%
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 33.4% below fair value
Current Price $66.71
Bear Case $62.89 5.7% downside ($62.89 - $66.71) / $66.71 = -5.7% ROTCE 9.1% → 1.14x TBV
Fair Value $100.19 50.2% upside ($100.19 - $66.71) / $66.71 = 50.2% ROTCE 12.2% → 1.82x TBV
Bull Case $122.58 83.7% upside ($122.58 - $66.71) / $66.71 = 83.7% ROTCE 14.0% → 2.23x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

12.2%
8.5%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (12.2%) vs. cost of equity (8.5%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.08x

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 $65.00 from 19 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $100.19 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 $65.00 (from 19 analysts). Our estimate is 72% 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