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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 11
HOLD 7
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $68.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $75.00
LOW: $62.00
MEDIAN: $69.00
CONSENSUS: $68.75
UPSIDE: 13.11%
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 37.2% below fair value
Current Price $60.78
Bear Case $60.72 0.1% downside ($60.72 - $60.78) / $60.78 = -0.1% ROTCE 9.1% → 1.08x TBV
Fair Value $96.75 59.2% upside ($96.75 - $60.78) / $60.78 = 59.2% ROTCE 12.2% → 1.72x TBV
Bull Case $118.36 94.7% upside ($118.36 - $60.78) / $60.78 = 94.7% ROTCE 14.0% → 2.11x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

12.2%
8.7%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (12.2%) vs. cost of equity (8.7%)

Implied Market Multiple 0.99x

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 $68.75 from 19 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $96.75 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 $68.75 (from 19 analysts). Our estimate is 54% 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