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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 9
HOLD 6
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $63.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $64.00
LOW: $62.00
MEDIAN: $63.00
CONSENSUS: $63.00
UPSIDE: 7.42%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 44.6% above fair value
Current Price $58.65
Bear Case $28.39 51.6% downside ($28.39 - $58.65) / $58.65 = -51.6% ROTCE 7.2% → 0.66x TBV
Fair Value $40.55 30.9% downside ($40.55 - $58.65) / $58.65 = -30.9% ROTCE 9.6% → 1.15x TBV
Bull Case $52.72 10.1% downside ($52.72 - $58.65) / $58.65 = -10.1% ROTCE 11.0% → 1.44x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

9.6%
8.9%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (9.6%) vs. cost of equity (8.9%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.1x

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 $63.00 from 16 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $40.55 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.
Dividend-based valuation: $15.10 (54% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $63.00 (from 16 analysts). Our estimate is 48% below 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