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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 9
HOLD 6
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $69.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $75.00
LOW: $64.00
MEDIAN: $69.50
CONSENSUS: $69.50
UPSIDE: 7.87%
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 52.8% above fair value
Current Price $64.43
Bear Case $29.53 54.2% downside ($29.53 - $64.43) / $64.43 = -54.2% ROTCE 7.2% → 0.67x TBV
Fair Value $42.18 34.5% downside ($42.18 - $64.43) / $64.43 = -34.5% ROTCE 9.6% → 1.17x TBV
Bull Case $54.83 14.9% downside ($54.83 - $64.43) / $64.43 = -14.9% ROTCE 11.0% → 1.47x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

9.6%
8.8%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (9.6%) vs. cost of equity (8.8%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.3x

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 $69.50 from 16 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $42.18 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: $14.75 (55% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $69.50 (from 16 analysts). Our estimate is 52% 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