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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 8
HOLD 10
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $30.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $48.00
LOW: $24.00
MEDIAN: $25.00
CONSENSUS: $30.00
UPSIDE: 50.83%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 15.6% below fair value
Current Price $19.89
Bear Case $15.11 24.0% downside ($15.11 - $19.89) / $19.89 = -24.0% ROTCE 9.9% → 1.33x TBV
Fair Value $23.56 18.4% upside ($23.56 - $19.89) / $19.89 = 18.4% ROTCE 13.2% → 2.08x TBV
Bull Case $28.63 43.9% upside ($28.63 - $19.89) / $19.89 = 43.9% ROTCE 15.2% → 2.52x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

13.2%
8.4%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (13.2%) vs. cost of equity (8.4%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.75x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 13.2% vs. 8.4% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.08x on $11.35 tangible book, implying $23.56 per share. DDM cross-check: $10.84.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (18 analysts) $30.00
Analyst Range $24.00 – $48.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 21%

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.
ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $10.84 (54% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

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