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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 8
HOLD 10
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $31.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $48.00
LOW: $24.00
MEDIAN: $27.00
CONSENSUS: $31.50
UPSIDE: 51.30%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 13.2% below fair value
Current Price $20.82
Bear Case $15.37 26.2% downside ($15.37 - $20.82) / $20.82 = -26.2% ROTCE 9.9% → 1.35x TBV
Fair Value $23.98 15.2% upside ($23.98 - $20.82) / $20.82 = 15.2% ROTCE 13.2% → 2.11x TBV
Bull Case $29.14 39.9% upside ($29.14 - $20.82) / $20.82 = 39.9% ROTCE 15.2% → 2.57x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

13.2%
8.4%

Key Value Driver

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

Implied Market Multiple 1.83x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 13.2% vs. 8.4% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.11x on $11.35 tangible book, implying $23.98 per share. DDM cross-check: $11.00.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (18 analysts) $31.50
Analyst Range $24.00 – $48.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 24%

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: $11.00 (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