Flagstar Financial, Inc. logo FLG - Flagstar Financial, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 7
HOLD 7
SELL 0
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $15.58 DETAILS
HIGH: $17.00
LOW: $14.00
MEDIAN: $15.50
CONSENSUS: $15.58
UPSIDE: 12.49%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 65.2% below fair value
Current Price $13.85
Bear Case $27.89 101.3% upside ($27.89 - $13.85) / $13.85 = 101.3% ROTCE 4.0% → 0.30x TBV
Fair Value $39.84 187.6% upside ($39.84 - $13.85) / $13.85 = 187.6% ROTCE -2.3% → 0.30x TBV
Bull Case $51.79 273.9% upside ($51.79 - $13.85) / $13.85 = 273.9% ROTCE -2.6% → 0.30x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

-2.3%
10.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (-2.3%) vs. cost of equity (10.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 0.74x

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 $15.58 from 14 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $39.84 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.
Return on equity (-2.3%) is below the minimum investors require (10.0%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Wall Street's average price target is $15.58 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 195% 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