German American Bancorp, Inc. logo GABC - German American Bancorp, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 3
HOLD 5
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $54.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $60.00
LOW: $49.00
MEDIAN: $54.50
CONSENSUS: $54.50
UPSIDE: 13.16%
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 20.8% below fair value
Current Price $48.16
Bear Case $40.07 16.8% downside ($40.07 - $48.16) / $48.16 = -16.8% ROTCE 11.2% → 2.00x TBV
Fair Value $60.83 26.3% upside ($60.83 - $48.16) / $48.16 = 26.3% ROTCE 15.0% → 3.03x TBV
Bull Case $73.29 52.2% upside ($73.29 - $48.16) / $48.16 = 52.2% ROTCE 17.2% → 3.66x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

15.0%
7.6%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (15.0%) vs. cost of equity (7.6%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.4x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 15.0% vs. 7.6% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 3.03x on $20.05 tangible book, implying $60.83 per share. DDM cross-check: $96.91.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (8 analysts) $54.50
Analyst Range $49.00 – $60.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 12%

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: $96.91 (59% above 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