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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $32.33 DETAILS
HIGH: $33.00
LOW: $32.00
MEDIAN: $32.00
CONSENSUS: $32.33
UPSIDE: 19.04%
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 15.9% below fair value
Current Price $27.16
Bear Case $18.80 30.8% downside ($18.80 - $27.16) / $27.16 = -30.8% ROTCE 7.5% → 1.14x TBV
Fair Value $32.30 18.9% upside ($32.30 - $27.16) / $27.16 = 18.9% ROTCE 10.0% → 1.96x TBV
Bull Case $40.40 48.8% upside ($40.40 - $27.16) / $27.16 = 48.8% ROTCE 11.4% → 2.45x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

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7.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (10.0%) vs. cost of equity (7.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.65x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 10.0% vs. 7.0% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.96x on $16.46 tangible book, implying $32.30 per share. DDM cross-check: $24.27.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (14 analysts) $32.33
Analyst Range $32.00 – $33.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 0%

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.

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