Horace Mann Educators Corporation logo HMN - Horace Mann Educators Corporation

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 3
HOLD 5
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $59.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $59.00
LOW: $59.00
MEDIAN: $59.00
CONSENSUS: $59.00
UPSIDE: 15.29%
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 44.4% below fair value
Current Price $51.17
Bear Case $91.99 79.8% upside ($91.99 - $51.17) / $51.17 = 79.8% ROTCE 13.1% → 4.00x TBV
Fair Value $91.99 79.8% upside ($91.99 - $51.17) / $51.17 = 79.8% ROTCE 17.5% → 4.00x TBV
Bull Case $91.99 79.8% upside ($91.99 - $51.17) / $51.17 = 79.8% ROTCE 20.1% → 4.00x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

17.5%
6.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (17.5%) vs. cost of equity (6.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.23x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 17.5% vs. 6.0% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 4.00x on $23.00 tangible book, implying $91.99 per share. DDM cross-check: $40.62.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (9 analysts) $59.00
Analyst Range $59.00 – $59.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 56%

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: $40.62 (56% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $59.00 (from 9 analysts). Our estimate is 56% 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