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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 8
HOLD 11
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $52.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $52.00
LOW: $52.00
MEDIAN: $52.00
CONSENSUS: $52.00
DOWNSIDE: 44.62%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 25.0% below fair value
Current Price $93.90
Bear Case $78.35 16.6% downside ($78.35 - $93.90) / $93.90 = -16.6% ROTCE 9.0% → 1.45x TBV
Fair Value $125.25 33.4% upside ($125.25 - $93.90) / $93.90 = 33.4% ROTCE 12.0% → 2.33x TBV
Bull Case $153.38 63.3% upside ($153.38 - $93.90) / $93.90 = 63.3% ROTCE 13.8% → 2.85x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

12.0%
7.5%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (12.0%) vs. cost of equity (7.5%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.74x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 12.0% vs. 7.5% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.33x on $53.86 tangible book, implying $125.25 per share. DDM cross-check: $119.47.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (21 analysts) $52.00
Analyst Range $52.00 – $52.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 141%

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 Wall Street's average price target is $52.00 (from 21 analysts). Our estimate is 141% 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