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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 11
HOLD 10
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $79.80 DETAILS
HIGH: $84.00
LOW: $74.00
MEDIAN: $80.00
CONSENSUS: $79.80
UPSIDE: 1.71%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 10.1% below fair value
Current Price $78.46
Bear Case $61.09 22.1% downside ($61.09 - $78.46) / $78.46 = -22.1% ROTCE 10.5% → 1.16x TBV
Fair Value $87.27 11.2% upside ($87.27 - $78.46) / $78.46 = 11.2% ROTCE 14.0% → 1.79x TBV
Bull Case $113.45 44.6% upside ($113.45 - $78.46) / $78.46 = 44.6% ROTCE 16.1% → 2.17x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.0%
9.6%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.0%) vs. cost of equity (9.6%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.84x

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 $79.80 from 24 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $87.27 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.

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