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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $39.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $42.00
LOW: $37.00
MEDIAN: $39.50
CONSENSUS: $39.50
UPSIDE: 10.46%
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 37.9% below fair value
Current Price $35.76
Bear Case $38.17 6.7% upside ($38.17 - $35.76) / $35.76 = 6.7% ROTCE 11.6% → 1.78x TBV
Fair Value $57.56 61.0% upside ($57.56 - $35.76) / $35.76 = 61.0% ROTCE 15.5% → 2.68x TBV
Bull Case $69.20 93.5% upside ($69.20 - $35.76) / $35.76 = 93.5% ROTCE 17.8% → 3.22x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

15.5%
8.3%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (15.5%) vs. cost of equity (8.3%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.67x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 15.5% vs. 8.3% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.68x on $21.46 tangible book, implying $57.56 per share. DDM cross-check: $33.09.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (8 analysts) $39.50
Analyst Range $37.00 – $42.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 46%

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: $33.09 (43% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $39.50 (from 8 analysts). Our estimate is 46% 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