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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: 6.87%
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 37.5% below fair value
Current Price $36.96
Bear Case $39.22 6.1% upside ($39.22 - $36.96) / $36.96 = 6.1% ROTCE 11.6% → 1.83x TBV
Fair Value $59.15 60.1% upside ($59.15 - $36.96) / $36.96 = 60.1% ROTCE 15.5% → 2.76x TBV
Bull Case $71.11 92.4% upside ($71.11 - $36.96) / $36.96 = 92.4% ROTCE 17.8% → 3.31x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

15.5%
8.2%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (15.5%) vs. cost of equity (8.2%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.72x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 15.5% vs. 8.2% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.76x on $21.46 tangible book, implying $59.15 per share. DDM cross-check: $34.22.

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 50%

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: $34.22 (42% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $39.50 (from 8 analysts). Our estimate is 50% 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