Klarna Group plc logo KLAR - Klarna Group plc

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 9
HOLD 3
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $23.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $27.00
LOW: $19.00
MEDIAN: $23.00
CONSENSUS: $23.00
UPSIDE: 52.72%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 1216.9% above fair value
Current Price $15.06
Bear Case $1.14 92.4% downside ($1.14 - $15.06) / $15.06 = -92.4% ROTCE 4.0% → 0.30x TBV
Fair Value $1.14 92.4% downside ($1.14 - $15.06) / $15.06 = -92.4% ROTCE -20.4% → 0.30x TBV
Bull Case $1.14 92.4% downside ($1.14 - $15.06) / $15.06 = -92.4% ROTCE -23.5% → 0.30x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

-20.4%
14.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (-20.4%) vs. cost of equity (14.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 3.95x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of -20.4% vs. 14.0% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 0.30x on $3.81 tangible book, implying $1.14 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (12 analysts) $23.00
Analyst Range $19.00 – $27.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 95%

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.
Return on equity (-20.4%) is below the minimum investors require (14.0%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Wall Street's average price target is $23.00 (from 12 analysts). Our estimate is 95% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
This stock is 68% below its 52-week high, with weak or declining earnings. That combination often signals real trouble, even though the valuation below is based on other fundamentals.

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