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BUY 5
HOLD 5
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $35.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $43.00
LOW: $28.00
MEDIAN: $35.50
CONSENSUS: $35.50
UPSIDE: 28.76%
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 11.4% below fair value
Current Price $27.57
Bear Case $21.18 23.2% downside ($21.18 - $27.57) / $27.57 = -23.2% ROTCE 13.9% → 1.61x TBV
Fair Value $31.10 12.8% upside ($31.10 - $27.57) / $27.57 = 12.8% ROTCE 18.5% → 2.37x TBV
Bull Case $37.05 34.4% upside ($37.05 - $27.57) / $27.57 = 34.4% ROTCE 21.3% → 2.82x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

18.5%
10.1%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (18.5%) vs. cost of equity (10.1%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.1x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 18.5% vs. 10.1% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.37x on $13.15 tangible book, implying $31.10 per share. DDM cross-check: $13.56.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (12 analysts) $35.50
Analyst Range $28.00 – $43.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 12%

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: $13.56 (56% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

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