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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $9.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $9.50
LOW: $9.50
MEDIAN: $9.50
CONSENSUS: $9.50
UPSIDE: 15.85%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 90% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 10.2% above fair value
Current Price $8.20
Bear Case $5.21 36.5% downside ($5.21 - $8.20) / $8.20 = -36.5% ROTCE 4.0% → 0.30x TBV
Fair Value $7.44 9.2% downside ($7.44 - $8.20) / $8.20 = -9.2% ROTCE 4.1% → 0.30x TBV
Bull Case $9.68 18.0% upside ($9.68 - $8.20) / $8.20 = 18.0% ROTCE 4.8% → 0.30x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

4.1%
7.8%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (4.1%) vs. cost of equity (7.8%)

Implied Market Multiple 0.82x

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 $9.50 from 5 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $7.44 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.
Return on equity (4.1%) is below the minimum investors require (7.8%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Wall Street's average price target is $9.50 (from 5 analysts). Our estimate is 27% below 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