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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 14
HOLD 2
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $13.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $13.00
LOW: $13.00
MEDIAN: $13.00
CONSENSUS: $13.00
UPSIDE: 29.48%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 90% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 5.3% below fair value
Current Price $10.04
Bear Case $7.43 26.0% downside ($7.43 - $10.04) / $10.04 = -26.0% ROTCE 4.0% → 0.30x TBV
Fair Value $10.61 5.7% upside ($10.61 - $10.04) / $10.04 = 5.7% ROTCE 4.7% → 0.30x TBV
Bull Case $13.80 37.4% upside ($13.80 - $10.04) / $10.04 = 37.4% ROTCE 5.4% → 0.30x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

4.7%
9.8%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (4.7%) vs. cost of equity (9.8%)

Implied Market Multiple 0.94x

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 $13.00 from 17 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $10.61 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 (4.7%) is below the minimum investors require (9.8%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Dividend-based valuation: $12.66 (29% above 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