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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 12
HOLD 12
SELL 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $45.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $52.00
LOW: $40.00
MEDIAN: $45.50
CONSENSUS: $45.75
UPSIDE: 6.00%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 90% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 32.7% below fair value
Current Price $43.16
Bear Case $44.86 3.9% upside ($44.86 - $43.16) / $43.16 = 3.9% ROTCE 20.0% → 1.97x TBV
Fair Value $64.09 48.5% upside ($64.09 - $43.16) / $43.16 = 48.5% ROTCE 25.0% → 4.00x TBV
Bull Case $83.31 93.0% upside ($83.31 - $43.16) / $43.16 = 93.0% ROTCE 30.0% → 3.21x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

49.5%
12.1%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (49.5%) vs. cost of equity (12.1%)

Implied Market Multiple 8.88x

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 $45.75 from 29 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $64.09 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.
Dividend-based valuation: $18.64 (73% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $45.75 (from 29 analysts). Our estimate is 53% 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