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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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HOLD 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $57.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $57.00
LOW: $57.00
MEDIAN: $57.00
CONSENSUS: $57.00
UPSIDE: 9.20%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 33.5% below fair value
Current Price $52.20
Bear Case $54.92 5.2% upside ($54.92 - $52.20) / $52.20 = 5.2% ROTCE 10.5% → 1.35x TBV
Fair Value $78.45 50.3% upside ($78.45 - $52.20) / $52.20 = 50.3% ROTCE 14.0% → 2.07x TBV
Bull Case $101.98 95.4% upside ($101.98 - $52.20) / $52.20 = 95.4% ROTCE 16.2% → 2.51x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.0%
8.8%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.0%) vs. cost of equity (8.8%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.43x

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 $57.00 from 7 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $78.45 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: $39.60 (53% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $57.00 (from 7 analysts). Our estimate is 47% 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