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| PRICE TARGET: $90.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $90.00
LOW: $90.00
MEDIAN: $90.00
CONSENSUS: $90.00
DOWNSIDE: 15.32%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Moderate
Trading 24.7% below fair value
Current Price $106.28
Bear Case $107.55 1.2% upside ($107.55 - $106.28) / $106.28 = 1.2% ROTCE 20.0% → 2.97x TBV
Fair Value $141.16 32.8% upside ($141.16 - $106.28) / $106.28 = 32.8% ROTCE 25.0% → 3.89x TBV
Bull Case $145.01 36.4% upside ($145.01 - $106.28) / $106.28 = 36.4% ROTCE 30.0% → 4.00x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

26.9%
9.4%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (26.9%) vs. cost of equity (9.4%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.93x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 26.9% vs. 9.4% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 3.89x on $36.25 tangible book, implying $141.16 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (7 analysts) $90.00
Analyst Range $90.00 – $90.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 57%

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.
Wall Street's average price target is $90.00 (from 7 analysts). Our estimate is 57% 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