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| PRICE TARGET: $1,950.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $1,950.00
LOW: $1,950.00
MEDIAN: $1,950.00
CONSENSUS: $1,950.00
UPSIDE: 4.87%
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 34.8% below fair value
Current Price $1859.38
Bear Case $1,897.37 2.0% upside ($1,897.37 - $1,859.38) / $1,859.38 = 2.0% ROTCE 11.9% → 1.97x TBV
Fair Value $2,851.66 53.4% upside ($2,851.66 - $1,859.38) / $1,859.38 = 53.4% ROTCE 15.8% → 2.96x TBV
Bull Case $3,424.22 84.2% upside ($3,424.22 - $1,859.38) / $1,859.38 = 84.2% ROTCE 18.2% → 3.56x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

15.8%
8.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (15.8%) vs. cost of equity (8.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.75x

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 $1950.00 from 15 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $2851.66 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.
Wall Street's average price target is $1950.00 (from 15 analysts). Our estimate is 62% 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