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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 15
HOLD 29
SELL 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $261.08 DETAILS
HIGH: $301.00
LOW: $224.00
MEDIAN: $255.00
CONSENSUS: $261.08
UPSIDE: 19.12%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 46.7% below fair value
Current Price $219.17
Bear Case $266.59 21.6% upside ($266.59 - $219.17) / $219.17 = 21.6% ROTCE 10.4% → 1.87x TBV
Fair Value $411.38 87.7% upside ($411.38 - $219.17) / $219.17 = 87.7% ROTCE 13.8% → 2.89x TBV
Bull Case $498.25 127.3% upside ($498.25 - $219.17) / $219.17 = 127.3% ROTCE 15.9% → 3.50x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

13.8%
7.4%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (13.8%) vs. cost of equity (7.4%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.54x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 13.8% vs. 7.4% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.89x on $142.47 tangible book, implying $411.38 per share. DDM cross-check: $221.49.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (48 analysts) $261.08
Analyst Range $224.00 – $301.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 58%

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.
ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $221.49 (46% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $261.08 (from 48 analysts). Our estimate is 58% 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