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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 12
HOLD 8
SELL 2
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| PRICE TARGET: $31.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $35.00
LOW: $28.00
MEDIAN: $31.50
CONSENSUS: $31.50
UPSIDE: 13.11%
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 57.4% below fair value
Current Price $27.85
Bear Case $42.77 53.6% upside ($42.77 - $27.85) / $27.85 = 53.6% ROTCE 10.8% → 1.71x TBV
Fair Value $65.45 135.0% upside ($65.45 - $27.85) / $27.85 = 135.0% ROTCE 14.4% → 2.61x TBV
Bull Case $79.05 183.9% upside ($79.05 - $27.85) / $27.85 = 183.9% ROTCE 16.5% → 3.16x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.4%
8.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.4%) vs. cost of equity (8.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.11x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 14.4% vs. 8.0% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.61x on $25.05 tangible book, implying $65.45 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (22 analysts) $31.50
Analyst Range $28.00 – $35.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 108%

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 Wall Street's average price target is $31.50 (from 22 analysts). Our estimate is 108% 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