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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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HOLD 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $13.33 DETAILS
HIGH: $15.00
LOW: $12.00
MEDIAN: $13.00
CONSENSUS: $13.33
UPSIDE: 59.64%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 10.7% below fair value
Current Price $8.35
Bear Case $6.55 21.6% downside ($6.55 - $8.35) / $8.35 = -21.6% ROTCE 15.9% → 1.55x TBV
Fair Value $9.35 12.0% upside ($9.35 - $8.35) / $8.35 = 12.0% ROTCE 21.2% → 2.24x TBV
Bull Case $12.16 45.7% upside ($12.16 - $8.35) / $8.35 = 45.7% ROTCE 24.4% → 2.65x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

21.2%
11.7%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (21.2%) vs. cost of equity (11.7%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.65x

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 $13.33 from 6 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $9.35 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 $13.33 (from 6 analysts). Our estimate is 37% below 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