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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 12
HOLD 18
SELL 5
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| PRICE TARGET: $186.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $194.00
LOW: $177.00
MEDIAN: $186.00
CONSENSUS: $186.00
UPSIDE: 9.70%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 8.7% below fair value
Current Price $169.55
Bear Case $129.95 23.4% downside ($129.95 - $169.55) / $169.55 = -23.4% ROTCE 10.6% → 0.92x TBV
Fair Value $185.64 9.5% upside ($185.64 - $169.55) / $169.55 = 9.5% ROTCE 14.2% → 1.42x TBV
Bull Case $241.33 42.3% upside ($241.33 - $169.55) / $169.55 = 42.3% ROTCE 16.3% → 1.71x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.2%
11.2%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.2%) vs. cost of equity (11.2%)

Implied Market Multiple 2.53x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 14.2% vs. 11.2% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.42x on $66.93 tangible book, implying $185.64 per share. DDM cross-check: $42.18.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (35 analysts) $186.00
Analyst Range $177.00 – $194.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 0%

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: $42.18 (77% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.

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