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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $19.67 DETAILS
HIGH: $23.00
LOW: $17.00
MEDIAN: $19.00
CONSENSUS: $19.67
UPSIDE: 5.07%
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 0.9% below fair value
Current Price $18.72
Bear Case $13.23 29.3% downside ($13.23 - $18.72) / $18.72 = -29.3% ROTCE 4.7% → 0.30x TBV
Fair Value $18.89 0.9% upside ($18.89 - $18.72) / $18.72 = 0.9% ROTCE 6.2% → 0.39x TBV
Bull Case $24.56 31.2% upside ($24.56 - $18.72) / $18.72 = 31.2% ROTCE 7.2% → 0.56x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

6.2%
9.7%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (6.2%) vs. cost of equity (9.7%)

Implied Market Multiple 0.95x

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 $19.67 from 8 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $18.89 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.
Return on equity (6.2%) is below the minimum investors require (9.7%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Dividend-based valuation: $12.89 (31% 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