Peoples Bancorp Inc. logo PEBO - Peoples Bancorp Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 4
HOLD 7
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $45.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $46.00
LOW: $44.00
MEDIAN: $45.00
CONSENSUS: $45.00
UPSIDE: 12.53%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 32.4% below fair value
Current Price $39.99
Bear Case $37.91 5.2% downside ($37.91 - $39.99) / $39.99 = -5.2% ROTCE 9.8% → 1.68x TBV
Fair Value $59.19 48.0% upside ($59.19 - $39.99) / $39.99 = 48.0% ROTCE 13.1% → 2.62x TBV
Bull Case $71.96 80.0% upside ($71.96 - $39.99) / $39.99 = 80.0% ROTCE 15.1% → 3.18x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

13.1%
7.5%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (13.1%) vs. cost of equity (7.5%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.77x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 13.1% vs. 7.5% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.62x on $22.63 tangible book, implying $59.19 per share. DDM cross-check: $32.87.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (11 analysts) $45.00
Analyst Range $44.00 – $46.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 32%

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.
Dividend-based valuation: $32.87 (44% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $45.00 (from 11 analysts). Our estimate is 32% 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