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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 5
HOLD 4
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $26.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $27.00
LOW: $26.00
MEDIAN: $26.50
CONSENSUS: $26.50
UPSIDE: 17.99%
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 32.3% below fair value
Current Price $22.46
Bear Case $21.63 3.7% downside ($21.63 - $22.46) / $22.46 = -3.7% ROTCE 10.6% → 1.38x TBV
Fair Value $33.18 47.7% upside ($33.18 - $22.46) / $22.46 = 47.7% ROTCE 14.2% → 2.11x TBV
Bull Case $40.11 78.6% upside ($40.11 - $22.46) / $22.46 = 78.6% ROTCE 16.3% → 2.55x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.2%
8.8%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.2%) vs. cost of equity (8.8%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.43x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 14.2% vs. 8.8% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.11x on $15.73 tangible book, implying $33.18 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (10 analysts) $26.50
Analyst Range $26.00 – $27.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 25%

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 $26.50 (from 10 analysts). Our estimate is 25% 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