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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $50.45 DETAILS
HIGH: $65.00
LOW: $34.00
MEDIAN: $50.00
CONSENSUS: $50.45
UPSIDE: 18.76%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 41.5% below fair value
Current Price $42.48
Bear Case $50.80 19.6% upside ($50.80 - $42.48) / $42.48 = 19.6% ROTCE 20.0% → 2.09x TBV
Fair Value $72.57 70.8% upside ($72.57 - $42.48) / $42.48 = 70.8% ROTCE 25.0% → 4.00x TBV
Bull Case $94.34 122.1% upside ($94.34 - $42.48) / $42.48 = 122.1% ROTCE 30.0% → 3.40x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

57.0%
11.6%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (57.0%) vs. cost of equity (11.6%)

Implied Market Multiple 4.08x

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 $50.45 from 70 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $72.57 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 $50.45 (from 70 analysts). Our estimate is 67% 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