Royal Bank of Canada logo RY - Royal Bank of Canada

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 13
HOLD 16
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $225.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $225.00
LOW: $225.00
MEDIAN: $225.00
CONSENSUS: $225.00
UPSIDE: 14.62%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 90% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 27.9% above fair value
Current Price $196.30
Bear Case $104.27 46.9% downside ($104.27 - $196.30) / $196.30 = -46.9% ROTCE 13.6% → 1.82x TBV
Fair Value $153.51 21.8% downside ($153.51 - $196.30) / $196.30 = -21.8% ROTCE 18.1% → 2.68x TBV
Bull Case $183.05 6.7% downside ($183.05 - $196.30) / $196.30 = -6.7% ROTCE 20.9% → 3.19x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

18.1%
9.3%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (18.1%) vs. cost of equity (9.3%)

Implied Market Multiple 3.42x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 18.1% vs. 9.3% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.68x on $57.38 tangible book, implying $153.51 per share. DDM cross-check: $118.98.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (30 analysts) $225.00
Analyst Range $225.00 – $225.00
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.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $225.00 (from 30 analysts). Our estimate is 32% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
ℹ Financial statements were converted from CAD into USD using USDCAD at 0.7102 USD per CAD.

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