STEL - Stellar Bancorp, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$29.50
DETAILS
HIGH:
$32.00
LOW:
$27.00
MEDIAN:
$29.50
CONSENSUS:
$29.50
DOWNSIDE:
24.97%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
9.3%
8.2%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (9.3%) vs. cost of equity (8.2%)
Implied Market Multiple
1.82x
Plain-Language Summary
With ROTCE of 9.3% vs. 8.2% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.27x on $21.61 tangible book, implying $27.45 per share. DDM cross-check: $10.70.
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: $10.70 (61% 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