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| PRICE TARGET: $50.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $50.00
LOW: $50.00
MEDIAN: $50.00
CONSENSUS: $50.00
DOWNSIDE: 27.09%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 62.0% below fair value
Current Price $68.58
Bear Case $125.71 83.3% upside ($125.71 - $68.58) / $68.58 = 83.3% ROTCE 11.1% → 2.79x TBV
Fair Value $180.43 163.1% upside ($180.43 - $68.58) / $68.58 = 163.1% ROTCE 14.8% → 4.00x TBV
Bull Case $180.43 163.1% upside ($180.43 - $68.58) / $68.58 = 163.1% ROTCE 17.0% → 4.00x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

14.8%
6.5%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (14.8%) vs. cost of equity (6.5%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.52x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 14.8% vs. 6.5% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 4.00x on $45.11 tangible book, implying $180.43 per share. DDM cross-check: $36.69.

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: $36.69 (80% 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