Trupanion, Inc. logo TRUP - Trupanion, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 9
HOLD 6
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $35.67 DETAILS
HIGH: $45.00
LOW: $28.00
MEDIAN: $34.00
CONSENSUS: $35.67
UPSIDE: 38.10%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 104.5% above fair value
Current Price $25.83
Bear Case $8.83 65.8% downside ($8.83 - $25.83) / $25.83 = -65.8% ROTCE 4.5% → 0.30x TBV
Fair Value $12.63 51.1% downside ($12.63 - $25.83) / $25.83 = -51.1% ROTCE 6.1% → 0.30x TBV
Bull Case $16.43 36.4% downside ($16.43 - $25.83) / $25.83 = -36.4% ROTCE 7.0% → 0.37x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

6.1%
12.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (6.1%) vs. cost of equity (12.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 3.52x

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 $35.67 from 15 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $12.63 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.
Return on equity (6.1%) is below the minimum investors require (12.0%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Wall Street's average price target is $35.67 (from 15 analysts). Our estimate is 86% below 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