United Community Banks, Inc. logo UCB - United Community Banks, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 3
HOLD 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $39.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $40.00
LOW: $37.00
MEDIAN: $40.00
CONSENSUS: $39.00
UPSIDE: 9.43%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 5.9% below fair value
Current Price $35.64
Bear Case $23.82 33.2% downside ($23.82 - $35.64) / $35.64 = -33.2% ROTCE 9.2% → 1.07x TBV
Fair Value $37.86 6.2% upside ($37.86 - $35.64) / $35.64 = 6.2% ROTCE 12.3% → 1.70x TBV
Bull Case $46.28 29.8% upside ($46.28 - $35.64) / $35.64 = 29.8% ROTCE 14.1% → 2.08x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

12.3%
8.9%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (12.3%) vs. cost of equity (8.9%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.6x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 12.3% vs. 8.9% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.70x on $22.30 tangible book, implying $37.86 per share. DDM cross-check: $20.44.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (7 analysts) $39.00
Analyst Range $37.00 – $40.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 3%

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: $20.44 (46% 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