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| PRICE TARGET: $32.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $34.00
LOW: $31.00
MEDIAN: $32.50
CONSENSUS: $32.50
DOWNSIDE: 20.54%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 26.0% below fair value
Current Price $40.90
Bear Case $34.49 15.7% downside ($34.49 - $40.90) / $40.90 = -15.7% ROTCE 9.0% → 1.25x TBV
Fair Value $55.28 35.2% upside ($55.28 - $40.90) / $40.90 = 35.2% ROTCE 11.9% → 2.00x TBV
Bull Case $67.75 65.7% upside ($67.75 - $40.90) / $40.90 = 65.7% ROTCE 13.7% → 2.46x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

11.9%
8.0%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (11.9%) vs. cost of equity (8.0%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.48x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 11.9% vs. 8.0% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.00x on $27.57 tangible book, implying $55.28 per share. DDM cross-check: $15.09.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (6 analysts) $32.50
Analyst Range $31.00 – $34.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 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.
ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $15.09 (73% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $32.50 (from 6 analysts). Our estimate is 70% above 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