Velocity Financial, Inc. logo VEL - Velocity Financial, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 5
HOLD 1
SELL 1
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $20.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $20.00
LOW: $20.00
MEDIAN: $20.00
CONSENSUS: $20.00
UPSIDE: 36.33%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 90% confidence

Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 67.8% below fair value
Current Price $14.67
Bear Case $30.36 107.0% upside ($30.36 - $14.67) / $14.67 = 107.0% ROTCE 12.1% → 1.83x TBV
Fair Value $45.50 210.2% upside ($45.50 - $14.67) / $14.67 = 210.2% ROTCE 16.1% → 2.74x TBV
Bull Case $54.59 272.1% upside ($54.59 - $14.67) / $14.67 = 272.1% ROTCE 18.5% → 3.28x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

16.1%
8.4%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (16.1%) vs. cost of equity (8.4%)

Implied Market Multiple 0.88x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 16.1% vs. 8.4% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 2.74x on $16.63 tangible book, implying $45.50 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (7 analysts) $20.00
Analyst Range $20.00 – $20.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 127%

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 Wall Street's average price target is $20.00 (from 7 analysts). Our estimate is 127% 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