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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 19
HOLD 5
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $85.09 DETAILS
HIGH: $97.00
LOW: $36.00
MEDIAN: $90.00
CONSENSUS: $85.09
UPSIDE: 15.41%
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 50.0% below fair value
Current Price $73.73
Bear Case $103.17 39.9% upside ($103.17 - $73.73) / $73.73 = 39.9% ROTCE 13.2% → 1.14x TBV
Fair Value $147.39 99.9% upside ($147.39 - $73.73) / $73.73 = 99.9% ROTCE 17.6% → 1.68x TBV
Bull Case $191.61 159.9% upside ($191.61 - $73.73) / $73.73 = 159.9% ROTCE 20.2% → 2.00x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

17.6%
12.1%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (17.6%) vs. cost of equity (12.1%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.46x

Plain-Language Summary

With ROTCE of 17.6% vs. 12.1% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.68x on $50.46 tangible book, implying $147.39 per share. DDM cross-check: $20.40.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (24 analysts) $85.09
Analyst Range $36.00 – $97.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 73%

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: $20.40 (86% 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 $85.09 (from 24 analysts). Our estimate is 73% 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