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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 19
HOLD 5
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $87.83 DETAILS
HIGH: $96.00
LOW: $79.00
MEDIAN: $90.00
CONSENSUS: $87.83
UPSIDE: 11.76%
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 40.7% below fair value
Current Price $78.59
Bear Case $92.75 18.0% upside ($92.75 - $78.59) / $78.59 = 18.0% ROTCE 13.2% → 1.18x TBV
Fair Value $132.50 68.6% upside ($132.50 - $78.59) / $78.59 = 68.6% ROTCE 17.6% → 1.74x TBV
Bull Case $172.25 119.2% upside ($172.25 - $78.59) / $78.59 = 119.2% ROTCE 20.2% → 2.08x TBV

Adjust Assumptions

17.6%
11.8%

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (17.6%) vs. cost of equity (11.8%)

Implied Market Multiple 1.56x

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 $87.83 from 24 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $132.50 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.
Dividend-based valuation: $19.74 (87% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $87.83 (from 24 analysts). Our estimate is 68% 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