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    Comerica (CMA): Assessing Valuation After Strong Earnings and Upbeat Small Business Pulse Index

    Simply Wall St·12/15/2025 00:18:36
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    Comerica (CMA) is back on investors radar after upbeat quarterly results coincided with its Q4 2025 Small Business Pulse Index, which shows strong client optimism and new plans for capital spending that could support lending activity.

    See our latest analysis for Comerica.

    That optimism is showing up in the price action too, with Comerica’s share price up sharply over the past quarter and a strong year to date share price return suggesting momentum is building, while a solid multi year total shareholder return underlines the longer term recovery story.

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    After such a powerful rerating, investors now face a tougher question: is Comerica merely catching up to its fundamentals at a fair price, or does the recent surge still leave room for mispriced future growth?

    Most Popular Narrative: 10% Overvalued

    With Comerica last closing at $89.46 against a most-followed fair value estimate of about $81.28, the narrative frames today’s price as running ahead of fundamentals.

    The analysts have a consensus price target of $67.15 for Comerica based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $75.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $56.0.

    Read the complete narrative.

    Want to know why a mature regional bank is being priced more like a high conviction growth story, with richer margins and a loftier future earnings multiple? The narrative leans on steady revenue expansion, only modest margin compression, and a valuation framework that assumes investors will pay a premium for those future earnings. Curious which specific profit and growth paths are doing the heavy lifting in that fair value math? Dive in to see how a few finely tuned assumptions translate into a higher long term price tag.

    Result: Fair Value of $81.28 (OVERVALUED)

    Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

    However, persistent flat loan growth and rising competitive deposit costs could undermine the premium multiple that the market is currently willing to pay.

    Find out about the key risks to this Comerica narrative.

    Build Your Own Comerica Narrative

    If you see the story differently or want to test your own assumptions against the numbers, you can build a custom view in just a few minutes: Do it your way.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.