Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Western Alliance Bancorporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and the parent of Western Alliance Bank. The company provides commercial banking and related financial services to businesses, business owners and individuals.

Its services include business and commercial real estate lending, deposit accounts, treasury management, and specialized banking for industries such as technology, healthcare, and property management. Through its banking divisions and specialized business lines, Western Alliance serves clients across the western United States and beyond.

Western Alliance traces its history to the 1990s and has expanded through acquisitions and the development of regional banking divisions. Kenneth A. Vecchione serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $73.83 to $75.43
• 50-Day Range: $72.19 to $81.15
• 52-Week Range: $65.82 to $97.23
• Volume: 660,818 shs
• Average Volume: 1.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.00 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.98
• Dividend Yield: 2.26%
• Price Target: $92.44
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Western Alliance Bancorporation Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Western Alliance Bancorporation scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Western Alliance Bancorporation has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Western Alliance Bancorporation has a consensus price target of $92.44, representing about 24.2% upside from its current price of $74.43.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Western Alliance Bancorporation has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Western Alliance Bancorporation are expected to grow by 18.47% in the coming year, from $9.04 to $10.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Western Alliance Bancorporation is 7.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.27.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Western Alliance Bancorporation is 7.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.33.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Western Alliance Bancorporation has a PEG Ratio of 0.76. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Western Alliance Bancorporation has a P/B Ratio of 1.05. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.35% of the float of Western Alliance Bancorporation has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Western Alliance Bancorporation has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.21.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Western Alliance Bancorporation has recently decreased by 11.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Western Alliance Bancorporation pays a meaningful dividend of 2.22%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Western Alliance Bancorporation has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Western Alliance Bancorporation is 18.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Western Alliance Bancorporation will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.69% next year. This indicates that Western Alliance Bancorporation will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.04

News Sentiment

Western Alliance Bancorporation has a news sentiment score of -0.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Western Alliance Bancorporation this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Western Alliance Bancorporation to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Western Alliance Bancorporation insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.76% of the stock of Western Alliance Bancorporation is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

79.15% of the stock of Western Alliance Bancorporation is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/19/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Record date for 11/27 Dividend: 11/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/27 Dividend: 11/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/25/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WAL
• CIK: 1212545
• Web: www.westernalliancebancorporation.com
• Phone: (602) 389-3500
• Fax: 479-277-1830
• Employees: 3,769
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Western Alliance Bancorporation: $92.44
• High Price Target: $107.00
• Low Price Target: $82.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.95
• P/E Growth: 0.76
• Net Income: $969 million
• Net Margins: 17.34%
• Pretax Margin: 21.81%
• Return on Equity: 13.50%
• Return on Assets: 1.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.87
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.37 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.49
• Cash Flow: $9.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.88
• Book Value: $71.15 per share
• Price / Book: 1.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 107,550,000
• Free Float: 104,582,000
• Market Cap: $8.00 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.43