NYSE:WALWestern Alliance Bancorporation Stock Price, Forecast & News

Western Alliance Bancorporation's stock was trading at $32.36 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WAL shares have increased by 9.2% and is now trading at $35.33. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Western Alliance Bancorporation in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Western Alliance Bancorporation.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Western Alliance Bancorporation.

Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 16th. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.11. The financial services provider had revenue of $285.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $287.33 million. Western Alliance Bancorporation had a return on equity of 15.69% and a net margin of 35.68%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.16 earnings per share. View Western Alliance Bancorporation's earnings history.

Western Alliance Bancorporation announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, May 29th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 14th. View Western Alliance Bancorporation's dividend history.

9 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Western Alliance Bancorporation's shares. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $62.00. On average, they anticipate Western Alliance Bancorporation's stock price to reach $42.88 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Western Alliance Bancorporation.

Headlines about WAL stock have been trending negative on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Western Alliance Bancorporation earned a coverage optimism score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Western Alliance Bancorporation.

Western Alliance Bancorporation saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,380,000 shares, an increase of 23.4% from the May 31st total of 2,740,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,330,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.5 days. Approximately 3.6% of the company's stock are short sold. View Western Alliance Bancorporation's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Western Alliance Bancorporation include Truist Financial (TFC), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), First Republic Bank (FRC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), M&T Bank (MTB), KeyCorp (KEY), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), East West Bancorp (EWBC) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR). View all competitors.

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Western Alliance Bancorporation trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WAL."

Shares of WAL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of WAL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.33.

Western Alliance Bancorporation has a market capitalization of $3.56 billion and generates $1.29 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $499.17 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.84 on an earnings per share basis. Western Alliance Bancorporation employs 1,835 workers across the globe.

The official website for Western Alliance Bancorporation is www.westernalliancebancorp.com.

Western Alliance Bancorporation's mailing address is ONE E. WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 1400, PHOENIX AZ, 85004. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 602-389-3500 or via email at [email protected]