Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Competitors $77.18 -1.54 (-1.96%) Closing price 10/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.74 +0.56 (+0.72%) As of 10/23/2025 07:39 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WAL vs. EWBC, FITB, HBAN, ZION, CFG, CMA, KEY, OBK, TFC, and WBSShould you be buying Western Alliance Bancorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Alliance Bancorporation include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (ZION), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), Comerica (CMA), KeyCorp (KEY), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Truist Financial (TFC), and Webster Financial (WBS). Western Alliance Bancorporation vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Citizens Financial Group Comerica KeyCorp Origin Bancorp Truist Financial Webster Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Does the media refer more to WAL or EWBC? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 8 more articles in the media than Western Alliance Bancorporation. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for East West Bancorp and 43 mentions for Western Alliance Bancorporation. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Western Alliance Bancorporation's score of 0.24 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Western Alliance Bancorporation 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral East West Bancorp 19 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WAL or EWBC? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Western Alliance Bancorporation. Western Alliance Bancorporation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than East West Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWestern Alliance Bancorporation$3.21B2.65$787.70M$8.099.54East West Bancorp$4.53B3.10$1.17B$8.5611.91 Is WAL or EWBC more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 27.16% compared to Western Alliance Bancorporation's net margin of 17.14%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.55% beat Western Alliance Bancorporation's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Western Alliance Bancorporation17.14% 12.93% 1.05% East West Bancorp 27.16%15.55%1.63% Which has more volatility & risk, WAL or EWBC? Western Alliance Bancorporation has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WAL or EWBC? 79.2% of Western Alliance Bancorporation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Western Alliance Bancorporation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is WAL or EWBC a better dividend stock? Western Alliance Bancorporation pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Western Alliance Bancorporation pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Western Alliance Bancorporation has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. East West Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer WAL or EWBC? Western Alliance Bancorporation presently has a consensus target price of $101.20, suggesting a potential upside of 31.13%. East West Bancorp has a consensus target price of $123.85, suggesting a potential upside of 21.45%. Given Western Alliance Bancorporation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Western Alliance Bancorporation is more favorable than East West Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Western Alliance Bancorporation 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87East West Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 SummaryEast West Bancorp beats Western Alliance Bancorporation on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Western Alliance Bancorporation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Alliance BancorporationBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.69B$1.89B$12.59B$21.89BDividend Yield1.99%3.48%5.56%3.59%P/E Ratio9.5417.6221.2632.78Price / Sales2.652.5729.9360.00Price / Cash12.3411.4222.2924.20Price / Book1.151.262.244.65Net Income$787.70M$199.27M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance6.26%2.97%0.88%1.77%1 Month Performance-13.40%-2.76%-0.85%0.75%1 Year Performance-7.99%6.32%536.23%12.77% Western Alliance Bancorporation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.9972 of 5 stars$77.18-2.0%$101.20+31.1%-6.3%$8.69B$3.21B9.543,524Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastEWBCEast West Bancorp4.7107 of 5 stars$95.96+1.7%$121.33+26.4%+6.6%$13.23B$4.53B11.213,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9809 of 5 stars$40.76+1.0%$50.35+23.5%-4.1%$27.01B$13.28B12.6718,616Earnings ReportInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9986 of 5 stars$15.51+0.9%$19.37+24.9%+2.1%$22.62B$11.96B11.4919,932Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.4.8863 of 5 stars$49.07+4.5%$61.33+25.0%-0.4%$7.24B$4.99B8.979,406Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeCFGCitizens Financial Group4.6809 of 5 stars$49.33+1.9%$56.57+14.7%+23.1%$21.28B$12.36B13.8217,287CMAComerica4.356 of 5 stars$74.73+1.2%$71.55-4.2%+24.5%$9.61B$4.99B14.327,928Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionKEYKeyCorp4.9795 of 5 stars$16.94+0.9%$20.86+23.2%+2.5%$18.57B$9.24B-241.9316,753OBKOrigin Bancorp3.6384 of 5 stars$32.82+1.3%$43.20+31.6%N/A$1.02B$619.96M14.641,031Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionTFCTruist Financial4.9485 of 5 stars$42.62+3.7%$48.89+14.7%+0.4%$54.93B$24.25B11.6138,335Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeWBSWebster Financial4.9944 of 5 stars$54.18+0.1%$69.50+28.3%+8.2%$9.00B$4.18B10.994,407Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EWBC Alternatives FITB Alternatives HBAN Alternatives ZION Alternatives CFG Alternatives CMA Alternatives KEY Alternatives OBK Alternatives TFC Alternatives WBS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WAL) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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