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Western Alliance Bancorp (NYSE: WAL) closed the day trading at $77.56 down -1.96% from the previous closing price of $79.11. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. WAL stock price reached its highest trading level at $79.1535 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $77.02.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WAL, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.97 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.97.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on May 21, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $95.
On May 13, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $92.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 24 ’25 when Bruckner Tim R sold 2,500 shares for $83.91 per share. The transaction valued at 209,775 led to the insider holds 24,759 shares of the business.
Bruckner Tim R bought 2,500 shares of WAL for $209,778 on Jul 24 ’25. On Nov 13 ’24, another insider, Segedi Bryan K, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $94.36 each. As a result, the insider received 94,360 and left with 16,675 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WAL now has a Market Capitalization of 8562933760 and an Enterprise Value of 13165039616. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.219.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WAL is 1.32, which has changed by 0.062756896 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WAL has reached a high of $98.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $57.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.65%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WAL traded about 918.18K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WAL traded about 1360660 shares per day. A total of 110.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 104.75M. Insiders hold about 5.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.67% stake in the company. Shares short for WAL as of 1752537600 were 4439428 with a Short Ratio of 4.84, compared to 1749772800 on 4281467. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4439428 and a Short% of Float of 4.1300002000000005.
Dividends & Splits
WAL’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.51, up from 1.51 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019087346The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.04.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL) involves the perspectives of 13.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.45, with high estimates of $2.6 and low estimates of $2.09.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.56 and $7.73 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.31. EPS for the following year is $10.33, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $10.6 and $9.63.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $888.87M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $909.5M to a low estimate of $870.1M. As of the current estimate, Western Alliance Bancorp’s year-ago sales were $823.1MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $907.54M. There is a high estimate of $931.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $877.07M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WAL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.47B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.38B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.43B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.16BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.77B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.85B and the low estimate is $3.64B.