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After finishing at $77.33 in the prior trading day, Western Alliance Bancorp (NYSE: WAL) closed at $75.60, down -2.24%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.0 million shares were traded. WAL stock price reached its highest trading level at $77.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $75.3475.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WAL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.39.
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, Truist on May 13, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $92.
Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on October 07, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $83 to $101.
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 Nov 13 ’24 when Segedi Bryan K sold 1,000 shares for $94.36 per share. The transaction valued at 94,360 led to the insider holds 16,675 shares of the business.
Segedi Bryan K bought 1,000 shares of WAL for $94,583 on Nov 13 ’24. On Sep 13 ’24, another insider, LATTA ROBERT P, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,955 shares for $81.12 each. As a result, the insider received 239,710 and left with 38,621 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 8346542080 and an Enterprise Value of 10524722176. As of this moment, Western’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.451.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WAL is 1.30, which has changed by 0.17464268 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 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 $56.70. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.87%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.26M shares per day over the past 3-months and 908910 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 110.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 108.69M. Insiders hold about 1.55% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.57% stake in the company. Shares short for WAL as of 1745971200 were 4352055 with a Short Ratio of 3.45, compared to 1743379200 on 4246266. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4352055 and a Short% of Float of 4.05.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WAL’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.5, compared to 1.51 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019397387The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.08.
