DA Davidson Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for WAL

Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Western Alliance Bancorporation in a note issued to investors on Monday, September 29th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings of $2.21 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.20. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $98.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Western Alliance Bancorporation’s current full-year earnings is $9.05 per share.

Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The financial services provider reported $2.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.04 by $0.03. Western Alliance Bancorporation had a return on equity of 12.62% and a net margin of 16.39%.The firm had revenue of $836.21 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $838.58 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.75 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the stock. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation from $97.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation in a report on Thursday, September 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $118.00 target price on the stock. Piper Sandler lifted their target price on shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation from $94.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $104.00 target price on shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Cowen started coverage on shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Western Alliance Bancorporation has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.33.

Western Alliance Bancorporation Stock Down 0.4%

WAL stock opened at $86.74 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $9.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.40, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. Western Alliance Bancorporation has a 12 month low of $57.05 and a 12 month high of $98.10. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $85.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $78.13.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Western Alliance Bancorporation

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation in the 2nd quarter worth about $137,289,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation in the 1st quarter worth about $45,486,000. FJ Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation by 824.8% in the 1st quarter. FJ Capital Management LLC now owns 442,507 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $33,998,000 after buying an additional 394,660 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation by 5.9% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,076,021 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $466,821,000 after buying an additional 339,758 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Frontier Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Western Alliance Bancorporation in the 2nd quarter worth about $22,224,000. 79.15% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Tim R. Bruckner sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.91, for a total value of $209,775.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 24,759 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,077,527.69. This represents a 9.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.75% of the company’s stock.

Western Alliance Bancorporation Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. Western Alliance Bancorporation’s dividend payout ratio is 19.97%.

Western Alliance Bancorporation Company Profile

Western Alliance Bancorporation operates as the bank holding company for Western Alliance Bank that provides various banking products and related services primarily in Arizona, California, and Nevada. It operates through Commercial and Consumer Related segments. The company offers deposit products, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as fixed-rate and fixed maturity certificates of deposit accounts; demand deposits; and treasury management and residential mortgage products and services.