Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for WAL in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$76.55−1.06 (−1.4%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryThis week brings an analyst initiation, with Raymond James starting coverage of Western Alliance Bancorp with a Buy rating and a $90 target price, alongside general stock and dividend news coverage. The commentary points to a broadly positive outlook from the firm on the bank's future performance.
Western Alliance closed at $76.55, down 1.4%, and sits below both its 50-day average of $80.18 and 200-day average of $81.30, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Over the past month the stock is down 2.7%, and over six months it remains up 12.9%. The GekkoIndex reads 63.3, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, up 2.4 over five days. Price stands 10.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $85.22.
The next earnings report is set for 20 October 2026, 21 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the last quarter saw EPS of $2.22 against an estimate of $2.33, with a 3% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 4 of the last 8 quarters. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows, though one billionaire holder is recorded. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -4.2% across 5 years, rising in 1 of them. Consensus among 14 firms shows 10 Buy and 4 Hold ratings, with a consensus target of $92.62.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Western Alliance Bancorporation price vs fair value
Close $76.55200-day averageGekko Fair Value $85.22
Western Alliance Bancorporation quick facts
- Market cap
- $8.36B
- P/E ratio
- 8.6
- Forward P/E
- 6.6
- EPS, TTM
- $8.86
- Revenue, TTM
- $3.49B
- Profit margin
- 28.2%
- Dividend yield
- 2.17%
- Beta
- 1.32
- Volume
- 922,610 avg 1.11M
- 1-year return
- −13.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.7%
- 50-day average
- $80.18
- 200-day average
- $81.30
- Next earnings
- Oct 20
- Shares outstanding
- 109.1M
Western Alliance Bancorporation swing-trade checklist
Western Alliance Bancorporation scores 2 supportive, 0 mixed and 3 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive0 mixed3 headwinds
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $76.55 is below the 50-day ($80.18) and 200-day ($81.30) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
63.3, Accumulation
Reading 63.3 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
10.2% below
Price is 10.2% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 21 days
Reports on Oct 20, 2026, 21 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalityheadwind
−4.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −4.2% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
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Western Alliance Bancorporation stock chart and price history
Western Alliance Bancorporation closed at $76.55 on Sep 28, 2026, −13.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $65.82 to $97.23.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −2.7%
- 3 months
- −7.6%
- 6 months
- +12.9%
- 1 year
- −13.3%
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Western Alliance Bancorporation GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 63.3, in the Accumulation zone, up 2.4 points over five sessions.
63.3Accumulation
Up 2.4 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 27 | +0.3% | +4.3% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 181 | +0.7% | +4.0% | ||
| Neutral | 431 | +0.2% | +0.2% | ||
| Distribution | 31 | −1.3% | −3.9% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average WAL share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Western Alliance Bancorporation stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Western Alliance Bancorporation trades 10.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $85.22, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Western Alliance Bancorporation shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$85.22
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
10.2% Undervalued
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Western Alliance Bancorporation insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Western Alliance Bancorporation, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in WAL were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Western Alliance Bancorporation has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $2.30M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.03%
- Trailing four quarters
- $120.7M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds WAL.
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Western Alliance Bancorporation earnings: next date and track record
Western Alliance Bancorporation reports on Oct 20, 2026 (21 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 20, 2026
21 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.43
- Revenue estimate
- $985.2M
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.7%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 21, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Western Alliance Bank Corporation reported a strong second quarter 2026 with broad-based, C&I-driven loan growth, rising net interest income, PPNR expansion, stable net interest margin, and improving credit metrics. Management highlighted execution on Investor Day initiatives including a deposit optimization program (targeting ~$3 billion of higher-cost deposit reductions this year), accelerated share repurchases (planned $150 million in the back half of 2026), and a revised 2026 outlook that reduces loan and deposit growth assumptions to prioritize capital returns while still projecting top-tier growth among peers. Management reaffirmed asset-quality remediation plans (six credits targeted for resolution in H2), maintained full-year net charge-off guidance (25-35 bps), and raised net interest income growth guidance to 12-14% (incorporating an assumed 25 bps Fed hike in September). Management emphasized the bank's strengthened capital and liquidity position (11% CET1 achieved) and noted several initiatives to lower funding costs and diversify lower-cost deposit channels.
- Guidance
- Updated 2026 outlook: Loan growth revised to $5 billion (from prior higher target); deposit growth lowered to $6 billion; Net Interest Income growth forecast raised to 12%–14% (incorporates assumed 25 bps rate hike in September); NIM expected to remain relatively stable; Targeted deposit optimization ~$3 billion of higher-cost deposit reductions in 2026; Share repurchase program: $150 million planned for H2 2026 (with potential for additional repurchases depending on capital rules/Basel III outcome); Net charge-offs reaffirmed at 25–35 bps for 2026; Fee income guidance: ~13%–17% year-over-year (management expects back-half variability).
- Risks flagged
- Key risks discussed: unresolved non-performing loans (six credits targeted for H2 resolution; timing risk remains); mortgage-market headwinds and weaker investor demand compressing gain-on-sale margins; potential near-term volatility in deposit balances and cost during the deposit optimization transition (client transition/finesse necessary); sensitivity to future interest-rate moves (assumed 25 bps hike factored into guidance); execution risk on deposit remixing and achieving lower funding costs; macro/geopolitical uncertainty that could weigh on fee income and loan originations.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | $2.22 est $2.33 | $1.00B est $980.5M | +3.0% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $1.25 est $1.36 | $998.7M est $958.1M | −1.4% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $2.59 est $2.38 | $980.9M est $913.4M | +0.3% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | $2.28 est $2.08 | $923.2M est $888.2M | +4.4% |
| Jul 17, 2025 | $2.07 est $2.02 | $845.9M est $838.0M | −1.4% |
| Apr 21, 2025 | $1.79 est $1.78 | $778.0M est $792.4M | −1.5% |
| Jan 27, 2025 | $1.88 est $1.91 | $835.6M est $803.8M | −3.2% |
| Oct 17, 2024 | $1.70 est $1.89 | $822.9M est $808.6M | −6.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Western Alliance Bancorporation stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Western Alliance Bancorporation is $92.62, +21.0% from the last close, from 14 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$92.62consensus 12-month target, +21.0% from the last close
Now $76.55Avg $92.62
Low $88High $97
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 14 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | Raymond James | $90 | +17.6% |
| Sep 22 | Citi | $95 | +24.1% |
| Sep 17 | Barclays | $88 | +15.0% |
| Aug 10 | Wells Fargo | $90 | +17.6% |
| Jul 31 | J.P. Morgan | — | — |
+4.0%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
−4.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Western Alliance Bancorporation seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Western Alliance Bancorporation averaged −4.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −0.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −4.4% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −4.2% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.3% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, WAL’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.7%.
Western Alliance Bancorporation market cap and key statistics
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s market cap is $8.36B, with a P/E ratio of 8.6 and revenue of $3.49B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $8.36B
- P/E ratio
- 8.6
- Forward P/E
- 6.6
- EPS, TTM
- $8.86
- Gekko Fair Value
- $85.22
Trading
- Volume
- 922,610
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.11M
- 52-week high
- $97.23
- 52-week low
- $65.82
- Shares outstanding
- 109.1M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $3.49B
- Profit margin
- 28.2%
- Return on equity
- 13%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +14.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.32
- Typical daily move
- ±2.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±7.7%
- Dividend yield
- 2.17%
Western Alliance Bancorporation stock news this week
Coverage of Western Alliance Bancorporation this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL-N) Stock Price and NewsThe Globe and Mail, Sep 26
- Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Stock Price, News, Quote & HistoryYahoo! Finance Canada, Sep 23
- Raymond James Initiates Western Alliance Bancorp(WAL.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $90富途牛牛, Sep 23
Western Alliance Bancorporation peers
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Accumulation | 4.8% below |
| USBU.S. Bancorp | Accumulation | 10.6% below |
| NUNu | Buying | 24.1% below |
| TFCTruist Financial | Buying | 10.3% below |
| FITBFifth Third Bancorp | Accumulation | 11.5% below |
| MTBM&T Bank | Accumulation | 11.2% below |
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Western Alliance Bancorporation stock FAQ
What is Western Alliance Bancorporation’s market cap?
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s market cap is $8.36B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $76.55, with 109.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 8.6.
What is the Western Alliance Bancorporation stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Western Alliance Bancorporation is $92.62, +21.0% from the last close. Of the 14 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 10 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Western Alliance Bancorporation stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Western Alliance Bancorporation is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $76.55 is 10.2% below Gekko Fair Value of $85.22. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Western Alliance Bancorporation report earnings next?
Western Alliance Bancorporation is expected to report on Oct 20, 2026 (21 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.43 per share on revenue of $985.2M. Western Alliance Bancorporation beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.7% on average across the report.
What is Western Alliance Bancorporation’s 52-week high and low?
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s 52-week high is $97.23 and its 52-week low is $65.82; it closed at $76.55 on Sep 28, 2026, −13.3% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $124.93 on Jan 12, 2022.
Is Western Alliance Bancorporation stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and fair value) and 3 as headwinds (trend, earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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