Western Alliance Bancorporation
About: Western Alliance Bancorporation is a Las Vegas-based holding company with regional banks operating in Nevada, Arizona, and California. The bank offers retail banking services and focuses on mortgages for retail customers and commercial loans. The company's reportable segments are Commercial segment includes provides commercial banking and treasury management products and services to small and middle-market businesses, specialized banking services to sophisticated commercial institutions and investors within niche industries, as well as financial services to the real estate industry. Consumer Related segment offers both commercial banking services to enterprises in consumer-related sectors and consumer banking services, such as residential mortgage banking and Corporate & Other.
Employees: 3,524
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
62% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $121M | Put options by funds: $74.6M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q4 2024] → 9 (+0) [Q1 2025]
9% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 138 | Existing positions reduced: 151
3.23% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.68% [Q4 2024] → 86.44% (-3.23%) [Q1 2025]
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 423 [Q4 2024] → 407 (-16) [Q1 2025]
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.25B [Q4 2024] → $7.45B (-$798M) [Q1 2025]
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 53
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$80
12%
upside
Avg. target
$90
26%
upside
High target
$97
36%
upside
7 analyst ratings
6 positive
86%
1 neutral
14%
0 negative
0%
Jefferies Casey Haire | 33%upside $95 | Buy Initiated | 21 May 2025 |
Truist Securities Brandon King | 29%upside $92 | Buy Initiated | 13 May 2025 |
RBC Capital Karl Shepard | 19%upside $85 | Outperform Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
DA Davidson Gary Tenner | 26%upside $90 | Buy Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
Stephens & Co. Andrew Terrell | 29%upside $92 | Overweight Reiterated | 22 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about WAL published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Western Alliance Bank Finances 80 New Affordable Apartments in Carson City
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Alliance Bank today announced the grand opening of Phase I of Sierra Flats, an 80-unit affordable and workforce housing development in Carson City, Nevada, with construction and permanent financing provided by Western Alliance Bank in partnership with R4 Capital Funding. Western Alliance Bank provided a $14.0 million construction loan and a $2.50 million permanent loan to finance the first phase of Sierra Flats. Located at 3410 Butti Way in Carson City, the new.
Positive
Invezz
3 weeks ago
As Buffett bails on Wall Street banks, Truist says these regional peers are worth buying
Legendary investor Warren Buffett has recently sold his entire stake in Citigroup to load up on the likes of Constellation Brands, indicating he now sees consumer goods as a better pick than bank stocks.
Neutral
Market Watch
3 weeks ago
Three bank stocks to avoid — and 18 to buy — from analysts at Jefferies
Analysts at the firm rolled out their coverage of 32 regional banks ahead of annual regulatory stress tests in June.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Western Alliance Bank's and Digital Disbursements' Triangle of Fraud Protection Named as Innovation of the Year by American Banker
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Alliance Bank's subsidiary Digital Disbursements, the leading digital payments platform for the class action legal industry and part of the bank's Juris Banking Group offering, today announced that their Anti-Fraud Triangle innovation, developed in partnership with ClaimScore, a data-driven fraud prevention software solution for class action settlements, has been selected as American Banker's Innovation of the Year in the Cybersecurity and Fraud category. The p.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Saddleback Village at Stonegate in Maricopa, Arizona, Breaks Ground on 215 New Affordable Housing Units
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saddleback Village at Stonegate in Maricopa, Arizona, Breaks Ground on 215 New Affordable Housing Units.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Western Alliance Bank-Funded Danny's Home for Heroes Celebrates Grand Opening
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Alliance Bank-Funded Danny's Home for Heroes Celebrates Grand Opening.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
Burford Capital Limited Additional Definitive Proxy Soliciting Materials
NEW YORK , April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The following information is being shared by Burford Capital Limited ("Burford", "we", "us" or "our") with holders of its ordinary shares beginning on April [28], 2025 in response to a recommendation by Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") in connection with the proposals included in Burford's definitive proxy statement (the "2025 Proxy Statement"), which was filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 3, 2025 and is available at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1714174/000171417425000070/0001714174-25-000070-index.htm . ISS has recommended that shareholders vote against the re-election of two directors, namely Christopher Halmy (the Vice Chair and putative Chair in 2027) and Robert Gillespie.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 22, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants Miles Pondelik - Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Development Ken Vecchione - President & Chief Executive Officer Dale Gibbons - Chief Financial Officer Tim Bruckner - Chief Banking Officer for Regional Banking Conference Call Participants Casey Haire - Autonomous Jared Shaw - Barclays Capital Bernard von-Gizycki - Deutsche Bank Ebrahim Poonawala - Bank of America Gary Tenner - D.A. Davidson Ben Gerlinger - Citi Timur Braziler - Wells Fargo Chris McGratty - KBW Jon Arfstrom - RBC Andrew Terrell - Stephens Matthew Clark - Piper Sandler Anthony Elian - JPMorgan Operator Good day, everyone.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Western Alliance: Mortgage Headwinds And Credit Cracks Appear In A Mixed Q1
Western Alliance faces significant challenges, including a 35% stock decline in 2025, mixed earnings, and a cautious outlook due to economic and mortgage market weaknesses. WAL's financials show some strengths, like deposit growth and stable capital, but potentially higher provisions and credit risks, especially in commercial real estate, are concerning. The company's net interest income and margins are under pressure due to falling asset yields, and its mortgage servicing business faces headwinds from a weak housing market.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Compared to Estimates, Western Alliance (WAL) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
The headline numbers for Western Alliance (WAL) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
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