Western Alliance Bancorp (NYSE: WAL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 9.20x compared to its average ratio. WAL has 36-month beta value of 1.46. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WAL is 108.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.13% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WAL on April 05, 2024 was 1.53M shares.
WAL) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Western Alliance Bancorp (NYSE: WAL) has decreased by -1.00 when compared to last closing price of 60.80. Despite this, the company has experienced a -6.28% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Seeking Alpha reported 2024-01-26 that Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
WAL’s Market Performance
Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL) has seen a -6.28% fall in stock performance for the week, with a 1.57% gain in the past month and a -3.36% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.59% for WAL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.66% for WAL’s stock, with a 15.25% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WAL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WAL stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for WAL by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for WAL in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $91 based on the research report published on March 08, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WAL reach a price target of $72, previously predicting the price at $62. The rating they have provided for WAL stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on January 30th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to WAL, setting the target price at $61 in the report published on December 01st of the previous year.
WAL Trading at -0.94% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WAL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.30% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.59%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.65%, as shares sank -0.15% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.27% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WAL fell by -6.28%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +60.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $60.58. In addition, Western Alliance Bancorp saw -8.51% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WAL starting from LATTA ROBERT P, who sale 5,370 shares at the price of $56.07 back on Dec 11 ’23. After this action, LATTA ROBERT P now owns 2,996 shares of Western Alliance Bancorp, valued at $301,096 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WAL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.68 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Western Alliance Bancorp stands at 0.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 12.64, with 1.04 for asset returns.
Based on Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.42. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.35.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 86.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.99. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.07.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
