The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Western Alliance Bancorp shares valued at $308,000 were purchased by GIBBONS DALE on Oct 30 ’25. At $77.00 per share, GIBBONS DALE acquired 4,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 300,358 shares worth approximately $23.02 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bruckner Tim R sold 2,500 shares, netting a total of over 209,775 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $83.91 each, the insider now holds 24,759 shares.
Before that, Bruckner Tim R had added 2,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $209,778, the Officer bought Western Alliance Bancorp shares for $83.91 each.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on September 29, 2025, Western Alliance Bancorp [WAL] has been rated down from an Equal weight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $90. Analysts at TD Cowen started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of May 21, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “Buy” rating for WAL. Earlier on May 13, 2025, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for WAL stock.
Analyzing WAL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Western Alliance Bancorp [NYSE: WAL] rose 0.67% to $76.63. The stock’s lowest price that day was $75.68, but it reached a high of $77.8 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.60%. Over the course of the year, Western Alliance Bancorp shares have dropped approximately -9.59%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $94.40 on 01/28/25 and a 52-week low of $57.05 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 75.61, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 74.58. In the upper region, resistance lies at 77.73. The next price resistance is at 78.82. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.90 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Western Alliance Bancorp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Western Alliance Bancorp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -0.5 million shares to 4.7 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 5.2 million shares. A decline of -10.66% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.25.
Which companies own the most shares of Western Alliance Bancorp (WAL)?
In terms of Western Alliance Bancorp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 95 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.8% from the previous closing price of $76.12. Analysts anticipate Western Alliance Bancorp stock to reach 118 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 85. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Western Alliance Bancorp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
