$150,000 of WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Low Income Housing Tax Credit issues, including H.R. 2725/S. 1515 and H.R. 9012; issues related to tailoring prudential regulations for regional banks including H.R. 6553; issues related to deposit insurance reform including S. 2999, HR 3234, S. 2757, HR 8087, HR 8075, and S 4198; cannabis banking legislation; legislative framework for digital assets regulation, including H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act; issues related to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs); issues related to the regulatory capital treatment of mortgages and other lending. HR 3390, Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act; S. 2651 ROAD to Housing Act; HR 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act; and HR 6955 the Main Street Capital Access Act."
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
WAL Insider Trading Activity
WAL insiders have traded $WAL stock on the open market 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 4 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WAL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- DALE GIBBONS (Vice Chair and CBO, Deposits) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 40,000 shares for an estimated $3,295,577.
- BEN MUCHA (Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 6,587 shares for an estimated $542,918.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
WAL Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 209 institutional investors add shares of WAL stock to their portfolio, and 185 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC removed 4,087,469 shares (-63.4%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $289,597,178
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP added 2,431,722 shares (+107.1%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $172,287,503
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 904,125 shares (-10.3%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $64,057,256
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added 758,091 shares (+303.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $53,710,747
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added 622,280 shares (+1026.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $44,088,538
- DAVIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. added 583,000 shares (+23.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $41,305,550
- TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added 508,485 shares (+178.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $36,026,162
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
WAL Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WAL in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 03/18/2026
- DA Davidson issued a "Buy" rating on 01/29/2026
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 01/28/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for WAL, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WAL forecast page.
WAL Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WAL recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $WAL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $91.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Anthony Elian from JP Morgan set a target price of $90.0 on 07/01/2026
- Benjamin Gerlinger from Citigroup set a target price of $98.0 on 06/25/2026
- Gary Tenner from DA Davidson set a target price of $90.0 on 05/13/2026
- Matthew Clark from Piper Sandler set a target price of $92.0 on 04/27/2026
- Nicholas Holowko from UBS set a target price of $80.0 on 04/27/2026
- Christopher Mcgratty from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a target price of $94.0 on 04/23/2026
- Jared Shaw from Barclays set a target price of $88.0 on 04/07/2026
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