WAL - Western Alliance Bancorporation
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$85.70
DETAILS
HIGH:
$98.00
LOW:
$36.00
MEDIAN:
$92.50
CONSENSUS:
$85.70
UPSIDE:
9.13%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
85% confidence
Primary model: P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Adjust Assumptions
17.6%
11.6%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (17.6%) vs. cost of equity (11.6%)
Implied Market Multiple
1.56x
Plain-Language Summary
With ROTCE of 17.6% vs. 11.6% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 1.78x on $50.46 tangible book, implying $147.39 per share. DDM cross-check: $21.59.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (24 analysts)
$85.70
Analyst Range
$36.00 – $98.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
72%
Warnings
Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Dividend-based valuation: $21.59 (85% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $85.70 (from 24 analysts). Our estimate is 72% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
- Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
- Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly