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WAL Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Banks · State commercial banks · CIK 0001212545
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
288
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
147
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced

What the filings say about WAL

Insiders, 180 days
-$3.8M net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-07-22

Western Alliance Bancorporation insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION insiders sold a net $3.8M of stock across 45 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Vice Chair and CBO, Deposits
SELL
2026-06-10 SECtraded 2026-06-09
33,228
$2.7M
-6.7%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys), the last on Oct 30, 2025.
  • +3.3% median (+0.3% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 12.1% of the 273,865 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 288 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Vice Chair and CBO, Deposits GIBBONS DALE sold about $2.7M of WAL on Jun 9, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 288 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Vice Chair and CBO, Deposits
SELL
2026-06-10 SECtraded 2026-06-09
6,772
$549.6K
-6.7%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys), the last on Oct 30, 2025.
  • +3.3% median (+0.3% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 2.5% of the 267,093 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 288 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Vice Chair and CBO, Deposits GIBBONS DALE sold about $549.6K of WAL on Jun 9, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 288 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-06-10 SECtraded 2026-06-08
5,946
$481.6K
-6.7%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Feb 18, 2026.
  • The trade is 170.6% of the 3,485 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 288 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Accounting Officer Mucha Ben sold about $481.6K of WAL on Jun 8, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 288 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2026-02-18 SEC
641
$61.3K
-14.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 5.5% of the 11,727 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 288 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Accounting Officer Mucha Ben sold about $61.3K of WAL on Feb 18, 2026; 288 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-12-16 SECtraded 2025-12-15
2,328
$202.0K
-10.0%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 1 sale), the last on Aug 30, 2024.
  • The trade is 43.2% of the 5,386 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 288 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD sold about $202.0K of WAL on Dec 15, 2025; 288 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
45 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$3.8M over 180 days
below 86% of Banks
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
288 funds bought in last quarter
more than 88% of Banks
Revenue
+99.7% year over year
more than 99% of Banks
Margin
713.5% net margin
more than 86% of Banks
Buybacks
$52.6M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 78% of Banks
Short interest
6.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.7 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 84% of Banks
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 3 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 3 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+1.2%12M
-13%+0%+13%+25%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-06-09 · GIBBONS DALE sold $2.7M2025-12-15 · JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD sold $669.5K2025-12-15 · JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD sold $574.0K2026-06-09 · GIBBONS DALE sold $549.6K2026-06-08 · Mucha Ben sold $481.6K2025-12-15 · JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD sold $473.7K2025-10-30 · GIBBONS DALE bought $308.0K2025-12-15 · JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD sold $202.0K2025-12-15 · JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD sold $95.2K2026-02-18 · Mucha Ben sold $61.3K
Insider buyInsider sell
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Who owns WAL: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
11,276,134 sh
$926.9M
5,871,003 sh
$482.6M
$423.0M

Congress trades in WAL

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-07-22 · disclosed 22 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-07-16 · disclosed 28 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2024-11-15 · disclosed 27 days later
$50,001 - $100,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

WAL planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

WAL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Hennessy Large Cap Financial Fund
$885.4K position · as of 2026-07-31
3.0%
Smead Value Fund
$105.4M position · as of 2026-05-29
2.7%
GATOR CAPITAL LONG/SHORT FUND
$2.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.5%
First Trust Dividend Strength ETF
$759.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
2.1%
Emerald Finance & Banking Innovation Fund
$923.3K position · as of 2026-07-31
1.9%
Invesco Small Cap Value Fund
$209.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.9%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Western Alliance Bancorporation Political Action Committee (Wabpac)
Cycle 2026 · $684K spent
$594.8K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$11.0M
$11.0M
$3.9M
+55%
+53%
2024
$10.3M
$15.1M
$3.6M
+51%
+43%
2023
$8.8M
$3.9M
$2.6M
+17%
+27%
2022
$8.2M
$2.2M
$2.5M
+2%
+27%
2021
$7.3M
$21.6M
$2.9M
+82%
+37%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $3.8M sold by insiders over 180 days, 288 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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WAL financials

Revenue growth
+99.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
713.5%
Complaints, 90 days
4
- YoY · CFPB
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$202.2M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+486.3%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
0.80x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
-0.25x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+13.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+1.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
8.60x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$12.4B
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-07-28 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2023-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
0.52x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 17%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$135.8M$68.0M$98.6M$44.1M
Net income$969.0M$788.0M$722.0M$1.1B
EPS (diluted)8.737.096.549.70
Operating cash flow-$2.7B-$2.7B-$328.6M$2.2B
Cashn/an/an/a$1.0B
Long-term debt$1.4B$2.4B$446.0M$1.3B
Buybacks$68.1M$0$0$0
Dividends paidn/a$176.8M$171.5M$166.2M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

WAL Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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WAL ranks highest on growth (99th percentile) and institutional and government (76th), and lowest on insider conviction (7th), among Banks peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
62
Inputs
  • Return on equity+13.1% · 77 pct, sector of 327
  • Return on assets+1.1% · 47 pct, sector of 334
  • Return on invested capitalfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Return on capital employedfewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Financial health
8
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.80x · 14 pct, sector of 229
  • Cash flow to debt-0.25x · 3 pct, sector of 198
Growth
99
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+99.7% · 99 pct, sector of 151
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
7
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$3.8M · 14 pct, sector of 274
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 274
Institutional and government
76
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter288 · 88 pct, sector of 257
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$720K · 64 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
24
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+6.2% · 17 pct, sector of 378
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+17.5% · 30 pct, sector of 127
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

WAL filings, in plain words

Are Western Alliance Bancorporation insiders buying or selling WAL?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Western Alliance Bancorporation insiders were net sellers, a net $3.8M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded WAL?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-07-22.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Western Alliance Bancorporation insiders were net sellers of WAL, a net $3.8M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. None of the 3 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in WAL, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-07-22. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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