Western Alliance price target lowered to $105 from $110 at JPMorgan

JPMorgan lowered the firm’s price target on Western Alliance (WAL) to $105 from $110 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. Heading into the Q4 earnings season for regional banks, the firm expects fundamental trends for the quarter to be highlighted by minimal loan and deposit growth, net intercessor margins declining a few basis points, and credit trends remaining stable on an overall basis. Looking beyond the results, JPMorgan believes the focus area alongside bank earnings will be on the 2025 outlooks, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm says the outlooks will likely incorporate the latest “higher for a bit longer” interest rate environment. JPMorgan remains bullish on regional bank stocks in 2025 but tempers its optimism tied to the Federal Reserve’s “less aggressive rate cutting outlook.”