Western Alliance (NYSE:WAL) reported quarterly earnings of $2.22 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.58 by 39.62 percent. This is a 24.02 percent increase over earnings of $1.79 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.019 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $948.381 million by 7.45 percent. This is a 30.98 percent increase over sales of $778.000 million the same period last year.