Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Competitors $9.59 +0.18 (+1.91%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VLY vs. SHG, AFRM, SOFI, BSBR, BAP, BCH, ALLY, GGAL, UWMC, and BSACShould you be buying Valley National Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valley National Bancorp include Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Affirm (AFRM), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR), Credicorp (BAP), Banco de Chile (BCH), Ally Financial (ALLY), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), UWM (UWMC), and Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Valley National Bancorp vs. Shinhan Financial Group Affirm SoFi Technologies Banco Santander (Brasil) Credicorp Banco de Chile Ally Financial Grupo Financiero Galicia UWM Banco Santander-Chile Shinhan Financial Group (NYSE:SHG) and Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk. Does the media prefer SHG or VLY? In the previous week, Valley National Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Shinhan Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Valley National Bancorp and 2 mentions for Shinhan Financial Group. Valley National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Shinhan Financial Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Valley National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Shinhan Financial Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Valley National Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, SHG or VLY? Shinhan Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Valley National Bancorp. Shinhan Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valley National Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioShinhan Financial Group$25.42B0.68$3.49B$6.375.42Valley National Bancorp$3.36B1.45$498.51M$0.6215.47 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SHG or VLY? 7.8% of Shinhan Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Valley National Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Shinhan Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Valley National Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SHG or VLY more profitable? Shinhan Financial Group has a net margin of 12.21% compared to Valley National Bancorp's net margin of 9.42%. Shinhan Financial Group's return on equity of 7.34% beat Valley National Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Shinhan Financial Group12.21% 7.34% 0.59% Valley National Bancorp 9.42%5.87%0.62% Which has more volatility and risk, SHG or VLY? Shinhan Financial Group has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SHG or VLY? Valley National Bancorp has a consensus price target of $10.39, indicating a potential upside of 8.33%. Given Valley National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Valley National Bancorp is more favorable than Shinhan Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Shinhan Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Valley National Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is SHG or VLY a better dividend stock? Shinhan Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Valley National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Shinhan Financial Group pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valley National Bancorp pays out 71.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHG or VLY? Shinhan Financial Group received 246 more outperform votes than Valley National Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.51% of users gave Shinhan Financial Group an outperform vote while only 23.91% of users gave Valley National Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformShinhan Financial GroupOutperform Votes26863.51% Underperform Votes15436.49% Valley National BancorpOutperform Votes2223.91% Underperform Votes7076.09% SummaryValley National Bancorp beats Shinhan Financial Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Valley National Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VLY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VLY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValley National BancorpNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.88B$23.07B$11.74B$9.09BDividend Yield5.10%3.39%5.83%4.03%P/E Ratio15.4727.3625.2217.33Price / Sales1.452.3828.58134.80Price / Cash6.899.9417.2735.97Price / Book0.751.282.654.80Net Income$498.51M$2.22B$1.04B$224.91M7 Day Performance11.25%4.94%3.02%1.90%1 Month Performance3.79%1.76%1.11%5.08%1 Year Performance-4.67%20.54%15.72%21.15% Valley National Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLYValley National Bancorp3.7512 of 5 stars$9.59+1.9%$10.39+8.3%-4.0%$4.88B$3.36B15.473,749Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageSHGShinhan Financial Group3.8003 of 5 stars$34.39+2.3%N/A+26.8%$17.31B$20.26T5.40190Short Interest ↑AFRMAffirm2.2885 of 5 stars$53.12-4.0%$60.94+14.7%+41.4%$16.68B$2.52B-37.412,006Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSOFISoFi Technologies2.6433 of 5 stars$13.91-1.7%$11.13-20.0%+119.1%$15.09B$2.48B139.114,400Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBSBRBanco Santander (Brasil)3.546 of 5 stars$3.99+1.0%$6.00+50.4%-30.9%$14.85B$45.72B5.3255,611Dividend CutBAPCredicorp3.8444 of 5 stars$180.21+0.0%$194.25+7.8%+23.1%$14.33B$20.95B10.3437,000Positive NewsBCHBanco de Chile2.0624 of 5 stars$22.55+0.4%$21.00-6.9%+8.9%$11.39B$3.12T8.0812,300Short Interest ↓News CoverageALLYAlly Financial4.9945 of 5 stars$34.59+1.2%$42.67+23.3%+13.6%$10.54B$8.95B13.8411,100Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGGALGrupo Financiero Galicia1.188 of 5 stars$67.66-6.1%$59.00-12.8%+312.6%$9.98B$4.59T9.9412,012News CoveragePositive NewsUWMCUWM2.3956 of 5 stars$5.40-1.1%$7.39+36.9%+0.4%$8.63B$835.67M-23.486,700BSACBanco Santander-Chile3.34 of 5 stars$18.30+0.3%$21.33+16.6%+4.1%$8.62B$2.42T10.409,229Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Shinhan Financial Group Competitors Affirm Competitors SoFi Technologies Competitors Banco Santander (Brasil) Competitors Credicorp Competitors Banco de Chile Competitors Ally Financial Competitors Grupo Financiero Galicia Competitors UWM Competitors Banco Santander-Chile Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VLY) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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