Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Competitors $10.19 +0.05 (+0.49%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VLY vs. CIT, STL, UMBF, CBU, BOKF, SHG, CFG, BSBR, SOFI, and AFRMShould you be buying Valley National Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valley National Bancorp include CIT Group (CIT), Sterling Bancorp (STL), UMB Financial (UMBF), Community Bank System (CBU), BOK Financial (BOKF), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), and Affirm (AFRM). Valley National Bancorp vs. CIT Group Sterling Bancorp UMB Financial Community Bank System BOK Financial Shinhan Financial Group Citizens Financial Group Banco Santander (Brasil) SoFi Technologies Affirm CIT Group (NYSE:CIT) and Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CIT or VLY? 91.2% of CIT Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Valley National Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of CIT Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Valley National Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, CIT or VLY? CIT Group has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CIT or VLY more profitable? CIT Group has a net margin of 23.98% compared to Valley National Bancorp's net margin of 9.42%. CIT Group's return on equity of 15.12% beat Valley National Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CIT Group23.98% 15.12% 1.47% Valley National Bancorp 9.42%5.87%0.62% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CIT or VLY? CIT Group received 492 more outperform votes than Valley National Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.45% of users gave CIT Group an outperform vote while only 22.99% of users gave Valley National Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCIT GroupOutperform Votes51260.45% Underperform Votes33539.55% Valley National BancorpOutperform Votes2022.99% Underperform Votes6777.01% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CIT or VLY? Valley National Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than CIT Group. CIT 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 RatioCIT Group$3.15B1.68-$615.30M$6.867.80Valley National Bancorp$3.36B1.54$498.51M$0.6216.44 Do analysts prefer CIT or VLY? Valley National Bancorp has a consensus price target of $9.88, indicating a potential downside of 3.09%. Given Valley National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Valley National Bancorp is more favorable than CIT Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CIT 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) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media favor CIT or VLY? In the previous week, Valley National Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than CIT Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Valley National Bancorp and 3 mentions for CIT Group. Valley National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat CIT Group's score of 0.24 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 CIT Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Valley National Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CIT or VLY a better dividend stock? CIT Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Valley National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. CIT Group pays out 20.4% 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. SummaryCIT Group and Valley National Bancorp tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$5.19B$22.58B$11.07B$8.72BDividend Yield4.32%3.13%5.95%4.07%P/E Ratio16.4427.9426.8914.16Price / Sales1.542.5743.9881.71Price / Cash8.1410.8318.4836.03Price / Book0.781.253.715.94Net Income$498.51M$2.24B$998.34M$225.73M7 Day Performance2.31%0.44%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance7.15%6.15%1.87%1.15%1 Year Performance14.11%32.90%24.81%24.02% Valley National Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLYValley National Bancorp3.8098 of 5 stars$10.19+0.5%$9.88-3.1%+17.9%$5.19B$3.36B16.443,749Analyst UpgradeCITCIT Group1.7689 of 5 stars$53.50flatN/A+0.0%$5.31B$3.15B7.804,163Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSTLSterling Bancorp1.13 of 5 stars$26.29flatN/A+0.0%$5.07B$1.05B12.761,460Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeUMBFUMB Financial4.2652 of 5 stars$126.50+3.6%N/A+69.3%$6.17B$2.38B15.813,599Positive NewsCBUCommunity Bank System4.5747 of 5 stars$71.03+2.7%N/A+53.7%$3.73B$756.22M22.132,849Positive NewsGap UpBOKFBOK Financial4.788 of 5 stars$117.40+1.7%N/A+57.9%$7.40B$1.94B16.154,877Positive NewsSHGShinhan Financial Group4.6456 of 5 stars$40.24-0.8%N/A+37.2%$20.50B$25.42B6.32190News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCFGCitizens Financial Group4.6428 of 5 stars$46.48+1.5%N/A+72.7%$20.48B$12.19B18.3017,570Short Interest ↓Positive NewsBSBRBanco Santander (Brasil)2.9652 of 5 stars$4.60-1.9%N/A-31.0%$17.12B$29.50B0.0055,611Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSOFISoFi Technologies2.7185 of 5 stars$14.11+8.5%N/A+103.1%$15.04B$2.48B141.114,400Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeAFRMAffirm2.6094 of 5 stars$57.59+23.9%N/A+128.8%$14.46B$2.32B-40.552,006Insider SellingShort Interest ↓Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CIT Group Competitors Sterling Bancorp Competitors UMB Financial Competitors Community Bank System Competitors BOK Financial Competitors Shinhan Financial Group Competitors Citizens Financial Group Competitors Banco Santander (Brasil) Competitors SoFi Technologies Competitors Affirm 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 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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