Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Competitors $10.02 +0.10 (+1.01%) (As of 01:58 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VLY vs. CFG, SOFI, SHG, BSBR, ALLY, UWMC, BSAC, WF, CIB, and UPSTShould you be buying Valley National Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valley National Bancorp include Citizens Financial Group (CFG), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR), Ally Financial (ALLY), UWM (UWMC), Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC), Woori Financial Group (WF), Bancolombia (CIB), and Upstart (UPST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Valley National Bancorp vs. Citizens Financial Group SoFi Technologies Shinhan Financial Group Banco Santander (Brasil) Ally Financial UWM Banco Santander-Chile Woori Financial Group Bancolombia Upstart Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) and Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Does the media favor CFG or VLY? In the previous week, Citizens Financial Group and Citizens Financial Group both had 7 articles in the media. Citizens Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Valley National Bancorp's score of 0.41 indicating that Citizens Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Citizens Financial Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valley National Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CFG or VLY? Citizens Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Valley National Bancorp. Valley National Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citizens Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCitizens Financial Group$7.81B2.54$1.61B$2.5417.74Valley National Bancorp$1.82B2.78$498.51M$0.6216.00 Which has more risk & volatility, CFG or VLY? Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CFG or VLY a better dividend stock? Citizens Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Valley National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Citizens Financial Group pays out 66.1% 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CFG or VLY? 94.9% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Valley National Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Citizens 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CFG or VLY? Citizens Financial Group received 513 more outperform votes than Valley National Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.19% of users gave Citizens Financial Group an outperform vote while only 22.47% of users gave Valley National Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCitizens Financial GroupOutperform Votes53362.19% Underperform Votes32437.81% Valley National BancorpOutperform Votes2022.47% Underperform Votes6977.53% Is CFG or VLY more profitable? Citizens Financial Group has a net margin of 10.37% compared to Valley National Bancorp's net margin of 9.42%. Valley National Bancorp's return on equity of 5.87% beat Citizens Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Citizens Financial Group10.37% 5.73% 0.58% Valley National Bancorp 9.42%5.87%0.62% Do analysts prefer CFG or VLY? Citizens Financial Group currently has a consensus price target of $47.41, indicating a potential upside of 5.20%. Valley National Bancorp has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.81%. Given Citizens Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Citizens Financial Group is more favorable than Valley National Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Citizens Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65Valley National Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 SummaryCitizens Financial Group beats Valley National Bancorp on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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$5.05B$22.09B$10.50B$9.30BDividend Yield4.34%3.20%10.35%4.06%P/E Ratio16.0027.5849.0417.49Price / Sales2.783.023,157.68136.36Price / Cash8.0911.0130.5437.95Price / Book0.781.312.764.92Net Income$498.51M$2.24B$1.02B$225.42M7 Day Performance-4.43%-1.92%-1.31%-1.20%1 Month Performance-3.03%0.24%0.01%7.09%1 Year Performance-9.65%20.74%16.35%22.83% Valley National Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLYValley National Bancorp4.1046 of 5 stars$10.02+1.0%$10.00-0.2%-10.4%$5.10B$1.82B16.163,749Dividend AnnouncementCFGCitizens Financial Group4.5173 of 5 stars$45.73+0.1%$46.94+2.6%+33.3%$20.15B$12.19B17.9917,570Analyst UpgradePositive NewsSOFISoFi Technologies2.5219 of 5 stars$16.96+4.4%$10.50-38.1%+78.2%$18.40B$2.48B165.704,400Insider TradeSHGShinhan Financial Group4.13 of 5 stars$34.88-0.1%N/A+16.3%$17.56B$25.42B5.48190News CoverageGap UpBSBRBanco Santander (Brasil)4.0929 of 5 stars$4.01-0.7%$6.00+49.6%-36.6%$14.93B$45.72B5.3955,611News CoverageALLYAlly Financial4.9868 of 5 stars$37.74+0.2%$41.73+10.6%+4.9%$11.50B$8.21B15.0711,100Short Interest ↓UWMCUWM2.3159 of 5 stars$6.06+0.7%$7.41+22.2%-16.4%$9.69B$835.67M-26.176,700BSACBanco Santander-Chile3.7927 of 5 stars$19.41-0.2%$21.33+9.9%-5.0%$9.14B$6.07B11.059,229Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageWFWoori Financial Group4.3135 of 5 stars$32.74-0.8%N/A+6.7%$8.10B$17.78B4.29150News CoverageCIBBancolombia2.5433 of 5 stars$33.04-0.5%$33.67+1.9%+12.6%$7.94B$27.76T5.2634,756UPSTUpstart3.7434 of 5 stars$85.06+0.7%$61.80-27.3%+86.4%$7.76B$513.56M-43.761,388Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Citizens Financial Group Competitors SoFi Technologies Competitors Shinhan Financial Group Competitors Banco Santander (Brasil) Competitors Ally Financial Competitors UWM Competitors Banco Santander-Chile Competitors Woori Financial Group Competitors Bancolombia Competitors Upstart 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 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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