Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Competitors $9.03 -0.08 (-0.88%) Closing price 03/26/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.03 0.00 (0.00%) As of 03/26/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VLY vs. CFG, BSBR, SHG, BAP, AFRM, BCH, SOFI, BSAC, ALLY, and CIBShould you be buying Valley National Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valley National Bancorp include Citizens Financial Group (CFG), Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Credicorp (BAP), Affirm (AFRM), Banco de Chile (BCH), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC), Ally Financial (ALLY), and Bancolombia (CIB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Valley National Bancorp vs. Citizens Financial Group Banco Santander (Brasil) Shinhan Financial Group Credicorp Affirm Banco de Chile SoFi Technologies Banco Santander-Chile Ally Financial Bancolombia Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) 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 institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk. Is CFG or VLY more profitable? Citizens Financial Group has a net margin of 12.21% compared to Valley National Bancorp's net margin of 10.62%. Citizens Financial Group's return on equity of 6.75% beat Valley National Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Citizens Financial Group12.21% 6.75% 0.68% Valley National Bancorp 10.62%5.14%0.55% Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$7.79B2.35$1.51B$3.0313.86Valley National Bancorp$1.84B2.75$380.27M$0.6913.09 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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. 0.7% of Citizens Financial 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, CFG or VLY? Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% 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 4.0%. Valley National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Citizens Financial Group pays out 55.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valley National Bancorp pays out 63.8% 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 analysts rate CFG or VLY? Citizens Financial Group currently has a consensus target price of $48.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.92%. Valley National Bancorp has a consensus target price of $10.78, indicating a potential upside of 19.36%. Given Valley National Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Valley National Bancorp is more favorable than Citizens Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Citizens Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61Valley National Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Does the media prefer CFG or VLY? In the previous week, Citizens Financial Group had 15 more articles in the media than Valley National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Citizens Financial Group and 10 mentions for Valley National Bancorp. Valley National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Citizens Financial Group's score of 0.54 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 Citizens Financial Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valley National Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor CFG or VLY? Citizens Financial Group received 512 more outperform votes than Valley National Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.94% of users gave Citizens Financial Group an outperform vote while only 26.04% of users gave Valley National Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCitizens Financial GroupOutperform Votes53761.94% Underperform Votes33038.06% Valley National BancorpOutperform Votes2526.04% Underperform Votes7173.96% SummaryCitizens Financial Group beats Valley National Bancorp on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$5.06B$22.81B$11.37B$8.13BDividend Yield4.97%3.39%5.57%4.00%P/E Ratio13.0912.6022.8519.09Price / Sales2.752.9025.6394.71Price / Cash12.6111.1617.6134.64Price / Book0.651.182.784.36Net Income$380.27M$2.17B$1.03B$247.23M7 Day Performance2.50%0.89%0.86%-0.34%1 Month Performance-5.84%-2.90%496.49%-3.60%1 Year Performance14.30%16.94%536.82%2.01% Valley National Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLYValley National Bancorp4.4756 of 5 stars$9.03-0.9%$10.78+19.4%+18.7%$5.06B$1.84B13.093,830Analyst UpgradeCFGCitizens Financial Group4.8148 of 5 stars$40.89+0.5%$49.22+20.4%+20.6%$17.87B$7.79B13.5017,287Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑BSBRBanco Santander (Brasil)3.3491 of 5 stars$4.78+3.6%$5.35+12.0%-14.0%$17.77B$48.52B5.9052,600News CoverageNegative NewsSHGShinhan Financial Group4.8756 of 5 stars$32.68+2.3%N/A-9.2%$16.45B$20.08T5.13190Short Interest ↓Positive NewsBAPCredicorp3.5763 of 5 stars$191.00+0.9%$195.67+2.4%+13.1%$15.19B$21.24B10.3937,000News CoveragePositive NewsAFRMAffirm3.4352 of 5 stars$47.73-4.7%$70.24+47.2%+29.4%$15.18B$2.80B-73.422,006Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeBCHBanco de Chile2.4943 of 5 stars$28.35+2.4%$23.00-18.9%+23.6%$14.32B$3.04T11.2912,300Positive NewsSOFISoFi Technologies1.5341 of 5 stars$12.33+1.9%$12.50+1.4%+81.5%$13.51B$2.61B33.314,400BSACBanco Santander-Chile2.599 of 5 stars$23.45+2.0%$21.33-9.0%+19.6%$11.05B$2.60T12.099,990Short Interest ↓ALLYAlly Financial4.9731 of 5 stars$34.45+1.1%$43.76+27.0%-6.1%$10.58B$8.90B13.2511,600Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionCIBBancolombia1.5116 of 5 stars$43.83+1.6%$39.25-10.4%+26.3%$10.54B$27.58T6.9634,756News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Citizens Financial Group Competitors Banco Santander (Brasil) Competitors Shinhan Financial Group Competitors Credicorp Competitors Affirm Competitors Banco de Chile Competitors SoFi Technologies Competitors Banco Santander-Chile Competitors Ally Financial Competitors Bancolombia Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VLY) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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