Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Valley National Bancorp operates as the holding company for Valley National Bank that provides various commercial, private banking, retail, insurance, and wealth management financial services products. It operates through Consumer Banking, Commercial Banking, and Treasury and Corporate other segments. The company offers non-interest bearing, savings, NOW, money market, and time deposit accounts; commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, residential mortgage, and automobile loans; loans secured by the cash surrender value of life insurance; home equity loans and lines of credit; automobile financing; and secured and unsecured other consumer loans. It also invests in various securities and interest-bearing deposits with other banks; and provides international banking services, such as standby and documentary letters of credit, and related products, as well as foreign exchange transactions, documentary collections, and foreign wire transfers services. In addition, the company offers investment services for individuals and small to medium sized businesses; and trusts investment strategies designed for various investment profiles and objectives. Further, it provides trust services, such as living and testamentary trusts, investment management, custodial and escrow services, and estate administration to individuals; tax credit advisory services; brokerage services; property and casualty, life, health, and title insurance agency services; and health care equipment lending and other commercial equipment leasing services, as well as owns real estate related investments. Additionally, the company offers online, mobile, and telephone banking services; receivable, payment, and security solution, merchant, payroll processing, and liquidity services; credit cards; and drive-in and night deposit, automated teller machine, remote deposit capture, and safe deposit facility services. Valley National Bancorp was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.48 to $8.08
• 50-Day Range: $8.05 to $10.42
• 52-Week Range: $6.47 to $11.10
• Volume: 20.20 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.73 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.67
• Dividend Yield: 5.47%
• Price Target: $10.78
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Valley National Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Valley National Bancorp scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 208th out of 934 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Valley National Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.44, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Valley National Bancorp has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Valley National Bancorp are expected to grow by 16.16% in the coming year, from $0.99 to $1.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Valley National Bancorp is 11.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Valley National Bancorp is 11.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Valley National Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.58. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.56% of the float of Valley National Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Valley National Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Valley National Bancorp has recently increased by 13.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Valley National Bancorp is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.90%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Valley National Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Valley National Bancorp is 63.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Valley National Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.26% next year. This indicates that Valley National Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.56% of the float of Valley National Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Valley National Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Valley National Bancorp has recently increased by 13.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.26

News Sentiment

Valley National Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Valley National Bancorp this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for VLY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Valley National Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Valley National Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $510,500.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.88% of the stock of Valley National Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.00% of the stock of Valley National Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VLY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VLY shares performed this year?

Valley National Bancorp's stock was trading at $9.06 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VLY stock has decreased by 11.1% and is now trading at $8.05.
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How were Valley National Bancorp's earnings last quarter?

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 23rd. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.02. Valley National Bancorp had a net margin of 10.62% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.14%.

How do I buy shares of Valley National Bancorp?

Shares of VLY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Valley National Bancorp own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Valley National Bancorp investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Home Depot (HD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/23/2025
• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2025
• Today: 4/04/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/24/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: National commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VLY
• CIK: 714310
• Web: www.valley.com
• Phone: (973) 305-8800
• Fax: 973-305-1605
• Employees: 3,830
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $10.78
• High Stock Price Target: $12.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $8.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.44
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.13
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $380.27 million
• Net Margins: 10.62%
• Pretax Margin: 12.24%
• Return on Equity: 5.14%
• Return on Assets: 0.55%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.84 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.45
• Cash Flow: $0.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.61
• Book Value: $13.90 per share
• Price / Book: 0.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 560,276,000
• Free Float: 499,792,000
• Market Cap: $4.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.11