Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Competitors $9.18 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 09:57 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VLY vs. ABCB, CATY, HWC, OZK, PNFP, PPBI, SFNC, UBSI, BKU, and SNVShould you be buying Valley National Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valley National Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Bank OZK (OZK), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Simmons First National (SFNC), United Bankshares (UBSI), BankUnited (BKU), and Synovus Financial (SNV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Valley National Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp Hancock Whitney Bank OZK Pinnacle Financial Partners Pacific Premier Bancorp Simmons First National United Bankshares BankUnited Synovus Financial Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders believe in ABCB or VLY? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of Valley National Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Valley National Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ABCB or VLY a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Valley National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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 prefer ABCB or VLY? Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.93%. Valley National Bancorp has a consensus price target of $10.55, indicating a potential upside of 14.81%. Given Valley National Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Valley National Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Valley National Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ABCB or VLY? Valley National Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp 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 RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.12B4.06$358.68M$5.4012.26Valley National Bancorp$3.58B1.44$380.27M$0.6913.31 Does the media prefer ABCB or VLY? In the previous week, Valley National Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Valley National Bancorp and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Valley National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.92 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 Ameris Bancorp 2 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is ABCB or VLY more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Valley National Bancorp's net margin of 11.03%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Valley National Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% Valley National Bancorp 11.03%5.12%0.56% Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or VLY? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Valley National Bancorp on 10 of the 18 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 VLY 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 BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.14B$824.22M$12.00B$8.94BDividend Yield4.93%3.26%5.61%4.12%P/E Ratio13.3119.0019.9319.74Price / Sales1.441.9825.68109.12Price / Cash10.8648.6021.1757.06Price / Book0.661.102.235.37Net Income$380.27M$53.76M$1.00B$248.34M7 Day Performance4.61%4.10%2.04%1.67%1 Month Performance6.31%5.46%3.57%4.56%1 Year Performance32.92%24.13%539.63%18.42% Valley National Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLYValley National Bancorp4.7377 of 5 stars$9.19-0.1%$10.55+14.8%+33.4%$5.14B$3.58B13.313,830News CoveragePositive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp2.5877 of 5 stars$64.77-0.2%$71.43+10.3%+31.7%$4.46B$1.12B12.432,850CATYCathay General Bancorp3.9051 of 5 stars$45.53-0.3%$50.17+10.2%+26.8%$3.19B$742.38M11.501,266Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHWCHancock Whitney4.4452 of 5 stars$57.40-0.4%$61.25+6.7%+25.5%$4.92B$2.06B10.593,476Analyst RevisionOZKBank OZK3.8324 of 5 stars$47.06-0.2%$50.86+8.1%+20.0%$5.34B$2.77B7.713,028Dividend IncreasePNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.6366 of 5 stars$110.41+0.8%$121.27+9.8%+44.3%$8.56B$1.55B17.873,565News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.5884 of 5 stars$21.09+0.1%$27.25+29.2%-2.7%$2.05B$905.41M13.881,325Analyst RevisionSFNCSimmons First National4.5902 of 5 stars$18.96+0.2%$22.33+17.8%+12.8%$2.39B$1.46B16.342,946News CoverageAnalyst RevisionUBSIUnited Bankshares3.1778 of 5 stars$36.43flat$40.63+11.5%+16.3%$5.18B$1.07B13.542,553News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionBKUBankUnited3.7056 of 5 stars$35.65+0.0%$40.42+13.4%+27.2%$2.68B$2.02B11.071,680Dividend AnnouncementSNVSynovus Financial4.8032 of 5 stars$51.80+0.2%$56.56+9.2%+32.9%$7.20B$3.43B14.514,775Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Competitors Hancock Whitney Competitors Bank OZK Competitors Pinnacle Financial Partners Competitors Pacific Premier Bancorp Competitors Simmons First National Competitors United Bankshares Competitors BankUnited Competitors Synovus Financial 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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