Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Competitors $9.80 +0.08 (+0.82%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.01 +0.21 (+2.18%) As of 10/17/2025 07:25 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. ABCB, CATY, HWC, OZK, PNFP, SFNC, UBSI, BKU, FNB, and HOMBShould 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), Simmons First National (SFNC), United Bankshares (UBSI), BankUnited (BKU), F.N.B. (FNB), and Home BancShares (HOMB). 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 Simmons First National United Bankshares BankUnited F.N.B. Home BancShares Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, VLY or ABCB? Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is VLY or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Valley National Bancorp's net margin of 12.87%. 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 Valley National Bancorp12.87% 5.89% 0.66% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VLY or ABCB? 61.0% of Valley National Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Valley National Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is VLY or ABCB a better dividend stock? Valley National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Valley National Bancorp pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VLY or ABCB? 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 RatioValley National Bancorp$3.58B1.53$380.27M$0.7812.56Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.32$358.68M$5.6812.49 Does the media prefer VLY or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Valley National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 3 mentions for Valley National Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Valley National Bancorp's score of 0.49 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valley National Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ameris Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate VLY or ABCB? Valley National Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $12.68, indicating a potential upside of 29.37%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 1.71%. Given Valley National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and 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 Valley National Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Valley National Bancorp on 11 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.49B$866.91M$12.54B$10.56BDividend Yield4.49%3.22%5.60%4.81%P/E Ratio12.5616.4028.5527.13Price / Sales1.532.2830.15130.24Price / Cash11.9152.4422.2260.81Price / Book0.711.082.236.52Net Income$380.27M$54.76M$1.02B$276.93M7 Day Performance-5.08%-0.74%0.22%1.93%1 Month Performance-10.50%-5.63%-2.24%2.19%1 Year Performance4.48%4.74%537.64%34.62% Valley National Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLYValley National Bancorp4.8431 of 5 stars$9.80+0.8%$12.68+29.4%+4.5%$5.49B$3.58B12.563,732Upcoming EarningsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.4646 of 5 stars$72.60+2.0%$72.14-0.6%+9.5%$4.98B$1.13B13.932,850News CoverageCATYCathay General Bancorp4.3977 of 5 stars$47.47+2.4%$50.17+5.7%-0.3%$3.20B$1.39B11.471,266Upcoming EarningsHWCHancock Whitney4.675 of 5 stars$60.49+2.5%$70.00+15.7%+5.9%$5.00B$2.06B11.143,476Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOZKBank OZK4.9319 of 5 stars$50.26+2.9%$57.80+15.0%+2.9%$5.55B$2.77B8.163,028Trending NewsEarnings ReportEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionGap DownPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.9503 of 5 stars$88.59+2.6%$112.00+26.4%-17.6%$6.70B$3.07B11.753,565Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSFNCSimmons First National4.6492 of 5 stars$18.93+2.6%$22.75+20.2%-21.4%$2.67B$1.46B14.912,946Trending NewsEarnings ReportUBSIUnited Bankshares4.1982 of 5 stars$36.08+1.5%$40.50+12.3%-6.6%$5.03B$1.63B12.752,553News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBKUBankUnited4.2479 of 5 stars$38.59+2.4%$41.91+8.6%-2.4%$2.83B$2.02B11.321,680Upcoming EarningsFNBF.N.B.4.7479 of 5 stars$15.63+2.4%$18.64+19.3%+3.4%$5.48B$2.57B12.214,280Trending NewsEarnings ReportHOMBHome BancShares4.072 of 5 stars$27.16+1.6%$33.00+21.5%+1.9%$5.27B$1.47B12.402,552Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Competitors Hancock Whitney Competitors Bank OZK Competitors Pinnacle Financial Partners Competitors Simmons First National Competitors United Bankshares Competitors BankUnited Competitors F.N.B. 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