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VLY vs. ABCB, CATY, HWC, OZK, PNFP, SFNC, UBSI, BKU, FNB, and HOMB

Should 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 (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 companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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 Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.52$358.68M$5.6813.07
Valley National Bancorp$3.58B1.68$380.27M$0.7813.79

In the previous week, Valley National Bancorp had 12 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Valley National Bancorp and 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Valley National Bancorp's score of 0.84 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Valley National Bancorp
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.83%. Valley National Bancorp has a consensus target price of $11.54, suggesting a potential upside of 7.28%. Given Valley National Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
2.86
Valley National Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Valley National Bancorp 12.87%5.89%0.66%

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Valley National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valley National Bancorp pays out 56.4% 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.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Valley National Bancorp on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VLY vs. The Competition

MetricValley National BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.03B$933.53M$12.61B$10.16B
Dividend Yield4.11%3.02%5.41%4.61%
P/E Ratio13.8016.75245.7425.99
Price / Sales1.682.3530.6491.76
Price / Cash13.0249.7622.1259.91
Price / Book0.771.152.316.31
Net Income$380.27M$54.35M$1.01B$270.66M
7 Day Performance0.23%-0.47%1.03%3.52%
1 Month Performance10.31%3.17%3.15%6.79%
1 Year Performance31.80%15.85%543.71%28.29%

Valley National Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VLY
Valley National Bancorp
4.5511 of 5 stars
$10.76
-0.2%
$11.54
+7.3%
+33.1%$6.03B$3.58B13.803,732News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.5338 of 5 stars
$73.46
-0.8%
$72.14
-1.8%
+26.7%$5.04B$1.13B14.102,850Positive News
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.7395 of 5 stars
$49.85
+0.4%
$49.71
-0.3%
+19.2%$3.43B$1.39B12.041,266
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5768 of 5 stars
$62.90
+0.3%
$68.25
+8.5%
+30.9%$5.32B$2.06B11.443,476Positive News
OZK
Bank OZK
4.1654 of 5 stars
$52.53
+0.3%
$54.25
+3.3%
+32.4%$5.95B$2.77B8.503,028Positive News
PNFP
Pinnacle Financial Partners
4.7199 of 5 stars
$98.41
+1.1%
$113.50
+15.3%
+8.0%$7.55B$3.07B13.053,565News Coverage
Positive News
SFNC
Simmons First National
4.7877 of 5 stars
$20.81
-0.3%
$22.75
+9.3%
+1.6%$3.02B$1.46B16.392,946Positive News
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.3433 of 5 stars
$38.21
-0.2%
$40.50
+6.0%
+5.4%$5.42B$1.63B13.502,553Positive News
BKU
BankUnited
4.0454 of 5 stars
$38.67
-0.8%
$41.55
+7.4%
+12.6%$2.93B$2.02B11.341,680News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
FNB
F.N.B.
4.6265 of 5 stars
$16.49
+0.0%
$18.64
+13.1%
+19.4%$5.92B$2.57B12.884,280Positive News
HOMB
Home BancShares
3.7978 of 5 stars
$29.58
-1.0%
$33.20
+12.3%
+11.2%$5.88B$1.47B13.512,552News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:VLY) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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