Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Competitors $9.51 -0.08 (-0.83%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.61 +0.10 (+1.05%) As of 07/11/2025 05:23 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, 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. 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 4.6%. 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 rate ABCB or VLY? Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.14%. Valley National Bancorp has a consensus target price of $10.73, indicating a potential upside of 12.80%. Given Valley National Bancorp's higher probable 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) 2.86Valley National Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 Does the media refer more to 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. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Valley National Bancorp's score of 0.70 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valley National Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) 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 volatility & risk, ABCB or VLY? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & 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$1.12B4.13$358.68M$5.4012.46Valley National Bancorp$3.58B1.49$380.27M$0.6913.78 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Valley National Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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. 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$5.33B$870.60M$12.00B$9.11BDividend Yield4.63%3.15%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio13.7819.3719.2020.27Price / Sales1.492.1125.66100.92Price / Cash11.5648.6721.4557.67Price / Book0.681.122.285.49Net Income$380.27M$54.19M$992.82M$250.45M7 Day Performance-3.01%-1.11%-0.20%4.78%1 Month Performance11.49%7.13%3.93%9.58%1 Year Performance29.21%20.77%539.44%16.41% Valley National Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLYValley National Bancorp4.5431 of 5 stars$9.51-0.8%$10.73+12.8%+29.2%$5.33B$3.58B13.783,732Analyst ForecastABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2611 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$71.43+6.5%+23.4%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.0884 of 5 stars$47.31-1.4%$50.17+6.0%+22.1%$3.32B$1.39B11.951,266News CoverageHWCHancock Whitney4.58 of 5 stars$59.95-1.8%$63.29+5.6%+20.1%$5.13B$1.45B11.063,476News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeOZKBank OZK3.8612 of 5 stars$50.43-1.1%$50.86+0.8%+20.4%$5.74B$2.77B8.273,028News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.3573 of 5 stars$117.21-0.5%$122.36+4.4%+37.6%$9.09B$3.07B18.973,565News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7549 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$27.25+19.7%-9.1%$2.21B$905.41M14.971,325Positive NewsSFNCSimmons First National4.4722 of 5 stars$19.98-1.8%$22.33+11.8%+6.0%$2.52B$1.46B17.222,946News CoverageUpcoming EarningsUBSIUnited Bankshares2.7858 of 5 stars$37.78-1.6%$40.63+7.5%+10.2%$5.37B$1.63B14.042,553Positive NewsBKUBankUnited3.5785 of 5 stars$37.27-2.0%$40.33+8.2%+17.7%$2.80B$2.02B11.571,680Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSNVSynovus Financial4.5298 of 5 stars$54.55-1.0%$57.11+4.7%+28.3%$7.58B$3.43B15.284,775News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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