Live Earnings Conference Call: Valley National Bancorp will host a live Q3 2025 earnings call on October 23, 2025 at 11:00AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Valley National Bancorp's Q3 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Competitors $10.13 -0.13 (-1.27%) Closing price 10/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.96 -0.17 (-1.68%) As of 07:25 AM 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$3.58B1.58$380.27M$0.7812.99Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.45$358.68M$5.6812.86 Does the media refer more to VLY or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 13 more articles in the media than Valley National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 11 mentions for Valley National Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Valley National Bancorp's score of 0.45 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ameris Bancorp 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 4.3%. 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. 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 and institutionals hold more shares of VLY or ABCB? 61.0% of Valley National Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Valley National Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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. Do analysts rate VLY or ABCB? Valley National Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $12.68, indicating a potential upside of 25.16%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 1.27%. Given Valley National Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Valley National Bancorp on 13 of the 19 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$5.74B$893.52M$12.60B$10.67BDividend Yield4.29%3.16%5.57%4.86%P/E Ratio12.9916.7121.1927.13Price / Sales1.582.0730.16126.20Price / Cash12.4752.3122.3761.42Price / Book0.731.112.236.43Net Income$380.27M$54.82M$1.02B$276.63M7 Day Performance4.22%3.45%0.84%-0.77%1 Month Performance-6.29%-2.51%-1.21%0.68%1 Year Performance11.07%8.23%535.60%32.03% Valley National Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLYValley National Bancorp4.9245 of 5 stars$10.13-1.3%$12.68+25.2%+12.7%$5.74B$3.58B12.993,732News CoverageDividend AnnouncementABCBAmeris Bancorp3.5867 of 5 stars$72.60+2.0%$72.14-0.6%+16.2%$4.98B$1.13B13.932,850Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionCATYCathay General Bancorp4.2465 of 5 stars$47.47+2.4%$50.17+5.7%+1.7%$3.20B$1.39B11.471,266Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHWCHancock Whitney4.7725 of 5 stars$60.49+2.5%$70.00+15.7%+8.7%$5.00B$2.06B11.143,476Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionOZKBank OZK4.9428 of 5 stars$50.26+2.9%$57.80+15.0%+3.8%$5.55B$2.77B8.163,028Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.9611 of 5 stars$88.59+2.6%$112.00+26.4%-14.9%$6.70B$3.07B11.753,565Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeGap UpSFNCSimmons First National4.7075 of 5 stars$18.93+2.6%$22.75+20.2%-23.2%$2.67B$1.46B14.912,946Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionUBSIUnited Bankshares4.0307 of 5 stars$36.08+1.5%$40.50+12.3%-3.6%$5.03B$1.63B12.752,553BKUBankUnited4.1284 of 5 stars$38.59+2.4%$41.91+8.6%+6.8%$2.83B$2.02B11.321,680Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpFNBF.N.B.4.7655 of 5 stars$15.63+2.4%$18.64+19.3%+6.6%$5.48B$2.57B12.214,280Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeHOMBHome BancShares4.036 of 5 stars$27.16+1.6%$33.00+21.5%+1.0%$5.27B$1.47B12.402,552Dividend Increase 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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