Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Competitors $10.58 -0.07 (-0.66%) Closing price 09/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.73 +0.15 (+1.42%) As of 09/16/2025 05:52 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 Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate ABCB or VLY? Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.17%. Valley National Bancorp has a consensus price target of $11.85, suggesting a potential upside of 11.97%. Given Valley National Bancorp's higher probable 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has better 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$1.13B4.49$358.68M$5.6812.98Valley National Bancorp$3.58B1.65$380.27M$0.7813.56 Which has more risk & volatility, ABCB or VLY? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 1.1%. Valley National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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. Is ABCB or VLY 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 Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% Valley National Bancorp 12.87%5.89%0.66% Does the media refer more to ABCB or VLY? In the previous week, Valley National Bancorp had 13 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Valley National Bancorp and 9 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Valley National Bancorp's score of 0.83 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) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Valley National Bancorp 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$5.96B$936.16M$12.71B$10.31BDividend Yield4.13%3.03%5.42%4.63%P/E Ratio13.5616.76246.5426.51Price / Sales1.652.1530.88123.58Price / Cash12.9549.6522.2260.46Price / Book0.761.142.316.29Net Income$380.27M$54.35M$1.01B$270.51M7 Day Performance-1.21%-0.48%0.41%1.95%1 Month Performance7.74%3.39%3.00%6.33%1 Year Performance18.61%12.61%541.39%25.62% Valley National Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLYValley National Bancorp4.6666 of 5 stars$10.58-0.7%$11.85+12.0%+21.3%$5.96B$3.58B13.563,732Analyst UpgradeABCBAmeris Bancorp3.5882 of 5 stars$73.46-0.8%$72.14-1.8%+19.2%$5.04B$1.13B14.102,850Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCATYCathay General Bancorp3.7982 of 5 stars$49.85+0.4%$49.71-0.3%+11.9%$3.43B$1.39B12.041,266Analyst UpgradeHWCHancock Whitney4.6308 of 5 stars$62.90+0.3%$68.25+8.5%+25.0%$5.32B$2.06B11.443,476Positive NewsOZKBank OZK4.2303 of 5 stars$52.53+0.3%$54.25+3.3%+21.8%$5.95B$2.77B8.503,028PNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.8548 of 5 stars$98.41+1.1%$113.50+15.3%-0.8%$7.55B$3.07B13.053,565Positive NewsSFNCSimmons First National4.8365 of 5 stars$20.81-0.3%$22.75+9.3%-6.6%$3.02B$1.46B16.392,946Positive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.9477 of 5 stars$38.21-0.2%$40.50+6.0%-1.5%$5.42B$1.63B13.502,553Positive NewsBKUBankUnited4.1566 of 5 stars$38.67-0.8%$41.55+7.4%+4.0%$2.93B$2.02B11.341,680Positive NewsFNBF.N.B.4.6499 of 5 stars$16.49+0.0%$18.64+13.1%+13.2%$5.92B$2.57B12.884,280HOMBHome BancShares3.8642 of 5 stars$29.58-1.0%$33.20+12.3%+6.8%$5.88B$1.47B13.512,552Positive News 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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