Valley National Bancorp (VLY) Competitors $9.34 +0.15 (+1.63%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.64 +0.31 (+3.27%) As of 08:10 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, 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 Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk. 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 4.7%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Valley National Bancorp pays out 63.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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. Which has stronger valuation and 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$3.58B1.46$380.27M$0.6913.54Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.11$358.68M$5.4012.42 Is VLY or ABCB 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 Valley National Bancorp11.03% 5.12% 0.56% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Which has more risk and volatility, VLY or ABCB? Valley National Bancorp has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer VLY or ABCB? In the previous week, Valley National Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Valley National Bancorp and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Valley National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.93 indicating that Valley National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valley National Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris 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 VLY or ABCB? Valley National Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $10.55, indicating a potential upside of 12.91%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.51%. Given Valley National Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities research 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Ameris 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 10 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$5.15B$849.28M$12.03B$8.87BDividend Yield4.79%3.19%5.58%4.10%P/E Ratio13.5419.0819.9519.90Price / Sales1.462.0025.52113.66Price / Cash11.1748.5321.3456.90Price / Book0.671.122.265.38Net Income$380.27M$53.76M$1.00B$248.50M7 Day Performance4.12%3.39%1.74%2.04%1 Month Performance6.62%6.00%3.79%4.84%1 Year Performance39.40%26.45%540.42%20.23% Valley National Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLYValley National Bancorp4.7227 of 5 stars$9.34+1.6%$10.55+12.9%+35.2%$5.15B$3.58B13.543,732Positive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp2.6247 of 5 stars$64.77-0.2%$71.43+10.3%+32.5%$4.46B$1.12B12.432,850Ex-DividendCATYCathay General Bancorp3.8975 of 5 stars$45.53-0.3%$50.17+10.2%+28.0%$3.19B$742.38M11.501,266News CoverageAnalyst RevisionHWCHancock Whitney4.5652 of 5 stars$57.40-0.4%$61.25+6.7%+27.4%$4.92B$2.06B10.593,476Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionOZKBank OZK3.8649 of 5 stars$47.06-0.2%$50.86+8.1%+23.5%$5.34B$2.77B7.713,028News CoverageDividend IncreasePNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.6475 of 5 stars$110.41+0.8%$121.27+9.8%+45.8%$8.56B$1.55B17.873,565News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7248 of 5 stars$21.09+0.1%$27.25+29.2%-0.8%$2.05B$905.41M13.881,325Analyst RevisionSFNCSimmons First National4.6623 of 5 stars$18.96+0.2%$22.33+17.8%+13.7%$2.39B$1.46B16.342,946Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionUBSIUnited Bankshares3.2166 of 5 stars$36.43flat$40.63+11.5%+17.0%$5.18B$1.07B13.542,553News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionBKUBankUnited3.8554 of 5 stars$35.65+0.0%$40.42+13.4%+27.2%$2.68B$2.02B11.071,680News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSNVSynovus Financial4.7645 of 5 stars$51.80+0.2%$56.56+9.2%+34.2%$7.20B$3.43B14.514,775Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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