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The price of Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY) closed at $10.65 in the last session, down -1.02% from day before closing price of $10.76. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 9.31 million shares were traded. VLY stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.56.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VLY’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on September 25, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $14.
On September 24, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $14.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on September 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $13.50.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 11 ’25 when ABRAMSON ANDREW B bought 10,000 shares for $9.07 per share.
PETER BAUM bought 40,844 shares of VLY for $355,343 on May 20 ’25. On May 14 ’25, another insider, EFRAT EYAL, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 196 shares for $9.16 each. As a result, the insider paid 1,795 and bolstered with 1,848 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VLY now has a Market Capitalization of 6022597632 and an Enterprise Value of 8646605824. As of this moment, Valley’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.64, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.393.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VLY is 1.13, which has changed by 0.21436715 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15101504 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VLY has reached a high of $11.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.43%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VLY traded on average about 8.62M shares per day over the past 3-months and 10016720 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 560.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 477.96M. Insiders hold about 14.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.79% stake in the company. Shares short for VLY as of 1756425600 were 22843006 with a Short Ratio of 2.82, compared to 1753920000 on 25713568. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22843006 and a Short% of Float of 5.510000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for VLY is 0.44, which was 0.44 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04089219. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.4. The current Payout Ratio is 63.50% for VLY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2012-05-09 when the company split stock in a 105:100 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Valley National Bancorp (VLY) is currently drawing attention from 13.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.28, with high estimates of $0.29 and low estimates of $0.26.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.95 and $0.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.94. EPS for the following year is $1.18, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $1.26 and $1.12.
Revenue Estimates
According to 10 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $511.58M. It ranges from a high estimate of $520M to a low estimate of $505M. As of the current estimate, Valley National Bancorp’s year-ago sales were $471.17MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $525.79M. There is a high estimate of $531.07M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $518.7M.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VLY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.03B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.85BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.23B and the low estimate is $2.15B.
