Valley National Bancorp (VLY)
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Rating:73Outperform
Price Target:
$15.00
â–²(10.95% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/23/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial performance (strong profitability and improving balance sheet metrics, tempered by cash flow volatility) and a positive earnings outlook (higher-end NII guidance, improving efficiency, stable credit). Technicals are supportive with a clear uptrend, and valuation is attractive with a low P/E and a ~3.3% dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Core deposit growth / funding strength
Sustained, low-cost core deposit gathering materially strengthens funding and liquidity, enabling payoff of higher-cost brokered deposits and FHLB advances. This durable funding mix supports loan growth, lowers funding costs, and underpins net interest income reliability over the medium term.
Negative Factors
Elevated CRE concentration
A high regulatory CRE concentration (329% example) increases exposure to property-market stress and regional CRE cycles. Over a 2–6 month horizon, concentration magnifies downside credit and capital risk if localized CRE performance weakens, pressuring loan-loss provisioning and capital buffers.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Core deposit growth / funding strength
Sustained, low-cost core deposit gathering materially strengthens funding and liquidity, enabling payoff of higher-cost brokered deposits and FHLB advances. This durable funding mix supports loan growth, lowers funding costs, and underpins net interest income reliability over the medium term.
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Valley National Bancorp (VLY) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$7.52B
Dividend Yield3.69%
Average Volume (3M)7.24M
Price to Earnings (P/E)10.4
Beta (1Y)0.99
Revenue Growth-0.22%
EPS Growth62.53%
CountryUS
Employees3,732
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.29
Shares Outstanding554,316,900
10 Day Avg. Volume5,930,447
30 Day Avg. Volume7,241,525
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.24
Price to Book (P/B)0.84
Price to Sales (P/S)1.87
P/FCF Ratio19.01
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.34
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.88
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.34
Enterprise Value/Ebitda12.67
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$15.33Price Target Upside13.41% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering12
EPS Forecast (FY)1.27
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.27B
Valley National Bancorp Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Valley National Bancorp operates as the holding company for Valley National Bank that provides various commercial, retail, insurance, and wealth management financial services products. It operates through Commercial Lending, Consumer Lending, and ...
How the Company Makes Money
Valley National Bancorp primarily makes money through its banking subsidiary by (1) earning net interest income and (2) generating noninterest income (fees and other revenues), offset by operating expenses and credit costs.
1) Net interest income...
Valley National Bancorp Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 23, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 23, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized multiple clear operating improvements—robust core deposit gathering, sequential loan growth, continued net interest income expansion, improved efficiency, stable asset quality, and active capital generation with shareholder-friendly buybacks—while acknowledging manageable, largely seasonal or targeted challenges (payroll tax seasonality, OCI headwind, modest CRE spread compression, and a slight uptick in criticized loans). Management maintains constructive forward guidance on NII, deposit and loan growth, and capital positioning. Overall, the positive operational and financial momentum outweighed the limited and addressed headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Quarterly Earnings
Net income of approximately $164 million (GAAP), or $0.28 per diluted share; adjusted net income of $169 million, or $0.29 per diluted share.
Negative Updates
First-Quarter Seasonal Headwinds and Expense Impact
Traditional Q1 headwinds including elevated payroll taxes and a lower day count; payroll tax impact roughly $7 million in the quarter contributed to reported noninterest expenses rising to $310 million (from $299 million); adjusted noninterest expenses were effectively flat after seasonality adjustments.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Quarterly Earnings
Net income of approximately $164 million (GAAP), or $0.28 per diluted share; adjusted net income of $169 million, or $0.29 per diluted share.
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Company Guidance
Management guided 2026 NII to the higher end of its prior range with more meaningful acceleration in H2 (targeted run-rate roughly $330M NII by 4Q with upside), and sees modest upside to consensus while keeping noninterest income, noninterest expense and credit cost expectations largely unchanged; loan growth is expected between the midpoint and high end of a 4%–6% range (total loans grew ≈$700M, +5.5% annualized in 1Q) funded by strong deposit gathering (direct customer deposits +>$900M in the quarter, enabling payoff of ≈$300M maturing brokered deposits and ~$350M FHLB advances), total deposit growth expected toward the high end of a 5%–7% guide, total deposit costs down 18 bps with spot interest‑bearing deposit cost 2.95% (all‑in 2.26%); capital: CET1 expected to remain toward the high end of a 10.5%–11% target range after generating >30 bps of regulatory capital in the quarter (used ~1/3 of generation for buybacks, repurchasing ~4M shares for ~$52M), and preliminary analysis shows a +80–100 bps benefit under the proposed Basel III standardized rules; operating and credit metrics: adjusted pre‑provision net revenue $253M, reported noninterest expense $310M (adjusted flat), efficiency ratio improved to 53.1% (targeting ~50% by 2026), net charge‑offs 14 bps (vs. 18 bps last quarter), allowance coverage ~1.2%, and tangible book value up ≈1% in the quarter.Valley National Bancorp Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
70
Positive
Cash Flow
55
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 3.49B | 3.57B | 3.35B | 2.18B | 1.49B |
| Gross Profit | 1.88B | 1.53B | 1.83B | 1.81B | 1.33B |
| EBITDA | 743.87M | 517.35M | 761.54M | 860.11M | 691.70M |
| Net Income | 597.98M | 380.27M | 498.51M | 568.85M | 473.84M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 64.28B | 62.49B | 60.93B | 57.46B | 43.45B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 315.17M | 2.12B | 2.19B | 2.21B | 3.18B |
| Total Debt | 3.43B | 3.69B | 3.71B | 2.10B | 2.42B |
| Total Liabilities | 56.47B | 55.06B | 54.23B | 51.06B | 38.36B |
| Stockholders Equity | 7.81B | 7.44B | 6.70B | 6.40B | 5.08B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 343.83M | 548.54M | 378.19M | 1.43B | 837.14M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 343.83M | 548.54M | 378.19M | 1.43B | 837.14M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.16B | -709.28M | -3.35B | -6.79B | -1.08B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 1.51B | 1.16B | 2.91B | 4.26B | 964.35M |
Valley National Bancorp Technical Analysis
Positive
13.52
Price Trends
12.62
Positive
12.20
Positive
11.10
Positive
Market Momentum
0.27
Negative
70.57
Negative
82.09
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For VLY, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 13.52 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 12.59, above the 50-day MA of 12.62, and above the 200-day MA of 11.10, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.27 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 70.57 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 82.09 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for VLY.
Valley National Bancorp Risk Analysis
Valley National Bancorp disclosed 38 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Valley National Bancorp reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Valley National Bancorp Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $5.46B | 7.77 | 11.63% | 3.68% | 0.67% | 0.49% | |
74 Outperform | $6.34B | 11.00 | 8.77% | 2.73% | 4.16% | 27.83% | |
74 Outperform | $6.38B | 17.68 | 6.83% | 2.89% | 18.22% | 14.79% | |
73 Outperform | $7.52B | 10.41 | 7.82% | 3.69% | -0.22% | 62.53% | |
73 Outperform | $7.02B | 12.03 | 7.14% | 3.31% | -0.62% | 5.42% | |
69 Neutral | $5.43B | 11.22 | 11.29% | 2.85% | 0.57% | 15.88% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% |
* Financial Sector Average
VLY
Valley National Bancorp
13.57
5.21
62.36%
OZK
Bank OZK
48.16
6.51
15.64%
FNB
F.N.B.
17.85
5.00
38.86%
GBCI
Glacier Bancorp
49.05
9.16
22.97%
HOMB
Home Bancshares
26.87
-0.38
-1.41%
PB
Prosperity Bancshares
69.65
3.87
5.88%
Valley National Bancorp Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Valley National Bancorp Reports Solid First-Quarter 2026 Results
Positive
Apr 23, 2026
Valley National Bancorp reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $163.9 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, down from $195.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 but up from $106.1 million a year earlier, with adjusted net income of $168.9 mill...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Valley National Bancorp Authorizes New Common Stock Buyback
Positive
Feb 24, 2026
On February 24, 2026, Valley National Bancorp announced that its board approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing buybacks of up to 25 million shares of its common stock. The new authorization will take effect on April 27, 2026, immediate...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Valley National Bancorp Reports Record Fourth-Quarter 2025 Earnings
Positive
Jan 29, 2026
On January 29, 2026, Valley National Bancorp reported record fourth-quarter 2025 earnings, with net income rising to $195.4 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, up from $163.4 million in the third quarter of 2025 and $115.7 million a year earlier,...
Executive/Board Changes
Valley National Bancorp Appoints Carlos Vazquez to Board
Positive
Jan 28, 2026
On January 27, 2026, Valley National Bancorp’s board appointed Carlos Vazquez as an independent director to serve until the next annual shareholders’ meeting, also naming him to its Audit and Compensation and Human Capital Management C...
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