Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY)’s stock price has decreased by -0.68 compared to its previous closing price of 8.84. However, the company has seen a 1.04% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-20 that NEW YORK, May 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) (“Valley”), the holding company for Valley National Bank, announced today its regular preferred and common dividends. The declared quarterly dividends to shareholders of record on June 13, 2025 are as follows:
Is It Worth Investing in Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY) Right Now?
Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 12.79x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for VLY is at 1.09. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VLY is 478.44M, and currently, shorts hold a 5.47% of that float. The average trading volume for VLY on June 02, 2025 was 9.35M shares.
VLY’s Market Performance
The stock of Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has seen a 1.04% increase in the past week, with a 2.09% rise in the past month, and a -10.77% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.94%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.85% for VLY. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.46% for VLY’s stock, with a -4.63% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VLY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VLY stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for VLY by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for VLY in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $10 based on the research report published on May 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VLY reach a price target of $10. The rating they have provided for VLY stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on May 13th, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Overweight” to VLY, setting the target price at $11 in the report published on March 24th of the current year.
VLY Trading at 1.11% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VLY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.87% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.85%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.94%, as shares surge +0.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.68% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VLY rose by +1.04%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.91. In addition, Valley National Bancorp saw -3.09% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VLY starting from PETER BAUM, who proposed sale 40,844 shares at the price of $8.70 back on May 20 ’25. After this action, PETER BAUM now owns shares of Valley National Bancorp, valued at $355,343 using the latest closing price.
EFRAT EYAL, the Director of Valley National Bancorp, purchase 196 shares at $9.16 during a trade that took place back on May 14 ’25, which means that EFRAT EYAL is holding 1,848 shares at $1,795 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VLY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 for the gross margin
The net margin for Valley National Bancorp stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 5.48, with 0.63 for asset returns.
Based on Valley National Bancorp (VLY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.31 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.46. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.23.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 517.35 million with net debt to EBITDA at 6.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.26for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.12.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Valley National Bancorp (VLY) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
