At the time of writing, Valley National Bancorp [VLY] stock is trading at $8.38, up 2.95%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VLY shares have gain 4.10% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.31%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Valley National Bancorp [NASDAQ: VLY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 24, 2025, when Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $11 for it. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on November 11, 2024, and elevated its price target to $11. On October 31, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $10 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and increased its price target to $9.50 on August 05, 2024. Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform but $8 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 31, 2024. Barclays started tracking with a Underweight rating for this stock on March 08, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $8. In a note dated December 01, 2023, Citigroup initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $9.50 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Valley National Bancorp fluctuated between $6.47 and $11.10. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $11 within the next 12 months. Valley National Bancorp [NASDAQ: VLY] shares were valued at $8.38 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 31.26% based on the average VLY price forecast.
Analyzing the VLY fundamentals
According to Valley National Bancorp [NASDAQ:VLY], the company’s sales were 3.57B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.73% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.0%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.0. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.06.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 8.23 points at the first support level, and at 8.09 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 8.47, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 8.57.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Valley National Bancorp [NASDAQ:VLY] has a current ratio of 0.10. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.32, the price to book ratio is 0.66 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.13.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MENDELSON AVNER, Former Director, that happened on Apr 22 ’25 when 94363.0 shares were purchased. 10% Owner, BANK LEUMI LE ISRAEL BM completed a deal on Nov 08 ’24 to buy 1.0 million shares. Meanwhile, Former Director MENDELSON AVNER bought 0.4 million shares on Feb 06 ’25.
