Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Analyst Says

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) had its price objective increased by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $15.00 to $16.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “market perform” rating on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ target price suggests a potential upside of 11.58% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Valley National Bancorp from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Valley National Bancorp from $15.50 to $16.50 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. UBS Group set a $17.00 price target on Valley National Bancorp in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Valley National Bancorp from $16.00 to $16.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Valley National Bancorp in a report on Monday, July 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $16.03.

Valley National Bancorp Stock Down 0.8%

VLY opened at $14.34 on Friday. Valley National Bancorp has a twelve month low of $8.95 and a twelve month high of $15.20. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $14.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.23. The stock has a market cap of $7.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.15 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $560.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $557.16 million. Valley National Bancorp had a return on equity of 9.13% and a net margin of 19.49%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.23 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Valley National Bancorp will post 1.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Valley National Bancorp

In other news, COO Russell Barrett sold 90,537 shares of Valley National Bancorp stock in a transaction on Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.54, for a total value of $1,225,870.98. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 64,167 shares in the company, valued at approximately $868,821.18. The trade was a 58.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Mitchell L. Crandell sold 25,495 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.63, for a total value of $372,991.85. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 76,116 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,113,577.08. The trade was a 25.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Valley National Bancorp during the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Valley National Bancorp by 123.7% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 1,189 shares in the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Valley National Bancorp in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. First Horizon Corp boosted its position in shares of Valley National Bancorp by 52.5% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 3,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,108 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Valley National Bancorp during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Institutional investors own 61.00% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Valley National Bancorp

Here are the key news stories impacting Valley National Bancorp this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan Chase & Co. kept an Overweight rating on Valley National Bancorp and trimmed its price target only modestly to $17.00 from $17.50, signaling continued confidence in upside from current levels. JPMorgan price target update
• Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised its price target to $16.00 from $15.00, suggesting analysts still see room for the shares to recover despite the earnings miss. KBW price target update
• Positive Sentiment: Valley National posted year-over-year revenue growth of 13.3%, helped by stronger net interest income and non-interest income, and provisions were lower, which supports the longer-term earnings outlook. Second quarter 2026 results
• Neutral Sentiment: Adjusted second-quarter EPS came in at $0.30 versus the consensus $0.31, a very small miss that was offset by slightly better-than-expected revenue. Second quarter 2026 results
• Negative Sentiment: The main drag on the stock is that higher expenses kept Valley National from fully beating earnings estimates, limiting enthusiasm around an otherwise solid quarter. Earnings miss analysis

About Valley National Bancorp

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VLY) is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey, offering a comprehensive suite of commercial and consumer banking products and services. Through its banking subsidiary, Valley National Bank, the company provides deposit accounts, residential and commercial lending, mortgage services, treasury and cash management, foreign exchange and trade finance solutions. Complementary wealth management and insurance offerings round out its financial services platform, catering to individual, small-business and corporate clients.

Tracing its roots to the establishment of Wayne National Bank in 1927, Valley has grown into one of the largest banks in New Jersey by both assets and deposit share.