Why is VLY up?
Up 15% from Oct 19 to Nov 2 while the S&P 500 fell 2%.
“Net interest income growth reflecting net interest margin expansion and consistent earning asset growth.”
VLY's Quality Score rose 4 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 12. Its price is above its average prices of the last 8, 21, 50, and 200 days, which line up in that order (3 chart checks started). 1 more reason, for Pro members.
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Up 15% from Oct 19 to Nov 2 while the S&P 500 fell 2%.
“Net interest income growth reflecting net interest margin expansion and consistent earning asset growth.”
| The chart | Above every average |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 22 |
Tue Dec 15: Ex-dividend, $0.11 a shareAt the open. Pays Jan 4.
After its last 4 reports it closed +3.2% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. VLY scores 12 today, against a median of 3 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
VLY is #38 of 167 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: VLY -1.2%, BKU -3.6%.
Expected to report Thu Jan 28, before the open (in 86 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
A profit of $0.36 a share.
“Net interest income growth reflecting net interest margin expansion and consistent earning asset growth.”
VLY's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | +0.6% | +6.1% | +8.3% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | -3.0% | -0.5% | -1.6% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | +3.5% | +3.9% | +0.5% |
Its dividends come to 44% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.44 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $243M a year |
| Free cash flow | $558M |
One insider sold $373K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: VLY is under 0.1% of VYM and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
Valley National Bancorp is a bank holding company that offers a full suite of national and regional banking solutions through various commercial, private banking, retail, insurance, and wealth management financial services products. It provides personalized service and customized solutions to assist its customers with their financial service needs. The group also offers niche financial services, including loan and deposit products for homeowners associations, cannabis-related business banking, and venture banking, which offers nationally. It manages its business operations under operating segments consisting of Consumer Banking; Commercial Banking; and Treasury and Corporate Other. The group generates the majority of its revenue from the Commercial Banking Segment.
VLY scores 12 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #38 of 167 in Banks by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 15% from Oct 19 to Nov 2 while the S&P 500 fell 2%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
VLY scores 12 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #38 of 167 in Banks by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind VLY's 12.
One insider sold $373K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Mitchell L. Crandell, EVP & Chief Accounting Officer, who sold $373K on Jun 12.
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