Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Grows Stake in Valley National Bancorp $VLY

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) by 99.3% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 258,002 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 128,563 shares during the quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Valley National Bancorp were worth $2,735,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Valley National Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Valley National Bancorp by 11,831.1% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 5,324 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Valley National Bancorp by 244.7% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 4,177 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Valley National Bancorp by 23.2% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 6,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 1,297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Valley National Bancorp during the 2nd quarter valued at $93,000. 61.00% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Valley National Bancorp Price Performance

Shares of Valley National Bancorp stock opened at $12.46 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.95 billion, a PE ratio of 12.34 and a beta of 1.09. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $10.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Valley National Bancorp has a 12-month low of $7.48 and a 12-month high of $12.97.

Valley National Bancorp (NASDAQ:VLY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.02. Valley National Bancorp had a return on equity of 7.92% and a net margin of 17.11%.The company had revenue of $541.25 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $524.31 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. Valley National Bancorp’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts expect that Valley National Bancorp will post 0.99 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on VLY shares. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Valley National Bancorp from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Valley National Bancorp from $14.00 to $14.50 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Janney Montgomery Scott raised Valley National Bancorp to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Valley National Bancorp from a “market perform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $15.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Valley National Bancorp from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Valley National Bancorp presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $14.20.

Key Headlines Impacting Valley National Bancorp

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat consensus: VLY reported record Q4 earnings (EPS $0.31 vs. $0.29 est.) with revenue up ~14% and strength in net interest income, fee income, loans and deposits — a clear operational improvement that supports earnings momentum. VLY Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary and write-ups upgraded tone: a Seeking Alpha piece frames VLY as “poised for growth” after its transformation, which can help investor conviction on longer?term upside. Valley National Bancorp: Poised For Growth After Transformation (Upgrade)
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness from some shops: Hovde raised its target to $15 and reaffirmed an outperform view, signaling more upside in some sell?side models. Hovde Group raises price target to $15 (Finviz)
• Neutral Sentiment: Other analysts raised targets but kept neutral ratings: Barclays lifted its target to $14 (equal weight) and Keefe Bruyette & Woods to $13 (market perform) — supportive but not uniformly bullish, suggesting mixed conviction on near?term upside. Barclays raises PT to $14; Keefe raises PT to $13 (Benzinga/TickerReport)
• Neutral Sentiment: Full disclosure and details available: the company provided the earnings press release, slide deck and call transcript for deeper due diligence — useful for investors assessing sustainability of the beat. VLY Q4 2025 Press Release / Slide Deck
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the beat and multiple target increases, shares have pulled back intraday — likely profit taking after the post?earnings run and the presence of neutral/equal?weight analyst views limiting strong follow?through. (Higher-than-average volume suggests active repositioning.)

Valley National Bancorp Profile

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.