# Valley National Bancorp (VLY) — Analyst Forecast

VLY · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/vly/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buy | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $15.50 | $16.38 | $17.00 | 4 |

Last price $12.75 (as of Oct 16, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $17.00 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $15.50 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | $17.00 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $16.00 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $17.00 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $16.00 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $17.00 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Maintained | Overweight | $17.00 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | $16.50 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $15.00 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $17.50 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $16.00 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $16.50 |
| May 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Downgraded | Overweight → Equal-Weight | $15.00 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintained | Overweight | $16.00 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | $17.00 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | $16.00 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $15.00 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Initiated Coverage | Overweight | $15.50 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | $14.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for VLY stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Valley National Bancorp (VLY) is $16.38, with a high estimate of $17.00 and a low of $15.50, across 4 analysts.

### Is VLY a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Valley National Bancorp currently average a Buy rating: 11 buy, 3 hold and 0 sell, from 14 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for VLY?

The average price target of $16.38 implies 28.43% upside from the last price of $12.75.

### What is the latest analyst rating on VLY?

On Oct 6, 2026, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods maintained Valley National Bancorp at Market Perform with a price target of $17.00.

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