VLYValley National Bancorp

$12.61+18% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and heavily shorted.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −4% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest8.3% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How VLY is trading

Valley National Bancorp is +18% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 0.12 points behind the market.

+18%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−3.5%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
32

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
17%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$7.36 – $15.20 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$12.61
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−9.1%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+18%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
+31%
vs 50-day average$13.80
−8.7%
52-week high
$15.20
52-week low
$9.47
Annualised volatility
31%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$1.6M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+9.8%
2025+35%
2024−12%
2023+0.67%
2022−15%
2021+46%
2020−10%
2019+34%
2018−18%
2017+0.09%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan108 of 10+4.2%
Feb105 of 10−0.60%
Mar102 of 10−5.5%
Apr106 of 10+1.3%
May106 of 10−2.0%
Jun105 of 10+0.68%
Jul116 of 11+5.3%
Aug116 of 11−0.08%
Sep116 of 11−0.54%
Oct116 of 11+0.99%
Nov109 of 10+8.8%
Dec105 of 10−0.62%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.