Valley National Bancorp Stock Forecast

Hold candidate since Aug 10, 2026

The Valley National Bancorp stock price gained 0.687% on the last trading day (Monday, 10th Aug 2026), rising from $14.55 to $14.65. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.63% from a day low at $14.43 to a day high of $14.66. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 2.09% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 2 million more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 6 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $84.37 million.

The stock lies in the middle of a strong rising trend in the short term and a further rise within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 11.56% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $16.06 and $17.44 at the end of this 3-month period.

VLY Signals & Forecast

The Valley National Bancorp stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock, but the stock has a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $14.59 and $14.60. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Thursday, July 16, 2026, and so far it has fallen -3.55%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Valley National Bancorp stock

Valley National Bancorp finds support from accumulated volume at $14.47 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

In general the stock tends to have very controlled movements and with good liquidity the risk is considered very low in this stock. During the last day, the stock moved $0.235 between high and low, or 1.63%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.22%.

Our recommended stop-loss: $14.03 (-4.23%) (This stock has very low daily movements and this gives very low risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 17 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (VLY) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Tuesday 11th

For the upcoming trading day on Tuesday, 11th we expect Valley National Bancorp to open at $14.58, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $14.50 and $14.80, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$0.303 (+/-2.09%) up or down from last closing price. If Valley National Bancorp takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 2.09% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $14.72 (0.48%) than the support at $14.47 (1.23%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.

Dividend Warning For VLY

Dividend coming up for VLY: Ex-dividend date (Tuesday 15th September, 2026) is 34 days away. The dividend is $0.110.

Is Valley National Bancorp stock A Buy?

Valley National Bancorp holds several positive signals, but we still don't find these to be enough for a buy candidate. At the current level, it should be considered as a hold candidate (hold or accumulate) in this position whilst awaiting further development. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Sell to a Hold candidate.

Current score: 0.859 Hold/Accumulate Upgraded

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on August 11, 2026 - $14.58 ( 0.489%).

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