VLY vs WBS
VLY: A regional banking institution providing commercial and consumer financial services through a community-oriented branch network. WBS: A diversified financial holding company providing full-service commercial and consumer banking with a specialized national platform for health savings accounts.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | VLY | WBS | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.75 | $77.57 | |
| Market cap | $7.0B | $12.6B | |
| P/E | 10.31 | 12.26 | VLY lower |
| PEG as of 2026-08-20, 3-year EPS CAGR to FY2025 | n/a | 0.74 | |
| Net margin FY2025, SEC XBRL | n/a | +421.4% | |
| Operating margin FY2025, SEC XBRL | n/a | +617.8% | |
| ROE FY2025, SEC XBRL | +7.7% | +10.6% | WBS higher |
| ROA FY2025, SEC XBRL | +0.9% | +1.2% | WBS higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-09-02 | 0.39 | 0.08 | WBS lower |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | n/a | -4.0% | |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-09-02 | +3.2% | +2.1% | VLY higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 12 | 4 | VLY higher |
| Beta as of 2026-09-02 | 1.04 | 1.26 | |
| 1-year return | +17.6% | +32.9% | WBS higher |
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.