CRANDELL MITCHELL L sold $373K of VLY

CRANDELL MITCHELL L (EVP & Chief Accounting Officer) sold 25,495 shares of VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP (VLY) at $14.63 ($0.37M total) on 2026-06-12.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · CRANDELL MITCHELL L
Published Jun 15, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC
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Primary signal
$VLY
Neutral
high confidence
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Relevance
4/10
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The newest fact is the specific open-market sale size, price, and post-transaction holdings; it may slightly influence sentiment but does not indicate a new fundamental catalyst in the text.

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Market read

Traders may note the insider sale for sentiment monitoring, but there is no accompanying fundamental update in the article.

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What to watch

The article doesn’t state prior sale history, option exercises, or whether the insider’s compensation/vesting schedule explains the sale size.

Relevance 4/10Novelty 6/10Timing: Filed 2026-06-15; sale executed 2026-06-12

Background

This is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Valley National Bancorp.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$VLYNeutralHigh confidence
Context

Valley National Bancorp insider (EVP & Chief Accounting Officer) sold 25,495 shares in an open-market transaction at $14.63 on 2026-06-12.

Expected impact

Likely minimal near-term impact; any effect would be sentiment-driven and short-lived.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a standard Form 4 open-market sale with no stated catalyst, guidance change, or regulatory/legal event in the text.

Market effects

Bank insider selling disclosures can marginally affect sentiment, but this single Form 4 provides no sector-wide read-through.

No regional or macro linkage is provided in the filing details.

No global linkage; transaction is company-specific and routine.

Counterpoint

Insider sales under a non-10b5-1 plan can still be driven by diversification/taxes rather than bearish fundamentals; without context, signal is weak.

Key entities

  • VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure.

  • CRANDELL MITCHELL L

    EVP & Chief Accounting Officer who reported the sale.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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