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Best Bank Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top bank stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best bank stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best bank stocks to buy right now are:

Banco Santander Sa (NYSE:BSBR) is the #1 top bank stock out of 324 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Banco Santander Sa (NYSE:BSBR) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Banco Santander Sa (NYSE:BSBR) has a Due Diligence Score of 8, which is -28 points lower than the bank industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BSBR as a "A".

BSBR passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Banco Santander Sa has seen its stock return 34.42% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 43 percentage points.

Northrim Bancorp (NASDAQ:NRIM) is the #2 top bank stock out of 324 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Northrim Bancorp (NASDAQ:NRIM) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Northrim Bancorp (NASDAQ:NRIM) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 11 points higher than the bank industry average of 36.

NRIM passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Northrim Bancorp has seen its stock return 11.26% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 20 percentage points.

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) is the #3 top bank stock out of 324 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: D, and AI: A.

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 21 points higher than the bank industry average of 36.

BWFG passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bankwell Financial Group has seen its stock return 28.89% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 38 percentage points.

Bankwell Financial Group has an average 1 year price target of $53.00, an upside of 19.05% from Bankwell Financial Group's current stock price of $44.52.

Bankwell Financial Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Bankwell Financial Group, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 251 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH) has an annual dividend yield of 8.11%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.74%. Washington Trust Bancorp's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Washington Trust Bancorp's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Washington Trust Bancorp's dividend payout ratio of -134.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) has an annual dividend yield of 7.92%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.74%. Tfs Financial's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Tfs Financial's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Tfs Financial's dividend payout ratio of 389.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Affinity Bancshares (NASDAQ:AFBI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.82%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.74%.

Affinity Bancshares's dividend payout ratio of 126.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

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Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued bank stocks right now are:

Cf Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFBK) is the most undervalued bank stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cf Bankshares has a valuation score of 71, which is 20 points higher than the bank industry average of 51. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cf Bankshares's stock has dropped -15.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -7 percentage points.

Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT) is the second most undervalued bank stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Newtekone has a valuation score of 57, which is 6 points higher than the bank industry average of 51. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newtekone's stock has dropped -30.56% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -22 percentage points.

Woori Financial Group (NYSE:WF) is the third most undervalued bank stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Woori Financial Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 20 points higher than the bank industry average of 51. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Woori Financial Group's stock has gained 49.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 59 percentage points.

40.19% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 15.29% over the next year.

0.37% of bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.74% of bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.4% are rated C (Hold), 13.86% are rated D (Sell), and 2.62% are rated F (Strong Sell).