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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.

Industry: Banks - Regional

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Banks is Zen Rated D and is the 97th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
BSBR	BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) SA	$5.92	381,000	-20.29%	6.17	6.22	5.84	5.50	5.24	43.62	10.26	9.10	6.89	3.50	0.02	0.10	-0.08	0.64
BWFG	BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$48.86	75,000	-45.26%	47.59	46.19	44.46	43.33	38.29	74.41	89.06	85.27	100.00	98.85	1.19	0.95	0.24	0.71
CZFS	CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$61.20	12,400	18.10%	58.40	57.05	56.26	57.70	58.16	62.22	79.58	84.38	92.54	97.51	1.29	0.58	0.72	0.53
NRIM	NORTHRIM BANCORP INC	$27.64	235,000	14.08%	25.48	24.68	22.98	22.56	21.71	73.99	95.80	89.07	84.73	61.31	1.00	0.76	0.24	0.70
PCB	PCB BANCORP	$23.26	25,500	-31.08%	22.19	21.88	21.32	21.37	20.52	68.08	91.45	85.14	100.00	87.83	0.38	0.24	0.14	0.73
NWFL	NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP	$29.97	40,300	8.33%	29.09	28.39	26.92	26.25	25.66	71.53	91.44	90.55	87.27	85.43	0.79	0.67	0.12	0.46
SBFG	SB FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$23.03	21,900	23.03%	22.03	21.31	20.30	20.45	19.88	63.49	88.62	87.15	87.85	88.67	0.68	0.50	0.18	0.34
FISI	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC	$32.75	96,000	-1.03%	31.48	30.45	28.96	27.75	26.66	76.04	94.18	93.59	100.00	95.34	0.96	0.78	0.18	0.83
WF	WOORI FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$56.30	99,000	30.26%	57.58	55.86	55.17	54.97	47.75	51.39	57.14	63.08	36.62	46.30	0.68	0.65	0.03	0.80
HAFC	HANMI FINANCIAL CORP	$29.04	270,000	50.84%	28.46	27.72	26.51	25.38	24.31	69.68	92.63	91.14	92.66	91.62	0.68	0.60	0.08	0.94
TSBK	TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC	$37.32	15,100	-26.34%	35.42	34.50	33.16	33.29	31.99	73.75	91.04	88.27	99.31	91.97	0.97	0.66	0.31	0.49
HWBK	HAWTHORN BANCSHARES INC	$33.88	33,800	279.78%	34.26	33.40	31.53	31.15	29.99	56.75	73.15	73.25	23.03	19.04	0.82	0.85	-0.03	0.33
BAP	CREDICORP LTD	$282.53	162,000	-63.18%	271.61	262.07	259.85	257.38	230.19	68.66	92.09	89.21	90.78	85.28	6.10	3.39	2.71	0.74
ACNB	ACNB CORP	$51.66	35,700	6.57%	49.89	48.77	46.51	45.37	43.62	71.76	91.63	91.63	100.00	99.53	1.31	1.07	0.23	0.66
BHB	BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES	$32.90	47,300	-43.01%	31.46	30.50	29.99	30.56	30.23	71.49	91.92	90.89	100.00	97.89	0.69	0.39	0.30	0.85
MPB	MID PENN BANCORP INC	$32.06	117,000	10.38%	30.48	29.69	29.00	29.01	28.12	72.92	94.76	92.02	100.00	99.26	0.68	0.40	0.28	0.71
AROW	ARROW FINANCIAL CORP	$32.20	101,000	17.44%	31.15	30.58	29.06	28.72	27.32	63.88	93.09	86.41	95.99	85.15	0.71	0.60	0.11	0.70
SFST	SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC	$54.97	60,500	-65.03%	52.94	51.10	46.82	45.20	40.34	77.44	85.67	89.67	98.17	96.35	2.17	1.94	0.24	0.80
COFS	CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$31.90	129,000	-10.42%	31.41	30.50	29.33	29.59	29.22	67.15	63.47	71.23	93.15	89.86	0.72	0.61	0.11	0.53
PDLB	PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$16.91	88,000	-29.03%	16.00	15.72	15.06	14.83	13.95	69.45	98.03	91.67	97.65	80.59	0.39	0.30	0.09	0.49
ASB	ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP	$27.10	1,292,000	-47.27%	26.28	25.82	25.56	25.60	24.33	65.80	84.99	84.98	98.69	90.96	0.40	0.25	0.15	1.07
OBT	ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP INC	$28.70	51,600	40.22%	27.70	26.98	25.66	25.62	25.25	69.44	83.07	81.57	88.07	91.96	0.77	0.62	0.15	0.58
CCNE	CNB FINANCIAL CORP	$27.88	165,000	16.20%	26.93	25.96	25.00	24.93	23.72	74.54	95.38	91.35	100.00	93.06	0.75	0.57	0.18	0.79
RBB	RBB BANCORP	$22.05	58,700	-3.77%	21.27	20.31	19.26	19.28	18.05	73.80	96.10	93.05	95.47	93.37	0.77	0.59	0.18	0.88
IFS	INTERCORP FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$41.63	191,000	-29.78%	40.71	40.20	40.89	40.04	37.25	56.58	84.62	81.47	88.85	83.51	0.09	-0.11	0.20	0.50
CHMG	CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORP	$57.60	11,300	22.83%	54.56	53.05	52.04	52.12	49.81	73.82	86.77	88.47	96.99	97.91	1.34	0.76	0.58	0.39
CUBI	CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC	$72.98	180,000	-67.80%	70.83	68.69	67.18	66.78	59.79	67.12	88.88	83.10	98.48	92.22	1.50	1.07	0.42	1.56
PKBK	PARKE BANCORP INC	$25.23	47,600	1.28%	24.11	23.07	21.97	21.87	20.66	82.41	98.16	95.96	100.00	99.67	0.84	0.63	0.21	0.60
WSBF	WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC	$17.05	34,200	-17.19%	16.31	15.90	15.45	15.01	14.08	75.41	97.87	95.44	100.00	98.26	0.38	0.26	0.13	0.55
CBK	COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INC	$24.91	135,000	70.89%	24.53	24.38	24.49	N/A	N/A	60.50	55.77	52.48	86.32	78.16	0.09	0.02	0.07	0.49
DB	DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	$37.31	2,866,000	-2.91%	36.71	35.76	35.53	35.52	30.94	57.56	88.90	92.88	87.22	95.74	0.54	0.28	0.26	1.07
CASH	PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC	$74.43	209,000	1.46%	73.80	71.51	71.15	73.75	75.24	61.79	84.04	84.07	81.05	81.94	1.21	0.81	0.40	1.04
FNWD	FINWARD BANCORP	$38.94	27,200	44.68%	38.71	37.61	34.86	32.66	30.83	65.38	71.39	66.55	22.37	14.45	1.20	1.25	-0.05	0.15
MCHB	MECHANICS BANCORP	$14.74	550,000	-18.52%	14.91	14.45	13.83	13.57	12.58	54.94	61.37	60.77	22.58	27.76	0.37	0.38	-0.01	1.03
CNOB	CONNECTONE BANCORP INC	$27.65	306,000	-28.50%	26.58	25.44	24.90	24.74	24.06	73.62	90.85	91.39	100.00	99.40	0.77	0.53	0.24	0.96
USCB	USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$19.35	65,000	-8.45%	18.38	18.04	17.61	17.38	17.32	72.28	74.15	76.55	100.00	99.26	0.34	0.23	0.10	0.51
PLBC	PLUMAS BANCORP	$45.52	17,300	1.76%	44.15	43.23	42.28	42.48	42.95	69.73	95.76	89.18	100.00	90.66	0.80	0.57	0.24	0.47
FSBW	FS BANCORP INC	$42.94	12,500	-20.89%	41.06	40.46	39.58	40.18	39.58	68.16	88.94	83.97	100.00	89.42	0.70	0.43	0.27	0.55
ALRS	ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP	$23.48	104,000	0.00%	22.51	21.98	21.63	21.86	20.99	69.89	94.82	94.78	97.37	96.71	0.45	0.25	0.20	0.87
BPRN	PRINCETON BANCORP INC	$36.26	11,000	-9.84%	34.26	33.73	32.31	32.29	31.49	71.77	93.62	78.64	100.00	71.64	0.78	0.57	0.21	0.42
FFIC	FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP	$17.09	159,000	-56.44%	16.79	16.21	14.78	14.00	13.19	68.00	91.39	88.08	49.31	46.90	0.65	0.65	0.00	0.86
MFG	MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$7.37	1,763,000	-18.19%	7.28	7.03	6.72	6.59	5.98	67.56	94.39	91.10	89.04	86.51	0.19	0.16	0.02	0.73
NBTB	NBT BANCORP INC	$44.03	335,000	71.79%	42.56	41.70	41.21	41.95	42.18	67.97	91.23	88.45	99.32	96.65	0.66	0.37	0.29	0.73
BY	BYLINE BANCORP INC	$30.73	200,000	-39.02%	29.49	28.42	27.64	27.74	27.02	76.00	89.98	91.17	97.86	99.29	0.81	0.55	0.27	0.85
QCRH	QCR HOLDINGS INC	$86.57	96,000	-17.95%	85.81	82.15	77.27	76.60	72.91	67.14	92.66	91.53	62.89	67.66	2.86	2.56	0.30	0.85
MRBK	MERIDIAN CORP	$17.23	129,000	-7.19%	16.53	15.81	15.15	15.21	14.42	76.72	96.37	96.37	98.73	94.63	0.56	0.42	0.13	0.52
UNTY	UNITY BANCORP INC	$55.36	59,300	40.19%	52.85	50.78	48.86	49.60	47.02	77.60	92.22	92.69	100.00	100.00	1.78	1.24	0.53	0.59
CLBK	COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC	$17.12	97,000	-10.19%	16.80	16.06	15.35	15.11	14.86	71.41	90.98	91.29	96.23	93.95	0.54	0.44	0.09	0.65
FBIZ	FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$57.24	33,700	30.62%	54.83	53.04	51.46	50.90	49.94	72.91	93.94	91.63	97.84	96.19	1.45	0.98	0.47	0.67
WASH	WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC	$30.78	112,000	-2.61%	29.73	28.64	27.98	28.41	28.56	71.50	96.35	95.11	97.73	96.18	0.75	0.49	0.26	0.83
THFF	FIRST FINANCIAL CORP	$64.14	76,000	24.59%	61.62	59.31	56.40	56.53	53.68	74.10	92.39	93.42	99.38	98.09	2.05	1.55	0.50	0.63
LCNB	LCNB CORP	$17.29	34,400	19.86%	16.40	16.01	15.47	15.47	15.09	73.68	93.87	94.02	98.07	99.36	0.42	0.27	0.15	0.57
OPBK	OP BANCORP	$14.77	44,600	-43.54%	13.97	13.52	13.46	13.66	13.07	75.97	97.30	94.71	100.00	99.73	0.31	0.14	0.17	0.70
TCBX	THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC	$39.97	61,000	-40.78%	39.06	38.12	37.95	38.33	35.15	63.10	89.56	88.00	100.00	93.43	0.57	0.34	0.23	0.81
CZWI	CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC	$18.34	25,600	-37.56%	17.83	17.30	16.47	16.18	15.29	80.50	94.28	92.44	98.37	95.55	0.51	0.42	0.08	0.37
FNLC	FIRST BANCORP INC	$27.81	22,500	11.39%	26.36	25.85	25.40	25.86	25.31	72.79	96.27	90.70	100.00	97.42	0.48	0.26	0.23	0.61
FRST	PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP	$13.38	140,000	16.67%	12.05	11.47	10.87	10.96	10.35	80.30	95.82	91.79	100.00	97.92	0.55	0.35	0.20	0.79
UVSP	UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP	$34.88	237,000	17.33%	33.72	32.34	30.79	30.55	30.01	72.82	92.00	92.58	86.27	93.81	1.18	0.91	0.28	0.80
CIVB	CIVISTA BANCSHARES INC	$24.12	156,000	-19.59%	23.44	22.74	21.86	21.13	21.30	74.96	93.41	92.24	96.80	98.93	0.63	0.50	0.12	0.69
FUNC	FIRST UNITED CORP	$40.51	20,400	-54.46%	39.04	37.91	36.63	36.12	33.40	75.70	91.67	92.09	100.00	99.64	1.01	0.77	0.24	0.51
LSBK	LAKE SHORE BANCORP INC	$15.04	3,400	70.00%	14.93	14.56	13.87	13.35	13.97	67.46	82.58	79.72	36.92	40.61	0.31	0.31	-0.00	0.15
WSBC	WESBANCO INC	$34.97	630,000	-26.57%	33.51	32.38	31.84	31.69	31.39	71.07	91.05	89.12	100.00	90.49	0.83	0.56	0.28	0.85
ORRF	ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$37.82	331,000	-30.46%	37.18	35.94	34.57	34.33	32.45	70.52	91.34	91.66	90.84	93.85	0.99	0.81	0.18	0.65
EFSI	EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$39.64	10,000	-51.22%	38.56	37.22	36.78	36.38	34.02	69.66	90.33	90.93	94.69	96.58	0.85	0.54	0.31	0.08
FDBC	FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INC	$48.72	11,800	-17.48%	44.68	44.16	43.90	43.63	42.95	69.99	96.40	89.81	100.00	93.50	0.63	0.18	0.45	0.72
CBAN	COLONY BANKCORP INC	$18.35	82,000	14.85%	17.62	17.11	16.67	16.79	16.38	73.15	91.47	91.00	100.00	98.92	0.43	0.29	0.14	0.57
CFFI	C & F FINANCIAL CORP	$73.44	7,300	-6.41%	70.06	69.54	68.90	68.65	67.26	64.03	83.32	72.77	97.81	82.09	0.75	0.29	0.46	0.48
AMTB	AMERANT BANCORP INC	$20.48	187,000	6.25%	19.69	18.79	18.22	19.25	19.05	71.99	92.13	93.35	97.62	98.89	0.65	0.44	0.21	0.92
HBCP	HOME BANCORP INC	$60.31	42,500	55.68%	57.77	55.99	54.72	54.56	51.81	74.68	92.88	92.95	99.48	98.42	1.41	0.91	0.49	0.78
HBNC	HORIZON BANCORP INC	$18.47	389,000	-12.98%	17.66	16.98	16.30	16.17	15.64	78.52	94.50	93.75	100.00	98.97	0.57	0.42	0.14	0.96
SMBK	SMARTFINANCIAL INC	$39.29	106,000	-13.11%	37.71	36.62	35.71	35.76	33.82	71.31	92.85	92.01	92.61	94.72	0.89	0.57	0.32	0.75
CFBK	CF BANKSHARES INC	$23.80	44,000	-29.03%	23.76	23.56	23.49	23.93	23.46	58.11	50.99	58.05	39.94	48.33	0.11	0.08	0.03	0.28
CWBC	COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES	$23.79	158,000	-21.39%	23.38	22.66	21.69	21.11	19.74	74.56	88.29	82.73	85.03	80.13	0.60	0.53	0.07	0.66
RMBI	RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION INC	$14.04	57,500	45.94%	13.86	13.59	13.58	13.97	13.63	57.04	82.55	78.53	73.78	71.25	0.14	0.08	0.06	0.34
WTBA	WEST BANCORPORATION INC	$23.48	37,000	-11.90%	22.63	22.20	21.30	20.42	20.09	69.09	94.94	88.61	100.00	83.18	0.48	0.40	0.08	0.80
VBNK	VERSABANK	$14.46	88,000	-61.06%	12.82	12.25	12.08	11.82	11.38	84.55	85.51	86.42	100.00	97.04	0.48	0.22	0.26	0.56
NU	NU HOLDINGS LTD	$16.90	33,043,000	1.28%	17.06	16.57	15.99	15.10	13.54	56.17	57.51	56.72	23.97	29.13	0.28	0.32	-0.05	1.62
SRCE	1ST SOURCE CORP	$65.82	80,000	-40.30%	64.50	62.97	61.21	61.69	61.21	67.76	86.17	85.44	84.72	86.00	1.24	0.96	0.29	0.73
CPF	CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP	$32.33	152,000	-10.59%	31.05	30.23	29.63	29.53	28.25	70.37	89.45	89.45	100.00	99.47	0.67	0.42	0.24	0.86
BFST	BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC	$27.71	138,000	-10.97%	26.97	26.16	24.91	24.60	24.40	71.52	92.75	92.20	94.29	92.18	0.75	0.63	0.12	0.87
FRAF	FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	$55.32	84,000	87.92%	53.65	52.14	48.33	46.48	41.79	74.36	89.44	84.20	34.48	24.23	1.81	1.76	0.05	0.20
UCB	UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC	$32.39	704,000	6.34%	31.52	30.84	30.55	31.11	29.87	66.43	85.44	85.26	98.98	95.79	0.51	0.31	0.20	1.03
NFBK	NORTHFIELD BANCORP INC	$12.28	141,000	-47.19%	11.57	11.03	10.86	11.14	11.19	73.87	95.50	94.39	100.00	94.46	0.37	0.21	0.16	0.73
FBK	FB FINANCIAL CORP	$59.02	362,000	50.21%	57.46	55.84	55.60	53.77	49.39	68.37	92.05	89.00	100.00	94.50	1.04	0.68	0.35	1.00
BLX	FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA INC	$45.10	278,000	112.21%	45.00	44.68	44.62	44.85	42.26	54.58	55.68	57.89	46.43	53.33	0.14	0.09	0.04	0.69
SHG	SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO LTD	$53.08	177,000	2.91%	54.07	53.74	52.73	50.85	44.68	47.70	32.66	37.34	7.70	15.66	0.18	0.42	-0.23	0.81
ONB	OLD NATIONAL BANCORP	$22.95	2,767,000	-9.46%	22.45	21.67	21.22	21.55	21.37	64.22	89.20	89.93	85.59	90.37	0.55	0.39	0.17	0.95
HTH	HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC	$34.94	230,000	-36.46%	34.77	34.18	33.31	33.17	31.68	58.17	75.44	77.20	53.40	59.93	0.48	0.44	0.04	0.90
FCCO	FIRST COMMUNITY CORP	$30.65	52,000	-14.75%	29.57	28.81	27.87	27.37	25.35	74.69	96.01	93.10	100.00	94.32	0.71	0.54	0.16	0.47
OFG	OFG BANCORP	$42.20	233,000	-3.72%	40.90	40.32	40.61	42.11	41.50	64.93	86.57	81.13	98.58	97.16	0.32	0.03	0.28	0.93
CAC	CAMDEN NATIONAL CORP	$45.21	74,000	-9.76%	43.01	41.26	39.26	39.31	39.78	76.49	95.13	93.94	100.00	97.76	1.51	1.12	0.39	0.71
SSB	SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP	$96.08	1,056,000	0.38%	92.52	90.16	91.54	95.07	92.79	67.39	91.24	89.63	99.68	98.55	1.16	0.25	0.92	1.04
KEY	KEYCORP	$20.66	17,220,000	20.05%	19.53	18.63	18.08	18.32	17.20	79.12	95.36	93.27	99.10	99.70	0.70	0.43	0.26	1.24
INTR	INTER & CO INC	$8.40	4,174,000	114.60%	8.61	8.66	8.97	8.58	7.52	43.02	32.31	27.86	38.51	34.61	-0.19	-0.15	-0.04	0.90
PFIS	PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	$52.63	28,200	6.82%	50.49	49.21	47.78	49.22	48.20	69.61	93.38	89.00	100.00	86.80	1.14	0.77	0.37	0.78
BBT	BEACON FINANCIAL CORP	$27.03	1,153,000	59.92%	26.02	25.50	24.95	25.14	25.31	64.37	91.41	85.09	100.00	89.83	0.44	0.29	0.15	0.91
FSBC	FIVE STAR BANCORP	$37.26	44,500	-10.28%	35.55	34.76	34.25	33.03	30.60	66.19	95.50	90.84	100.00	95.39	0.64	0.36	0.28	0.79
USB	US BANCORP	$53.42	6,971,000	-17.17%	51.62	49.52	48.04	47.78	45.42	78.78	94.73	94.80	97.54	98.99	1.54	1.08	0.46	0.99
ATLO	AMES NATIONAL CORP	$23.88	28,000	-13.58%	22.51	21.93	21.13	20.36	19.02	81.57	91.65	92.59	100.00	99.75	0.64	0.43	0.21	0.39
SMBC	SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC	$60.82	63,000	52.54%	58.99	56.90	54.13	54.68	54.03	71.46	91.53	92.16	89.56	93.97	1.82	1.42	0.40	0.79

Bank Stocks FAQ

What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

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:

1. Banco Santander Sa (NYSE:BSBR)

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: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

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 43% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 40 percentage points.

2. Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG)

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

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 18 points higher than the bank industry average of 36.

BWFG passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bankwell Financial Group has seen its stock return 49.74% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 46 percentage points.

Bankwell Financial Group has an average 1 year price target of $53.00, an upside of 8.47% from Bankwell Financial Group's current stock price of $48.86.

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.

3. Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS)

Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS) 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 Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 1 points higher than the bank industry average of 36.

CZFS passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Citizens Financial Services has seen its stock lose -13.25% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -17 percentage points.

What are the bank stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL)

Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) has an annual dividend yield of 8.22%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.46%. 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 353.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Affinity Bancshares (NASDAQ:AFBI)

Affinity Bancshares (NASDAQ:AFBI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.46%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.46%.

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

3. Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH)

Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH) has an annual dividend yield of 7.28%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.46%. 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.

Why are bank stocks down?

Bank stocks were down -0.29% in the last day, and up 4.1% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why bank stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued bank stocks?

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:

1. Cf Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFBK)

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 100, which is 51 points higher than the bank industry average of 49. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cf Bankshares's stock has dropped -12.69% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -16 percentage points.

2. Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT)

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 8 points higher than the bank industry average of 49. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newtekone's stock has dropped -14.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -18 percentage points.

3. Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH)

Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) 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.

Pathward Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 8 points higher than the bank industry average of 49. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pathward Financial's stock has dropped -8.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -12 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

38.68% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 5.73% over the next year.

0.38% of bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.39% of bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 75.56% are rated C (Hold), 15.79% are rated D (Sell), and 1.88% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the banks - regional industry?

The average P/E ratio of the banks - regional industry is 16.18x.

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Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.

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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.

Bank Stocks FAQ

1. Banco Santander Sa (NYSE:BSBR)

2. Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG)

3. Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS)

1. Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL)

2. Affinity Bancshares (NASDAQ:AFBI)

3. Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH)

1. Cf Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFBK)

2. Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT)

3. Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH)

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Sectors & IndustriesFinancial ServicesBanks - RegionalBest 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.

Bank Stocks FAQ

1. Banco Santander Sa (NYSE:BSBR)

2. Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG)

3. Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS)

1. Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL)

2. Affinity Bancshares (NASDAQ:AFBI)

3. Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH)

1. Cf Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFBK)

2. Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT)

3. Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH)

Company

Stock Tools

Stock Ideas

Sectors & Industries Financial ServicesBanks - Regional
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.