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Industry: Banks - Regional
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IFS
INTERCORP FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$40.881.89%2.35%-1.78%8.64%29.74%49.20%83.24%75.60%N/A$42.21$25.773.14%58.63%0.53654,000651.72%
CZFS
CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$54.863.16%1.11%-11.19%-8.34%-1.88%-12.80%-20.05%27.19%24.20%$75.40$49.9927.24%9.74%0.538,100-23.58%
BWFG
BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$40.830.37%-2.11%-9.43%7.45%39.35%35.87%38.36%166.34%124.34%$46.85$26.3912.84%54.72%0.7015,700-45.10%
CBAN
COLONY BANKCORP INC
$16.090.81%0.19%-7.58%-8.94%8.72%1.55%15.26%31.45%78.78%$18.49$13.9912.98%15.01%0.5945,7008.81%
CFBK
CF BANKSHARES INC
$22.970.57%-1.59%-5.47%-3.77%9.25%-4.29%11.34%71.67%211.67%$31.17$19.2326.30%19.48%0.2728,2005.62%
SBFG
SB FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$18.711.49%2.69%-9.79%-4.05%0.00%-6.87%8.65%27.24%95.28%$24.48$17.1023.58%9.42%0.3612,20076.81%
BLX
FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA INC
$44.82-0.04%1.52%-5.20%4.52%18.07%32.25%218.10%231.75%65.69%$48.38$31.147.36%43.93%0.70130,000-7.80%
BAP
CREDICORP LTD
$254.060.56%-0.36%-8.71%12.63%37.23%36.14%95.01%110.91%122.59%$280.88$165.519.55%53.50%0.77403,0009.21%
SHBI
SHORE BANCSHARES INC
$15.441.51%-0.32%-9.39%-7.49%23.42%5.03%-14.32%36.64%61.00%$17.67$11.4712.62%34.61%0.74149,0002.76%
BSBR
BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) SA
$5.260.96%3.54%-5.40%2.73%11.91%3.14%-8.68%-4.54%44.11%$5.65$3.756.90%40.27%0.68475,000-19.76%
UNTY
UNITY BANCORP INC
$47.67-0.22%2.25%-8.24%-9.37%15.37%17.79%76.82%261.14%423.85%$54.64$36.6512.76%30.05%0.6150,400-35.80%
EFSI
EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$35.99-2.86%-3.17%-2.41%8.63%18.58%N/AN/A41.69%56.48%$40.03$28.7010.09%25.40%0.077,70063.83%
PFIS
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$46.412.50%1.69%-10.25%-10.25%8.97%-6.20%-8.26%29.46%20.36%$59.70$38.9022.26%19.32%0.8123,0000.00%
THFF
FIRST FINANCIAL CORP
$51.56-0.25%-0.94%-11.04%-8.50%16.36%14.91%6.62%54.28%53.18%$63.04$41.9118.21%23.03%0.63215,000216.18%
MNSB
MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC
$18.31-0.49%-3.68%-12.56%-6.63%11.24%-1.35%-26.41%32.20%N/A$22.98$15.0020.32%22.07%0.5619,000-14.80%
NWFL
NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP
$24.371.20%-0.98%-7.37%-1.34%5.91%-16.66%-11.70%-1.93%26.09%$34.50$21.2529.36%14.68%0.4916,300-35.32%
COFS
CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$26.360.27%-2.48%-11.78%-9.91%-0.11%-17.21%21.81%-9.13%25.27%$38.15$24.8930.90%5.91%0.5298,00012.64%
NRIM
NORTHRIM BANCORP INC
$20.121.87%-1.52%-10.06%-16.21%10.44%10.53%84.88%170.43%179.25%$25.00$15.9219.53%26.38%0.72137,000-26.74%
BCAL
CALIFORNIA BANCORP
$15.99-0.19%-1.66%-7.14%-2.50%26.50%10.81%N/AN/AN/A$18.49$11.8713.52%34.71%0.76131,00025.96%
AMTB
AMERANT BANCORP INC
$17.961.24%-1.48%-13.24%-9.52%-3.49%-15.20%-32.86%73.53%N/A$26.24$16.2131.54%10.80%0.99261,0009.21%
ALRS
ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP
$20.990.43%0.86%-7.74%-6.00%23.47%-13.83%-6.38%-2.73%N/A$24.33$15.7813.73%33.02%0.8880,400-4.29%
FISI
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC
$25.72-0.54%-2.02%-2.65%-5.61%15.08%-4.14%0.63%60.25%2.35%$29.79$20.9713.65%22.65%0.83150,000-35.34%
LYG
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
$4.48-0.44%1.36%-1.97%6.16%19.15%40.00%133.33%231.85%-5.88%$4.69$2.564.48%75.00%0.976,290,000-0.98%
FRAF
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$43.790.16%-1.84%-8.39%11.94%17.40%44.76%39.15%95.58%91.14%$49.42$28.0111.39%56.34%0.2213,000-15.58%
PKBK
PARKE BANCORP INC
$20.201.66%0.20%-9.01%-7.76%15.17%-6.57%-8.18%51.88%140.25%$24.29$16.9416.84%19.24%0.6417,900-24.47%
EBMT
EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA INC
$16.781.08%0.60%-3.29%-2.56%1.54%0.60%-13.21%-14.82%45.28%$18.49$14.359.25%16.93%0.3326,000-6.14%
LCNB
LCNB CORP
$14.610.55%1.81%-7.82%-4.94%3.11%-5.68%-14.06%3.84%-7.77%$17.92$13.3418.47%9.56%0.5930,4002.01%
FFIC
FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP
$12.560.56%-6.34%-9.90%2.61%9.12%-19.69%-38.97%7.72%-38.28%$18.59$10.6532.44%17.93%0.86261,000-35.40%
OBT
ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP INC
$24.232.45%3.11%-6.86%-15.22%2.97%-15.74%13.62%N/AN/A$33.06$20.9726.70%15.55%0.5827,60040.82%
DCOM
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC
$27.82-0.22%-4.07%-9.32%-3.57%10.35%-11.54%-13.71%44.22%-0.47%$37.60$23.2526.01%19.66%1.06191,000-50.39%
HTH
HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC
$31.772.35%-0.75%-6.56%1.34%10.97%-2.22%20.52%44.87%59.17%$36.14$26.6712.09%19.12%0.88371,000-4.87%
PDLB
PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$14.221.43%-0.21%-3.66%1.79%27.76%19.10%50.16%N/AN/A$15.21$10.886.51%30.76%0.4839,000-59.79%
INTR
INTER & CO INC
$9.101.90%7.95%0.11%24.66%57.71%38.30%201.32%N/AN/A$9.48$3.884.01%134.54%0.882,619,00048.05%
ORRF
ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$32.290.50%-0.12%-7.45%-3.76%19.81%-14.44%29.57%140.07%87.51%$41.99$25.5723.10%26.31%0.68170,0002.41%
CUBI
CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC
$62.443.17%-2.12%-6.79%-2.65%37.17%30.19%87.23%388.96%146.31%$72.51$40.7513.89%53.23%1.57362,000-18.10%
WBS
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
$54.270.31%-2.65%-10.52%-9.63%20.20%0.04%11.21%91.97%52.70%$63.99$39.4315.19%37.64%1.263,323,000-19.97%
OPBK
OP BANCORP
$13.12-0.08%0.46%-7.67%-3.46%12.91%0.38%10.90%112.30%N/A$18.57$10.4329.35%25.79%0.7044,6003.72%
SHG
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO LTD
$52.371.55%6.16%4.72%4.80%57.03%26.01%105.53%108.98%38.40%$52.58$28.760.40%82.09%0.81268,000-13.83%
CFFI
C & F FINANCIAL CORP
$68.352.00%4.46%-1.19%3.31%14.39%10.98%17.14%129.36%81.11%$89.90$53.1423.97%28.63%0.493,200-43.86%
PFS
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$18.262.13%-1.14%-7.45%-1.93%17.88%-8.29%-12.59%43.10%-10.58%$22.24$14.3417.90%27.38%0.88789,0001.68%
CARE
CARTER BANKSHARES INC
$18.330.16%-2.03%-7.33%0.60%23.68%-2.71%8.14%160.00%N/A$20.53$13.6110.72%34.73%0.85237,00083.72%
PVBC
PROVIDENT BANCORP INC
$12.450.57%1.22%-1.97%-1.74%14.43%14.01%-17.39%50.91%99.55%$13.02$10.274.38%21.29%0.5835,000-28.57%
NFBK
NORTHFIELD BANCORP INC
$10.640.76%-2.03%-7.07%-7.32%10.14%-15.96%-30.23%3.50%-30.95%$14.39$9.4026.06%13.19%0.74212,000-37.46%
FCCO
FIRST COMMUNITY CORP
$26.76-1.47%1.08%-5.81%6.15%25.57%15.30%55.13%92.52%119.34%$29.55$19.469.44%37.51%0.5036,000-17.24%
MRBK
MERIDIAN CORP
$14.101.66%-1.05%-10.08%-1.05%6.42%8.05%-8.89%58.87%N/A$17.33$11.1618.64%26.34%0.5163,30029.18%
PCB
PCB BANCORP
$19.970.60%0.66%-6.24%-7.72%8.12%6.05%2.46%117.54%N/A$22.45$16.0011.05%24.81%0.7427,20011.48%
FXNC
FIRST NATIONAL CORP
$21.950.18%0.69%-6.32%6.50%18.01%11.08%47.32%56.79%164.46%$26.97$18.2618.61%20.21%0.3615,60026.83%
TRMK
TRUSTMARK CORP
$37.512.26%-0.29%-5.68%-2.06%14.53%6.23%9.81%64.37%56.62%$41.34$29.779.25%26.00%0.87333,000-19.57%
UVSP
UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP
$28.570.95%0.11%-6.54%-10.52%4.88%-0.14%8.02%86.85%48.03%$32.86$22.8313.06%25.14%0.82113,000-4.24%
NBBK
NB BANCORP INC
$17.321.46%2.67%-6.07%-6.12%5.55%-7.92%N/AN/AN/A$21.05$15.0917.72%14.75%0.74241,000-16.90%
SFST
SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC
$41.15-0.12%-0.84%-7.30%3.60%29.73%8.78%-4.70%55.87%99.76%$46.40$29.1411.31%41.21%0.8216,300-19.31%
FNWD
FINWARD BANCORP
$32.361.38%4.83%2.60%20.70%7.33%3.59%-2.53%1.13%7.19%$33.50$26.123.40%23.89%0.1522,600-22.60%
AROW
ARROW FINANCIAL CORP
$26.140.35%0.19%-9.52%-4.11%10.06%-12.66%-13.06%6.54%19.80%$34.63$22.7224.52%15.05%0.7242,000-3.89%
CLBK
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC
$13.73-0.29%-1.29%-10.96%-9.01%3.39%-22.12%-38.04%13.28%N/A$19.28$12.6428.79%8.62%0.66184,000-8.00%
WSBC
WESBANCO INC
$30.711.15%-4.00%-1.41%-6.31%8.52%-3.70%-19.35%31.30%-4.21%$37.36$26.4217.80%16.24%0.86526,000-40.56%
EBC
EASTERN BANKSHARES INC
$18.175.52%1.96%3.53%13.78%23.35%3.95%-14.09%52.82%N/A$19.40$13.516.32%34.49%0.905,405,00014.95%
BWB
BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INC
$16.972.63%2.11%1.86%2.91%28.37%8.64%-7.52%60.55%N/A$18.01$11.935.76%42.25%0.77356,000323.81%
NBHC
NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORP
$36.372.13%-0.30%-6.41%-9.19%2.31%-18.36%-10.06%21.52%73.03%$51.76$32.8329.73%10.78%0.86336,000-38.01%
KEY
KEYCORP
$16.961.07%-1.40%-9.35%-7.68%18.85%-1.68%0.41%32.71%29.76%$20.04$12.7315.37%33.28%1.2620,554,000-53.08%
MPB
MID PENN BANCORP INC
$26.810.26%-0.89%-12.70%-7.55%5.59%-16.17%-16.69%36.51%58.73%$33.87$22.5020.83%19.16%0.7082,000-67.72%
HWBK
HAWTHORN BANCSHARES INC
$29.52-0.14%-0.20%-5.26%1.10%1.10%21.98%36.51%79.50%182.73%$35.95$23.3217.89%26.59%0.374,900-30.99%
FBNC
FIRST BANCORP
$47.672.91%-3.09%-10.21%-0.06%28.42%6.84%15.03%110.28%161.49%$56.45$34.5015.55%38.17%0.89263,000-35.22%
FNLC
FIRST BANCORP INC
$24.640.98%2.33%-8.03%-8.11%5.34%-11.05%-16.56%6.94%20.02%$31.05$22.1120.64%11.44%0.6324,400-53.96%
ATLO
AMES NATIONAL CORP
$19.61-0.36%-0.51%-3.97%8.28%16.73%7.98%-13.04%4.14%-17.95%$20.89$15.696.13%24.98%0.3910,50010.53%
BPRN
PRINCETON BANCORP INC
$29.930.61%-1.12%-6.44%-7.08%5.20%-19.97%1.01%49.28%N/A$39.35$27.2523.94%9.83%0.4510,000-16.67%
FUNC
FIRST UNITED CORP
$34.02-0.26%-1.99%-6.86%-0.87%21.50%7.15%92.64%160.89%320.00%$42.50$24.6619.95%37.96%0.5414,700-15.52%
CZWI
CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
$15.120.07%-3.14%-7.13%0.73%11.26%6.63%22.23%112.06%70.27%$17.04$12.6911.27%19.15%0.3810,900-20.44%
FSBC
FIVE STAR BANCORP
$32.292.51%3.79%-1.67%4.67%22.26%3.16%8.36%N/AN/A$35.13$22.228.07%45.32%0.78104,00046.48%
RBB
RBB BANCORP
$17.031.19%-1.39%-10.23%-7.24%12.93%-30.29%-20.97%40.74%N/A$25.30$14.4032.69%18.26%0.8872,00087.99%
HBCP
HOME BANCORP INC
$51.19-0.14%-1.35%-6.89%-9.67%17.52%13.76%22.67%100.59%99.18%$61.07$39.5916.18%29.30%0.8026,400-27.67%
LSBK
LAKE SHORE BANCORP INC
$12.52-0.71%-2.80%-4.06%6.37%-13.36%-10.19%-3.47%-3.10%-7.26%$16.95$11.2426.14%11.39%0.154,600-91.64%
ACNB
ACNB CORP
$43.230.63%1.67%-4.17%-0.55%6.40%-2.11%35.09%107.64%97.67%$50.72$35.7014.77%21.09%0.6923,800-25.63%
FVCB
FVCBANKCORP INC
$12.05-0.50%-0.50%-9.40%-9.60%20.86%-11.20%-23.66%26.68%N/A$14.50$9.4916.90%26.98%0.6223,80029.35%
TSBK
TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC
$31.460.61%0.83%-11.38%-1.84%6.43%-0.22%8.04%59.13%180.89%$38.08$27.5117.38%14.37%0.5216,500-23.26%
WTBA
WEST BANCORPORATION INC
$19.351.04%0.62%-5.61%-3.25%1.63%-5.93%-11.72%12.43%0.31%$24.85$17.3122.13%11.79%0.8138,000-16.85%
BHRB
BURKE & HERBERT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$58.751.16%2.03%-5.12%-8.91%17.48%-9.06%N/AN/AN/A$75.32$47.5722.00%23.50%0.9976,00013.43%
PBFS
PIONEER BANCORP INC
$13.010.00%0.00%-1.81%5.94%15.54%17.00%30.10%40.19%N/A$13.65$10.604.69%22.79%0.4541,00073.73%
CBK
COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INC
$24.19-0.33%-0.66%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$25.89$23.366.57%3.55%0.4929,000-63.75%
FDBC
FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INC
$42.823.56%3.71%-4.50%-2.68%10.56%-20.19%3.81%-10.51%87.81%$61.21$37.0030.04%15.73%0.756,3008.62%
NECB
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
$19.740.82%-1.10%-5.10%-15.75%-10.64%-29.02%53.62%93.53%166.04%$31.72$19.4137.77%1.70%0.4657,700-28.32%
FMNB
FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP
$13.751.18%0.15%-6.34%-2.27%8.27%-10.37%0.95%19.57%62.53%$16.29$11.5815.59%18.70%0.70108,0005.88%
SPFI
SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL INC
$36.990.83%-0.99%-6.57%-8.89%14.88%5.12%23.63%158.49%N/A$42.38$30.0112.72%23.26%0.7431,5002.27%
MCB
METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP
$72.00-0.10%-3.41%-7.81%-5.66%31.77%15.14%7.45%141.21%N/A$81.33$47.0811.47%52.93%1.29114,000-13.64%
CWBC
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
$20.702.53%4.28%-2.13%1.67%29.13%7.76%14.68%48.60%86.99%$22.89$15.579.57%32.95%0.68150,000165.96%
GCBC
GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC
$21.881.58%1.77%-6.42%-15.00%2.20%-27.04%-26.07%94.92%207.95%$35.34$20.0038.09%9.40%0.7113,800-32.35%
ASB
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
$24.361.04%-1.30%-6.02%-5.21%21.98%5.18%10.83%82.20%30.20%$28.18$18.3213.56%32.97%1.082,279,0009.62%
OVBC
OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP
$35.931.27%3.16%-3.44%3.37%1.21%50.15%37.29%58.98%50.02%$40.99$21.8612.33%64.36%0.235,0002.04%
WSBF
WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC
$14.700.55%0.48%-2.00%8.57%20.69%-1.74%-13.78%-10.96%10.19%$16.86$11.6112.81%26.61%0.5442,600-40.83%
RRBI
RED RIVER BANCSHARES INC
$63.83-0.11%3.37%-2.31%-1.01%27.89%21.17%14.39%41.69%N/A$68.20$46.336.41%37.78%0.7518,600-17.70%
NKSH
NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC
$28.800.98%4.12%-4.98%1.12%14.70%-4.92%-17.10%11.84%-15.54%$32.89$23.7512.44%21.26%0.474,800-18.64%
KB
KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$80.960.90%4.46%-5.39%-2.15%43.90%19.18%152.37%130.52%159.15%$92.39$46.3812.37%74.56%0.8678,000-51.25%
CTBI
COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC
$52.172.25%-2.16%-6.99%-8.15%10.55%1.34%19.41%70.66%47.66%$61.67$44.6015.40%16.97%0.6787,000-17.14%
WNEB
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP INC
$10.86-0.28%-1.99%-10.25%7.74%27.02%23.55%26.72%60.18%38.52%$12.80$7.6315.16%42.33%0.6542,30054.38%
CHMG
CHEMUNG FINANCIAL CORP
$50.040.08%-0.24%-4.69%-6.05%17.71%3.13%15.17%45.25%82.16%$55.73$40.7110.22%22.92%0.424,100-71.33%
FCF
FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP
$15.912.51%-1.12%-8.51%-5.91%9.35%-10.06%13.64%87.40%74.26%$19.96$13.5420.29%17.50%0.84599,000-15.99%
BPOP
POPULAR INC
$115.792.09%-1.56%-7.49%0.82%34.94%12.90%55.30%202.24%267.59%$129.32$78.2310.46%48.01%1.02793,000-11.50%
CBNA
CHAIN BRIDGE BANCORP INC
$29.60-5.37%-6.03%-6.18%12.98%20.92%34.55%N/AN/AN/A$33.25$20.0110.99%47.93%0.413,700-67.83%
UMBF
UMB FINANCIAL CORP
$108.851.32%-3.69%-9.70%-0.52%18.95%-2.53%19.84%96.59%113.60%$129.94$82.0016.23%32.74%1.04611,000-17.21%
AUB
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP
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PLBC
PLUMAS BANCORP
$41.61-1.19%1.44%-3.97%-0.90%1.29%-2.73%42.99%104.17%366.48%$51.33$38.7118.94%7.49%0.4912,900-50.00%

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What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS)


Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS) is the #1 top bank stock out of 326 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 Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -8 points lower than the bank industry average of 37. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IFS as a "A".

IFS passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Intercorp Financial Services has seen its stock return 49.2% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 53 percentage points.

2. Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS)


Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS) is the #2 top bank stock out of 326 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: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 7 points higher than the bank industry average of 37.

CZFS passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Citizens Financial Services has seen its stock lose -12.8% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -9 percentage points.

3. Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG)


Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) is the #3 top bank stock out of 326 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: B.

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 15 points higher than the bank industry average of 37.

BWFG passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bankwell Financial Group has seen its stock return 35.87% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 40 percentage points.

Bankwell Financial Group has an average 1 year price target of $42.00, an upside of 2.87% from Bankwell Financial Group's current stock price of $40.83.

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.

What are the bank stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 253 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Credicorp (NYSE:BAP)


Credicorp (NYSE:BAP) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the bank industry average of 2.87%. Credicorp's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Credicorp's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Credicorp's dividend payout ratio of 65.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL)


Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) has an annual dividend yield of 8.75%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.87%. 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.

3. Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH)


Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH) has an annual dividend yield of 8.67%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.87%. 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 -140.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are bank stocks up?

Bank stocks were up 1.43% in the last day, and down -0.6% over the last week. Truist Financial was the among the top gainers in the banks - regional industry, gaining 3.67% yesterday.

Truist Financial shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial results and issued Q4 and FY25 adjusted revenue guidance.

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. Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT)


Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT) 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.

Newtekone has a valuation score of 71, which is 22 points higher than the bank industry average of 49. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newtekone's stock has dropped -23.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -20 percentage points.

2. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)


Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK) 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.

Op Bancorp 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.

Op Bancorp's stock has gained 0.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 4 percentage points.

3. Woori Financial Group (NYSE:WF)


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

Woori Financial Group's stock has gained 49.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 54 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

40.19% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 19.2% over the next year.

0.36% of bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.73% of bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.36% are rated C (Hold), 16% are rated D (Sell), and 2.55% 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 12.26x.
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