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Industry: Banks - Regional
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SPFI
SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL INC
$33.71-1.86%2.06%1.78%-6.26%-2.85%30.05%38.90%171.20%N/A$40.91$25.1317.59%34.14%0.8137,42736.49%
BPOP
POPULAR INC
$95.42-1.43%0.66%3.30%-7.80%5.17%12.27%19.71%147.27%194.23%$106.81$78.2310.66%21.97%1.03490,27315.24%
EQBK
EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
$38.49-1.26%0.26%-2.31%-12.22%-11.15%15.55%23.29%105.39%N/A$50.85$31.7524.30%21.23%0.8356,00923.05%
BY
BYLINE BANCORP INC
$25.54-1.58%0.75%-2.37%-13.57%-7.66%17.86%9.10%107.31%N/A$32.89$21.9622.35%16.30%0.96178,550-4.38%
DCOM
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC
$25.69-1.50%-0.46%-7.86%-16.70%-16.70%41.15%-18.44%24.17%1.66%$37.60$17.4931.68%46.88%1.07237,72037.47%
OSBC
OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
$15.79-2.17%2.13%-5.11%-16.14%-6.57%15.26%10.73%91.86%168.31%$19.46$13.2718.86%18.99%0.84261,57786.42%
OPOF
OLD POINT FINANCIAL CORP
$38.84-0.26%-0.56%29.73%59.12%94.20%175.46%49.96%140.50%157.22%$39.49$13.491.65%188.00%0.109,678-13.37%
CZWI
CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
$14.82-1.46%-0.47%3.06%-6.20%5.48%34.73%17.25%92.47%63.76%$17.04$10.6413.03%39.29%0.3723,348-40.80%
MNSB
MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC
$19.121.22%4.14%14.35%12.74%7.17%25.21%-24.25%27.30%N/A$20.88$15.008.43%27.47%0.6138,194159.22%
HTH
HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC
$29.530.82%2.00%-3.02%-0.91%-4.80%0.92%-2.28%53.01%46.84%$35.32$26.6716.39%10.72%0.94433,21557.40%
CFFN
CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL INC
$5.67-1.22%4.42%1.25%-3.24%-13.17%18.87%-41.30%-52.71%-52.75%$7.20$4.9021.25%15.71%0.71877,81777.91%
ATLO
AMES NATIONAL CORP
$17.361.82%0.06%-0.91%-5.40%1.22%-9.82%-24.85%-18.11%-30.39%$22.03$15.6921.20%10.64%0.4736,071228.93%
MCBS
METROCITY BANKSHARES INC
$27.57-1.71%-2.96%0.00%-11.29%-8.89%19.97%34.10%160.46%N/A$36.15$23.2723.74%18.48%1.0044,19432.40%
DB
DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
$26.21-2.13%5.39%9.99%32.78%56.48%63.30%160.02%253.71%-18.35%$26.96$13.702.78%91.31%1.114,041,527-24.47%
NBBK
NB BANCORP INC
$17.15-1.38%-0.58%-5.09%-10.72%-8.48%17.31%N/AN/AN/A$21.05$14.2018.53%20.77%0.69254,260-4.15%
TMP
TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP
$59.60-0.67%1.17%-5.37%-11.59%-8.87%35.52%-19.97%-11.72%14.29%$79.01$43.3224.57%37.58%0.9163,26129.50%
EFSC
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$52.020.68%2.50%-3.20%-13.47%-3.29%36.86%17.35%69.23%153.39%$63.13$37.2817.60%39.54%0.93243,6689.23%
AMTB
AMERANT BANCORP INC
$16.84-1.29%-13.55%-18.41%-27.04%-21.60%-22.25%-36.57%24.56%N/A$27.00$16.2137.63%3.89%1.09238,35650.79%
SMBK
SMARTFINANCIAL INC
$30.42-1.55%0.93%-2.12%-13.70%-9.03%48.03%24.47%110.37%111.25%$37.72$21.2719.35%43.02%0.7656,152-26.76%
MPB
MID PENN BANCORP INC
$29.050.28%7.39%12.12%-5.87%-8.88%43.60%10.92%48.21%86.34%$33.87$20.0314.22%45.03%0.76600,377275.79%
ASB
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
$22.06-1.56%3.04%-2.09%-12.22%-8.16%4.70%9.70%56.01%17.28%$28.18$18.3221.72%20.41%1.121,339,17013.42%
EFSI
EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$30.030.77%-6.88%-8.42%N/AN/AN/AN/A11.84%24.86%$33.53$28.8310.44%4.16%0.0679,575-34.44%
WASH
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC
$27.60-1.46%0.04%-10.56%-14.37%-21.72%8.41%-41.55%-21.17%-25.45%$40.59$24.7032.00%11.74%0.86129,121-54.37%
EBC
EASTERN BANKSHARES INC
$14.92-0.33%-3.62%-9.02%-19.13%-10.28%18.79%-20.64%N/AN/A$19.40$12.6623.07%17.85%0.861,938,053-21.05%
FDBC
FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INC
$40.483.08%2.72%-2.72%-9.20%-23.25%-10.84%9.94%4.92%74.73%$61.21$37.0033.87%9.41%0.749,015112.77%
FBP
FIRST BANCORP
$19.64-1.06%0.41%2.45%-6.16%1.24%13.86%42.01%236.88%226.79%$22.40$16.4012.30%19.76%1.171,248,70841.79%
UBFO
UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES
$8.90-1.11%2.65%-0.67%-7.19%-0.22%25.00%11.53%33.63%90.54%$10.49$7.0715.16%25.88%0.5327,536-1.31%
GSBC
GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP INC
$55.00-1.61%-0.90%-0.67%-6.76%-5.87%7.00%-3.58%29.20%39.52%$68.02$47.5819.14%15.61%0.7620,8397.77%
UBSI
UNITED BANKSHARES INC
$34.29-0.35%-0.52%-1.10%-10.87%-10.33%5.64%1.27%14.45%-8.75%$44.43$30.5122.82%12.41%0.971,045,48126.07%
UMBF
UMB FINANCIAL CORP
$94.57-3.32%-0.81%-6.46%-21.39%-14.91%18.72%4.11%86.01%89.94%$129.94$78.5627.22%20.38%1.081,795,89571.75%
ISTR
INVESTAR HOLDING CORP
$19.13-0.52%3.57%8.63%0.00%-9.85%14.69%-4.01%52.43%21.58%$24.81$14.6022.88%31.03%0.6549,76868.61%
NFBK
NORTHFIELD BANCORP INC
$10.550.00%6.14%-3.30%-8.42%-11.27%26.50%-18.78%-6.39%-26.89%$14.39$6.9826.69%51.15%0.77165,125-8.36%
AX
AXOS FINANCIAL INC
$63.48-0.72%2.32%-1.61%-8.83%-4.53%25.43%64.93%175.40%176.57%$88.46$44.1028.24%43.95%1.33357,077-0.09%
CATY
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
$41.69-1.60%-1.37%-3.11%-12.08%-10.77%21.05%2.58%49.32%45.87%$55.29$34.7524.60%19.97%1.08347,91831.06%
HWC
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP
$52.09-1.48%2.48%-0.69%-13.13%-1.98%14.76%10.76%149.12%78.94%$62.40$43.6016.52%19.47%1.28741,67854.78%
GGAL
GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA SA
$60.40-1.76%-6.20%10.89%-12.84%15.58%86.25%587.14%748.31%174.05%$74.00$23.5318.38%156.69%1.141,042,62126.16%
OVLY
OAK VALLEY BANCORP
$26.201.99%6.81%4.97%0.85%-3.14%8.49%49.71%100.61%175.79%$32.24$22.7018.73%15.42%0.667,372-37.93%
BSAC
BANCO SANTANDER CHILE
$24.09-0.58%1.56%5.66%18.15%22.41%33.98%25.80%43.22%10.45%$24.90$17.883.25%34.73%0.67424,890-20.47%
ABCB
AMERIS BANCORP
$58.60-0.68%5.57%1.79%-10.63%-7.00%23.42%36.31%130.44%134.49%$74.56$45.8921.41%27.70%1.19868,266-13.70%
MRBK
MERIDIAN CORP
$13.50-0.22%-3.43%-6.25%-18.72%-4.26%45.79%-14.83%84.30%N/A$17.33$8.6922.10%55.35%0.4875,825-49.96%
UVSP
UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP
$29.54-0.81%3.83%4.16%-4.09%4.01%41.54%16.71%66.89%51.41%$32.75$20.379.80%45.02%0.87141,76222.49%
BLFY
BLUE FOUNDRY BANCORP
$9.34-1.58%1.19%1.52%-5.47%-7.25%9.37%-25.99%N/AN/A$11.48$8.3018.64%12.53%0.5594,23551.70%
WAFD
WAFD INC
$28.53-0.70%0.42%-0.17%-4.77%-17.11%5.32%-6.52%6.69%32.08%$38.62$23.7526.13%20.13%0.98569,752-25.50%
MCB
METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP
$61.93-0.55%4.14%10.61%-3.45%11.63%55.99%-32.25%146.83%N/A$69.56$37.1010.97%66.93%1.30157,78011.71%
MSBI
MIDLAND STATES BANCORP INC
$16.28-1.15%-2.98%-4.91%-17.82%-35.01%-25.66%-38.05%0.37%N/A$28.08$14.7942.02%10.07%0.77113,771-2.27%
TBBK
BANCORP INC
$48.31-0.90%-0.14%-8.57%-16.19%-4.18%61.36%119.59%593.11%396.00%$65.84$30.7926.63%56.90%1.45388,44933.65%
FULT
FULTON FINANCIAL CORP
$16.68-1.48%1.46%-7.79%-18.03%-9.30%0.79%8.74%42.69%37.17%$22.49$14.3325.83%16.44%1.021,226,827-14.31%
KEY
KEYCORP
$14.84-0.67%2.20%-7.19%-17.69%-15.15%2.42%-23.78%27.38%2.70%$20.04$12.7325.95%16.62%1.309,477,802-2.86%
EGBN
EAGLE BANCORP INC
$17.95-1.32%-15.29%-14.52%-31.09%-32.59%-2.92%-64.52%-48.83%-51.30%$30.94$15.9941.98%12.26%0.97413,580-17.99%
NEWT
NEWTEKONE INC
$10.40-2.89%-2.16%-13.04%-22.04%-22.10%-3.61%-58.13%-30.67%-38.97%$15.49$9.1232.86%14.04%0.95329,438-25.21%
BAFN
BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP
$15.050.41%-5.35%-10.04%-1.63%17.49%16.85%-29.67%N/AN/A$19.75$10.4023.80%44.71%0.231,40659.05%
TRST
TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y
$30.45-1.17%0.16%-0.10%-4.75%-9.32%14.39%-3.12%-3.33%-8.70%$38.89$26.1421.70%16.49%0.7287,01235.89%
HBAN
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC
$14.53-0.75%2.47%-3.20%-16.45%-7.69%7.87%9.58%57.25%33.79%$18.45$11.9221.23%21.95%1.1618,420,35934.51%
GNTY
GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC
$39.46-0.75%-1.03%-1.42%-5.28%19.79%37.35%15.21%46.31%N/A$42.95$27.018.13%46.09%0.7021,005-14.06%
MBCN
MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP
$25.93-1.26%0.70%-7.23%-6.15%-9.02%20.77%-0.15%50.49%62.83%$34.00$20.6123.74%25.81%0.6115,69984.72%
HTB
HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INC
$34.14-0.12%-2.23%-0.41%-8.15%1.91%32.84%26.26%122.12%118.29%$38.99$26.0012.44%31.31%0.7640,28062.27%
CBSH
COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC
$60.74-0.72%0.60%-2.39%-9.07%0.31%16.64%1.74%26.69%131.66%$72.75$49.9716.51%21.55%0.83729,65169.05%
FMAO
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC
$26.174.72%12.70%9.45%-4.94%-4.70%27.66%-33.22%9.04%101.39%$34.15$19.9523.37%31.18%0.8736,577-0.74%
OFG
OFG BANCORP
$39.35-1.06%6.96%-1.67%-9.27%-3.55%8.97%44.51%212.80%179.28%$47.66$33.1517.44%18.70%1.02457,55136.57%
BFC
BANK FIRST CORP
$109.18-2.66%-1.57%8.38%7.25%16.71%41.44%54.21%113.16%N/A$113.22$77.003.56%41.79%0.6420,138-51.51%
PBFS
PIONEER BANCORP INC
$11.22-0.71%0.18%-4.18%-4.83%-0.36%26.71%8.41%6.05%N/A$12.20$8.768.03%28.08%0.5317,89417.96%
FFBC
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP
$23.15-1.15%-2.85%-7.33%-16.88%-11.10%4.70%11.24%50.52%34.13%$31.18$20.5925.75%12.43%1.02471,107-7.22%
BMRC
BANK OF MARIN BANCORP
$20.52-2.29%-2.66%-7.02%-18.47%-9.72%42.90%-36.01%-37.74%-18.60%$27.11$14.4424.31%42.11%0.8073,91183.38%
WTFC
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
$111.17-1.63%3.24%-1.15%-15.71%-5.44%15.04%26.10%165.32%128.09%$142.04$89.1021.73%24.77%1.18476,289-5.28%
WBS
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
$47.30-0.84%0.30%-8.24%-21.36%-10.02%7.92%-5.36%67.43%32.01%$63.99$39.3426.08%20.25%1.311,078,855-8.67%
USCB
USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$16.96-2.58%-6.40%-8.62%-12.44%16.16%52.24%22.10%N/AN/A$21.86$11.4122.42%48.64%0.4825,76616.39%
WSBF
WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC
$12.10-0.82%-0.98%-10.04%-12.00%-19.12%6.70%-25.72%-16.67%-5.02%$16.86$11.6128.23%4.22%0.59102,05670.23%
FNB
FNB CORP
$13.09-1.73%-0.68%-2.68%-17.31%-10.89%-1.87%12.07%61.80%-1.36%$17.70$10.8826.05%20.31%1.113,112,2497.88%
IBCP
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
$30.46-1.93%-2.62%-1.07%-16.27%-9.21%22.77%52.38%107.35%130.06%$40.32$22.5324.45%35.20%0.90130,15847.08%
SUPV
GRUPO SUPERVIELLE SA
$15.00-3.91%-7.81%14.85%-11.50%68.35%136.97%728.73%787.57%N/A$19.75$5.0024.05%200.00%1.22674,346-19.24%
HMST
HOMESTREET INC
$11.362.81%2.16%-3.24%11.26%25.39%-7.27%-72.31%-55.54%-45.07%$16.10$8.0929.44%40.42%1.0582,0712.53%
AUB
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP
$27.70-0.50%5.12%-11.05%-25.96%-27.77%-12.81%-19.64%16.05%27.30%$44.54$22.8537.81%21.23%1.111,417,630-4.22%
GCBC
GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC
$22.251.14%4.80%-7.71%-16.35%-21.77%-24.37%-13.53%112.01%212.28%$37.25$20.0040.27%11.25%0.7330,515182.57%
IBN
ICICI BANK LTD
$33.56-0.65%0.87%6.47%16.37%7.25%21.90%74.88%243.85%237.76%$34.14$25.131.70%33.57%0.765,598,96920.74%
BANR
BANNER CORP
$61.14-0.68%-0.99%-4.12%-13.97%-6.28%40.13%13.24%59.09%35.21%$78.05$44.5921.67%37.13%1.03209,867-17.10%
BMA
MACRO BANK INC
$88.52-2.14%-6.71%17.23%-12.88%13.44%63.44%522.07%442.73%60.22%$118.42$42.2325.25%109.64%1.13408,68873.18%
VABK
VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORP
$36.783.66%4.58%1.94%0.88%-7.45%30.38%8.27%47.71%75.54%$44.00$28.7116.41%28.11%0.355,492-10.44%
WSFS
WSFS FINANCIAL CORP
$51.55-1.30%0.64%-0.62%-7.28%3.10%20.64%28.62%76.66%117.30%$62.75$42.2117.85%22.13%1.06386,52919.43%
NU
NU HOLDINGS LTD
$12.430.16%8.18%21.39%-7.51%-20.98%14.46%108.56%N/AN/A$16.15$9.0123.01%37.96%1.6654,426,86619.66%
FFIC
FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP
$11.97-3.86%-1.80%-5.75%-12.05%-26.20%8.62%-44.45%-4.16%-37.53%$18.59$10.6535.61%12.39%0.90290,55143.77%
BVFL
BV FINANCIAL INC
$15.35-0.97%0.59%0.59%0.33%-1.19%45.77%N/AN/AN/A$18.19$10.3515.61%48.31%0.4432,97514.25%
TCBX
THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC
$29.800.24%-2.33%-10.70%-17.57%-9.83%53.45%29.40%N/AN/A$39.45$18.8224.45%58.34%0.78124,35161.42%
CBU
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM INC
$54.590.17%-1.16%-3.99%-16.73%-11.68%26.31%-13.51%-12.64%56.19%$73.39$42.1625.61%29.48%0.86400,09615.23%
UCB
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC
$27.61-0.58%3.68%-1.85%-16.46%-5.15%9.43%-9.18%30.57%48.36%$35.38$22.9321.96%20.41%1.09702,068-14.02%
CCB
COASTAL FINANCIAL CORP
$82.15-5.79%-7.35%-9.14%-8.65%23.40%112.38%99.59%525.67%N/A$102.25$39.1619.66%109.78%1.05128,668-11.18%
FLG
FLAGSTAR FINANCIAL INC
$11.71-1.68%4.46%0.77%5.88%12.60%47.30%-58.65%-64.06%-77.29%$13.35$8.5612.25%36.80%1.054,032,40821.79%
TFC
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP
$38.34-1.08%3.23%-6.83%-20.16%-11.48%2.10%-21.66%2.73%0.13%$49.06$33.5621.84%14.24%1.197,212,158-33.86%
BOH
BANK OF HAWAII CORP
$66.11-1.02%-0.69%-4.15%-11.51%-8.50%16.62%-11.64%-3.04%9.47%$82.70$54.5020.06%21.30%0.96311,876-21.86%
HFWA
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP
$22.82-0.52%-0.70%-6.21%-10.72%-1.25%28.64%-7.46%13.82%35.03%$27.58$16.5517.24%37.93%0.80307,272-10.79%
SSB
SOUTHSTATE CORP
$86.78-1.00%-2.12%-6.51%-18.09%-13.05%14.64%12.12%50.03%28.15%$114.27$70.6824.05%22.78%1.11616,726-36.21%
CCNE
CNB FINANCIAL CORP
$21.95-0.95%1.01%-1.35%-13.00%-14.92%15.53%-12.90%23.73%27.76%$29.29$18.6025.06%18.04%0.8762,0958.47%
PVBC
PROVIDENT BANCORP INC
$11.100.82%-2.80%-3.31%-6.57%4.82%24.79%-29.25%16.35%N/A$12.96$9.0214.35%23.09%0.6321,00131.63%
RMBI
RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION INC
$14.03-1.41%1.37%9.61%-2.97%7.92%29.07%-10.69%31.37%N/A$15.15$10.677.39%31.55%0.3644,680-17.73%
RF
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP
$20.41-0.54%1.95%-6.07%-17.60%-15.17%5.92%-3.09%89.86%107.63%$27.96$17.7227.00%15.18%1.196,515,20716.67%
HOMB
HOME BANCSHARES INC
$27.75-0.75%0.80%-1.84%-8.39%0.33%17.19%26.83%81.02%68.80%$32.91$22.4215.67%23.77%1.05933,30020.73%
STBA
S&T BANCORP INC
$36.44-1.96%0.69%-1.65%-5.05%-5.42%20.86%27.37%36.43%35.46%$45.79$29.8520.42%22.08%0.87143,281-22.21%
CBNA
CHAIN BRIDGE BANCORP INC
$24.720.49%1.56%3.95%-0.76%11.40%N/AN/AN/AN/A$27.56$20.0110.30%23.54%0.3312,090-7.00%
BANF
BANCFIRST CORP
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ESQ
ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$82.92-1.72%-0.16%10.00%-5.15%23.52%76.20%130.01%404.99%N/A$90.18$44.558.05%86.15%0.7468,0467.12%
SBCF
SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA
$23.71-1.41%0.08%-7.85%-16.22%-13.28%2.77%-29.31%5.52%69.84%$31.68$21.3625.16%11.00%1.09364,35718.61%

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What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in May 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 331 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 Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 15 points higher than the bank industry average of 33.

IFS passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Intercorp Financial Services has seen its stock return 58.86% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 41 percentage points.

2. Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG)


Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) is the #2 top bank stock out of 331 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: B.

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -22 points lower than the bank industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BWFG as a "B".

BWFG passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Bankwell Financial Group has seen its stock return 47.88% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 30 percentage points.

Bankwell Financial Group has an average 1 year price target of $42.00, an upside of 23.86% from Bankwell Financial Group's current stock price of $33.91.

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. California Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCAL)


California Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCAL) is the #3 top bank stock out of 331 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 California Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCAL) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

California Bancorp (NASDAQ:BCAL) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 11 points higher than the bank industry average of 33.

BCAL passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. California Bancorp has seen its stock lose -0.14% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -18 percentage points.

California Bancorp has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 43.16% from California Bancorp's current stock price of $13.97.

California Bancorp stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering California Bancorp, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% 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 211 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Banco Santander Chile (NYSE:BSAC)


Banco Santander Chile (NYSE:BSAC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the bank industry average of 2.91%. Banco Santander Chile's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Banco Santander Chile's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Banco Santander Chile's dividend payout ratio of 38.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS)


Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the bank industry average of 2.91%. Intercorp Financial Services's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Intercorp Financial Services's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Intercorp Financial Services's dividend payout ratio of 32.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB)


Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB) has an annual dividend yield of 13.78%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.91%. Bancolombia Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Bancolombia Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bancolombia Sa's dividend payout ratio of 55.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are bank stocks down?

Bank stocks were down -0.9% in the last day, and up 0.76% over the last week. First Interstate Bancsystem was the among the top losers in the banks - regional industry, dropping -5.74% yesterday.

First Interstate BancSystem shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results.

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. Amalgamated Financial (NASDAQ:AMAL)


Amalgamated Financial (NASDAQ:AMAL) 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.

Amalgamated Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 11 points higher than the bank industry average of 46. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amalgamated Financial's stock has gained 14.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -4 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 71, which is 25 points higher than the bank industry average of 46. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newtekone's stock has dropped -3.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -22 percentage points.

3. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)


Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK) 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.

Op Bancorp has a valuation score of 71, which is 25 points higher than the bank industry average of 46. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Op Bancorp's stock has gained 40.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 22 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

39.91% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 25.29% over the next year.

0% of bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.63% of bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.42% are rated C (Hold), 21.83% are rated D (Sell), and 2.11% 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 13.39x.
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