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Best Bank Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top bank stocks in 2026 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 103rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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IBOC
INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP
$4.46B$827.08M$543.71M$412.29M$6.633.15%10.90%0.76%20.31%
AVBC
AVIDIA BANCORP INC
$414.78M$82.12M-$2.68M-$3.29M-$0.18-7.21%N/AN/AN/A
AMAL
AMALGAMATED FINANCIAL CORP
$1.23B$312.40M$146.95M$104.45M$3.442.31%9.79%-1.15%18.37%
BAP
CREDICORP LTD
$30.39B$6.35BN/AN/AN/A33.64%27.17%N/AN/A2026-05-14
DCOM
DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC
$1.58B$409.90M$161.46M$103.40M$2.3647.45%18.86%329.09%6.29%
ONB
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
$9.30B$2.54B$1.10B$742.14M$1.9640.16%25.03%12.64%2.06%
BPRN
PRINCETON BANCORP INC
$245.13M$77.63M$26.33M$18.61M$2.7311.57%N/A73.89%N/A
UVSP
UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP
$1.07B$325.65M$124.79M$95.45M$3.3510.56%5.19%25.00%4.56%
SFST
SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC
$467.61M$115.14M$43.91M$30.37M$3.7523.49%8.22%95.31%9.61%
BOKF
BOK FINANCIAL CORP
$8.10B$2.17B$850.84M$577.99M$9.176.94%4.69%12.65%8.18%
COSO
COASTALSOUTH BANCSHARES INC
$306.95M$78.77M$34.00M$24.89M$2.2413.69%N/A4.19%N/A
CBNK
CAPITAL BANCORP INC
$517.45M$230.03M$78.82M$57.17M$3.4536.88%13.34%62.74%13.03%
BCBP
BCB BANCORP INC
$177.58M$59.59M-$17.33M-$14.46M-$0.84-28.55%-6.52%N/AN/A
EBC
EASTERN BANKSHARES INC
$4.75B$696.45M$163.03M$88.22M$0.434.87%5.19%-34.85%27.03%
WSFS
WSFS FINANCIAL CORP
$3.80B$1.02B$418.35M$287.35M$5.113.23%14.63%15.35%17.62%
FBNC
FIRST BANCORP
$2.40B$378.81M$153.29M$111.05M$2.6813.51%7.45%44.86%-0.94%
MNSB
MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC
$175.83M$73.64M$24.03M$13.46M$1.7624.68%8.13%N/A-0.99%
BUSE
FIRST BUSEY CORP
$2.29B$666.84M$216.84M$125.39M$1.4946.62%12.97%-25.87%-4.13%
SMBK
SMARTFINANCIAL INC
$724.23M$192.71M$71.24M$50.35M$3.0015.84%12.36%38.89%12.98%
HBT
HBT FINANCIAL INC
$881.67M$233.92M$110.43M$77.01M$2.445.66%10.57%7.49%12.73%
THFF
FIRST FINANCIAL CORP
$785.94M$253.64M$110.93M$79.21M$6.6825.82%7.30%67.00%11.19%
EQBK
EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
$964.38M$201.10M$37.82M$22.73M$1.24-9.59%8.39%-69.31%N/A
NBTB
NBT BANCORP INC
$2.31B$664.79M$252.98M$169.24M$3.3419.28%10.10%12.08%6.92%
INDB
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
$3.79B$792.05M$304.31M$205.12M$4.4421.20%13.17%-1.77%4.05%
OVBC
OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP
$211.38M$63.66M$21.16M$15.60M$3.316.98%5.62%42.67%9.11%
SBSI
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC
$1.02B$239.55M$95.27M$70.97M$2.37-5.99%-1.00%-18.84%-6.96%
SMBC
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC
$761.25M$182.78M$91.05M$65.27M$5.809.51%13.20%26.36%9.23%
EGBN
EAGLE BANCORP INC
$793.40M$4.47M-$193.24M-$138.05M-$4.55-98.17%-57.44%N/AN/A
WNEB
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP INC
$285.27M$82.28M$22.27M$15.27M$0.7612.12%4.54%35.71%11.05%
CTBI
COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC
$1.19B$270.16M$132.85M$98.06M$5.4413.70%7.35%18.00%10.18%
BRBS
BLUE RIDGE BANKSHARES INC
$312.38M$95.70M$16.06M$10.71M$0.12-1.68%1.26%N/A-43.42%
SFBS
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC
$4.37B$527.12M$346.86M$276.54M$5.0614.56%10.11%21.34%9.94%
HOPE
HOPE BANCORP INC
$1.61B$466.90M$147.47M$61.59M$0.492.02%1.85%-40.96%-11.45%
OVLY
OAK VALLEY BANCORP
$282.02M$80.92M$31.79M$23.91M$2.903.47%11.19%-4.61%11.54%
FSBC
FIVE STAR BANCORP
$878.35M$148.74M$85.98M$61.61M$2.9024.77%17.82%28.32%-4.07%
FMBH
FIRST MID BANCSHARES INC
$1.05B$339.30M$136.82M$91.75M$3.846.24%14.71%16.01%7.22%
PFS
PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$2.92B$866.82M$473.67M$291.16M$2.2342.77%19.53%112.38%9.92%
WSBC
WESBANCO INC
$3.32B$1.04B$420.51M$298.48M$3.1381.82%13.16%101.94%4.77%
OFG
OFG BANCORP
$1.97B$623.93M$254.58M$205.10M$4.60-0.88%7.23%8.24%28.36%
ABCB
AMERIS BANCORP
$5.81B$1.14B$572.20M$412.15M$6.024.99%3.92%15.55%9.75%
CBK
COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INC
$397.24M$89.90M$51.12M$37.20M$2.953.77%N/A14.34%N/A
BHRB
BURKE & HERBERT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$972.11M$340.50M$151.88M$116.41M$7.7643.23%28.80%174.20%16.86%
FCF
FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP
$1.89B$486.19M$197.98M$152.30M$1.488.29%9.70%5.71%14.56%
PFIS
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$567.05M$187.59M$83.55M$59.19M$5.9262.85%16.07%492.00%8.05%
CBAN
COLONY BANKCORP INC
$419.73M$127.68M$42.86M$28.25M$1.5913.59%11.85%16.91%5.10%
SSB
SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP
$9.52B$2.68B$1.37B$935.41M$9.3246.64%17.79%45.85%25.87%
CASH
PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC
$1.88B$789.02M$286.73M$191.07M$8.276.72%12.35%16.48%20.76%
BSAC
BANCO SANTANDER CHILE
$17.71B$3.31B$1.58B$1.18B$2.5121.18%2.29%32.16%8.02%2026-05-06
GABC
GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP INC
$1.63B$342.02M$158.78M$112.64M$3.0636.55%12.22%8.13%5.51%
AX
AXOS FINANCIAL INC
$4.97B$1.32B$708.00M$476.10M$8.4212.05%17.05%12.57%19.26%2026-05-06
CMTV
COMMUNITY BANCORP
$227.32M$47.41M$21.45M$16.97M$3.0116.54%7.26%32.02%8.20%
BCML
BAYCOM CORP
$327.17M$96.47M$35.61M$23.93M$2.180.23%4.68%3.81%13.65%
UBSI
UNITED BANKSHARES INC
$6.09B$1.18B$570.35M$464.60M$3.2817.22%4.76%18.84%6.45%
FNWD
FINWARD BANCORP
$139.05M$66.25M$14.30M$8.09M$1.89-7.47%1.88%-33.68%-16.30%
TCBK
TRICO BANCSHARES
$1.63B$407.12M$180.55M$121.56M$3.724.60%8.55%7.20%11.38%
ALRS
ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP
$684.56M$223.82M$39.88M$17.44M$0.699.80%0.13%-17.86%-23.13%
FHN
FIRST HORIZON CORP
$12.03B$3.35B$1.36B$956.00M$1.8910.33%4.82%37.96%-0.11%
MCHB
MECHANICS BANCORP
$3.29B$789.11M$347.30M$265.74M$1.22106.81%18.51%771.43%-19.00%
VBNK
VERSABANK
$580.14M$94.79M$35.99M$23.08M$0.7121.32%N/A-21.54%N/A2026-06-03
WAFD
WAFD INC
$2.69B$734.47M$275.50M$228.37M$2.903.63%8.16%33.03%8.83%
CFG
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$27.38B$7.64B$2.66B$1.69B$3.907.26%7.63%27.87%11.93%
ASB
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
$4.68B$1.47B$658.29M$481.23M$2.8949.52%5.11%256.79%5.80%
NBBK
NB BANCORP INC
$908.90M$209.01M$74.73M$50.30M$1.3429.31%N/A25.23%N/A
HBCP
HOME BANCORP INC
$495.73M$147.58M$61.33M$46.06M$5.9311.41%9.49%29.48%15.70%
IBCP
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
$691.98M$219.52M$91.20M$68.54M$3.300.63%2.73%3.13%5.21%
NWBI
NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC
$2.04B$599.09M$162.93M$126.01M$0.9320.28%6.37%17.72%8.45%
WAL
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION
$8.88B$3.32B$1.32B$956.20M$8.7910.04%24.40%23.11%11.68%
FBP
FIRST BANCORP
$3.81B$914.86M$437.49M$344.87M$2.164.16%11.10%18.68%36.25%
FMNB
FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP
$535.32M$181.51M$71.82M$54.59M$1.4611.96%8.05%18.70%-0.27%
CPF
CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP
$879.61M$282.94M$110.62M$80.45M$3.0214.20%5.50%40.47%12.58%
RRBI
RED RIVER BANCSHARES INC
$600.76M$123.22M$56.67M$42.76M$6.4013.53%7.49%29.03%10.76%
UMBF
UMB FINANCIAL CORP
$9.82B$2.73B$1.26B$860.92M$11.3664.87%16.25%41.82%7.37%
ORRF
ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$729.66M$252.08M$117.91M$80.86M$4.2143.11%18.79%182.55%11.71%
OCFC
OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP
$1.09B$388.75M$106.40M$67.13M$1.173.25%3.49%-29.09%2.78%
KEY
KEYCORP
$23.83B$7.01B$2.18B$1.69B$1.5365.30%4.34%N/A3.63%
FHB
FIRST HAWAIIAN INC
$3.37B$853.59M$387.81M$276.27M$2.217.53%6.90%22.78%9.10%
NU
NU HOLDINGS LTD
$70.12B$15.77B$3.96B$2.87B$0.5936.97%84.54%44.53%N/A2026-05-14
HNVR
HANOVER BANCORP INC
$168.98M$62.94M$14.10M$7.49M$1.01-0.87%18.16%-39.52%-2.39%
RBCAA
REPUBLIC BANCORP INC
$1.50B$385.90M$180.39M$131.32M$6.7416.79%6.02%28.63%11.00%
ISBA
ISABELLA BANK CORP
$300.46M$79.07M$26.26M$18.91M$2.5615.39%4.61%37.63%13.32%
AUB
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP
$5.40B$1.23B$354.73M$261.85M$2.0360.63%15.50%-11.35%1.02%
BANR
BANNER CORP
$2.25B$647.69M$256.92M$195.38M$5.677.76%4.81%15.71%11.50%
HDB
HDFC BANK LTD
$128.33B$25.47B$10.60B$7.83B$1.5715.22%23.44%-1.00%10.90%
TRST
TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y
$851.17M$186.32M$92.27M$61.14M$3.269.75%2.44%26.85%3.69%
PNBK
PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC
$138.16M$28.12M-$11.62M-$12.71M-$0.1775.93%3.25%N/AN/A
FCBC
FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC
$823.47M$167.43M$68.78M$48.79M$2.663.18%5.89%-5.34%5.66%
TCBX
THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC
$623.16M$201.28M$87.49M$61.54M$4.4521.49%26.15%41.72%18.06%
FSUN
FIRSTSUN CAPITAL BANCORP
$1.00B$394.67M$133.56M$97.94M$3.529.89%8.60%27.54%6.25%
HWC
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP
$5.49B$1.46B$649.66M$486.07M$5.705.03%17.13%7.55%N/A
CWBC
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
$455.66M$142.91M$56.81M$38.17M$2.0135.21%13.78%346.67%4.41%
CBU
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM INC
$3.35B$796.66M$305.60M$210.46M$3.9810.11%6.46%15.70%5.12%
LCNB
LCNB CORP
$232.08M$90.06M$28.82M$23.12M$1.6313.66%5.19%68.04%1.01%
SRCE
1ST SOURCE CORP
$1.78B$426.31M$219.29M$160.71M$6.529.64%6.82%14.59%12.43%
CLBK
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC
$2.00B$248.88M$83.02M$51.77M$0.5150.45%1.21%N/A-0.39%
FBK
FB FINANCIAL CORP
$2.80B$516.73M$155.85M$122.62M$2.4716.49%2.37%-0.40%7.89%
SBCF
SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA
$3.07B$601.37M$195.95M$142.74M$1.5920.48%16.01%11.19%1.86%
TFIN
TRIUMPH FINANCIAL INC
$1.61B$442.02M$78.69M$28.49M$1.209.90%4.06%224.32%-21.67%
UCB
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC
$4.01B$1.06B$458.45M$318.18M$2.6211.66%12.98%28.43%6.53%
LOB
LIVE OAK BANCSHARES INC
$1.72B$481.51M$173.44M$102.82M$2.2522.73%14.94%30.81%9.04%
SFBC
SOUND FINANCIAL BANCORP INC
$106.29M$38.76M$10.18M$7.16M$2.798.35%2.65%54.14%-4.21%

Bank Stocks FAQ

What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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. Franklin Financial Services (NASDAQ:FRAF)


Franklin Financial Services (NASDAQ:FRAF) is the #1 top bank stock out of 314 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 Franklin Financial Services (NASDAQ:FRAF) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Franklin Financial Services (NASDAQ:FRAF) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 5 points higher than the bank industry average of 39.

FRAF passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Franklin Financial Services has seen its stock return 47.92% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 25 percentage points.

2. Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF)


Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) is the #2 top bank stock out of 314 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 Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Waterstone Financial (NASDAQ:WSBF) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 1 points higher than the bank industry average of 39.

WSBF passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Waterstone Financial has seen its stock return 48.85% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 26 percentage points.

3. West Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WTBA)


West Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WTBA) is the #3 top bank stock out of 314 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 West Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WTBA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: D, and AI: C.

West Bancorporation (NASDAQ:WTBA) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 9 points higher than the bank industry average of 39.

WTBA passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. West Bancorporation has seen its stock return 23.19% over the past year.

What are the bank stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 265 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Blue Ridge Bankshares (NYSEMKT:BRBS)


Blue Ridge Bankshares (NYSEMKT:BRBS) has an annual dividend yield of 17.54%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.7%. Blue Ridge Bankshares's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Blue Ridge Bankshares's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Blue Ridge Bankshares's dividend payout ratio of 208.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS)


Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS) has an annual dividend yield of 7.98%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.7%. 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 19.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL)


Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) has an annual dividend yield of 7.52%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.7%. 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.

Why are bank stocks up?

Bank stocks were up 0.16% in the last day, and up 0.88% over the last week.

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

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 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 gained 24.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 2 percentage points.

2. Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB)


Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB) 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.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services 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.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services's stock has gained 15.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -7 percentage points.

3. Northeast Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:NECB)


Northeast Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:NECB) 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.

Northeast Community Bancorp has a valuation score of 43, which is -6 points higher than the bank industry average of 49. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NECB a Valuation Rating of "A".

Northeast Community Bancorp's stock has gained 5.69% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -17 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

38.32% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 11.62% over the next year.

0% of bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.86% of bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 79.49% are rated C (Hold), 13.19% are rated D (Sell), and 1.47% 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 14.3x.
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