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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 +28.50% 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 89th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
WASH	WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC	$40.26	1.28%	2.00%	0.85%	21.19%	17.03%	32.26%	42.97%	-23.65%	-4.07%	$40.54	$25.23	0.69%	59.57%	0.81	155,000	29.17%
FCF	FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP	$21.34	0.85%	2.35%	-2.78%	12.61%	19.55%	18.42%	67.90%	61.67%	110.66%	$22.34	$15.00	4.49%	42.27%	0.75	747,000	-28.65%
AUB	ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP	$40.91	0.34%	0.61%	-5.72%	8.34%	9.56%	13.58%	39.67%	14.69%	49.42%	$43.61	$30.87	6.19%	32.52%	1.02	2,456,000	172.28%
FSBC	FIVE STAR BANCORP	$46.96	1.19%	2.94%	-0.04%	8.85%	20.10%	41.92%	113.16%	98.65%	N/A	$50.26	$30.68	6.57%	53.06%	0.76	97,000	-26.52%
BSRR	SIERRA BANCORP	$41.08	0.90%	3.10%	1.46%	5.56%	15.74%	33.93%	106.10%	67.86%	128.32%	$43.13	$26.49	4.75%	55.06%	0.70	31,700	17.41%
AROW	ARROW FINANCIAL CORP	$39.57	0.30%	3.69%	-2.99%	7.21%	16.55%	32.96%	133.56%	19.68%	53.20%	$42.70	$25.88	7.33%	52.90%	0.69	74,000	-26.73%
SBCF	SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA	$34.60	0.64%	0.67%	-2.20%	14.68%	9.91%	9.32%	46.11%	11.00%	103.53%	$36.27	$28.58	4.60%	21.06%	0.98	500,000	-12.43%
BUSE	FIRST BUSEY CORP	$30.66	-0.07%	1.22%	-2.91%	11.73%	19.49%	23.78%	50.66%	29.75%	33.54%	$31.70	$22.00	3.28%	39.36%	0.79	633,000	-2.31%
MCHB	MECHANICS BANCORP	$15.82	-0.13%	-0.44%	-5.21%	6.10%	3.47%	20.76%	58.99%	-59.55%	-39.62%	$17.38	$12.70	8.95%	24.57%	1.00	413,000	30.28%
BKU	BANKUNITED INC	$46.38	1.05%	-0.02%	-3.17%	-1.88%	-1.90%	17.66%	75.22%	11.09%	50.58%	$52.06	$35.10	10.91%	32.14%	1.18	666,000	18.51%
HTB	HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INC	$47.25	0.40%	0.72%	-8.87%	0.06%	9.73%	13.86%	103.40%	69.96%	145.07%	$52.50	$38.30	10.00%	23.37%	0.66	149,000	-26.24%
DCOM	DIME COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES INC	$41.25	0.78%	1.93%	-1.17%	9.85%	25.42%	33.11%	90.18%	26.22%	39.50%	$41.97	$25.63	1.70%	60.98%	0.98	243,000	-16.78%
MRBK	MERIDIAN CORP	$19.81	1.69%	2.54%	-0.15%	6.91%	0.89%	25.86%	68.02%	41.10%	N/A	$21.67	$13.81	8.58%	43.45%	0.49	63,000	29.63%
HBCP	HOME BANCORP INC	$70.36	0.64%	1.32%	-2.97%	7.57%	15.53%	24.07%	112.95%	89.91%	141.46%	$74.50	$50.54	5.56%	39.22%	0.73	93,000	171.93%
NBHC	NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORP	$42.07	0.50%	2.06%	-3.22%	0.84%	3.72%	6.80%	34.67%	14.13%	76.54%	$47.28	$35.10	11.02%	19.86%	0.81	201,000	8.06%
EGBN	EAGLE BANCORP INC	$28.18	1.51%	2.21%	-0.63%	3.83%	9.10%	41.32%	15.30%	-49.96%	-44.58%	$29.29	$15.03	3.79%	87.49%	0.88	156,000	-9.30%
BAP	CREDICORP LTD	$382.53	-0.43%	3.84%	-2.45%	17.15%	12.76%	47.14%	176.39%	264.00%	133.58%	$413.25	$230.45	7.43%	65.99%	0.77	149,000	-30.70%
WAL	WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION	$80.95	-0.06%	3.08%	-4.01%	0.26%	-0.75%	-11.38%	61.22%	-16.63%	117.61%	$97.23	$65.82	16.74%	23.00%	1.63	767,000	-12.34%
CCB	COASTAL FINANCIAL CORP	$50.33	2.32%	3.82%	14.26%	-28.39%	-34.28%	-56.57%	14.36%	71.48%	N/A	$120.05	$36.61	58.08%	37.48%	0.97	198,000	46.67%
GBCI	GLACIER BANCORP INC	$46.83	1.01%	-0.11%	-8.09%	-0.74%	3.56%	-5.85%	52.99%	-10.17%	60.49%	$54.58	$39.90	14.19%	17.37%	1.04	576,000	-39.11%
OVLY	OAK VALLEY BANCORP	$34.88	1.07%	2.65%	3.78%	3.62%	5.19%	19.66%	33.74%	93.46%	248.80%	$35.97	$25.41	3.03%	37.27%	0.50	30,700	157.98%
ASB	ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP	$31.07	0.52%	0.49%	-2.14%	12.00%	17.91%	16.41%	78.67%	53.66%	59.42%	$32.46	$23.86	4.28%	30.22%	1.04	1,571,000	-3.14%
BANF	BANCFIRST CORP	$112.89	1.02%	2.12%	-1.48%	2.55%	-0.05%	-17.28%	24.58%	103.63%	228.12%	$135.76	$101.48	16.85%	11.24%	0.72	122,000	-20.78%
KRNY	KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP	$10.13	0.70%	3.16%	4.00%	23.09%	29.71%	51.19%	37.08%	-20.55%	-27.02%	$10.24	$6.23	1.03%	62.73%	0.78	379,000	-24.50%
RBKB	RHINEBECK BANCORP INC	$12.82	0.23%	1.75%	7.01%	-21.49%	-22.02%	-5.74%	87.15%	20.15%	N/A	$17.99	$9.41	28.74%	36.24%	0.10	69,000	-62.90%
HFWA	HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP	$29.29	0.21%	2.16%	-4.06%	6.05%	11.16%	17.02%	71.29%	17.82%	59.62%	$31.25	$21.32	6.27%	37.38%	0.70	222,000	-42.93%
FITB	FIFTH THIRD BANCORP	$54.87	-0.18%	0.61%	-5.02%	5.93%	10.76%	18.61%	102.70%	42.30%	176.14%	$59.50	$40.05	7.78%	37.02%	1.08	3,125,000	-17.20%
SRBK	SR BANCORP INC	$19.76	1.33%	1.33%	0.36%	6.64%	16.85%	30.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$20.95	$14.33	5.68%	37.89%	0.24	19,000	63.79%
FNB	FNB CORP	$18.67	1.08%	1.41%	-3.66%	5.84%	9.44%	11.20%	62.49%	65.96%	51.42%	$19.59	$14.46	4.70%	29.16%	0.98	3,243,000	-27.63%
ESQ	ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$118.96	-1.88%	5.88%	-8.71%	9.52%	15.78%	22.82%	151.02%	334.16%	N/A	$134.82	$92.10	11.76%	29.16%	0.62	162,000	-21.74%
FBLA	FB BANCORP INC	$15.99	1.07%	1.59%	0.82%	14.62%	21.78%	33.25%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.03	$11.66	0.25%	37.14%	0.43	98,000	-2.97%
WSBC	WESBANCO INC	$41.33	0.05%	2.25%	-2.32%	19.42%	17.85%	25.28%	60.38%	25.81%	27.40%	$43.02	$29.57	3.93%	39.77%	0.79	3,109,000	314.53%
UBSI	UNITED BANKSHARES INC	$47.83	0.50%	0.48%	-3.12%	9.40%	15.59%	23.75%	60.34%	35.00%	24.14%	$49.62	$34.10	3.61%	40.25%	0.83	641,000	-16.86%
EFSC	ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	$64.66	0.34%	1.68%	-3.92%	5.93%	13.96%	5.69%	64.15%	46.16%	108.51%	$68.73	$51.18	5.92%	26.34%	0.77	212,000	20.45%
RMBI	RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION INC	$16.01	0.95%	0.69%	1.59%	10.19%	14.28%	7.45%	42.18%	4.30%	N/A	$16.38	$12.77	2.26%	25.37%	0.29	76,000	16.92%
ABCB	AMERIS BANCORP	$86.05	0.26%	0.54%	-3.82%	1.08%	8.33%	15.55%	112.73%	81.39%	144.74%	$93.22	$68.80	7.69%	25.07%	1.04	284,000	22.94%
TCBI	TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC	$98.64	0.85%	0.00%	-2.84%	-3.62%	2.66%	13.12%	59.72%	65.03%	89.77%	$108.92	$75.41	9.44%	30.80%	1.07	297,000	-20.16%
FNWB	FIRST NORTHWEST BANCORP	$11.00	-0.81%	-3.17%	-2.57%	7.84%	18.15%	52.78%	-15.06%	-39.43%	-17.17%	$12.52	$6.90	12.14%	59.42%	0.34	16,200	-31.36%
WABC	WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION	$59.39	0.52%	2.27%	-1.70%	5.45%	15.63%	18.50%	34.28%	4.95%	18.85%	$63.61	$44.93	6.63%	32.18%	0.60	90,000	-43.75%
BSVN	BANK7 CORP	$57.43	9.49%	10.00%	12.59%	28.93%	37.33%	15.65%	130.46%	173.35%	N/A	$57.68	$38.29	0.42%	49.99%	0.71	117,000	550.00%
CCBG	CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC	$51.84	0.74%	0.97%	-1.61%	17.15%	19.64%	17.74%	67.77%	126.67%	256.53%	$53.60	$38.27	3.28%	35.46%	0.55	51,700	-6.00%
BCAL	CALIFORNIA BANCORP	$21.90	1.06%	2.96%	1.53%	13.47%	19.15%	28.15%	54.01%	N/A	N/A	$21.98	$15.85	0.36%	38.21%	0.67	179,000	3.47%
FLG	FLAGSTAR BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	$13.52	0.30%	0.52%	-5.19%	-4.18%	4.00%	4.40%	-62.48%	-63.83%	-70.25%	$15.44	$10.57	12.44%	27.91%	1.05	2,396,000	-23.35%
EBC	EASTERN BANKSHARES INC	$22.24	0.72%	-0.22%	-4.92%	10.70%	13.76%	28.18%	62.57%	17.98%	N/A	$23.78	$16.62	6.46%	33.85%	0.90	1,437,000	-37.95%
CBSH	COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC	$58.37	-0.01%	0.56%	-2.61%	11.28%	11.70%	-0.59%	37.86%	7.21%	89.12%	$60.92	$46.99	4.19%	24.22%	0.74	594,000	-46.15%
USB	US BANCORP	$63.37	-0.25%	1.44%	-1.34%	14.26%	16.62%	28.88%	73.52%	13.51%	44.48%	$66.08	$45.02	4.10%	40.76%	0.97	5,042,000	-11.26%
IBN	ICICI BANK LTD	$30.30	-0.72%	1.41%	-0.10%	16.14%	2.54%	-4.96%	28.88%	54.59%	304.97%	$33.03	$25.08	8.27%	20.80%	0.64	2,514,000	-52.53%
FHB	FIRST HAWAIIAN INC	$26.07	0.27%	1.09%	-7.72%	-4.30%	3.66%	-0.23%	38.16%	-3.77%	-0.95%	$30.58	$22.65	14.75%	15.12%	0.89	1,312,000	-20.10%
WTFC	WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP	$154.12	0.39%	0.76%	-5.43%	1.07%	6.03%	10.24%	97.03%	107.57%	182.84%	$167.22	$119.61	7.83%	28.85%	1.08	223,000	-34.22%
STBA	S&T BANCORP INC	$50.64	1.06%	1.71%	-3.87%	11.69%	18.87%	26.76%	80.60%	75.35%	76.82%	$53.50	$34.38	5.35%	47.29%	0.73	152,000	9.35%
PBFS	PIONEER BANCORP INC	$18.54	2.83%	5.16%	7.98%	14.87%	26.04%	40.45%	106.46%	46.91%	N/A	$19.42	$12.64	4.53%	46.68%	0.37	11,900	70.00%
GSBC	GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP INC	$80.24	0.45%	1.74%	-2.17%	10.74%	27.81%	24.83%	56.81%	49.62%	91.09%	$82.91	$53.76	3.22%	49.26%	0.64	90,000	26.05%
WNEB	WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP INC	$13.89	1.31%	1.24%	2.51%	5.23%	7.67%	10.50%	122.24%	64.77%	82.28%	$15.01	$10.78	7.46%	28.85%	0.59	77,500	181.82%
NBTB	NBT BANCORP INC	$52.27	1.24%	1.40%	-2.81%	12.58%	21.53%	17.25%	54.97%	48.62%	62.89%	$54.48	$39.20	4.06%	33.36%	0.68	272,000	-11.69%
CZWI	CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC	$22.07	1.10%	5.00%	0.91%	7.40%	21.80%	32.71%	110.99%	59.81%	101.37%	$24.43	$14.61	9.66%	51.06%	0.36	50,600	-4.53%
FHN	FIRST HORIZON CORP	$24.94	-0.08%	1.18%	-4.41%	2.85%	6.26%	9.43%	99.68%	58.35%	65.06%	$26.56	$19.80	6.10%	25.96%	0.81	3,771,000	75.15%
HTH	HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC	$39.24	0.87%	1.92%	-1.90%	5.68%	4.75%	9.79%	33.47%	19.23%	75.89%	$40.39	$30.78	2.85%	27.49%	0.83	203,000	11.54%
FNRN	FIRST NORTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP	$17.35	0.06%	1.34%	-5.55%	1.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	135.38%	$19.25	$14.41	9.87%	20.40%	0.09	86,000	-12.24%
KEY	KEYCORP	$22.18	0.27%	1.23%	-3.98%	2.35%	7.10%	15.64%	93.37%	10.68%	79.60%	$24.07	$16.47	7.83%	34.67%	1.20	9,683,000	-6.37%
UCB	UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC	$35.64	0.71%	1.31%	-1.38%	7.28%	9.53%	6.13%	33.98%	18.84%	71.59%	$37.18	$28.65	4.14%	24.40%	0.97	476,000	-19.19%
FIBK	FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC	$37.85	0.99%	2.19%	-1.43%	5.96%	7.65%	15.31%	46.20%	-10.79%	23.61%	$40.60	$29.10	6.77%	30.07%	0.90	795,000	-25.49%
RF	REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP	$30.42	-0.07%	0.30%	-4.79%	7.00%	9.31%	11.18%	65.15%	54.57%	207.58%	$32.47	$22.70	6.31%	34.01%	1.06	6,236,000	-1.70%
LKFN	LAKELAND FINANCIAL CORP	$60.57	0.90%	1.61%	-4.81%	2.15%	3.03%	-9.85%	18.72%	-9.27%	69.00%	$68.40	$54.36	11.45%	11.42%	0.63	90,000	-20.35%
NEWT	NEWTEKONE INC	$12.44	1.06%	4.45%	-19.22%	-6.11%	-2.05%	0.81%	-29.00%	-57.70%	-9.06%	$15.69	$9.59	20.71%	29.72%	1.06	195,000	-22.00%
BOH	BANK OF HAWAII CORP	$77.19	0.70%	-0.13%	-4.54%	1.07%	-1.43%	12.10%	46.08%	-4.49%	8.11%	$86.30	$59.36	10.56%	30.04%	0.86	217,000	-21.09%
CHCO	CITY HOLDING CO	$145.57	0.43%	1.47%	-0.11%	15.75%	19.91%	11.85%	57.14%	89.30%	192.07%	$148.99	$113.21	2.30%	28.58%	0.51	83,400	29.30%
CBC	CENTRAL BANCOMPANY INC	$32.64	-0.12%	0.12%	-2.16%	16.24%	32.68%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$33.82	$22.50	3.48%	45.07%	0.41	599,000	6.96%
BANR	BANNER CORP	$71.15	0.04%	0.92%	-0.92%	10.12%	16.14%	4.96%	62.63%	29.32%	64.47%	$74.84	$57.05	4.93%	24.72%	0.84	209,000	-19.62%
SSB	SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP	$107.98	0.81%	1.89%	-1.33%	13.78%	9.14%	4.28%	46.77%	59.15%	41.95%	$112.20	$84.48	3.76%	27.82%	1.00	411,000	-11.99%
CFR	CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC	$162.62	-0.07%	0.58%	-3.35%	17.95%	16.41%	24.89%	71.31%	43.63%	126.71%	$170.80	$119.00	4.79%	36.66%	0.89	544,000	5.63%
CLBK	COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC	$11.70	0.00%	1.21%	8.94%	-42.22%	-36.27%	-22.00%	-29.86%	-34.93%	N/A	$25.82	$10.51	54.69%	11.32%	0.60	2,098,000	-38.48%
HDB	HDFC BANK LTD	$23.18	-0.43%	0.43%	-2.97%	-3.54%	-24.72%	-34.37%	-25.61%	-39.87%	25.23%	$37.45	$22.30	38.10%	3.95%	0.64	8,545,000	-29.60%
FFIN	FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC	$33.44	0.30%	0.15%	-5.88%	3.37%	9.71%	-10.20%	18.71%	-25.41%	85.21%	$37.35	$28.12	10.47%	18.94%	0.87	431,000	-14.14%
BANC	BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC	$18.92	0.80%	1.72%	-3.07%	-2.17%	3.50%	11.36%	50.28%	7.87%	-15.99%	$21.93	$15.33	13.73%	23.42%	1.10	2,407,000	36.30%
BCML	BAYCOM CORP	$30.80	1.25%	1.68%	-0.52%	-1.88%	3.43%	2.43%	61.68%	79.07%	N/A	$34.98	$26.78	11.95%	15.01%	0.56	21,500	-20.96%
BCBP	BCB BANCORP INC	$8.67	0.23%	0.81%	-5.35%	-23.48%	3.46%	-1.37%	-26.77%	-41.46%	-21.61%	$11.71	$7.31	25.96%	18.60%	0.65	75,000	-44.03%
EFSI	EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$41.90	0.93%	0.89%	3.69%	2.77%	20.02%	13.46%	N/A	N/A	76.42%	$45.44	$31.63	7.79%	32.47%	0.55	44,000	-1.57%
FINW	FINWISE BANCORP	$13.99	-0.11%	-0.89%	-0.78%	-3.02%	-16.46%	-28.10%	49.89%	N/A	N/A	$22.49	$12.82	37.82%	9.09%	0.58	12,200	-23.27%
PBHC	PATHFINDER BANCORP INC	$15.79	1.22%	-1.99%	-1.37%	11.99%	15.74%	5.49%	19.26%	-1.62%	28.90%	$17.40	$12.06	9.25%	30.96%	0.12	900	-96.04%
ECBK	ECB BANCORP INC	$20.76	-3.69%	0.07%	0.70%	14.86%	19.56%	22.23%	74.41%	N/A	N/A	$21.78	$14.83	4.71%	39.95%	0.38	7,900	-5.95%
KFFB	KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP	$6.11	11.09%	-1.29%	12.11%	38.55%	32.83%	90.94%	11.50%	-14.19%	-26.39%	$6.45	$2.97	5.27%	105.72%	0.05	6,400	-60.49%
TCBK	TRICO BANCSHARES	$54.40	0.17%	1.10%	-7.21%	7.30%	10.84%	18.26%	60.76%	36.00%	103.06%	$61.71	$40.44	11.85%	34.52%	0.75	219,000	-3.95%
BSBK	BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORP	$9.18	1.38%	-0.81%	1.94%	2.97%	10.54%	-2.91%	25.09%	-11.78%	N/A	$9.55	$8.10	3.93%	13.27%	0.11	5,300	70.97%
TCBS	TEXAS COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC	$17.50	0.00%	1.10%	0.57%	4.60%	5.11%	8.49%	40.56%	9.38%	N/A	$20.00	$15.72	12.50%	11.32%	0.08	1,500	150.00%
BRBS	BLUE RIDGE BANKSHARES INC	$3.96	0.25%	0.76%	8.49%	20.73%	-3.18%	-1.98%	-51.35%	-77.55%	N/A	$4.79	$3.23	17.24%	22.79%	0.68	1,634,000	12.53%
HYNE	HOYNE BANCORP INC	$16.62	-0.06%	0.36%	1.90%	2.28%	13.99%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.84	$13.35	1.28%	24.49%	0.19	500	-73.68%
BYFC	BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORP	$12.12	0.39%	-1.58%	12.38%	26.86%	54.33%	51.25%	69.94%	-59.29%	-10.92%	$12.35	$5.51	1.90%	119.87%	0.49	2,400	860.00%
FDSB	FIFTH DISTRICT BANCORP INC	$18.65	1.55%	2.16%	4.92%	23.64%	24.63%	33.51%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$18.69	$13.00	0.25%	43.42%	0.26	3,600	-25.00%
FNWD	FINWARD BANCORP	$43.90	0.37%	1.27%	-2.70%	34.33%	22.52%	35.70%	102.58%	3.29%	43.00%	$45.82	$30.08	4.18%	45.94%	0.17	12,200	-33.33%
CLST	CATALYST BANCORP INC	$17.81	1.71%	1.77%	6.26%	11.24%	7.94%	35.44%	48.54%	N/A	N/A	$20.50	$13.00	13.12%	37.00%	0.15	4,800	2,300.00%
WSBK	WINCHESTER BANCORP INC	$12.99	-0.23%	0.08%	0.00%	1.41%	-0.61%	37.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13.39	$9.46	2.95%	37.32%	-0.02	35,700	283.87%
HFBL	HOME FEDERAL BANCORP INC OF LOUISIANA	$25.99	3.84%	2.26%	13.00%	33.28%	35.08%	89.99%	76.08%	40.11%	126.73%	$28.00	$13.45	7.18%	93.23%	0.08	450	400.00%
UBCP	UNITED BANCORP INC	$15.88	0.70%	1.08%	2.45%	-1.21%	4.43%	8.32%	34.35%	2.52%	51.24%	$17.34	$12.47	8.39%	27.35%	0.13	3,000	-40.00%
FUSB	FIRST US BANCSHARES INC	$16.48	-0.42%	0.61%	1.98%	1.79%	10.90%	35.75%	88.99%	46.62%	80.31%	$16.99	$11.59	3.00%	42.19%	0.10	24,400	542.11%
CIB	GRUPO CIBEST SA	$100.58	-1.27%	3.43%	11.74%	39.06%	50.07%	99.01%	295.21%	206.83%	142.19%	$103.50	$50.72	2.82%	98.30%	0.68	676,000	42.02%
LSBK	LAKE SHORE BANCORP INC	$17.38	-0.23%	1.16%	1.22%	10.81%	11.95%	31.17%	62.51%	17.75%	29.60%	$17.96	$12.50	3.23%	39.04%	0.15	7,400	-57.47%
BBD	BANK BRADESCO	$3.47	0.29%	6.77%	-0.57%	2.36%	-11.25%	13.03%	18.84%	-10.82%	-40.41%	$4.30	$2.98	19.30%	16.44%	0.67	27,193,000	-36.15%
MGYR	MAGYAR BANCORP INC	$19.80	1.44%	1.62%	3.88%	14.94%	13.14%	13.14%	80.00%	86.44%	88.75%	$20.00	$16.03	1.00%	23.52%	0.13	2,800	7.69%
ASRV	AMERISERV FINANCIAL INC	$5.06	-0.20%	5.42%	15.00%	33.86%	31.43%	65.90%	70.37%	36.76%	54.27%	$5.38	$2.80	5.97%	80.71%	0.17	15,300	36.61%
MBBC	MARATHON BANCORP INC	$15.12	-0.01%	-0.69%	1.07%	6.70%	7.46%	45.78%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.79	$10.20	4.24%	48.24%	0.20	350	-73.08%

Bank Stocks FAQ

What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in Sep 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. Citizens & Northern (NASDAQ:CZNC)

Citizens & Northern (NASDAQ:CZNC) is the #1 top bank stock out of 312 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Citizens & Northern (NASDAQ:CZNC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Citizens & Northern (NASDAQ:CZNC) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is -2 points lower than the bank industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CZNC as a "A".

CZNC passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Citizens & Northern has seen its stock return 27.86% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 9 percentage points.

2. Macro Bank (NYSE:BMA)

Macro Bank (NYSE:BMA) is the #2 top bank stock out of 312 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Macro Bank (NYSE:BMA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Macro Bank (NYSE:BMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -21 points lower than the bank industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BMA as a "B".

BMA passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Macro Bank has seen its stock return 34.95% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 16 percentage points.

Macro Bank has an average 1 year price target of $108.50, an upside of 38.09% from Macro Bank's current stock price of $78.57.

Macro Bank stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Macro Bank, 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.

3. Optimumbank Holdings (NYSEMKT:OPHC)

Optimumbank Holdings (NYSEMKT:OPHC) is the #3 top bank stock out of 312 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Optimumbank Holdings (NYSEMKT:OPHC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: D, and AI: A.

Optimumbank Holdings (NYSEMKT:OPHC) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 4 points higher than the bank industry average of 38.

OPHC passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Optimumbank Holdings has seen its stock return 112.29% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 93 percentage points.

Optimumbank Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $6.50, a downside of -27.62% from Optimumbank Holdings's current stock price of $8.98.

Optimumbank Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Optimumbank Holdings, 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 265 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Mechanics Bancorp (NASDAQ:MCHB)

Mechanics Bancorp (NASDAQ:MCHB) has an annual dividend yield of 9.86%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.49%. Mechanics Bancorp's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Mechanics Bancorp's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mechanics Bancorp's dividend payout ratio of 104.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Itau Unibanco Holding Sa (NYSE:ITUB)

Itau Unibanco Holding Sa (NYSE:ITUB) has an annual dividend yield of 7.05%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.49%. Itau Unibanco Holding Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% thirty-nine times in the last 10 years. Itau Unibanco Holding Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Itau Unibanco Holding Sa's dividend payout ratio of 77.7% 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 6.43%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.49%. 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 313.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are bank stocks up?

Bank stocks were up 0.43% in the last day, and up 1.57% over the last week. Bank7 was the among the top gainers in the banks - regional industry, gaining 9.49% yesterday.

Bank7 shares are trading higher after the company announced that it has been named the successful bidder at an auction to acquire an approximately 71% controlling ownership interest in Century Financial Services.

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. Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB)

Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB) 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.

Northpointe Bancshares has a valuation score of 43, which is -1 points higher than the bank industry average of 44. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NPB a Valuation Rating of "A".

Northpointe Bancshares's stock has dropped -6.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -26 percentage points.

2. Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH)

Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH) 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.

Pathward Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 13 points higher than the bank industry average of 44. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pathward Financial's stock has gained 6.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -13 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 27 points higher than the bank industry average of 44. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Op Bancorp's stock has gained 8.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -11 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

33.77% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 7.97% over the next year.

0.36% of bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.4% of bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 84.17% are rated C (Hold), 9.71% are rated D (Sell), and 0.36% 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 14.42x.

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best bank stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Bank Stocks FAQ

1. Citizens & Northern (NASDAQ:CZNC)

2. Macro Bank (NYSE:BMA)

3. Optimumbank Holdings (NYSEMKT:OPHC)

1. Mechanics Bancorp (NASDAQ:MCHB)

2. Itau Unibanco Holding Sa (NYSE:ITUB)

3. Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL)

1. Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB)

2. Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH)

3. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)

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1. Citizens & Northern (NASDAQ:CZNC)

2. Macro Bank (NYSE:BMA)

3. Optimumbank Holdings (NYSEMKT:OPHC)

1. Mechanics Bancorp (NASDAQ:MCHB)

2. Itau Unibanco Holding Sa (NYSE:ITUB)

3. Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL)

1. Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB)

2. Pathward Financial (NASDAQ:CASH)

3. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)

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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best bank stocks to buy now. Learn More.