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 99th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
MGYR
MAGYAR BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$110.38M$17.11-1.10%$15.21M10.83x7.49
United States
MCHB
MECHANICS BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$248.43M$13.130.46%-$97.36M-1.77x17.88
United States
AVAL
GRUPO AVAL ACCIONES Y VALORES SA
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$3.82B$3.22-0.92%$752.00M16.18x16.89
Colombia
MBBC
MARATHON BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$30.24M$10.280.29%$802.38k44.70x6.41
United States
GNTY
GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$552.74M$48.711.58%$50.08M15.41x8.49
United States
NSTS
NSTS BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$61.30M$11.701.39%-$507.00k-73.13x2.55
United States
AUBN
AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$89.65M$25.660.63%$10.96M13.43x10.96
United States
ITUB
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$71.07B$7.271.82%$10.80B11.07x12.47
Brazil
KFFB
KENTUCKY FIRST FEDERAL BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$27.49M$3.40-9.57%-$888.00k-26.15x6.91
United States
HFBL
HOME FEDERAL BANCORP INC OF LOUISIANA
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$42.69M$13.671.26%$4.86M12.54x10.32
United States
BBD
BANK BRADESCO
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$35.08B$3.313.12%$4.05B12.30x11.29
Brazil
COLB
COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$5.43B$25.821.81%$856.57M10.21x8.72
United States
VBTX
VERITEX HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.87B$34.111.40%$168.67M16.01x6.60
United States
BYFC
BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$65.84M$7.16-1.24%$1.10M-29.83x3.35
United States
CLST
CATALYST BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$54.42M$13.150.77%$3.10M23.48x2.39
United States
AFBI
AFFINITY BANCSHARES INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$123.77M$19.67-0.76%$9.89M17.72x6.53
United States
BBT
BEACON FINANCIAL CORP
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$1.16B$25.030.12%$161.57M9.70x8.85
United States
BFIN
BANKFINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$151.27M$12.140.41%-$4.24M75.88x8.16
United States
CFSB
CFSB BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$92.01M$14.05-1.20%$400.00kN/A3.84
United States
CIB
BANCOLOMBIA SA
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$12.51B$52.030.60%$2.31B8.29x7.52
Colombia
CARV
CARVER BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$11.93M$2.35-1.26%-$11.94M-0.96x24.01
United States
MBWM
MERCANTILE BANK CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$760.27M$46.790.02%$105.88M9.30x8.79
United States
BHB
BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
NYSEMKT
Banks - Regional
$529.85M$31.760.51%$49.46M12.26x7.77
United States
WSBK
WINCHESTER BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$88.31M$9.500.00%-$683.00k-105.56x7.23
United States
SNV
SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$7.14B$51.421.68%$1.05B9.81x9.87
United States
RBKB
RHINEBECK BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$136.37M$12.28-6.12%-$5.87M-22.74x8.88
United States
BSBK
BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$119.03M$9.15-0.54%$258.56k-457.50x5.66
United States

Bank Stocks FAQ

What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 327 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: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -7 points lower than the bank industry average of 36. 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 71.13% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 62 percentage points.

2. Cf Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFBK)


Cf Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFBK) is the #2 top bank stock out of 327 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 Cf Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFBK) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Cf Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFBK) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 12 points higher than the bank industry average of 36.

CFBK passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cf Bankshares has seen its stock return 9.21% over the past year.

Cf Bankshares has an average 1 year price target of $29.00, an upside of 19.34% from Cf Bankshares's current stock price of $24.30.

Cf Bankshares stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cf Bankshares, 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. Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS)


Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) is the #3 top bank stock out of 327 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 Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 22 points higher than the bank industry average of 36.

PFIS passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Peoples Financial Services has seen its stock return 9.44% over the past year.

What are the bank stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 258 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN)


ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the bank industry average of 2.7%. ICICI Bank's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. ICICI Bank's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

ICICI Bank's dividend payout ratio of 14.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB)


Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB) has an annual dividend yield of 10.05%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 2.7%. 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.

3. Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL)


Tfs Financial (NASDAQ:TFSL) has an annual dividend yield of 8.58%, which is 6 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 389.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are bank stocks up?

Bank stocks were up 0.79% in the last day, and down -0.98% 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 71, which is 24 points higher than the bank industry average of 47. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newtekone's stock has gained 6.18% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -3 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 53 points higher than the bank industry average of 47. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Op Bancorp's stock has gained 14.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 5 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 10 points higher than the bank industry average of 47. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Woori Financial Group's stock has gained 59.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 50 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

40.09% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 9.56% over the next year.

0.36% of bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.81% of bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 76.34% are rated C (Hold), 15.41% are rated D (Sell), and 1.08% 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 12.44x.
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