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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 101st 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 %
GNTY	GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC	$46.18	-1.47%	4.10%	2.52%	7.95%	9.64%	41.61%	21.63%	65.03%	N/A	$47.20	$31.67	2.16%	45.84%	0.65	50,400	101.60%
BFIN	BANKFINANCIAL CORP	$11.68	-1.54%	6.58%	-0.61%	-4.41%	-11.74%	2.22%	14.54%	45.75%	-7.41%	$13.97	$10.69	16.39%	9.31%	0.41	74,000	-74.48%
FNWB	FIRST NORTHWEST BANCORP	$8.02	2.00%	5.55%	2.25%	-15.15%	-28.31%	-19.09%	-50.48%	-31.32%	-33.39%	$12.10	$6.05	33.72%	32.56%	0.39	16,600	-54.52%
BYFC	BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORP	$7.86	-2.60%	-5.07%	8.41%	13.58%	-0.01%	47.19%	2.85%	-46.60%	-27.76%	$9.46	$5.50	16.91%	42.91%	0.63	1,400	-48.15%
ITUB	ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA	$6.97	0.00%	1.60%	10.81%	4.97%	26.93%	13.24%	46.03%	75.83%	67.55%	$7.13	$4.42	2.18%	57.76%	0.68	29,160,000	19.00%
COLB	COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC	$26.14	-1.91%	6.52%	7.60%	2.03%	-7.87%	8.60%	-20.59%	-14.96%	-23.37%	$32.85	$19.61	20.43%	33.30%	1.09	2,340,000	-23.98%
CLST	CATALYST BANCORP INC	$12.60	0.04%	0.22%	2.86%	6.78%	7.69%	7.14%	-4.40%	N/A	N/A	$14.23	$10.67	11.49%	18.04%	0.18	5,900	-23.38%
AFBI	AFFINITY BANCSHARES INC	$19.00	-0.78%	-0.78%	1.28%	1.23%	3.09%	-10.50%	26.67%	N/A	N/A	$22.50	$17.00	15.56%	11.76%	0.14	2,100	75.00%
IROQ	IF BANCORP INC	$25.05	0.20%	0.40%	0.40%	3.85%	3.21%	46.36%	32.87%	51.30%	51.20%	$25.76	$17.10	2.76%	46.49%	0.04	0	-100.00%
HONE	HARBORONE BANCORP INC	$12.19	-1.31%	2.38%	1.01%	2.47%	-0.25%	-1.23%	-18.27%	30.76%	N/A	$13.73	$8.89	11.22%	37.12%	0.74	182,000	-23.85%
BHB	BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES	$31.47	-2.32%	3.05%	-0.19%	-1.38%	-8.05%	6.48%	1.79%	47.36%	37.85%	$38.47	$26.43	18.20%	19.07%	0.88	53,400	-24.36%
FSEA	FIRST SEACOAST BANCORP INC	$11.41	-1.80%	-2.23%	-0.40%	-0.22%	3.56%	19.97%	-10.81%	48.77%	N/A	$11.80	$8.90	3.31%	28.20%	0.25	850	-87.68%
FUSB	FIRST US BANCSHARES INC	$11.75	3.06%	-5.77%	-4.80%	-8.13%	-6.13%	17.56%	36.59%	94.30%	39.18%	$14.30	$10.30	17.83%	14.08%	0.11	5,600	5.66%
FGBI	FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC	$8.12	0.00%	0.62%	-6.56%	-14.16%	-17.73%	-22.45%	-67.57%	-30.86%	N/A	$15.25	$6.56	46.75%	23.87%	0.49	2,200	-33.33%
ASRV	AMERISERV FINANCIAL INC	$2.94	1.02%	2.41%	-5.71%	17.39%	14.67%	30.26%	-25.00%	1.02%	-9.73%	$3.42	$2.03	14.04%	44.83%	0.19	2,300	-70.89%
FDSB	FIFTH DISTRICT BANCORP INC	$13.41	-0.37%	1.98%	2.97%	6.75%	6.12%	28.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.50	$10.03	7.52%	33.70%	0.31	13,600	-19.05%
GLBZ	GLEN BURNIE BANCORP	$4.03	-0.84%	-1.82%	-27.29%	-22.21%	-18.10%	-14.91%	-60.99%	-56.91%	-66.95%	$6.99	$3.89	42.30%	3.68%	0.11	4,800	-57.14%
CFSB	CFSB BANCORP INC	$13.88	0.14%	0.14%	0.36%	78.21%	87.84%	107.15%	54.79%	N/A	N/A	$13.98	$6.34	0.72%	118.93%	0.01	400	-33.33%
BOTJ	BANK OF THE JAMES FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$13.60	-0.37%	-2.16%	-3.27%	-2.09%	-2.16%	0.74%	6.67%	36.93%	33.57%	$17.05	$11.56	20.23%	17.65%	0.17	1,100	0.00%
CARV	CARVER BANCORP INC	$1.85	-2.65%	1.69%	-2.17%	24.14%	4.65%	-12.20%	-70.15%	-73.33%	-69.23%	$3.20	$1.30	42.22%	42.23%	0.68	8,600	-56.12%
BSBK	BOGOTA FINANCIAL CORP	$8.79	3.38%	8.21%	12.92%	30.49%	17.14%	26.80%	-18.03%	24.52%	N/A	$8.99	$6.59	2.19%	33.43%	0.12	7,200	-73.91%
BRKL	BROOKLINE BANCORP INC	$10.75	-1.77%	4.04%	-2.94%	-4.95%	-13.44%	8.20%	-25.48%	4.50%	-2.85%	$13.15	$9.28	18.25%	15.84%	0.84	336,000	-29.56%
BBD	BANK BRADESCO	$2.96	0.00%	2.07%	1.37%	8.42%	36.41%	6.09%	-22.31%	-3.71%	-24.18%	$3.13	$1.84	5.43%	60.87%	0.65	29,340,000	105.22%
CIB	BANCOLOMBIA SA	$48.56	2.00%	5.27%	11.15%	17.37%	20.54%	44.40%	53.15%	93.02%	41.60%	$49.22	$30.65	1.34%	58.43%	0.68	409,000	122.28%
COSO	COASTALSOUTH BANCSHARES INC	$20.05	-0.02%	-0.64%	-5.07%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22.68	$19.24	11.63%	4.18%	-0.17	8,800	-77.32%
AVAL	GRUPO AVAL ACCIONES Y VALORES SA	$3.18	-0.63%	4.64%	8.59%	10.10%	5.33%	49.06%	-5.95%	-28.83%	-59.38%	$3.32	$1.94	4.22%	63.92%	0.53	41,300	-76.13%
NSTS	NSTS BANCORP INC	$11.94	0.00%	-1.58%	-1.05%	2.52%	-3.76%	18.95%	8.57%	N/A	N/A	$13.32	$9.37	10.34%	27.46%	0.13	950	-86.03%
AVBH	AVIDBANK HOLDINGS INC	$23.75	1.89%	4.09%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$25.20	$22.95	5.75%	3.49%	0.28	21,300	-77.22%
BAFN	BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP	$9.65	-4.15%	-22.27%	-36.64%	-39.14%	-46.53%	-29.39%	-51.32%	N/A	N/A	$19.75	$8.80	51.14%	9.66%	0.21	25,600	190.91%
AUBN	AUBURN NATIONAL BANCORPORATION INC	$25.98	-0.38%	-4.15%	-0.42%	25.02%	24.01%	44.66%	-8.23%	-39.95%	-4.50%	$29.00	$17.51	10.41%	48.37%	0.12	1,700	-15.00%

Bank Stocks FAQ

What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 330 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 31, which is -5 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 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Intercorp Financial Services has seen its stock return 65.99% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 51 percentage points.

2. Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG)

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) is the #2 top bank stock out of 330 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: A.

Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 18 points higher than the bank industry average of 36.

BWFG passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bankwell Financial Group has seen its stock return 53.84% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 39 percentage points.

Bankwell Financial Group has an average 1 year price target of $42.00, an upside of 2.69% from Bankwell Financial Group's current stock price of $40.90.

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. Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS)

Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS) is the #3 top bank stock out of 330 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 4 points higher than the bank industry average of 36.

CZFS passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Citizens Financial Services has seen its stock return 18.13% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 3 percentage points.

What are the bank stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 259 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Hdfc Bank (NYSE:HDB)

Hdfc Bank (NYSE:HDB) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the bank industry average of 2.79%. Hdfc Bank's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Hdfc Bank's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hdfc Bank's dividend payout ratio of 22.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Glen Burnie Bancorp (NASDAQ:GLBZ)

Glen Burnie Bancorp (NASDAQ:GLBZ) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the bank industry average of 2.79%. Glen Burnie Bancorp's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Glen Burnie Bancorp's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

3. 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 2.79%. 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.

Why are bank stocks down?

Bank stocks were down -0.3% in the last day, and up 5.51% over the last week. Grupo Supervielle Sa was the among the top losers in the banks - regional industry, dropping -1.93% yesterday.

Grupo Supervielle shares are trading lower after the company reported a Q2 EPS miss and a year-over-year decline in revenue.

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 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 -4.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -19 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 54 points higher than the bank industry average of 46. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Op Bancorp's stock has gained 10.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -5 percentage points.

3. Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK)

Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK) 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.

Meridian 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.

Meridian's stock has gained 40.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 26 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

39.15% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 10.67% over the next year.

0.36% of bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.09% of bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 74.19% are rated C (Hold), 17.2% are rated D (Sell), and 2.15% 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 12.12x.

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Sectors & Industries Financial ServicesBanks - Regional
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.

Bank Stocks FAQ

1. Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS)

2. Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG)

3. Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS)

1. Hdfc Bank (NYSE:HDB)

2. Glen Burnie Bancorp (NASDAQ:GLBZ)

3. ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN)

1. Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT)

2. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)

3. Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK)

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Sectors & IndustriesFinancial ServicesBanks - RegionalBest 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.

Bank Stocks FAQ

1. Intercorp Financial Services (NYSE:IFS)

2. Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG)

3. Citizens Financial Services (NASDAQ:CZFS)

1. Hdfc Bank (NYSE:HDB)

2. Glen Burnie Bancorp (NASDAQ:GLBZ)

3. ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN)

1. Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT)

2. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)

3. Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK)

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Sectors & Industries Financial ServicesBanks - Regional
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.