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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.

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:

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 16 points higher than the bank industry average of 32.

IFS passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Intercorp Financial Services has seen its stock return 54.45% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 36 percentage points.

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 -21 points lower than the bank industry average of 32. 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 43.28% over the past year, overperforming other bank stocks by 25 percentage points.

Bankwell Financial Group has an average 1 year price target of $42.00, an upside of 24.74% from Bankwell Financial Group's current stock price of $33.67.

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.

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 12 points higher than the bank industry average of 32.

BCAL passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. California Bancorp has seen its stock return 0.29% 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 42.15% from California Bancorp's current stock price of $14.07.

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.

Out of 211 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

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 2.88%. 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.

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 2.88%. 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.

Shinhan Financial Group Co (NYSE:SHG) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the bank industry average of 2.88%. Shinhan Financial Group Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Shinhan Financial Group Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Shinhan Financial Group Co's dividend payout ratio of 13.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Bank stocks were up 0.99% in the last day, and up 3.19% over the last week. Alerus Financial was the among the top gainers in the banks - regional industry, gaining 13.29% yesterday.

Alerus Financial shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results.

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:

Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK) 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.

Op Bancorp has a valuation score of 43, which is -3 points higher than the bank industry average of 46. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OPBK a Valuation Rating of "A".

Op Bancorp's stock has gained 36.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 18 percentage points.

Amalgamated Financial (NASDAQ:AMAL) 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.

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 18.26% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the bank industry.

Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT) 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.

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 -4.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -22 percentage points.

40% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 24.41% over the next year.

0% of bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.95% of bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.38% are rated C (Hold), 21.2% are rated D (Sell), and 2.47% are rated F (Strong Sell).