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Best Diversified Bank Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top diversified 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 diversified 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 diversified bank stocks to buy right now are:

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) is the #1 top diversified bank stock out of 17 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 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (NYSE:SMFG) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 33.

SMFG passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has seen its stock return 45.88% over the past year, overperforming other diversified bank stocks by 9 percentage points.

Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) is the #2 top diversified bank stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 33.

NWG passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natwest Group has seen its stock return 76.12% over the past year, overperforming other diversified bank stocks by 40 percentage points.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) is the #3 top diversified bank stock out of 17 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Citigroup (NYSE:C) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 8 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 33.

C passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Citigroup has seen its stock return 49.63% over the past year, overperforming other diversified bank stocks by 13 percentage points.

Citigroup has an average 1 year price target of $130.58, an upside of 11.2% from Citigroup's current stock price of $117.43.

Citigroup stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Citigroup, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 8.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 8 diversified bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 diversified bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Hsbc Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.69%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 2.02%. Hsbc Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Hsbc Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hsbc Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 65.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) has an annual dividend yield of 3.4%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 2.02%. Natwest Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Natwest Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Natwest Group's dividend payout ratio of 36.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.21%, which is the same as the diversified bank industry average of 2.02%. East West Bancorp's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. East West Bancorp's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

East West Bancorp's dividend payout ratio of 26.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Diversified bank stocks were up 0.11% in the last day, and up 2.86% over the last week.

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

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 diversified bank stocks right now are:

Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son (NYSE:NTB) is the most undervalued diversified bank stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son has a valuation score of 29, which is -13 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 42. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NTB a Valuation Rating of "B".

Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son's stock has gained 38.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified bank industry by 2 percentage points.

Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) is the second most undervalued diversified bank stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Natwest Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 1 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 42. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Natwest Group's stock has gained 76.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified bank industry by 40 percentage points.

Hsbc Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) is the third most undervalued diversified bank stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Hsbc Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is -13 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 42. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hsbc Holdings's stock has gained 72.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified bank industry by 36 percentage points.

41.67% of diversified bank stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect diversified bank stocks to rise by 11.55% over the next year.

0% of diversified bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.88% of diversified bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 82.35% are rated C (Hold), 11.76% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).