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:
1. Citigroup (NYSE:C)
Citigroup (NYSE:C) is the #1 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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Citigroup (NYSE:C) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Citigroup (NYSE:C) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 7 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 34.
C passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Citigroup has seen its stock return 56.06% over the past year, overperforming other diversified bank stocks by 22 percentage points.
Citigroup has an average 1 year
price target of $96.54, a downside of -0.04% from Citigroup's current stock price of $96.57.
Citigroup stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Citigroup, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 21.43% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Hsbc Holdings (NYSE:HSBC)
Hsbc Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) 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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Hsbc Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Hsbc Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 6 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 34.
HSBC passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Hsbc Holdings has seen its stock return 46.16% over the past year, overperforming other diversified bank stocks by 12 percentage points.
3. Barclays (NYSE:BCS)
Barclays (NYSE:BCS) 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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Barclays (NYSE:BCS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Barclays (NYSE:BCS) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 6 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 34.
BCS passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Barclays has seen its stock return 62.77% over the past year, overperforming other diversified bank stocks by 28 percentage points.