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. Barclays (NYSE:BCS)
Barclays (NYSE:BCS) is the #1 top diversified bank stock out of 16 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Barclays (NYSE:BCS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Barclays (NYSE:BCS) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 17 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 33.
BCS passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Barclays has seen its stock return 63.33% over the past year, overperforming other diversified bank stocks by 28 percentage points.
2. Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG)
Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) is the #2 top diversified bank stock out of 16 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 Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.
Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 12 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 33.
NWG passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Natwest Group has seen its stock return 60.19% over the past year, overperforming other diversified bank stocks by 25 percentage points.
3. Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son (NYSE:NTB)
The Component Grade breakdown for Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son (NYSE:NTB) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.
Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son (NYSE:NTB) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -10 points lower than the diversified bank industry average of 33.
NTB passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son has seen its stock return 33.31% over the past year, underperforming other diversified bank stocks by -2 percentage points.
Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son has an average 1 year
price target of $47.00, an upside of 1.42% from Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son's current stock price of $46.34.
Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.