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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 +28.50% 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:

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sa (NYSE:BBVA) is the #1 top diversified bank stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sa (NYSE:BBVA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sa (NYSE:BBVA) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 7 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 34.

BBVA passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sa has seen its stock return 41.2% over the past year, overperforming other diversified bank stocks by 19 percentage points.

Hsbc Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) is the #2 top diversified bank stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Hsbc Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -11 points lower than the diversified bank industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HSBC as a "B".

HSBC passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Hsbc Holdings has seen its stock return 32.53% over the past year, overperforming other diversified bank stocks by 10 percentage points.

Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) is the #3 top diversified bank stock out of 20 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 11 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 34.

NWG passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Natwest Group has seen its stock return 19.13% over the past year, underperforming other diversified bank stocks by -3 percentage points.

Out of 17 diversified bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 diversified bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) has an annual dividend yield of 5.47%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 2.6%. Natwest Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven 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 43.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Hsbc Holdings (NYSE:HSBC) has an annual dividend yield of 4%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 2.6%. 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 54.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Ubs Group Ag (NYSE:UBS) has an annual dividend yield of 3.48%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 2.6%. Ubs Group Ag's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Ubs Group Ag's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ubs Group Ag's dividend payout ratio of 28.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Diversified bank stocks were down -2.07% in the last day, and down -1.95% over the last week. Hsbc Holdings was the among the top losers in the banks - diversified industry, dropping -3.97% yesterday.

Shares of U.S.-traded European banks are trading lower as multiple concerns push up bond yields and dampen the economic outlook for the EU and UK, including French debt levels and protests, gains by the AfD party in Germany, and energy-driven inflation.

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:

Natwest Group (NYSE:NWG) 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.

Natwest Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 33 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 38. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Natwest Group's stock has gained 19.13% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the diversified bank industry by -3 percentage points.

Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son (NYSE:NTB) 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.

Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son has a valuation score of 43, which is 5 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 38. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bank Of Nt Butterfield & Son's stock has gained 36.45% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified bank industry by 14 percentage points.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sa (NYSE:BBVA) 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.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sa has a valuation score of 57, which is 19 points higher than the diversified bank industry average of 38. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sa's stock has gained 41.2% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the diversified bank industry by 19 percentage points.

33.33% of diversified bank stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect diversified bank stocks to rise by 25.61% over the next year.

0% of diversified bank stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10% of diversified bank stocks are rated B (Buy), 90% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).