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Best Credit Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top credit service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best credit service 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 credit service stocks to buy right now are:

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) is the #1 top credit service stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -10 points lower than the credit service industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PMTS as a "A".

PMTS passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Cpi Card Group has seen its stock return 59.7% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 55 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, an upside of 39.98% from Cpi Card Group's current stock price of $24.29.

Cpi Card Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cpi Card Group, 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.

Oportun Financial (NASDAQ:OPRT) is the #2 top credit service stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Oportun Financial (NASDAQ:OPRT) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Oportun Financial (NASDAQ:OPRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 15 points higher than the credit service industry average of 35.

OPRT passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Oportun Financial has seen its stock return 17.49% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 13 percentage points.

Oportun Financial has an average 1 year price target of $6.50, a downside of -17.3% from Oportun Financial's current stock price of $7.86.

Oportun Financial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Oportun Financial, 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.

Pra Group (NASDAQ:PRAA) is the #3 top credit service stock out of 54 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 Pra Group (NASDAQ:PRAA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Pra Group (NASDAQ:PRAA) has a Due Diligence Score of 6, which is -29 points lower than the credit service industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PRAA as a "B".

PRAA passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Pra Group has seen its stock return 15.72% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 11 percentage points.

Out of 26 credit service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 credit service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) has an annual dividend yield of 20%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 6.61%. Runway Growth Finance's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Runway Growth Finance's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Runway Growth Finance's dividend payout ratio of 1,125% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Lexinfintech Holdings (NASDAQ:LX) has an annual dividend yield of 18.97%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 6.61%.

Lexinfintech Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 16.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV) has an annual dividend yield of 18.1%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 6.61%. Finvolution Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Finvolution Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Finvolution Group's dividend payout ratio of 50.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Credit service stocks were down -2.24% in the last day, and down -1.95% over the last week. Enova International was the among the top losers in the credit services industry, dropping -23.43% yesterday.

Enova International shares are trading lower after the company announced that it has withdrawn its applications related to the proposed acquisition of Grasshopper Bancorp. Also, Citizens lowered its price target on the stock from $270 to $215.

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 credit service stocks right now are:

Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN) is the most undervalued credit service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Qfin Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 28 points higher than the credit service industry average of 43. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -72.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -76 percentage points.

Western Union Co (NYSE:WU) is the second most undervalued credit service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Western Union Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 28 points higher than the credit service industry average of 43. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Western Union Co's stock has dropped -18.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -23 percentage points.

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) is the third most undervalued credit service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Oppfi has a valuation score of 43, which is 0 points higher than the credit service industry average of 43. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Oppfi's stock has dropped -35.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -40 percentage points.

41.03% of credit service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect credit service stocks to rise by 23.97% over the next year.

4.08% of credit service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.24% of credit service stocks are rated B (Buy), 67.35% are rated C (Hold), 12.24% are rated D (Sell), and 4.08% are rated F (Strong Sell).