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Best Credit Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top credit service stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best credit service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Credit Services

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

Credit Services is Zen Rated A and is the 19th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
PMTS	CPI CARD GROUP INC	$296.64M	$26.39	$37.25	41.15%	Strong Buy	4	N/A	N/A	-88.51%	9.02%
OPFI	OPPFI INC	$819.12M	$9.48	$10.00	5.49%	Buy	1	79.44%	197.22%	308.46%	15.77%
FINV	FINVOLUTION GROUP	$1.99B	$7.86	$11.40	45.04%	Buy	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LX	LEXINFINTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$1.32B	$7.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RM	REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP	$333.38M	$33.91	$30.00	-11.53%	Hold	1	8.88%	9.97%	17.86%	3.34%
XYF	X FINANCIAL	$578.13M	$13.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OPRT	OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORP	$185.73M	$5.14	$5.00	-2.72%	Hold	1	227.15%	N/A	14.40%	1.58%
ENVA	ENOVA INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.53B	$99.55	$134.50	35.11%	Strong Buy	4	91.68%	17.98%	26.56%	5.82%
ATLC	ATLANTICUS HOLDINGS CORP	$817.59M	$54.09	$60.40	11.67%	Strong Buy	5	261.67%	4.27%	22.77%	3.43%
NNI	NELNET INC	$3.88B	$106.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30.48%	7.58%	1.84%
FCFS	FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC	$5.92B	$133.46	$137.00	2.65%	Strong Buy	1	-0.20%	25.00%	20.00%	9.30%
EZPW	EZCORP INC	$876.37M	$15.93	$17.17	7.77%	Strong Buy	3	4.04%	-21.14%	9.19%	4.28%
QFIN	QIFU TECHNOLOGY INC	$5.76B	$40.54	$45.10	11.25%	Strong Buy	2	8.16%	15.83%	N/A	N/A
CPSS	CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES INC	$190.84M	$8.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20.98%	101.11%	21.17%	1.77%
CACC	CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP	$5.88B	$488.99	$475.00	-2.86%	Sell	2	7.22%	103.01%	33.71%	6.66%
PYPL	PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC	$64.50B	$66.32	$87.52	31.97%	Buy	21	5.42%	11.55%	32.84%	8.18%
IX	ORIX CORP	$24.57B	$20.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.40%	N/A	12.93%	3.12%
GDOT	GREEN DOT CORP	$452.82M	$8.35	$8.50	1.80%	Sell	2	9.41%	N/A	4.97%	0.80%
MA	MASTERCARD INC	$492.03B	$539.68	$622.91	15.42%	Strong Buy	21	12.00%	15.57%	356.95%	48.14%
SEZL	SEZZLE INC	$1.75B	$51.74	$61.42	18.70%	Strong Buy	2	30.39%	-5.15%	111.77%	32.90%
MFIN	MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP	$205.87M	$8.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	63.96%	1.57%	11.31%	1.46%
WRLD	WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP	$815.86M	$141.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.55%	1.87%	19.77%	7.62%
YRD	YIREN DIGITAL LTD	$572.19M	$6.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OMF	ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC	$5.80B	$48.63	$59.43	22.21%	Buy	7	65.72%	45.04%	30.30%	3.73%
UPST	UPSTART HOLDINGS INC	$4.61B	$49.19	$76.36	55.24%	Buy	11	42.80%	N/A	20.72%	5.54%
RWAY	RUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP	$345.84M	$9.26	$10.50	13.39%	Strong Buy	4	-7.68%	-21.80%	10.28%	4.85%
PRAA	PRA GROUP INC	$733.30M	$18.56	$31.00	67.03%	Strong Buy	1	5.19%	26.44%	8.39%	1.93%
DFS	DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES	$46.64B	$185.37	$201.00	8.43%	Buy	9	18.35%	-4.68%	26.28%	3.19%
V	VISA INC	$643.99B	$341.52	$368.81	7.99%	Strong Buy	21	9.17%	12.95%	80.19%	33.42%
SLM	SLM CORP	$6.07B	$28.82	$32.71	13.51%	Strong Buy	7	7.81%	11.69%	36.08%	3.00%
COF	CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP	$69.81B	$183.08	$213.42	16.57%	Strong Buy	12	18.27%	22.50%	15.55%	1.93%
AGM	FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP	$1.92B	$176.37	$230.00	30.41%	Hold	1	6.80%	3.50%	13.84%	0.66%
SYF	SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL	$19.96B	$52.43	$68.46	30.56%	Buy	11	50.36%	8.53%	21.97%	2.99%
OBDC	BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORP	$7.25B	$14.19	$15.70	10.64%	Buy	5	7.10%	3.75%	14.25%	6.12%
AXP	AMERICAN EXPRESS CO	$187.07B	$267.02	$307.64	15.21%	Buy	14	11.66%	10.35%	44.84%	4.96%
OCSL	OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORP	$1.20B	$14.62	$15.20	3.97%	Hold	5	-8.31%	194.12%	10.87%	5.11%
WU	WESTERN UNION CO	$3.34B	$10.11	$10.75	6.33%	Sell	6	0.51%	-16.88%	69.08%	7.78%
SOFI	SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC	$14.55B	$13.27	$13.86	4.48%	Hold	11	19.75%	3.59%	9.41%	1.69%
BBDC	BARINGS BDC INC	$927.60M	$8.80	$9.25	5.11%	Hold	2	-6.30%	4.81%	9.34%	4.13%
FOA	FINANCE OF AMERICA COMPANIES INC	$223.12M	$20.83	$26.25	26.02%	Buy	2	-0.35%	77.71%	15.73%	0.14%
LC	LENDINGCLUB CORP	$1.25B	$11.01	$16.33	48.35%	Buy	3	17.58%	64.92%	14.45%	1.82%
BFH	BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$2.25B	$48.44	$65.43	35.07%	Hold	7	28.86%	23.17%	15.40%	2.11%
ALLY	ALLY FINANCIAL INC	$10.10B	$32.90	$43.31	31.64%	Buy	13	4.77%	68.65%	13.65%	0.99%
NISN	NISUN INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT GROUP CO LTD	$24.46M	$5.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NAVI	NAVIENT CORP	$1.30B	$12.70	$14.00	10.24%	Hold	6	-26.75%	2.35%	1.90%	0.30%
LU	LUFAX HOLDING LTD	$2.50B	$2.89	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
QD	QUDIAN INC	$460.52M	$2.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DXF	EASON TECHNOLOGY LTD	$1.55B	$6.89	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LPRO	OPEN LENDING CORP	$143.74M	$1.20	$3.23	169.42%	Buy	3	115.69%	N/A	35.28%	9.30%
LMFA	LM FUNDING AMERICA INC	$7.85M	$1.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-35.49%	-29.84%
OMCC	OLD MARKET CAPITAL CORP	$74.68k	$5.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIHS	SENMIAO TECHNOLOGY LTD	$9.26M	$0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PT	PINTEC TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD	$16.35M	$1.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MCVT	MILL CITY VENTURES III LTD	$10.11M	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SNTG	SENTAGE HOLDINGS INC	$4.74M	$1.69	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Credit Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best credit service stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

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:

1. Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS)

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) is the #1 top credit service stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -22 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 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Cpi Card Group has seen its stock return 44.6% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 29 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group has an average 1 year price target of $37.25, an upside of 41.15% from Cpi Card Group's current stock price of $26.39.

Cpi Card Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts 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.

2. Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI)

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) is the #2 top credit service stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 14 points higher than the credit service industry average of 35.

OPFI passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Oppfi has seen its stock return 247.25% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 232 percentage points.

Oppfi has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 5.49% from Oppfi's current stock price of $9.48.

Oppfi stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Oppfi, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV)

Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV) is the #3 top credit service stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -5 points lower than the credit service industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates FINV as a "A".

FINV passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Finvolution Group has seen its stock return 61.73% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 46 percentage points.

Finvolution Group has an average 1 year price target of $11.40, an upside of 45.04% from Finvolution Group's current stock price of $7.86.

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

What are the credit service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 25 credit service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 credit service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV)

Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the credit service industry average of 3.75%. 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 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL)

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) has an annual dividend yield of 14.5%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 3.75%. Oaktree Specialty Lending's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Oaktree Specialty Lending's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Oaktree Specialty Lending's dividend payout ratio of 323.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC)

Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) has an annual dividend yield of 9.43%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 3.75%. Barings Bdc's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Barings Bdc's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Barings Bdc's dividend payout ratio of 100% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are credit service stocks up?

Credit service stocks were up 0.69% in the last day, and up 5.75% over the last week. PayPal was the among the top gainers in the credit services industry, gaining 2.14% yesterday.

PayPal shares are trading lower after UBS cut its price target on the stock from $88 to $75.

What are the most undervalued credit service stocks?

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:

1. Bread Financial Holdings (NYSE:BFH)

Bread Financial Holdings (NYSE:BFH) 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.

Bread Financial Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 26 points higher than the credit service industry average of 45. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bread Financial Holdings's stock has gained 27.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by 12 percentage points.

2. Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN)

Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN) 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.

Medallion Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 12 points higher than the credit service industry average of 45. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Medallion Financial's stock has gained 12.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -3 percentage points.

3. Orix (NYSE:IX)

Orix (NYSE:IX) 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.

Orix has a valuation score of 14, which is -31 points higher than the credit service industry average of 45. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IX a Valuation Rating of "A".

Orix's stock has dropped -2.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -18 percentage points.

Are credit service stocks a good buy now?

35.14% of credit service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect credit service stocks to rise by 14.25% over the next year.

22.45% of credit service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.24% of credit service stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.1% are rated C (Hold), 6.12% are rated D (Sell), and 4.08% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the credit services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the credit services industry is 29.53x.

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