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
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Credit Services is Zen Rated A and is the 18th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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OPFI
OPPFI INC
$1.03B$11.81$11.75-0.51%Buy265.70%N/A515.84%18.17%
FINV
FINVOLUTION GROUP
$2.15B$8.50$11.4034.12%Buy2N/AN/AN/AN/A
LX
LEXINFINTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$1.47B$8.73N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ENVA
ENOVA INTERNATIONAL INC
$2.48B$97.93$132.4035.20%Strong Buy594.48%20.36%26.36%5.78%
OPRT
OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORP
$253.13M$6.75$5.00-25.93%Hold1199.02%N/A14.44%1.64%
XYF
X FINANCIAL
$627.95M$15.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FCFS
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC
$5.62B$126.69$137.008.14%Strong Buy1-0.20%25.20%20.06%9.33%
SEZL
SEZZLE INC
$3.12B$93.79$61.42-34.52%Strong Buy233.23%2.43%111.43%47.01%
EZPW
EZCORP INC
$767.99M$13.96$17.8327.74%Strong Buy34.13%-21.54%9.07%4.22%
MFIN
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP
$211.92M$9.12N/AN/AN/AN/A61.69%-3.59%9.96%1.33%
OMF
ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC
$6.16B$51.80$58.1712.29%Buy660.73%29.76%29.08%3.66%
ATLC
ATLANTICUS HOLDINGS CORP
$793.67M$52.47$67.3328.33%Buy3233.89%-4.28%21.61%3.52%
QFIN
QIFU TECHNOLOGY INC
$6.29B$44.27$45.101.87%Strong Buy28.16%15.83%N/AN/A
PMTS
CPI CARD GROUP INC
$272.67M$24.17$36.7552.05%Strong Buy4N/AN/A-98.51%8.32%
MA
MASTERCARD INC
$529.65B$583.28$637.599.31%Strong Buy1711.12%14.77%351.19%48.33%
RM
REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP
$283.23M$28.55$30.005.08%Hold16.00%24.59%16.67%3.14%
WRLD
WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP
$874.70M$152.21N/AN/AN/AN/A0.56%0.31%19.53%7.53%
GDOT
GREEN DOT CORP
$518.17M$9.44$10.005.93%Sell212.08%N/A4.63%0.77%
NNI
NELNET INC
$4.31B$118.50N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A44.61%9.04%2.18%
BFH
BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$2.51B$53.95$63.2917.30%Sell728.67%22.91%14.78%2.03%
FOA
FINANCE OF AMERICA COMPANIES INC
$233.62M$21.81$26.2520.36%Buy2-0.35%77.71%15.73%0.14%
YRD
YIREN DIGITAL LTD
$534.21M$6.19N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CPSS
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES INC
$190.80M$8.85N/AN/AN/AN/A9.82%30.00%17.70%1.44%
COF
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP
$75.56B$197.22$216.099.57%Strong Buy1117.13%21.05%15.07%1.94%
V
VISA INC
$683.81B$365.12$384.655.35%Strong Buy178.60%13.05%79.76%32.67%
UPST
UPSTART HOLDINGS INC
$4.57B$48.08$69.2544.03%Buy1032.93%N/A15.89%4.68%
RWAY
RUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP
$377.96M$10.12$10.503.75%Strong Buy4-1.28%-4.12%11.43%5.57%
PYPL
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
$70.20B$72.18$85.1117.91%Buy195.52%12.49%33.18%8.27%
CACC
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP
$5.83B$502.17$475.00-5.41%Sell25.24%67.60%30.51%5.64%
SYF
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
$23.14B$60.80$68.4612.59%Buy1149.81%9.29%22.95%3.12%
IX
ORIX CORP
$24.96B$20.54N/AN/AN/AN/A5.29%N/A11.42%2.77%
DFS
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES
$50.34B$200.05$202.891.42%Buy916.77%-6.76%24.83%3.18%
SLM
SLM CORP
$7.10B$33.69$33.43-0.77%Strong Buy77.81%11.67%36.08%3.00%
OCSL
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORP
$1.26B$14.34$15.206.00%Hold5-9.07%1,223.79%9.88%4.73%
BBDC
BARINGS BDC INC
$957.86M$9.10$9.00-1.10%Hold2-6.62%15.59%9.08%3.87%
AXP
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
$209.98B$299.72$307.642.64%Buy1411.39%9.88%43.72%4.83%
NAVI
NAVIENT CORP
$1.39B$13.76$14.082.38%Hold6-18.97%60.01%5.56%0.28%
WU
WESTERN UNION CO
$3.29B$9.94$10.758.15%Sell60.57%-16.97%68.73%7.74%
SOFI
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC
$15.39B$13.92$14.272.54%Hold1117.92%5.93%9.93%1.76%
AGM
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP
$2.12B$193.64$215.0011.03%Hold18.54%6.10%13.68%0.66%
OBDC
BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORP
$7.52B$14.71$15.505.37%Buy54.73%1.70%10.96%4.62%
LPRO
OPEN LENDING CORP
$246.76M$2.06$3.0548.06%Buy4149.13%N/A34.51%9.06%
ALLY
ALLY FINANCIAL INC
$11.07B$36.03$42.3317.49%Buy127.82%209.54%13.24%0.97%
PRAA
PRA GROUP INC
$614.31M$15.49$23.0048.48%Buy1-1.11%-22.16%7.00%1.66%
LC
LENDINGCLUB CORP
$1.22B$10.64$15.6747.25%Buy314.50%62.18%13.98%1.82%
LU
LUFAX HOLDING LTD
$2.62B$3.02N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
QD
QUDIAN INC
$494.26M$2.93N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DXF
EASON TECHNOLOGY LTD
$1.63B$7.22N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NISN
NISUN INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT GROUP CO LTD
$20.74M$4.57N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PT
PINTEC TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD
$14.97M$0.93N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MCVT
MILL CITY VENTURES III LTD
$10.97M$1.81N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
AIHS
SENMIAO TECHNOLOGY LTD
$9.87M$0.94N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LMFA
LM FUNDING AMERICA INC
$8.57M$1.67N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-41.41%-33.59%
OMCC
OLD MARKET CAPITAL CORP
$77.33k$6.11N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SNTG
SENTAGE HOLDINGS INC
$4.91M$1.75N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Credit Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best credit service stocks to buy right now in May 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. Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI)


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

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -12 points lower than the credit service industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OPFI as a "A".

OPFI passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Oppfi has seen its stock return 315.85% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 292 percentage points.

Oppfi has an average 1 year price target of $11.75, a downside of -0.51% from Oppfi's current stock price of $11.81.

Oppfi stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.

2. Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV)


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

Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -7 points lower than the credit service industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates FINV as a "A".

FINV passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Finvolution Group has seen its stock return 68.32% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 44 percentage points.

Finvolution Group has an average 1 year price target of $11.40, an upside of 34.12% from Finvolution Group's current stock price of $8.50.

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.

3. Lexinfintech Holdings (NASDAQ:LX)


Lexinfintech Holdings (NASDAQ:LX) 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 Lexinfintech Holdings (NASDAQ:LX) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Lexinfintech Holdings (NASDAQ:LX) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 1 points higher than the credit service industry average of 34.

LX passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Lexinfintech Holdings has seen its stock return 346.55% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 322 percentage points.

What are the credit service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 23 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 3.48%. 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 14.78%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 3.48%. 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 1,514.3% 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 9.12%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 3.48%. 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 117.2% 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 0.33% in the last day, and up 3.56% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why credit service stocks are up.

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. Orix (NYSE:IX)


Orix (NYSE:IX) 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.

Orix has a valuation score of 14, which is -27 points higher than the credit service industry average of 41. 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 -5.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -30 percentage points.

2. Bread Financial Holdings (NYSE:BFH)


Bread Financial Holdings (NYSE:BFH) 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.

Bread Financial Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 30 points higher than the credit service industry average of 41. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bread Financial Holdings's stock has gained 33.01% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by 9 percentage points.

3. Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN)


Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN) 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.

Medallion Financial has a valuation score of 43, which is 2 points higher than the credit service industry average of 41. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Medallion Financial's stock has gained 14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -10 percentage points.

Are credit service stocks a good buy now?

40.54% of credit service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect credit service stocks to rise by 6.87% over the next year.

14.29% of credit service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.41% of credit service stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.06% are rated C (Hold), 8.16% 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 31.57x.
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