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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 +32.52% 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:

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) is the #1 top credit service stock out of 56 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: A, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the credit service industry average of 35.

OPFI passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Oppfi has seen its stock lose -3.27% over the past year, underperforming other credit service stocks by -16 percentage points.

Oppfi has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 75.03% from Oppfi's current stock price of $8.57.

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.

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) is the #2 top credit service stock out of 56 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: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -6 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 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cpi Card Group has seen its stock lose -32.81% over the past year, underperforming other credit service stocks by -45 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group has an average 1 year price target of $27.67, an upside of 56.58% from Cpi Card Group's current stock price of $17.67.

Cpi Card Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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.

Firstcash Holdings (NASDAQ:FCFS) is the #3 top credit service stock out of 56 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 Firstcash Holdings (NASDAQ:FCFS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Firstcash Holdings (NASDAQ:FCFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 16 points higher than the credit service industry average of 35.

FCFS passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Firstcash Holdings has seen its stock return 75.9% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 64 percentage points.

Firstcash Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $214.00, an upside of 0.79% from Firstcash Holdings's current stock price of $212.33.

Firstcash Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Firstcash Holdings, 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.

Out of 24 credit service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 credit service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the credit service industry average of 5.97%.

Oppfi's dividend payout ratio of 25.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) has an annual dividend yield of 21.34%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 5.97%. 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 186% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) has an annual dividend yield of 13.3%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 5.97%. Blue Owl Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Blue Owl Capital's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Blue Owl Capital's dividend payout ratio of 125.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Credit service stocks were down -1.11% in the last day, and up 1.98% over the last week. Eason Technology was the among the top losers in the credit services industry, dropping -17.33% yesterday.

Shares of companies in the broader financial sector are trading lower amid overall market weakness, as investors react to reports that air defenses were activated in Tehran and to President Trump's social media post.

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 -67.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -80 percentage points.

Lexinfintech Holdings (NASDAQ:LX) 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.

Lexinfintech 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.

Lexinfintech Holdings's stock has dropped -71.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -83 percentage points.

X Financial (NYSE:XYF) 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.

X Financial 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.

X Financial's stock has dropped -64.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -76 percentage points.

46.15% of credit service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect credit service stocks to rise by 15.39% over the next year.

6.38% of credit service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.89% of credit service stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.96% are rated C (Hold), 10.64% are rated D (Sell), and 2.13% are rated F (Strong Sell).