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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:

Regional Management (NYSE:RM) 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 Regional Management (NYSE:RM) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Regional Management (NYSE:RM) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 5 points higher than the credit service industry average of 34.

RM passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Regional Management has seen its stock return 40.64% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 32 percentage points.

Regional Management has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 9.65% from Regional Management's current stock price of $41.04.

Regional Management stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Regional Management, 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 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -8 points lower than the credit service industry average of 34. 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 average fundamentals. Cpi Card Group has seen its stock lose -14.08% over the past year, underperforming other credit service stocks by -23 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 47.2% from Cpi Card Group's current stock price of $20.38.

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.

Firstcash Holdings (NASDAQ:FCFS) is the #3 top credit service stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Firstcash Holdings (NASDAQ:FCFS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Firstcash Holdings (NASDAQ:FCFS) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 19 points higher than the credit service industry average of 34.

FCFS passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Firstcash Holdings has seen its stock return 54.36% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 46 percentage points.

Firstcash Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $243.50, an upside of 14.62% from Firstcash Holdings's current stock price of $212.45.

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 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 25.47%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 6.36%. 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 -1,712.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Lexinfintech Holdings (NASDAQ:LX) has an annual dividend yield of 17.66%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 6.36%.

Lexinfintech Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 27.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) has an annual dividend yield of 13.86%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 6.36%. 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 215.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Credit service stocks were up 1.62% in the last day, and up 5.26% over the last week.

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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 32 points higher than the credit service industry average of 39. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -64.7% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -73 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 32 points higher than the credit service industry average of 39. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Western Union Co's stock has dropped -10.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -19 percentage points.

Lexinfintech Holdings (NASDAQ:LX) 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.

Lexinfintech Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 32 points higher than the credit service industry average of 39. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lexinfintech Holdings's stock has dropped -73.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -82 percentage points.

35.14% of credit service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect credit service stocks to rise by 14.34% over the next year.

4.35% of credit service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.22% of credit service stocks are rated B (Buy), 67.39% are rated C (Hold), 8.7% are rated D (Sell), and 4.35% are rated F (Strong Sell).