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Best Credit Service Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top credit service stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best credit service stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the credit services industry.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best credit service stocks to buy right now are:

Sezzle (NASDAQ:SEZL) is the top credit service stock with a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 22 points higher than the credit service industry average of 34. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sezzle has seen its stock return 3,549.01% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 3,502 percentage points.

Sezzle has an average 1 year price target of $231.50, a downside of -37.19% from Sezzle's current stock price of $368.55.

Sezzle stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Sezzle, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Qifu Technology (NASDAQ:QFIN) is the second best credit service stock with a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 20 points higher than the credit service industry average of 34. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Qifu Technology has seen its stock return 145.06% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 98 percentage points.

Qifu Technology has an average 1 year price target of $37.50, an upside of 2.91% from Qifu Technology's current stock price of $36.44.

Qifu Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Qifu Technology, 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.

Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co (NASDAQ:NISN) is the third best credit service stock with a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 19 points higher than the credit service industry average of 34. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co has seen its stock return 68.49% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 22 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:

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) has an annual dividend yield of 13.87%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 3.43%. 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 315.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Western Union Co (NYSE:WU) has an annual dividend yield of 8.75%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 3.43%. Western Union Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Western Union Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Western Union Co's dividend payout ratio of 47.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) has an annual dividend yield of 7.93%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 3.43%. 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 95.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued credit service stocks right now are:

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) is the most undervalued credit service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Oaktree Specialty Lending 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.

Oaktree Specialty Lending's stock has dropped -18.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -65 percentage points.

Navient (NASDAQ:NAVI) is the second most undervalued credit service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Navient 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.

Navient's stock has dropped -14.54% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -62 percentage points.

Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co (NASDAQ:NISN) is the third most undervalued credit service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Nisun International Enterprise Development Group 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.

Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co's stock has gained 68.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by 22 percentage points.