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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:

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

Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 18 points higher than the credit service industry average of 35.

ATLC passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Atlanticus Holdings has seen its stock return 52.2% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 54 percentage points.

Atlanticus Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 31.01% from Atlanticus Holdings's current stock price of $76.33.

Atlanticus Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Atlanticus Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Ezcorp (NASDAQ:EZPW) 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 Ezcorp (NASDAQ:EZPW) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

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

EZPW passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ezcorp has seen its stock return 139.22% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 141 percentage points.

Ezcorp has an average 1 year price target of $35.00, an upside of 9.92% from Ezcorp's current stock price of $31.84.

Ezcorp stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Ezcorp, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 #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 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 32, which is -3 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 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cpi Card Group has seen its stock lose -28.81% over the past year, underperforming other credit service stocks by -27 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 85.07% from Cpi Card Group's current stock price of $16.21.

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.

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 21.5%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 6.34%. 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 15.73%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 6.34%.

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

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) has an annual dividend yield of 13.72%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 6.34%. Oaktree Specialty Lending's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six 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 284.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Credit service stocks were down -1.73% in the last day, and down -3.55% over the last week. Open Lending was the among the top losers in the credit services industry, dropping -12.1% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader financials sector are trading lower, possibly due to rising yields and oil. Weakness within the sector may be due to ongoing inflationary concerns.

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 29 points higher than the credit service industry average of 42. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -62.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -61 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 29 points higher than the credit service industry average of 42. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Western Union Co's stock has dropped -16.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -14 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 29 points higher than the credit service industry average of 42. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lexinfintech Holdings's stock has dropped -69.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -67 percentage points.

44.74% of credit service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect credit service stocks to rise by 20.89% over the next year.

8.51% of credit service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.64% of credit service stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.21% are rated C (Hold), 8.51% are rated D (Sell), and 2.13% are rated F (Strong Sell).