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Best Financial Conglomerate Stocks to Buy Now (2023)

Top financial conglomerate stocks in 2023 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best financial conglomerate stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the financial conglomerates industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best financial conglomerate stocks to buy right now are:

Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) is the top financial conglomerate stock with a Zen Score of 33, which is 8 points higher than the financial conglomerate industry average of 25. It passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Voya Financial has seen its stock return 16.97% over the past year, overperforming other financial conglomerate stocks by 22 percentage points.

Voya Financial has an average 1 year price target of $83.86, an upside of 15.31% from Voya Financial's current stock price of $72.72.

Voya Financial stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Voya Financial, 71.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

B Riley Financial (NASDAQ:RILY) is the second best financial conglomerate stock with a Zen Score of 29, which is 4 points higher than the financial conglomerate industry average of 25. It passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. B Riley Financial has seen its stock lose -42.08% over the past year, underperforming other financial conglomerate stocks by -37 percentage points.

Lendingtree (NASDAQ:TREE) is the third best financial conglomerate stock with a Zen Score of 13, which is -12 points lower than the financial conglomerate industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Lendingtree has seen its stock return 8.86% over the past year, overperforming other financial conglomerate stocks by 13 percentage points.

Lendingtree has an average 1 year price target of $18.67, a downside of -21.3% from Lendingtree's current stock price of $23.72.

Lendingtree stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Lendingtree, 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.

Out of 2 financial conglomerate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 2 financial conglomerate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

B Riley Financial (NASDAQ:RILY) has an annual dividend yield of 15.82%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the financial conglomerate industry average of 8.74%. B Riley Financial's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% twelve times in the last 10 years. B Riley Financial's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

B Riley Financial's dividend payout ratio of -158.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Voya Financial (NYSE:VOYA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.65%, which is -7 percentage points lower than the financial conglomerate industry average of 8.74%. Voya Financial's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Voya Financial's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Voya Financial's dividend payout ratio of 15.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 1 most undervalued financial conglomerate stocks right now are:

B Riley Financial (NASDAQ:RILY) is the most undervalued financial conglomerate stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. B Riley Financial has a valuation score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the financial conglomerate industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

B Riley Financial's stock has dropped -42.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial conglomerate industry by -37 percentage points.