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Best Financial Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top financial stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best financial stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the financial services sector.

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 financial service stocks to buy right now are:

Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC) is the #1 top financial stock out of 713 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 financial sector average of 35. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Atlanticus Holdings has seen its stock return 65.46% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 61 percentage points.

Atlanticus Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 16.43% from Atlanticus Holdings's current stock price of $85.89.

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.

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) is the #2 top financial stock out of 713 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 Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 3 points higher than the financial sector average of 35. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock return 10.33% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 6 percentage points.

Ezcorp (NASDAQ:EZPW) is the #3 top financial stock out of 713 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 financial sector average of 35. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ezcorp has seen its stock return 127.79% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 123 percentage points.

Ezcorp has an average 1 year price target of $35.00, an upside of 12.07% from Ezcorp's current stock price of $31.23.

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.

Out of 505 financial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 financial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWB) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.07%. First Northwest Bancorp's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. First Northwest Bancorp's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

First Northwest Bancorp's dividend payout ratio of 12.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Bayfirst Financial (NASDAQ:BAFN) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.07%.

Bayfirst Financial's dividend payout ratio of -1.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 32.74%, which is 29 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 4.07%. Cohen & Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Cohen & Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cohen & Co's dividend payout ratio of 41.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Financial stocks were down -0.39% in the last day, and up 0.57% over the last week. Gohealth was the among the top losers in the financial services sector, dropping -43.62% yesterday.

GoHealth shares are trading lower after the company announced it initiated prepackaged chapter 11 plan of reorganization.

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 financial stocks right now are:

Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN) is the most undervalued financial 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 35 points higher than the financial sector average of 36. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -66.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -71 percentage points.

Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK) is the second most undervalued financial stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Op Bancorp has a valuation score of 71, which is 35 points higher than the financial sector average of 36. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Op Bancorp's stock has gained 15.32% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 11 percentage points.

Pelagos Insurance Capital (NYSE:PLGO) is the third most undervalued financial stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pelagos Insurance Capital has a valuation score of 71, which is 35 points higher than the financial sector average of 36. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pelagos Insurance Capital's stock has gained 27.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 23 percentage points.

35.64% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 16.19% over the next year.

1.81% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.22% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 74.06% are rated C (Hold), 13.96% are rated D (Sell), and 2.96% are rated F (Strong Sell).