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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:

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is the #1 top financial stock out of 721 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 Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 2 points higher than the financial sector average of 35. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Oppenheimer Holdings has seen its stock return 35.74% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 32 percentage points.

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) is the #2 top financial stock out of 721 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 Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -12 points lower than the financial sector average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OPFI as a "A".It passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Oppfi has seen its stock lose -6.6% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -10 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is the #3 top financial stock out of 721 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 2 points higher than the financial sector average of 35. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen its stock return 8.1% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 5 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $61.50, an upside of 23.89% from Donnelley Financial Solutions's current stock price of $49.64.

Donnelley Financial Solutions stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Donnelley Financial Solutions, 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.

Out of 474 financial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 financial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.04%. Crawford & Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Crawford & Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Crawford & Co's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) has an annual dividend yield of 31.43%, which is 27 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 4.04%. Horizon Technology Finance's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Horizon Technology Finance's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Horizon Technology Finance's dividend payout ratio of -2,200% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Ofs Capital (NASDAQ:OFS) has an annual dividend yield of 30.36%, which is 26 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 4.04%. Ofs Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Ofs Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ofs Capital's dividend payout ratio of -48.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Financial stocks were down -1.75% in the last day, and down -1.97% over the last week. Jefferies Financial Group was the among the top losers in the financial services sector, dropping -13.53% yesterday.

Jefferies Financial Group shares are trading lower after Western Alliance Bancorp filed a complaint in New York Supreme Court against the company for failure to pay $126.4 million it owed to the regional lender for loans tied to bankrupt auto parts supplier First Brands Group.

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 29 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -64.42% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -68 percentage points.

Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT) 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.

Newtekone has a valuation score of 57, which is 15 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Newtekone's stock has dropped -0.33% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -4 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) 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.

Cpi Card Group has a valuation score of 86, which is 44 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cpi Card Group's stock has dropped -45.2% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -49 percentage points.

37.04% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 20.1% over the next year.

2.45% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.81% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.9% are rated C (Hold), 11.26% are rated D (Sell), and 3.59% are rated F (Strong Sell).