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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 714 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 19 points higher than the financial sector average of 34. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Atlanticus Holdings has seen its stock return 80.67% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 76 percentage points.

Atlanticus Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $123.50, an upside of 29.16% from Atlanticus Holdings's current stock price of $95.62.

Atlanticus Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Atlanticus Holdings, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% 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 financial stock out of 714 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ezcorp (NASDAQ:EZPW) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ezcorp (NASDAQ:EZPW) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the financial sector average of 34. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ezcorp has seen its stock return 111.65% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 107 percentage points.

Ezcorp has an average 1 year price target of $37.50, an upside of 24.34% from Ezcorp's current stock price of $30.16.

Ezcorp stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ezcorp, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% 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 financial stock out of 714 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% 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 26, which is -8 points lower than the financial sector average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PMTS as a "A".It passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cpi Card Group has seen its stock lose -7.98% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -13 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 53.14% from Cpi Card Group's current stock price of $19.59.

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

Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA) has an annual dividend yield of 54.05%, which is 50 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 4.08%.

Reliance Global Group's dividend payout ratio of -3.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 29.17%, which is 25 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 4.08%. Oxford Square Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Oxford Square Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Oxford Square Capital's dividend payout ratio of -97.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Pennantpark Investment (NYSE:PNNT) has an annual dividend yield of 28.4%, which is 24 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 4.08%. Pennantpark Investment's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Pennantpark Investment's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pennantpark Investment's dividend payout ratio of 480% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Financial stocks were down -0.32% in the last day, and down -2.38% over the last week. Sezzle was the among the top losers in the financial services sector, dropping -8.74% yesterday.

Shares of financial services companies are trading lower as surging oil prices and Treasury yields weigh on sentiment, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield climbing to its highest level since January 2025. Rising yields and energy prices have fueled inflation concerns, reinforcing expectations that interest rates will remain elevated and raising concerns about slower loan demand and economic growth.

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 40 points higher than the financial sector average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -67.12% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -72 percentage points.

Lexinfintech Holdings (NASDAQ:LX) 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.

Lexinfintech Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the financial sector average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lexinfintech Holdings's stock has dropped -80.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -85 percentage points.

Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK) 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.

Op Bancorp has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the financial sector average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Op Bancorp's stock has gained 7.41% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 3 percentage points.

36.04% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 13% over the next year.

1.62% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.87% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.52% are rated C (Hold), 13.92% are rated D (Sell), and 3.07% are rated F (Strong Sell).