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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:

Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) is the #1 top financial stock out of 715 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 Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 1 points higher than the financial sector average of 35. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Crawford & Co has seen its stock return 53.68% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 41 percentage points.

Crawford & Co has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, an upside of 1.67% from Crawford & Co's current stock price of $13.77.

Crawford & Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Crawford & Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) is the #2 top financial stock out of 715 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 Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 2 points higher than the financial sector average of 35. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Acadian Asset Management has seen its stock return 102.82% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 90 percentage points.

Acadian Asset Management has an average 1 year price target of $80.67, a downside of -10.22% from Acadian Asset Management's current stock price of $89.85.

Acadian Asset Management stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Acadian Asset Management, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 715 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: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) 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 PMTS as a "A".It passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Cpi Card Group has seen its stock return 48.87% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 36 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 8.23% from Cpi Card Group's current stock price of $27.72.

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 506 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 47.06%, which is 43 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 3.88%.

Reliance Global Group's dividend payout ratio of -15.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 32.86%, which is 29 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 3.88%. 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 38.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Uwm Holdings (NYSE:UWMC) has an annual dividend yield of 31.25%, which is 27 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 3.88%. Uwm Holdings's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Uwm Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Uwm Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 142.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Financial stocks were down -0.38% in the last day, and up 1.07% over the last week. Sezzle was the among the top losers in the financial services sector, dropping -33.89% yesterday.

Sezzle shares are trading lower after the company reported Q2 financial results. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered its price target on the stock from $190 to $155.

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 38 points higher than the financial sector average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -60.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -73 percentage points.

Lendingtree (NASDAQ:TREE) 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.

Lendingtree has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the financial sector average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lendingtree's stock has dropped -40.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -53 percentage points.

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) 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.

Cohen & Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the financial sector average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cohen & Co's stock has dropped -1.23% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -14 percentage points.

34.32% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 11.38% over the next year.

1.46% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.58% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.86% are rated C (Hold), 11.36% are rated D (Sell), and 3.73% are rated F (Strong Sell).