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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:

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) is the #1 top financial stock out of 1087 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: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -7 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 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cpi Card Group has seen its stock return 40.84% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 36 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, an upside of 43.52% from Cpi Card Group's current stock price of $23.69.

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.

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) is the #2 top financial stock out of 1087 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 Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 14 points higher than the financial sector average of 35. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kingstone Companies has seen its stock return 33.74% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 29 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is the #3 top financial stock out of 1087 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 20 points higher than the financial sector average of 35. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen its stock return 46.85% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 42 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, an upside of 9.23% from Donnelley Financial Solutions's current stock price of $67.75.

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 509 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 N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 5.38%.

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

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) has an annual dividend yield of 199.13%, which is 194 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 5.38%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's dividend payout ratio of 1,031.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) has an annual dividend yield of 49.47%, which is 44 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 5.38%. Arbor Realty Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Arbor Realty Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Arbor Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio of -149.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Financial stocks were up 1.71% in the last day, and up 1.74% over the last week. Calibercos was the among the top gainers in the financial services sector, gaining 4.65% yesterday.

Shares of banks and financial services companies are trading higher as declining oil prices ease inflation concerns and reduce expectations for interest rates to remain elevated. Softer energy costs could support economic activity, improve loan demand, and ease concerns about potential credit deterioration.

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 -77.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -82 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 57, which is 21 points higher than the financial sector average of 36. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lendingtree's stock has dropped -56.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -61 percentage points.

Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB) 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.

Northpointe Bancshares has a valuation score of 43, which is 7 points higher than the financial sector average of 36. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Northpointe Bancshares's stock has dropped -0.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -5 percentage points.

34.17% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 12.79% over the next year.

1.16% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.42% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 74.24% are rated C (Hold), 13.1% are rated D (Sell), and 4.08% are rated F (Strong Sell).