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Best Financial Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top financial stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best financial stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the financial services sector.

Sector: Financial Services
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
FIHL
FIDELIS INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
NYSE
Insurance - Diversified
$1.96B$19.030.48%$13.70M1,903.00x4.17
Bermuda
MCO
MOODYS CORP
NYSE
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
$86.81B$486.600.22%$3.67B38.96x2.86
United States
CBK
COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$304.89M$24.910.65%N/AN/A8.03
United States
DB
DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$72.57B$37.31-3.22%$7.14B18.16x19.05
United States
ATLC
ATLANTICUS HOLDINGS CORP
NASDAQ
Credit Services
$998.74M$65.96-1.21%$161.94M9.44x10.95
United States
FUTU
FUTU HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
$23.89B$171.45-0.76%N/A18.88x5.67
China
CASH
PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.66B$74.43-0.27%$281.86M9.41x7.36
United States
AII
AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$396.43M$20.25-0.10%N/AN/A3.54
United States
CRVL
CORVEL CORP
NASDAQ
Insurance Brokers
$3.58B$69.93-0.98%$165.83M34.23x0.69
United States
FNWD
FINWARD BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$168.49M$38.94-0.28%$15.41M20.18x11.40
United States
MCHB
MECHANICS BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$3.26B$14.74-1.27%-$36.59M-2.18x7.19
United States
SF
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
NYSE
Capital Markets
$13.22B$129.86-1.35%$912.56M21.46x6.24
United States
MS
MORGAN STANLEY
NYSE
Capital Markets
$283.55B$178.41-1.04%$26.12B18.11x11.40
United States
CNOB
CONNECTONE BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.39B$27.650.91%$96.26M21.94x8.12
United States
USCB
USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$350.44M$19.353.59%$42.35M12.09x12.24
United States
MUFG
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Banks - Diversified
$193.20B$16.010.06%$15.04B21.32x21.15
Japan
PLBC
PLUMAS BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$316.61M$45.520.09%$38.43M10.51x8.06
United States
MFC
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$59.78B$35.48-0.48%$6.76B15.82x19.20
Canada
FSBW
FS BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$322.84M$42.940.73%$52.72M10.32x9.68
United States
AAMI
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
NYSE
Asset Management
$1.70B$47.69-3.11%$161.80M20.12x5.75
United States
ALRS
ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$596.33M$23.48-0.38%$86.78M12.29x8.68
United States
BPRN
PRINCETON BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$245.22M$36.261.06%$25.25M13.84x7.36
United States
BEN
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
NYSE
Asset Management
$12.23B$23.480.04%$1.47B25.80x1.51
United States
VEL
VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Mortgage Finance
$762.05M$19.59-0.05%$129.61M7.77x9.97
United States
SAFT
SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$1.17B$78.530.35%$119.30M13.33x1.72
United States
PUK
PRUDENTIAL PLC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$38.67B$29.10-1.49%$2.99B17.30x9.33
United Kingdom
HLNE
HAMILTON LANE INC
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$7.27B$130.19-2.33%$322.24M23.29x1.00
United States
FFIC
FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$577.27M$17.09-0.29%-$39.34M-13.89x11.47
United States
MFG
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$92.63B$7.370.27%$7.12B22.75x26.45
Japan
NBTB
NBT BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$2.30B$44.03-0.07%$226.70M14.53x7.70
United States
AXP
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
NYSE
Credit Services
$263.53B$382.56-0.61%$15.20B25.68x8.18
United States
PYPL
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Credit Services
$57.69B$61.66-0.05%$7.05B12.23x2.95
United States
SSSS
SURO CAPITAL CORP
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$236.87M$9.43-1.46%$73.87M3.26x0.33
United States
GLRE
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE LTD
NASDAQ
Insurance - Reinsurance
$486.25M$14.262.08%$4.45M-356.50x2.24
Cayman Islands
PMTS
CPI CARD GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Credit Services
$201.22M$17.67-1.78%$72.03M13.80x-16.86
United States
BY
BYLINE BANCORP INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$1.41B$30.73-0.29%$171.30M10.86x6.93
United States
SYF
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
NYSE
Credit Services
$30.33B$84.22-1.68%$5.05B9.11x5.86
United States
QCRH
QCR HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.46B$86.57-1.09%$142.36M12.01x7.80
United States
MRBK
MERIDIAN CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$198.45M$17.230.00%$27.16M9.57x12.52
United States
UNTY
UNITY BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$555.78M$55.360.29%$72.86M10.31x7.61
United States
CLBK
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.79B$17.12-0.17%$36.41M107.00x8.52
United States
FBIZ
FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$476.48M$57.24-0.33%$63.35M9.43x10.26
United States
JHG
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC
NYSE
Asset Management
$7.03B$45.50-0.91%$768.10M13.34x0.41
United Kingdom
NWG
NATWEST GROUP PLC
NYSE
Banks - Diversified
$66.26B$16.50-1.49%N/A9.39x16.13
United Kingdom
XYF
X FINANCIAL
NYSE
Credit Services
$278.74M$7.123.04%N/A1.20x0.85
China
VOYA
VOYA FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Financial Conglomerates
$7.02B$73.72-0.79%$959.00M12.39x34.37
United States
SNEX
STONEX GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
$5.09B$97.43-2.89%$507.80M15.66x18.04
United States
VCTR
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$4.13B$63.56-0.15%$508.61M16.01x0.76
United States
IVZ
INVESCO LTD
NYSE
Asset Management
$11.69B$26.26-2.74%$1.13B17.74x0.97
United States
WASH
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$585.90M$30.78-0.32%-$29.09M-18.54x11.60
United States
MFIN
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Credit Services
$244.67M$10.51-0.47%$74.30M5.81x6.05
United States
THFF
FIRST FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$760.10M$64.14-0.06%$104.80M10.28x8.11
United States
LCNB
LCNB CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$245.29M$17.29-0.29%$29.02M10.35x7.32
United States
OPBK
OP BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$219.86M$14.770.48%$38.43M9.41x10.80
United States
VINP
VINCI COMPASS INVESTMENTS LTD
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$891.00M$12.970.78%$66.72M26.15x0.85
Brazil
OMF
ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Credit Services
$8.10B$68.82-1.15%$1.20B11.63x6.99
United States
AXS
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
NYSE
Insurance - Specialty
$8.04B$104.360.70%$1.29B8.51x4.39
Bermuda
TCBX
THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$555.35M$39.970.08%$89.27M9.63x8.85
United States
CZWI
CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$177.16M$18.34-0.11%$18.64M14.22x8.24
United States
FNLC
FIRST BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$312.01M$27.811.24%$40.37M9.76x10.65
United States
NNI
NELNET INC
NYSE
Credit Services
$4.78B$132.99-0.10%$667.81M11.18x2.82
United States
TRUP
TRUPANION INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Specialty
$1.57B$36.35-0.41%$46.23M98.24x1.39
United States
GL
GLOBE LIFE INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$11.10B$139.460.30%$1.56B9.98x4.37
United States
BBDC
BARINGS BDC INC
NYSE
Credit Services
$949.59M$9.030.33%$105.93M9.41x1.42
United States
HIPO
HIPPO HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Insurance - Specialty
$787.16M$31.071.40%$102.60M8.09x3.45
United States
FRST
PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$329.74M$13.384.12%$10.46M38.23x9.35
United States
UVSP
UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$993.23M$34.88-1.66%$113.90M11.63x8.19
United States
CIVB
CIVISTA BANCSHARES INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$465.83M$24.12-0.25%$62.89M9.03x7.24
United States
FUNC
FIRST UNITED CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$263.19M$40.510.25%$36.16M10.55x9.17
United States
LSBK
LAKE SHORE BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$117.70M$15.040.27%$8.79M13.55x4.33
United States
TPG
TPG INC
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$25.29B$66.90-2.72%$464.41M139.38x8.09
United States
TRV
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$63.64B$285.310.86%$7.69B11.05x3.55
United States
WSBC
WESBANCO INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$3.36B$34.970.84%$241.84M17.66x5.69
United States
ORRF
ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$737.44M$37.82-0.63%$107.80M9.57x8.56
United States
EFSI
EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$213.12M$39.64-0.28%$14.12M17.78x9.41
United States
L
LOEWS CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$21.56B$104.31-0.32%$2.87B15.10x3.65
United States
MTG
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Specialty
$6.49B$29.01-0.28%$996.30M9.24x0.28
United States
FDBC
FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$280.98M$48.725.36%$36.20M10.75x10.94
United States
CBAN
COLONY BANKCORP INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$319.93M$18.350.33%$41.87M11.54x9.43
United States
RGA
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC
NYSE
Insurance - Reinsurance
$13.36B$203.370.22%$1.65B15.45x10.71
United States
CFFI
C & F FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$237.82M$73.44-0.37%$36.05M9.10x9.70
United States
HSBC
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
NYSE
Banks - Diversified
$269.17B$74.99-0.33%$38.47B12.00x15.27
United Kingdom
SPGI
S&P GLOBAL INC
NYSE
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
$151.31B$501.030.70%$6.99B36.41x0.67
United States
AIG
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Diversified
$45.81B$84.902.47%$8.68B15.61x2.98
United States
AMTB
AMERANT BANCORP INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$845.12M$20.48-0.05%$88.62M11.98x10.02
United States
HBCP
HOME BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$472.12M$60.310.57%$58.78M10.64x7.26
United States
RDN
RADIAN GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Specialty
$4.86B$35.880.17%$897.39M8.88x0.76
United States
HBNC
HORIZON BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$945.99M$18.470.49%-$241.40M-4.71x9.16
United States
IGIC
INTERNATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Insurance - Diversified
$1.03B$24.300.58%N/A8.62x2.09
Jordan
SMBK
SMARTFINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$669.03M$39.29-1.16%$67.82M14.18x9.75
United States
CFBK
CF BANKSHARES INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$153.36M$23.800.00%$20.32M9.52x10.77
United States
CIA
CITIZENS INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$259.53M$5.16-1.15%$14.03M24.57x6.72
United States
RNR
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD
NYSE
Insurance - Reinsurance
$12.56B$272.410.75%$2.07B7.49x3.09
Bermuda
CWBC
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$455.78M$23.790.13%$51.19M13.07x8.09
United States
DHIL
DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$457.20M$169.00-0.44%$65.20M9.80x0.42
United States
RMBI
RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$146.72M$14.04-0.50%$13.56M12.88x9.89
United States
WTBA
WEST BANCORPORATION INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$397.77M$23.480.84%$42.82M12.29x14.62
United States
FINV
FINVOLUTION GROUP
NYSE
Credit Services
$1.32B$5.260.77%N/A3.40x0.58
China
BNS
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
NYSE
Banks - Diversified
$89.97B$72.77-0.21%$8.61B17.57x15.79
Canada
TWFG
TWFG INC
NASDAQ
Insurance Brokers
$1.63B$28.990.98%$27.15M65.89x0.67
United States

Financial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
101-1.09%+3.16%+3.62%-2.16%41.66x2.89x+11.39%+3.92%+0.46%+12.29%Buy
17-0.09%+2.41%+5.60%+35.46%16.37x1.65x+19.30%+0.86%N/A+10.04%Buy
324-0.29%+4.10%+8.74%+3.46%16.18x1.29x+11.33%+1.25%-0.00%+5.73%Buy
80-2.62%+0.61%-0.86%+3.65%20.43x2.88x+14.08%+2.42%+2.30%+11.92%Strong Buy
57-0.10%+4.20%+5.46%+9.06%36.82x5.23x+81.38%+16.31%+29.38%+10.45%Buy
3-1.86%+1.19%+1.38%+13.36%15.82x1.71x+12.46%-0.08%+1.04%+29.91%Strong Buy
10+0.21%+0.45%-1.29%-13.47%31.27x5.00x+13.78%+8.49%+16.18%+21.40%Buy
21+1.78%+1.91%+0.52%-15.44%25.84x4.47x+23.49%+5.95%+14.40%+16.83%Buy
14+0.54%+1.96%+2.26%+2.74%18.23x1.55x+9.68%+5.23%+0.04%+17.84%Buy
17+0.15%+3.48%+2.44%+6.45%15.13x1.53x+12.90%+1.37%+0.02%+10.20%Buy
40+1.03%+4.01%+2.82%+9.70%12.34x2.06x+21.66%+5.35%+0.02%+11.23%Buy
9+0.57%+4.10%+2.80%-2.11%11.98x1.03x+8.64%+1.49%N/A+9.26%Buy
20+0.42%+2.19%-1.94%-2.31%26.38x1.61x+12.65%+4.08%+1.19%+14.55%Buy
14-2.79%-0.46%-2.36%+3.23%38.25x0.49x+0.50%-0.14%-0.01%+21.79%Buy

Financial Stocks FAQ

What are the best financial stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

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:

1. Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI)


Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) is the #1 top financial stock out of 727 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: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -18 points lower than the financial sector average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OPFI as a "A".It passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Oppfi has seen its stock return 66.52% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 64 percentage points.

2. Hci Group (NYSE:HCI)


Hci Group (NYSE:HCI) is the #2 top financial stock out of 727 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 Hci Group (NYSE:HCI) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Hci Group (NYSE:HCI) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 18 points higher than the financial sector average of 34. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hci Group has seen its stock return 65.57% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 63 percentage points.

Hci Group has an average 1 year price target of $245.00, an upside of 30.69% from Hci Group's current stock price of $187.47.

Hci Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Hci Group, 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.

3. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)


Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) is the #3 top financial stock out of 727 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the financial sector average of 34. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock lose -0.77% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -3 percentage points.

What are the financial stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 476 financial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 financial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL)


Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 3.21%.

Arch Capital Group's dividend payout ratio of 45.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Futu Holdings (NASDAQ:FUTU)


Futu Holdings (NASDAQ:FUTU) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 3.21%.

Futu Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 22% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF)


Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 3.21%. Sun Life Financial's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Sun Life Financial's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sun Life Financial's dividend payout ratio of 54.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are financial stocks down?

Financial stocks were down -0.25% in the last day, and up 3.09% over the last week. Argo Blockchain was the among the top losers in the financial services sector, dropping -77.6% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader technology sector are trading lower amid weakness in Broadcom after it issued cautious outlook. The sector is also being weighed down by reports that Oracle delayed some data center projects for OpenAI.

What are the most undervalued financial stocks?

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:

1. Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN)


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 30 points higher than the financial sector average of 41. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -47.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -50 percentage points.

2. Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A)


Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) 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.

Crawford & Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 30 points higher than the financial sector average of 41. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crawford & Co's stock has gained 0.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -2 percentage points.

3. Aegon (NYSE:AEG)


Aegon (NYSE:AEG) 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.

Aegon has a valuation score of 57, which is 16 points higher than the financial sector average of 41. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aegon's stock has gained 16.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 14 percentage points.

Are financial stocks a good buy now?

38.45% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 10.92% over the next year.

1.48% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.18% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.92% are rated C (Hold), 14.61% are rated D (Sell), and 1.81% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the financial services sector?

The average P/E ratio of the financial services sector is 23.24x.
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