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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.

Sector: Financial Services

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Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
OPRT	OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORP	$5.22	-0.57%	-4.57%	-10.31%	-0.19%	11.78%	-24.29%	-5.61%	-73.22%	N/A	$7.97	$4.03	34.46%	29.53%	1.51	238,000	-38.66%
USCB	USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$18.06	0.61%	-1.04%	-8.46%	-8.09%	3.97%	4.70%	83.91%	N/A	N/A	$20.79	$15.57	13.11%	16.03%	0.51	21,200	-45.22%
MRX	MAREX GROUP PLC	$56.29	0.12%	0.95%	10.55%	30.91%	69.24%	25.01%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$58.61	$27.91	3.96%	101.68%	0.97	835,000	85.56%
BPOP	POPULAR INC	$146.43	1.66%	-0.35%	-1.11%	0.38%	29.73%	39.07%	149.24%	82.39%	388.10%	$152.95	$100.54	4.26%	45.64%	0.99	387,000	-8.29%
NTRS	NORTHERN TRUST CORP	$165.27	0.86%	2.65%	3.95%	12.03%	32.45%	53.04%	126.74%	40.80%	131.05%	$173.19	$104.09	4.57%	58.78%	1.09	751,000	-27.16%
NOAH	NOAH HOLDINGS LTD	$10.28	-1.15%	-3.20%	0.00%	-16.56%	-3.93%	6.97%	-34.69%	-76.28%	-57.26%	$12.84	$9.31	19.94%	10.42%	1.16	59,300	157.83%
SEIC	SEI INVESTMENTS CO	$92.01	1.58%	0.46%	13.02%	13.24%	17.55%	7.55%	57.61%	48.24%	86.75%	$93.96	$75.08	2.08%	22.55%	0.93	661,000	16.99%
OPBK	OP BANCORP	$13.95	2.12%	-0.57%	-2.24%	0.00%	10.10%	6.12%	72.44%	29.89%	N/A	$15.27	$11.52	8.64%	21.09%	0.71	26,300	42.93%
FCCO	FIRST COMMUNITY CORP	$29.65	1.33%	-0.50%	-4.54%	-1.53%	8.41%	24.48%	72.38%	49.97%	104.48%	$31.51	$21.80	5.90%	36.01%	0.47	65,000	25.00%
FAF	FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP	$68.61	2.24%	0.23%	3.41%	3.70%	9.22%	12.44%	21.52%	4.43%	84.68%	$71.38	$53.09	3.88%	29.23%	0.83	380,000	-55.03%
SFST	SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC	$55.90	1.65%	-0.57%	-0.37%	-6.30%	16.65%	49.23%	138.38%	5.15%	118.27%	$62.00	$34.51	9.84%	61.98%	0.80	137,000	77.92%
RBB	RBB BANCORP	$23.32	1.70%	-0.89%	1.70%	5.57%	25.31%	35.98%	121.88%	0.91%	N/A	$24.73	$15.95	5.70%	46.25%	0.86	32,000	-34.29%
TWFG	TWFG INC	$18.64	2.64%	-3.17%	-5.62%	6.70%	-34.55%	-45.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$36.85	$16.56	49.42%	12.56%	0.43	117,000	-26.88%
XP	XP INC	$17.34	-0.74%	-7.10%	-16.71%	-13.99%	-6.02%	-6.92%	5.54%	-58.85%	N/A	$23.13	$15.61	25.03%	11.09%	1.17	10,627,000	103.89%
GSHD	GOOSEHEAD INSURANCE INC	$42.14	11.93%	4.93%	-5.62%	-11.06%	-39.58%	-62.67%	-27.21%	-50.70%	N/A	$113.49	$35.86	62.87%	17.51%	1.35	497,000	52.92%
FMNB	FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP	$13.88	1.54%	-0.72%	-1.00%	3.89%	7.93%	1.46%	18.73%	-18.59%	52.86%	$15.50	$12.12	10.45%	14.52%	0.67	259,000	-1.52%
WF	WOORI FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$61.89	-2.34%	-6.24%	-15.52%	-22.61%	15.44%	58.25%	129.82%	104.93%	141.10%	$84.71	$38.58	26.94%	60.42%	0.82	209,000	97.17%
PNFP	PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC	$94.80	0.83%	-1.79%	-3.64%	-4.00%	9.94%	-14.34%	88.13%	4.64%	96.84%	$120.46	$81.08	21.30%	16.92%	1.22	903,000	3.91%
PDLB	PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$17.72	1.26%	0.34%	-0.73%	6.68%	17.43%	28.97%	142.41%	N/A	N/A	$18.05	$12.81	1.83%	38.33%	0.49	32,200	-44.96%
HLNE	HAMILTON LANE INC	$86.75	1.87%	-2.04%	-18.80%	-29.58%	-30.73%	-49.72%	28.67%	-1.80%	N/A	$179.19	$84.08	51.59%	3.18%	1.33	624,000	4.00%
FNLC	FIRST BANCORP INC	$28.29	1.95%	-0.67%	-4.10%	-1.94%	14.03%	14.07%	16.66%	-5.76%	45.08%	$30.33	$23.36	6.73%	21.10%	0.60	8,600	-50.57%
SEZL	SEZZLE INC	$102.44	3.87%	1.33%	19.58%	56.44%	98.26%	3.74%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$186.74	$49.50	45.14%	106.95%	2.80	513,000	29.87%
GDOT	GREEN DOT CORP	$12.63	0.00%	1.69%	1.28%	4.38%	19.60%	35.37%	-28.85%	-68.17%	-46.23%	$15.41	$8.95	18.04%	41.12%	1.23	367,000	-3.67%
MA	MASTERCARD INC	$505.79	2.35%	1.60%	-2.10%	-4.20%	-4.13%	-13.75%	29.02%	39.31%	428.90%	$601.77	$480.50	15.95%	5.26%	0.92	3,332,000	-2.46%
PEBO	PEOPLES BANCORP INC	$33.72	2.09%	0.06%	-2.94%	0.03%	19.11%	9.77%	34.40%	2.18%	61.73%	$35.46	$27.49	4.91%	22.66%	0.67	161,000	-22.60%
SHBI	SHORE BANCSHARES INC	$19.32	1.42%	-0.46%	-1.58%	-1.68%	24.24%	29.75%	68.29%	14.86%	65.13%	$20.68	$14.03	6.58%	37.70%	0.72	115,000	-56.60%
LC	LENDINGCLUB CORP	$15.63	0.26%	-5.67%	-12.78%	-3.70%	-2.25%	47.87%	93.20%	20.88%	-21.65%	$21.67	$9.70	27.87%	61.13%	2.10	1,063,000	-7.24%
AMP	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	$471.18	0.17%	1.61%	3.20%	-1.38%	6.41%	-9.78%	55.15%	86.40%	383.11%	$550.18	$422.37	14.36%	11.56%	1.20	239,000	-59.22%
MET	METLIFE INC	$81.41	2.04%	4.40%	4.77%	2.76%	8.01%	0.67%	56.92%	24.50%	81.03%	$83.85	$67.33	2.91%	20.91%	0.94	3,850,000	25.37%
BWFG	BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$51.32	1.51%	-0.06%	-3.17%	5.97%	16.98%	44.60%	117.83%	83.29%	135.41%	$53.86	$33.26	4.72%	54.30%	0.71	53,000	150.00%
KINS	KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC	$15.16	2.71%	7.67%	-16.75%	-3.32%	7.59%	-10.19%	938.36%	81.99%	68.44%	$19.42	$13.08	21.94%	15.90%	0.48	103,000	-43.09%
NTB	BANK OF NT BUTTERFIELD & SON LTD	$55.98	2.36%	0.54%	-0.44%	6.18%	24.70%	30.34%	119.36%	45.40%	N/A	$57.84	$40.59	3.22%	37.92%	0.83	192,000	30.61%
CZWI	CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC	$20.51	-0.34%	-2.70%	-0.82%	11.59%	25.29%	34.93%	155.61%	56.09%	127.13%	$22.62	$12.83	9.33%	59.86%	0.38	27,600	128.10%
NRIM	NORTHRIM BANCORP INC	$23.94	2.18%	0.50%	-3.51%	-5.97%	5.00%	5.54%	151.02%	116.79%	259.73%	$30.82	$19.60	22.32%	22.14%	0.69	113,000	-22.60%
FINV	FINVOLUTION GROUP	$4.82	1.69%	-6.41%	2.55%	-16.75%	-19.26%	-45.29%	22.34%	-35.04%	N/A	$10.90	$4.51	55.78%	6.99%	0.79	925,000	-4.24%
WSFS	WSFS FINANCIAL CORP	$70.31	0.60%	-0.92%	-0.47%	6.00%	32.36%	27.58%	109.51%	34.00%	100.89%	$73.22	$49.92	3.97%	40.85%	0.98	429,000	8.33%
OSG	OCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP INC	$5.83	3.00%	4.67%	25.11%	0.69%	-35.79%	-27.03%	-60.10%	-58.89%	-63.29%	$10.38	$3.88	43.83%	50.26%	0.68	706,000	57.94%
BOW	BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC	$28.68	1.52%	2.91%	19.20%	18.27%	3.02%	-26.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$38.91	$21.21	26.29%	35.22%	0.45	157,000	-52.71%
UNM	UNUM GROUP	$82.77	1.38%	1.55%	4.47%	12.98%	7.89%	0.74%	78.31%	170.58%	134.61%	$83.46	$68.28	0.83%	21.23%	0.73	1,122,000	-1.67%
CATY	CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP	$56.58	1.74%	-0.81%	3.93%	5.72%	23.83%	28.24%	83.52%	34.78%	89.42%	$58.00	$41.83	2.45%	35.26%	0.99	329,000	-29.09%
ESNT	ESSENT GROUP LTD	$62.07	2.75%	0.98%	-0.96%	1.34%	1.90%	4.39%	37.41%	29.47%	208.96%	$67.09	$55.22	7.48%	12.40%	0.82	333,000	-57.53%
NMIH	NMI HOLDINGS INC	$38.56	2.66%	2.88%	-3.98%	-2.77%	4.70%	0.89%	50.39%	59.08%	543.74%	$43.20	$34.84	10.74%	10.68%	0.83	367,000	-45.14%
EQBK	EQUITY BANCSHARES INC	$45.07	1.81%	-0.38%	-1.05%	-0.97%	9.50%	10.44%	98.81%	41.29%	109.43%	$50.07	$36.04	9.99%	25.06%	0.74	65,000	-48.82%
CRVL	CORVEL CORP	$59.11	3.50%	3.72%	8.02%	22.08%	-19.13%	-48.29%	-13.70%	51.82%	284.76%	$117.22	$44.83	49.57%	31.85%	0.72	201,000	18.93%
CFFI	C & F FINANCIAL CORP	$72.23	0.17%	-1.53%	-6.26%	-6.19%	6.41%	6.82%	44.40%	47.53%	85.30%	$80.99	$57.09	10.82%	26.52%	0.49	2,600	-46.94%
BPRN	PRINCETON BANCORP INC	$34.25	0.62%	-2.56%	-2.89%	-4.33%	6.30%	6.47%	35.00%	14.47%	N/A	$37.99	$29.21	9.84%	17.25%	0.42	3,300	-35.29%
TRUP	TRUPANION INC	$22.45	0.54%	-5.83%	-22.26%	-22.16%	-39.01%	-51.35%	3.84%	-70.67%	47.70%	$57.89	$21.92	61.22%	2.42%	1.77	320,000	-11.85%
RNST	RENASANT CORP	$39.79	1.69%	0.05%	-1.90%	-1.00%	18.85%	10.87%	51.70%	-9.71%	18.14%	$42.11	$33.05	5.51%	20.39%	0.92	718,000	-28.06%
OBK	ORIGIN BANCORP INC	$46.27	1.76%	0.15%	0.96%	5.81%	36.21%	35.49%	58.73%	6.64%	N/A	$48.10	$32.13	3.80%	44.03%	0.82	111,000	-15.91%
COLB	COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC	$29.01	0.83%	-1.39%	-2.26%	-7.14%	12.44%	16.55%	37.49%	-31.77%	-1.06%	$32.70	$21.91	11.28%	32.41%	1.10	2,400,000	-24.62%
CBAN	COLONY BANKCORP INC	$19.47	1.04%	-0.36%	-8.29%	-3.52%	19.96%	22.38%	111.63%	12.67%	103.87%	$21.61	$14.63	9.90%	33.08%	0.61	197,000	74.34%
THG	HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC	$197.54	1.49%	4.03%	9.75%	13.22%	9.07%	16.25%	65.28%	41.28%	128.90%	$199.51	$160.70	0.99%	22.92%	0.51	325,000	5.18%
BCML	BAYCOM CORP	$30.18	1.11%	-0.95%	5.23%	-0.85%	10.43%	10.11%	93.09%	62.52%	N/A	$33.15	$25.84	8.96%	16.80%	0.58	31,000	-29.55%
JMSB	JOHN MARSHALL BANCORP INC	$21.25	2.81%	2.16%	-0.93%	7.27%	8.36%	20.88%	13.15%	N/A	N/A	$22.10	$16.27	3.85%	30.61%	0.77	57,000	25.83%
ATLO	AMES NATIONAL CORP	$27.91	1.45%	-0.43%	-2.31%	0.36%	33.03%	56.36%	55.92%	9.67%	13.04%	$29.71	$16.94	6.06%	64.76%	0.39	80,000	35.59%
PIPR	PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES	$79.22	0.55%	-0.95%	-13.10%	-3.61%	0.07%	18.70%	144.36%	160.08%	661.73%	$95.07	$61.02	16.67%	29.84%	1.34	650,000	1.88%
SBSI	SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC	$32.10	0.47%	-1.80%	-2.90%	-2.43%	13.95%	9.00%	13.55%	-24.56%	17.11%	$34.53	$26.32	7.04%	21.96%	0.67	41,000	-54.95%
HAFC	HANMI FINANCIAL CORP	$29.59	1.72%	-0.17%	4.89%	8.07%	14.20%	24.59%	95.44%	38.99%	28.37%	$31.33	$21.84	5.55%	35.49%	0.94	175,000	-35.19%
IVZ	INVESCO LTD	$27.39	1.00%	-2.14%	9.78%	2.43%	20.87%	78.67%	78.67%	0.51%	-5.52%	$29.61	$14.10	7.50%	94.26%	1.49	2,006,000	-50.88%
OMF	ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC	$53.53	0.02%	0.68%	-10.66%	-5.81%	-6.61%	3.46%	42.06%	-0.76%	74.54%	$71.93	$45.78	25.58%	16.93%	1.32	688,000	-19.25%
SMFG	SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$21.92	0.37%	0.64%	3.35%	-4.65%	30.01%	50.76%	163.15%	197.02%	250.72%	$24.34	$14.40	9.94%	52.22%	0.79	2,073,000	-35.32%
RJF	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC	$154.46	0.23%	2.26%	1.46%	-4.16%	-0.85%	0.42%	73.39%	75.40%	340.47%	$177.66	$138.82	13.06%	11.27%	1.05	790,000	-24.98%
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	$280.65	2.37%	3.28%	1.61%	8.05%	8.57%	0.10%	50.31%	76.22%	433.66%	$288.03	$230.09	2.56%	21.97%	0.87	128,000	-7.25%
MSCI	MSCI INC	$584.13	3.99%	-0.09%	3.03%	7.13%	4.90%	2.00%	23.69%	28.64%	679.05%	$626.28	$501.08	6.73%	16.57%	1.12	558,000	-1.59%
KRNY	KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP	$7.99	1.40%	1.01%	-0.87%	-1.11%	26.42%	27.23%	10.06%	-39.70%	-38.06%	$8.50	$5.76	6.00%	38.72%	0.80	256,000	-0.39%
FVCB	FVCBANKCORP INC	$15.47	1.05%	-0.77%	-0.90%	-2.77%	26.39%	30.55%	64.57%	8.03%	N/A	$18.41	$11.13	15.97%	38.99%	0.58	317,000	268.60%
SFNC	SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP	$20.93	2.05%	-0.10%	-3.37%	-1.69%	20.43%	5.18%	26.93%	-30.99%	-8.58%	$22.18	$17.00	5.61%	23.12%	0.91	729,000	-14.03%
GS	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	$946.36	-0.22%	0.16%	0.49%	1.35%	21.91%	54.56%	187.14%	159.59%	491.70%	$984.70	$582.50	3.89%	62.47%	1.14	1,448,000	-22.15%
HWBK	HAWTHORN BANCSHARES INC	$35.71	1.28%	-1.71%	5.28%	5.46%	11.70%	14.27%	98.18%	74.12%	213.69%	$37.30	$27.07	4.26%	31.92%	0.31	3,600	-65.71%
FCAP	FIRST CAPITAL INC	$55.12	1.73%	-2.60%	0.71%	5.27%	20.53%	14.45%	127.30%	25.27%	77.81%	$71.00	$33.73	22.37%	63.41%	0.20	1,600	-36.00%
MBWM	MERCANTILE BANK CORP	$51.20	2.67%	0.00%	-3.87%	-5.13%	17.06%	11.55%	93.28%	59.30%	114.23%	$55.77	$42.17	8.19%	21.41%	0.80	89,000	0.00%
HCI	HCI GROUP INC	$158.57	1.39%	6.44%	2.57%	0.67%	-8.99%	-5.52%	180.95%	108.92%	392.00%	$210.50	$136.37	24.67%	16.28%	0.61	100,000	-31.03%
CUBI	CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC	$72.68	0.37%	-1.94%	-7.26%	-1.41%	12.98%	34.62%	227.83%	105.08%	181.49%	$82.56	$49.54	11.97%	46.71%	1.56	203,000	-15.06%
QCRH	QCR HOLDINGS INC	$88.77	1.36%	-0.99%	-3.83%	-3.56%	16.86%	25.20%	122.93%	90.29%	247.57%	$96.00	$63.68	7.53%	39.40%	0.83	96,000	1.05%
IX	ORIX CORP	$36.90	0.68%	0.44%	15.78%	4.03%	44.54%	79.82%	108.03%	115.99%	165.85%	$38.56	$20.37	4.30%	81.19%	0.74	146,000	-58.40%
UVSP	UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP	$38.58	2.52%	0.81%	3.51%	9.57%	28.94%	25.38%	108.43%	33.73%	97.95%	$39.06	$27.91	1.23%	38.23%	0.79	149,000	2.05%
FNF	FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC	$49.51	3.30%	2.53%	-1.80%	-11.68%	-14.30%	-14.65%	40.85%	7.72%	47.88%	$61.40	$42.78	19.36%	15.73%	0.81	1,219,000	1.41%
VLY	VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP	$13.07	1.08%	-1.51%	-3.83%	-1.51%	24.95%	44.42%	72.43%	-8.54%	40.99%	$14.12	$8.36	7.44%	56.34%	1.13	4,784,000	-27.43%
CMTV	COMMUNITY BANCORP	$39.65	2.24%	4.15%	3.85%	22.95%	N/A	N/A	N/A	112.83%	175.35%	$42.92	$29.53	7.61%	34.29%	0.93	11,200	96.49%
FHI	FEDERATED HERMES INC	$54.42	0.67%	-2.33%	-4.61%	-2.93%	12.53%	26.76%	48.36%	74.31%	73.59%	$59.05	$41.55	7.84%	30.97%	0.77	712,000	-4.81%
GCBC	GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC	$24.80	0.00%	5.26%	5.67%	6.62%	12.98%	5.80%	17.48%	92.17%	178.50%	$26.04	$21.16	4.76%	17.20%	0.69	4,800	-41.46%
NKSH	NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC	$35.17	1.24%	-2.22%	-7.47%	-7.67%	22.63%	33.22%	22.86%	-4.17%	4.42%	$40.00	$24.74	12.08%	42.16%	0.47	33,800	-11.52%
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	$102.98	1.03%	1.84%	0.37%	-1.29%	0.33%	-4.63%	24.99%	-3.39%	30.32%	$119.76	$91.89	14.01%	12.07%	0.99	1,132,000	-43.93%
BAC	BANK OF AMERICA CORP	$50.69	1.85%	0.28%	-6.04%	-5.00%	-1.84%	13.22%	78.05%	20.23%	245.06%	$57.55	$42.35	11.92%	19.69%	0.99	33,391,000	-27.41%
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$47.84	2.18%	4.73%	8.88%	11.15%	19.27%	23.39%	113.19%	74.28%	143.58%	$47.94	$35.24	0.21%	35.75%	0.96	412,000	-57.08%
RMBI	RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION INC	$14.06	0.29%	-3.76%	-4.29%	-0.14%	7.08%	-1.75%	41.73%	0.29%	N/A	$16.04	$12.77	12.32%	10.10%	0.32	46,000	48.39%
CSWC	CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP	$23.31	-1.10%	-0.98%	-2.43%	1.26%	13.54%	8.17%	28.86%	-4.62%	69.77%	$24.43	$19.37	4.59%	20.34%	0.68	774,000	13.16%
ACNB	ACNB CORP	$53.34	2.52%	2.03%	3.86%	2.68%	14.19%	20.73%	85.02%	91.05%	131.91%	$53.93	$40.15	1.09%	32.85%	0.64	42,800	-6.96%
NWFL	NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP	$29.47	2.54%	0.17%	-5.27%	-4.26%	9.80%	11.02%	13.43%	16.94%	59.26%	$32.23	$23.70	8.56%	24.35%	0.45	14,300	-19.66%
BMO	BANK OF MONTREAL	$153.80	0.87%	0.47%	0.27%	7.93%	26.35%	48.61%	74.22%	51.77%	142.66%	$155.81	$102.70	1.29%	49.76%	0.80	336,000	-43.53%
FBIZ	FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$55.22	2.62%	-0.52%	-6.07%	-3.83%	9.78%	11.22%	103.54%	97.21%	127.24%	$60.54	$45.90	8.78%	20.31%	0.66	21,800	-51.56%
SHG	SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO LTD	$63.62	-0.80%	-4.55%	-6.72%	-8.98%	20.20%	67.11%	143.01%	73.97%	90.76%	$73.40	$38.39	13.32%	65.72%	0.80	334,000	94.19%
TSBK	TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC	$39.74	1.48%	0.08%	-3.71%	2.16%	22.88%	25.52%	70.12%	34.48%	179.86%	$43.55	$29.30	8.75%	35.63%	0.47	23,800	-26.09%
BSRR	SIERRA BANCORP	$37.99	1.93%	1.20%	2.90%	2.59%	32.88%	32.97%	137.73%	39.62%	124.66%	$38.60	$26.49	1.58%	43.41%	0.74	90,000	-1.10%
CZNC	CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORP	$20.61	1.78%	-2.09%	-12.96%	-12.22%	5.69%	6.13%	5.96%	-17.36%	2.08%	$24.12	$18.02	14.53%	14.37%	0.56	38,300	-37.72%
BWB	BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INC	$18.32	1.83%	1.81%	-4.03%	-5.18%	13.30%	17.44%	101.76%	5.47%	N/A	$20.30	$14.35	9.75%	27.67%	0.76	94,000	38.24%
BMA	MACRO BANK INC	$72.58	2.51%	-2.88%	-12.41%	-14.77%	-7.66%	-24.82%	319.30%	367.35%	19.89%	$106.08	$38.30	31.58%	89.50%	1.16	191,000	39.42%
TRIN	TRINITY CAPITAL INC	$17.01	0.95%	1.31%	4.87%	9.39%	16.43%	13.55%	38.97%	16.91%	N/A	$17.37	$13.76	2.07%	23.61%	0.64	989,000	21.95%
RNR	RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD	$298.40	1.42%	0.83%	-4.60%	-1.82%	12.25%	20.27%	53.03%	91.23%	161.14%	$318.16	$231.17	6.21%	29.08%	0.42	407,000	-45.07%
FDBC	FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INC	$45.45	1.68%	0.98%	-0.76%	0.75%	4.55%	4.24%	13.14%	-16.08%	117.81%	$50.00	$39.00	9.10%	16.54%	0.68	3,700	-50.67%

Financial Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Asset Management	100	+0.23%	-0.90%	+0.16%	+1.94%	35.23x	2.65x	+16.72%	+3.77%	+0.77%	+16.09%	Buy
Banks - Diversified	17	+0.94%	+0.41%	-1.62%	+35.11%	15.35x	1.64x	+20.37%	+0.81%	N/A	+20.74%	Buy
Banks - Regional	313	+1.18%	-0.62%	-4.21%	+13.07%	12.92x	1.19x	+11.24%	+1.18%	-0.00%	+14.26%	Buy
Capital Markets	81	-0.53%	-1.34%	-3.49%	+6.21%	15.99x	2.89x	+5.43%	+0.40%	+0.53%	+24.43%	Strong Buy
Credit Services	56	+0.95%	+1.15%	-1.07%	-0.31%	25.62x	4.59x	+87.13%	+17.92%	+35.28%	+17.03%	Buy
Financial Conglomerates	3	+0.70%	+0.57%	-3.81%	+14.98%	11.03x	1.63x	+4.63%	+3.01%	+0.88%	+28.45%	Buy
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	10	+2.86%	-0.27%	-1.99%	-18.33%	29.92x	4.92x	+16.11%	+8.16%	+18.16%	+21.19%	Buy
Insurance Brokers	20	+3.29%	+3.17%	-7.57%	-32.30%	20.44x	3.65x	+21.21%	+5.74%	+15.01%	+27.19%	Buy
Insurance - Diversified	13	+1.90%	+2.33%	+0.54%	-13.99%	13.95x	1.47x	+8.50%	+5.51%	+0.03%	+19.61%	Buy
Insurance - Life	18	+1.43%	+1.32%	+2.42%	+8.46%	12.49x	1.55x	+13.45%	+1.59%	+0.03%	+7.15%	Buy
Insurance - Property & Casualty	41	+1.37%	+2.17%	-3.21%	+0.70%	10.37x	1.95x	+23.61%	+6.06%	N/A	+7.83%	Buy
Insurance - Reinsurance	8	+1.50%	+1.48%	-0.81%	+9.77%	9.10x	0.99x	+13.53%	+2.62%	N/A	+10.42%	Buy
Insurance - Specialty	20	+2.20%	+2.43%	+0.95%	-3.42%	15.16x	1.47x	+13.41%	+4.36%	+0.79%	+18.07%	Buy
Mortgage Finance	14	-0.83%	-4.63%	-12.58%	+0.73%	143.40x	0.29x	+1.71%	+0.48%	-0.04%	+46.04%	Strong Buy

Financial Stocks FAQ

What are the best financial stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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. Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC)

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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 17 points higher than the financial sector average of 36. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Atlanticus Holdings has seen its stock return 55.79% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 53 percentage points.

Atlanticus Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 27.31% from Atlanticus Holdings's current stock price of $78.55.

Atlanticus Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Atlanticus Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 2 points higher than the financial sector average of 36. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock return 13.56% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 11 percentage points.

3. Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI)

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 1 points higher than the financial sector average of 36. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Acadian Asset Management has seen its stock return 129.45% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 127 percentage points.

Acadian Asset Management has an average 1 year price target of $62.50, a downside of -9.86% from Acadian Asset Management's current stock price of $69.34.

Acadian Asset Management stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 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.

What are the financial stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 505 financial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 financial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI)

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.1%.

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

2. First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWB)

First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWB) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.1%. First Northwest Bancorp's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. First Northwest Bancorp's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

First Northwest Bancorp's dividend payout ratio of 12.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Atlantic American (NASDAQ:AAME)

Atlantic American (NASDAQ:AAME) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.1%. Atlantic American's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Atlantic American's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Atlantic American's dividend payout ratio of 9.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are financial stocks up?

Financial stocks were up 1.11% in the last day, and up 0.24% over the last week. Hive Digital Technologies was the among the top gainers in the financial services sector, gaining 28.62% yesterday.

HIVE Digital Technologies shares are trading higher after the company announced its subsidiary, Buzz HPC, plans on building a 320 MW AI gigafactory in Ontario, Canada.

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

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -71.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -74 percentage points.

2. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)

Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK) 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.

Op Bancorp has a valuation score of 71, which is 33 points higher than the financial sector average of 38. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Op Bancorp's stock has gained 6.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 3 percentage points.

3. Lendingtree (NASDAQ:TREE)

Lendingtree (NASDAQ:TREE) 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.

Lendingtree has a valuation score of 29, which is -9 points higher than the financial sector average of 38. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TREE a Valuation Rating of "A".

Lendingtree's stock has dropped -4.5% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -7 percentage points.

Are financial stocks a good buy now?

36.23% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 16.33% over the next year.

1.15% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.36% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 72.58% are rated C (Hold), 13.79% are rated D (Sell), and 3.12% 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 19.19x.

WallStreetZen does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security.

Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.

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1. Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC)

2. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)

3. Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI)

1. Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI)

2. First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWB)

3. Atlantic American (NASDAQ:AAME)

1. Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN)

2. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)

3. Lendingtree (NASDAQ:TREE)

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1. Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC)

2. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)

3. Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI)

1. Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI)

2. First Northwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNWB)

3. Atlantic American (NASDAQ:AAME)

1. Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN)

2. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)

3. Lendingtree (NASDAQ:TREE)

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