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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
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DB
DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
$70.53B$36.26N/AN/AN/AN/A1.98%22.37%10.54%0.52%
ALRS
ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP
$564.07M$22.21$25.0012.56%Hold44.92%15.59%12.03%1.24%
ALLY
ALLY FINANCIAL INC
$13.06B$42.39$50.2518.54%Strong Buy87.65%94.92%11.70%0.92%
RBB
RBB BANCORP
$364.29M$21.37$22.002.95%Hold212.41%17.89%7.86%0.96%
MCO
MOODYS CORP
$88.58B$496.50$539.798.72%Buy146.23%13.78%93.19%23.92%
MCHB
MECHANICS BANCORP
$3.38B$15.30$14.50-5.23%Hold184.58%N/A11.39%1.39%
CRVL
CORVEL CORP
$3.54B$69.17N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MFC
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
$59.46B$35.29$52.0047.35%Buy117.32%30.47%N/AN/A
TIPT
TIPTREE INC
$684.23M$18.09N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
AXP
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
$255.12B$370.35$361.36-2.43%Buy119.56%10.38%43.29%4.72%
FUTU
FUTU HOLDINGS LTD
$23.87B$171.30$226.7532.37%Strong Buy4209.49%205.53%2,219.32%332.42%
BMA
MACRO BANK INC
$5.51B$86.12$100.0016.12%Strong Buy23,202.33%1,512.11%28,613.45%7,994.40%
AII
AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC
$387.42M$19.79$26.6734.75%Buy6N/AN/A20.66%4.55%
PYPL
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
$58.27B$62.28$82.6732.73%Hold155.34%9.87%36.57%9.26%
PLBC
PLUMAS BANCORP
$303.54M$43.64$55.5027.18%Strong Buy214.76%9.03%16.29%1.80%
CNOB
CONNECTONE BANCORP INC
$1.32B$26.18$28.006.95%Strong Buy123.67%58.67%12.10%1.33%
FNWD
FINWARD BANCORP
$166.85M$38.56N/AN/AN/AN/A7.00%16.13%8.05%0.65%
CASH
PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC
$1.66B$74.36$88.0018.34%Hold17.60%10.33%25.07%3.00%
SMFG
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$122.77B$18.96N/AN/AN/AN/A469.72%853.78%1,698.63%84.13%
AAMI
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
$1.67B$46.78$43.50-7.01%Hold412.59%36.51%172.46%25.55%
MS
MORGAN STANLEY
$280.53B$176.51$172.82-2.09%Buy115.42%6.86%19.01%1.53%
CBK
COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INC
$301.10M$24.60N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
VEL
VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC
$733.27M$18.85$22.5019.36%Strong Buy2-12.78%2.70%17.34%1.58%
FFIC
FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP
$557.34M$16.50N/AN/AN/AN/A35.34%N/A9.13%0.73%
NBTB
NBT BANCORP INC
$2.20B$42.01$51.0021.40%Buy210.30%18.51%13.23%1.52%
PUK
PRUDENTIAL PLC
$38.55B$29.01N/AN/AN/AN/A1.04%-5.88%23.48%2.26%
BPRN
PRINCETON BANCORP INC
$225.41M$33.33N/AN/AN/AN/A4.54%17.58%10.61%1.27%
HLNE
HAMILTON LANE INC
$6.99B$125.20$158.8626.88%Buy715.39%11.90%54.28%22.63%
BY
BYLINE BANCORP INC
$1.34B$29.19$33.5014.77%Buy28.06%3.84%12.04%1.52%
FSBW
FS BANCORP INC
$304.65M$40.52$44.008.59%Hold16.96%6.60%12.81%1.20%
JHG
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC
$6.91B$44.71$49.6711.09%Buy63.23%10.55%16.23%10.18%
USCB
USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$329.97M$18.22$22.5023.49%Strong Buy210.48%14.17%20.35%1.54%
XYF
X FINANCIAL
$273.26M$6.98N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SSSS
SURO CAPITAL CORP
$236.87M$9.43$10.8314.88%Strong Buy314,353.49%-26.59%-8.07%-6.07%
VCTR
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC
$4.13B$63.65$74.6017.20%Buy513.89%30.89%20.46%11.66%
SAFT
SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC
$1.11B$74.60N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.45%11.82%4.34%
SYF
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
$28.94B$80.36$82.442.59%Buy1625.84%3.30%N/AN/A
VOYA
VOYA FINANCIAL INC
$6.74B$70.82$86.0021.43%Buy82.28%24.92%23.99%0.67%
WASH
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC
$553.73M$29.09$28.50-2.03%Sell220.40%N/A12.22%0.97%
CLBK
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC
$1.75B$16.76$17.001.43%Hold111.02%104.67%7.93%0.83%
MRBK
MERIDIAN CORP
$187.39M$16.27$19.0016.78%Strong Buy216.65%-2.19%14.67%1.09%
FBIZ
FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$448.84M$53.92$61.0013.13%Strong Buy18.48%1.34%15.58%1.38%
NMIH
NMI HOLDINGS INC
$2.89B$37.57$42.6713.57%Buy3-3.71%3.76%17.01%11.48%
QCRH
QCR HOLDINGS INC
$1.44B$85.74$90.004.97%Buy4-5.28%5.44%13.07%1.48%
PRI
PRIMERICA INC
$8.08B$253.17$304.2520.18%Hold44.04%6.44%39.52%6.11%
LCNB
LCNB CORP
$227.41M$16.03N/AN/AN/AN/A4.26%2.48%9.44%1.13%
UNTY
UNITY BANCORP INC
$522.15M$52.01$62.0019.21%Strong Buy28.46%3.48%18.99%2.20%
GLRE
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE LTD
$474.66M$13.92N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.92%2.44%
TCBX
THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC
$538.12M$38.73$44.5014.90%Buy212.44%-1.93%11.61%1.18%
HIPO
HIPPO HOLDINGS INC
$771.46M$30.45$43.0041.22%Strong Buy212.72%-56.13%29.12%6.55%
SPGI
S&P GLOBAL INC
$150.55B$498.52$611.0022.56%Strong Buy126.12%17.91%22.71%12.60%
JEF
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$12.20B$59.12$71.0020.09%Buy48.30%19.37%8.60%1.30%
THFF
FIRST FINANCIAL CORP
$716.02M$60.42$62.002.62%Hold18.10%6.04%13.84%1.52%
OMF
ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC
$7.61B$64.65$63.83-1.26%Buy630.66%17.69%34.17%4.28%
NWG
NATWEST GROUP PLC
$66.30B$16.51N/AN/AN/AN/A-4.16%-22.57%12.87%0.75%
FDBC
FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INC
$249.55M$43.27N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PMTS
CPI CARD GROUP INC
$180.15M$15.82$29.3385.42%Strong Buy37.08%34.97%-150.74%9.50%
SNEX
STONEX GROUP INC
$4.88B$93.39N/AN/AN/AN/A-73.03%10.65%18.20%0.96%
SF
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
$12.86B$126.25$130.002.97%Buy78.04%20.69%N/AN/A
FIHL
FIDELIS INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
$1.86B$18.09$20.6013.88%Hold57.13%658.49%18.22%3.53%
CIVB
CIVISTA BANCSHARES INC
$446.90M$23.14$25.7511.28%Strong Buy48.83%1.43%11.25%1.36%
PFIS
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$497.03M$49.73N/AN/AN/AN/A5.81%10.56%13.97%1.38%
AXS
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
$7.54B$97.85$118.6021.21%Buy54.33%5.01%17.52%3.25%
FNLC
FIRST BANCORP INC
$290.02M$25.85N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ORRF
ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$720.28M$36.94$42.0013.70%Buy1-3.72%5.77%15.54%1.62%
DHIL
DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP INC
$314.63M$116.30N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NNI
NELNET INC
$4.69B$130.48$135.003.46%Hold1-13.66%-44.61%8.75%2.30%
FNF
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC
$15.75B$58.10$67.0015.32%Buy25.57%20.45%23.61%1.85%
WSBC
WESBANCO INC
$3.14B$32.68$36.0010.16%Hold17.56%38.93%9.72%1.45%
WT
WISDOMTREE INC
$1.62B$11.49$13.9221.12%Hold313.16%19.60%40.37%10.42%
AIG
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$41.56B$77.03$88.5014.89%Buy104.66%17.78%8.30%2.09%
MFIN
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP
$239.31M$10.28$12.0016.73%Strong Buy121.58%-2.93%10.46%1.43%
HBCP
HOME BANCORP INC
$444.95M$56.84$62.009.08%Buy1-0.50%2.25%11.21%1.36%
BBDC
BARINGS BDC INC
$932.76M$8.87$9.507.10%Buy2-4.06%1.83%8.04%3.33%
HLI
HOULIHAN LOKEY INC
$12.59B$179.69$217.6021.10%Buy510.34%15.49%30.87%18.28%
TROW
PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC
$23.26B$106.58$110.783.94%Sell93.99%4.43%21.72%15.94%
OPBK
OP BANCORP
$204.97M$13.77$16.5019.83%Buy210.80%12.33%14.64%1.24%
CBAN
COLONY BANKCORP INC
$281.74M$16.16N/AN/AN/AN/A15.09%11.18%13.35%1.28%
SMBK
SMARTFINANCIAL INC
$632.59M$37.15$41.1710.81%Buy38.97%11.97%12.42%1.16%
CZWI
CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
$171.65M$17.77N/AN/AN/AN/A-1.38%17.40%10.76%1.16%
MUFG
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$196.46B$16.28N/AN/AN/AN/A451.84%564.68%2,103.52%94.75%
GL
GLOBE LIFE INC
$10.46B$131.37$158.7120.81%Strong Buy74.93%6.18%25.37%4.73%
L
LOEWS CORP
$21.25B$102.82N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LSBK
LAKE SHORE BANCORP INC
$116.29M$14.86N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RGA
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC
$12.67B$192.76$237.2023.05%Strong Buy57.91%30.02%16.47%1.41%
ASIC
ATEGRITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO HOLDINGS
$862.80M$17.95$25.5042.06%Strong Buy4N/AN/A20.74%8.44%
AMTB
AMERANT BANCORP INC
$795.60M$19.28$21.008.92%Buy38.78%13.49%11.79%1.07%
FUNC
FIRST UNITED CORP
$250.85M$38.61N/AN/AN/AN/A7.05%5.75%15.31%1.51%
UVSP
UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP
$952.80M$33.46$34.001.61%Hold25.59%4.51%10.67%1.16%
FINV
FINVOLUTION GROUP
$1.31B$5.21N/AN/AN/AN/A162.47%148.88%531.41%331.45%
FRAF
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$240.26M$53.64N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CFFI
C & F FINANCIAL CORP
$220.65M$68.14N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FIGR
FIGURE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC
$8.35B$39.00$50.4429.34%Buy9N/AN/A18.88%10.22%
HSBC
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
$254.85B$71.00N/AN/AN/AN/A3.23%-35.97%17.00%1.04%
RDN
RADIAN GROUP INC
$4.71B$34.73$38.3310.37%Hold3-11.78%6.61%14.34%8.13%
CIA
CITIZENS INC
$254.00M$5.05N/AN/AN/AN/A3.46%18.78%8.11%1.05%
SLM
SLM CORP
$6.23B$30.66$34.6713.07%Strong Buy98.02%10.97%35.42%2.80%
RMBI
RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION INC
$142.43M$13.63N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
WTBA
WEST BANCORPORATION INC
$375.75M$22.18$24.008.21%Hold19.10%12.41%17.95%1.15%
NU
NU HOLDINGS LTD
$80.92B$16.70$17.806.59%Strong Buy814.78%35.04%58.93%9.10%

Financial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
101+0.38%+2.44%+2.53%-5.53%41.55x2.84x+11.41%+3.96%+0.46%+13.86%Buy
17+0.75%+3.12%+5.88%+30.43%16.08x1.61x+19.20%+0.86%N/A+12.30%Buy
325-0.35%+2.54%+5.60%-2.44%15.87x1.26x+11.37%+1.26%-0.00%+9.93%Buy
80+0.27%+2.44%+0.02%+4.34%20.74x2.87x+14.13%+2.47%+2.67%+12.35%Strong Buy
56-0.22%+0.82%+1.25%+6.03%35.37x5.02x+80.93%+16.22%+29.22%+14.19%Buy
3-1.78%-1.13%-2.92%+3.59%15.75x1.66x+12.45%-0.08%+1.10%+31.40%Strong Buy
10+0.41%-0.58%-0.56%-13.22%31.05x4.96x+14.11%+8.54%+16.23%+21.90%Buy
21-1.02%-1.64%-0.65%-21.12%24.77x4.34x+23.66%+6.03%+14.54%+20.93%Buy
14-0.11%-1.84%+2.70%-3.88%18.07x1.55x+9.72%+5.26%+0.04%+19.93%Buy
17+0.36%-0.28%+2.24%-1.24%14.69x1.49x+12.91%+1.38%+0.02%+13.67%Buy
40-0.51%-2.08%+2.03%+2.91%11.82x1.98x+21.60%+5.33%+0.02%+16.61%Buy
9-0.83%+0.27%-0.44%-10.20%11.55x1.00x+8.64%+1.49%N/A+14.13%Buy
20-1.36%-4.33%-2.06%-7.47%27.06x1.58x+12.62%+4.02%+1.23%+17.81%Buy
14-1.98%-2.34%-2.38%+3.29%38.78x0.50x+0.51%-0.15%-0.01%+21.78%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: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

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 37.55% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 39 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 45.94% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 48 percentage points.

Hci Group has an average 1 year price target of $245.00, an upside of 43.97% from Hci Group's current stock price of $170.17.

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 -6.19% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -4 percentage points.

What are the financial stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 475 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 3.37%.

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 3.37%.

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 3.37%. 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 -0.19% in the last day, and up 0.8% over the last week. Mawson Infrastructure Group was the among the top losers in the financial services sector, dropping -15.79% yesterday.

Shares of crypto-related companies are trading lower amid ongoing volatility in the price of Bitcoin as the value of the digital token falls below $90,000.

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 29 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -45.7% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -44 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 29 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crawford & Co's stock has dropped -4.1% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -2 percentage points.

3. Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE:VRTS)


Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE:VRTS) 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.

Virtus Investment Partners has a valuation score of 71, which is 29 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Virtus Investment Partners's stock has dropped -34.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -33 percentage points.

Are financial stocks a good buy now?

39.18% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 13.94% over the next year.

1.81% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.17% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.77% are rated C (Hold), 14.61% are rated D (Sell), and 1.64% 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 22.82x.
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