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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	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
BHB	BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES	$37.66	77,000	-50.64%	37.68	36.96	35.52	34.37	32.78	57.11	58.77	63.83	21.13	38.71	0.83	0.76	0.07	0.81
BOW	BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC	$31.48	107,000	-20.15%	29.28	27.94	26.85	25.26	25.79	74.43	91.35	92.19	97.85	97.60	1.15	0.77	0.38	0.38
OPBK	OP BANCORP	$15.14	39,000	-43.48%	14.93	14.53	14.33	13.95	13.92	60.87	69.58	67.64	63.95	66.47	0.29	0.21	0.09	0.68
SEIC	SEI INVESTMENTS CO	$91.43	727,000	26.00%	88.99	89.20	89.80	84.64	84.10	58.56	62.75	38.75	70.34	39.23	0.10	0.06	0.04	0.91
MA	MASTERCARD INC	$539.39	2,712,000	6.39%	502.94	496.68	497.45	503.86	531.14	71.34	92.34	87.62	100.00	98.78	6.82	1.64	5.19	0.90
LYG	LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC	$6.06	18,267,000	14.08%	5.76	5.58	5.43	5.41	5.21	70.36	93.10	91.72	99.21	93.41	0.14	0.10	0.04	0.99
CIVB	CIVISTA BANCSHARES INC	$28.46	123,000	-9.56%	27.98	27.29	25.96	24.63	23.43	64.13	81.32	83.52	63.62	72.15	0.81	0.70	0.10	0.64
MUFG	MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$20.61	3,486,000	28.59%	20.29	20.19	19.13	18.50	17.29	61.35	41.50	32.84	20.78	13.18	0.30	0.36	-0.06	0.79
FMBH	FIRST MID BANCSHARES INC	$48.46	121,000	-19.87%	47.59	46.64	44.60	43.20	41.11	65.77	81.60	79.02	78.13	84.85	1.19	1.02	0.17	0.76
OSG	OCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP INC	$6.34	368,000	28.22%	6.21	5.89	5.46	5.28	6.66	60.21	69.89	73.56	27.86	36.68	0.27	0.23	0.04	0.66
WT	WISDOMTREE INC	$18.04	2,117,000	-1.53%	17.72	17.80	18.14	17.01	15.03	51.47	44.70	35.98	48.61	31.10	-0.20	-0.15	-0.04	1.05
PKBK	PARKE BANCORP INC	$32.93	50,600	-9.64%	32.77	32.20	31.21	29.79	26.61	60.16	85.03	92.28	75.08	90.73	0.63	0.54	0.09	0.57
AROW	ARROW FINANCIAL CORP	$41.29	91,000	3.41%	40.49	39.33	37.63	35.93	33.16	65.72	86.83	90.73	79.48	90.47	1.19	0.99	0.19	0.68
PCB	PCB BANCORP	$28.51	22,000	-33.33%	27.84	26.87	25.31	24.05	22.88	70.41	89.41	89.28	81.87	92.68	1.01	0.86	0.16	0.69
FCCO	FIRST COMMUNITY CORP	$32.93	50,700	17.91%	32.53	32.05	30.81	30.14	29.41	61.50	68.85	66.77	55.48	56.51	0.65	0.57	0.07	0.46
MFG	MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$9.94	3,483,000	0.75%	9.79	9.72	9.14	8.83	8.02	59.86	43.08	37.15	22.40	12.36	0.17	0.20	-0.03	0.76
HAFC	HANMI FINANCIAL CORP	$32.49	178,000	-19.82%	32.23	31.59	30.61	28.61	27.72	60.98	82.95	86.69	72.89	79.70	0.70	0.63	0.08	0.92
FMAO	FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC	$30.67	121,000	30.11%	29.99	29.20	28.03	27.16	26.23	65.64	85.24	88.38	81.44	93.81	0.84	0.66	0.18	0.77
HNVR	HANOVER BANCORP INC	$23.34	51,300	-44.24%	23.33	23.51	23.22	22.46	22.53	50.11	45.22	40.16	51.42	43.82	0.06	0.08	-0.02	0.30
ESNT	ESSENT GROUP LTD	$64.85	400,000	-53.38%	62.32	60.22	60.61	60.35	61.43	69.32	93.22	94.58	90.37	92.92	1.37	0.64	0.73	0.79
MSCI	MSCI INC	$603.11	519,000	-41.55%	572.34	589.32	591.77	570.54	569.42	56.50	51.42	34.34	69.53	47.88	-5.87	-5.20	-0.68	1.10
AMP	AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	$489.16	445,000	-14.42%	464.64	460.90	461.64	459.95	472.83	66.49	78.08	52.56	81.30	48.10	3.77	1.38	2.39	1.18
ATLO	AMES NATIONAL CORP	$29.53	69,500	-31.86%	30.12	30.02	29.02	28.35	25.27	48.63	27.69	28.31	14.48	15.60	0.30	0.39	-0.09	0.38
SPNT	SIRIUSPOINT LTD	$24.63	450,000	-41.86%	23.59	23.12	22.99	22.19	21.02	64.91	80.38	79.97	82.80	83.38	0.41	0.26	0.15	0.68
PDLB	PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$20.11	56,300	-26.88%	19.78	19.46	18.59	17.68	16.64	64.18	87.22	92.43	75.83	82.46	0.44	0.39	0.04	0.48
TWFG	TWFG INC	$25.80	93,000	-18.42%	23.04	21.91	20.16	19.61	23.23	74.94	94.01	94.59	93.04	86.02	1.37	0.97	0.40	0.36
UNM	UNUM GROUP	$92.34	926,000	-31.05%	90.24	90.00	84.81	79.42	78.05	65.58	62.19	51.42	23.57	16.17	1.76	1.99	-0.22	0.70
JMSB	JOHN MARSHALL BANCORP INC	$22.17	23,400	-40.00%	21.90	21.71	21.35	20.75	20.32	59.49	66.27	59.51	69.63	73.45	0.25	0.20	0.05	0.75
PJT	PJT PARTNERS INC	$162.99	639,000	94.82%	153.73	155.40	154.88	150.44	162.19	60.26	69.44	44.78	79.32	47.53	-0.06	-0.36	0.30	0.87
HOPE	HOPE BANCORP INC	$13.58	924,000	-26.72%	13.43	13.14	12.69	12.14	11.59	62.19	88.10	93.68	80.02	92.31	0.33	0.27	0.05	0.90
GOLD	GOLDCOM INC	$43.99	369,000	-17.82%	42.04	42.09	42.55	46.18	39.29	57.80	41.98	30.19	58.82	34.13	0.06	-0.10	0.16	0.99
BY	BYLINE BANCORP INC	$37.44	441,000	30.86%	36.85	35.73	33.99	32.98	30.92	69.46	86.31	93.55	74.87	91.62	1.16	0.97	0.19	0.83
TRUP	TRUPANION INC	$26.91	363,000	-16.93%	24.69	23.85	23.80	25.42	31.90	70.72	86.69	84.98	84.90	84.90	0.70	0.32	0.39	1.74
GLRE	GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE LTD	$16.37	142,000	3.65%	16.34	16.06	16.88	16.42	14.85	50.50	71.49	77.35	49.69	63.62	-0.03	-0.13	0.10	0.51
GS	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	$1,021.00	1,380,000	-19.44%	1,053.12	1,055.26	998.45	934.53	889.59	46.82	13.04	13.39	6.56	3.33	6.94	18.79	-11.85	1.15
FFBC	FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP	$34.39	981,000	-27.33%	33.30	32.36	31.12	29.82	27.72	72.69	92.55	94.94	91.03	95.59	0.98	0.76	0.21	0.90
FNRN	FIRST NORTHERN COMMUNITY BANCORP	$17.82	129,000	-47.98%	17.93	17.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	56.45	61.75	58.23	16.25	12.46	0.14	0.18	-0.04	0.65
NKSH	NATIONAL BANKSHARES INC	$36.55	20,600	-14.88%	36.50	36.04	35.82	36.54	34.04	53.24	63.13	65.25	51.46	57.76	0.33	0.22	0.11	0.46
NTB	BANK OF NT BUTTERFIELD & SON LTD	$59.67	174,000	-5.43%	59.37	58.81	57.04	54.84	50.98	58.69	70.23	73.78	47.26	52.17	0.86	0.83	0.03	0.82
EG	EVEREST GROUP LTD	$371.35	301,000	-16.39%	351.21	342.74	344.77	338.38	334.58	72.61	90.28	91.92	88.76	90.16	5.99	2.41	3.58	0.53
AII	AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$19.27	76,600	-15.36%	18.27	17.59	17.90	18.44	19.91	65.13	84.51	86.71	92.05	93.17	0.43	0.15	0.27	0.21
PEBO	PEOPLES BANCORP INC	$38.71	159,000	-26.39%	37.84	36.80	35.25	34.10	32.20	67.95	90.46	87.37	75.76	75.20	1.06	0.87	0.19	0.66
RNST	RENASANT CORP	$42.98	310,000	-42.91%	42.84	42.23	40.93	39.51	37.83	58.07	70.88	68.01	50.87	52.70	0.70	0.68	0.03	0.90
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$52.43	477,000	-26.95%	51.92	50.68	47.78	44.79	42.88	66.25	68.01	70.32	19.23	16.94	1.39	1.44	-0.05	0.94
NWFL	NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP	$32.22	27,400	-11.61%	31.65	31.45	30.56	30.25	28.92	59.53	79.19	80.50	76.77	81.75	0.48	0.39	0.10	0.44
PAX	PATRIA INVESTMENTS LTD	$11.10	713,000	3.63%	11.01	11.23	11.66	12.14	13.71	45.79	30.88	24.68	57.62	43.42	-0.19	-0.19	0.00	0.99
TRIN	TRINITY CAPITAL INC	$17.79	960,000	-6.89%	17.27	17.09	16.86	15.96	15.65	68.05	84.97	85.68	94.37	98.12	0.25	0.16	0.09	0.65
FNF	FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC	$48.84	1,673,000	38.95%	47.24	47.31	48.60	49.06	52.82	57.98	73.78	64.43	89.46	81.00	-0.10	-0.31	0.22	0.78
NMR	NOMURA HOLDINGS INC	$9.06	1,153,000	13.48%	8.84	8.78	8.33	8.35	8.10	63.86	55.48	46.80	46.94	34.44	0.16	0.16	-0.00	0.86
WSFS	WSFS FINANCIAL CORP	$77.17	340,000	-30.47%	76.62	75.02	72.74	69.37	62.75	61.84	77.62	76.87	57.66	59.64	1.57	1.40	0.17	0.96
THG	HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC	$221.61	441,000	93.42%	210.45	202.81	193.75	184.48	181.20	78.85	88.02	89.09	96.62	94.95	7.19	5.49	1.70	0.49
VLY	VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP	$14.59	6,255,000	12.58%	14.55	14.33	13.79	13.23	12.30	59.49	79.53	79.89	55.37	59.50	0.29	0.28	0.01	1.12
CATY	CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP	$62.31	337,000	-38.39%	61.50	60.43	58.06	54.51	51.68	64.59	87.07	89.04	76.95	80.82	1.39	1.27	0.12	0.97
RMBI	RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION INC	$15.16	8,200	-83.27%	15.41	15.07	14.90	14.37	14.13	51.47	56.26	70.77	37.36	64.11	0.27	0.22	0.05	0.30
HWBK	HAWTHORN BANCSHARES INC	$38.64	7,600	-63.29%	39.26	37.96	36.44	35.14	33.70	53.87	78.58	81.04	48.93	55.02	0.93	0.89	0.04	0.29
SFNC	SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP	$22.84	1,023,000	-24.67%	22.65	22.27	21.62	20.88	19.94	60.33	78.41	78.11	69.32	70.41	0.42	0.37	0.05	0.89
FINV	FINVOLUTION GROUP	$4.83	338,000	-44.22%	4.79	4.86	4.94	5.11	5.50	47.97	49.70	42.83	74.98	63.23	-0.05	-0.05	0.01	0.79
CZWI	CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC	$23.67	202,000	334.41%	22.93	21.87	21.20	20.14	18.61	67.51	86.84	86.79	89.06	90.68	0.79	0.57	0.22	0.37
SEZL	SEZZLE INC	$183.24	797,000	34.18%	166.57	148.24	118.19	93.28	81.82	80.52	94.12	94.38	77.39	72.53	17.62	15.67	1.95	2.78
BCML	BAYCOM CORP	$33.46	62,000	6.90%	32.55	32.21	31.04	30.28	29.67	64.87	82.48	84.42	81.30	75.02	0.62	0.50	0.12	0.57
ECPG	ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC	$90.61	431,000	6.16%	88.85	85.18	83.15	75.86	62.76	65.57	88.29	94.29	82.32	94.11	3.06	2.15	0.91	0.82
CMTV	COMMUNITY BANCORP	$39.13	26,700	45.11%	39.51	39.43	39.22	36.78	N/A	50.13	56.62	55.00	43.99	43.08	0.13	0.24	-0.12	0.92
COF	CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP	$205.12	1,973,000	-41.23%	202.23	194.52	190.85	192.22	208.70	63.88	80.43	79.23	82.21	82.68	4.61	3.64	0.97	1.35
BLK	BLACKROCK INC	$995.73	634,000	-22.78%	992.42	1,008.04	1,039.17	1,026.39	1,064.07	45.69	24.76	14.27	38.72	21.07	-17.50	-13.90	-3.60	1.20
NP	NEPTUNE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$33.22	704,000	-34.08%	30.33	28.42	27.65	25.12	N/A	66.87	93.57	96.20	93.25	94.89	1.45	0.86	0.59	0.46
ALLY	ALLY FINANCIAL INC	$45.32	2,637,000	13.66%	45.99	44.86	43.80	42.03	41.97	53.91	67.54	81.28	28.78	58.52	0.88	0.86	0.02	1.40
DB	DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	$35.86	3,260,000	71.76%	34.57	33.68	32.58	32.56	34.66	63.06	64.71	57.49	36.67	31.90	0.61	0.59	0.02	1.15
SPGI	S&P GLOBAL INC	$439.89	3,316,000	-15.21%	409.48	415.76	419.75	423.05	462.84	62.37	61.07	45.12	68.69	53.83	-0.94	-2.90	1.96	0.88
RBB	RBB BANCORP	$27.13	185,000	-29.66%	26.68	25.65	24.54	23.16	21.59	67.81	90.72	95.78	77.45	92.48	0.94	0.76	0.18	0.85
MRX	MAREX GROUP PLC	$62.52	906,000	-9.49%	63.75	61.92	57.00	49.64	42.47	54.59	52.37	43.34	32.73	22.31	2.04	2.40	-0.36	0.91
GLAD	GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP	$19.54	124,000	-33.69%	19.03	19.14	19.14	18.65	19.62	56.42	84.43	80.98	94.08	93.16	0.07	-0.01	0.07	0.70
CFBK	CF BANKSHARES INC	$31.84	59,000	-29.76%	31.38	30.72	29.18	29.36	27.21	62.87	75.94	80.49	76.52	77.97	0.90	0.75	0.15	0.28
SBSI	SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC	$34.90	82,000	-8.89%	34.76	34.18	33.36	32.53	31.28	58.56	87.64	89.30	81.43	88.02	0.60	0.50	0.09	0.66
QCRH	QCR HOLDINGS INC	$96.65	86,000	-27.12%	96.61	95.72	92.52	90.08	85.44	56.40	72.65	76.72	43.27	51.42	1.51	1.46	0.05	0.81
FCAP	FIRST CAPITAL INC	$64.69	8,300	25.76%	64.52	64.29	59.34	55.19	52.58	57.42	43.70	46.24	24.93	30.21	1.57	1.82	-0.25	0.18
FGBI	FIRST GUARANTY BANCSHARES INC	$10.00	40,700	10.00%	10.33	10.23	9.65	9.29	8.11	49.25	30.60	46.66	16.02	29.42	0.16	0.24	-0.07	0.50
OBK	ORIGIN BANCORP INC	$51.37	85,600	-26.21%	50.98	49.94	48.06	45.32	41.22	62.34	80.31	83.92	60.03	67.71	1.15	1.06	0.09	0.80
PUK	PRUDENTIAL PLC	$27.56	778,000	-3.83%	26.87	26.48	28.86	29.38	29.42	50.87	82.98	77.03	97.17	96.95	-0.43	-0.68	0.25	1.16
TROW	PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC	$118.55	1,434,000	-30.29%	110.62	109.02	105.31	98.71	101.18	76.65	88.23	88.21	96.13	92.71	2.95	2.04	0.91	1.34
BBT	BEACON FINANCIAL CORP	$30.22	490,000	-20.33%	30.48	30.00	29.53	29.94	27.95	52.47	64.41	73.12	33.57	50.60	0.38	0.33	0.05	0.88
COSO	COASTALSOUTH BANCSHARES INC	$26.83	133,000	-44.58%	26.95	26.68	26.00	25.39	24.06	55.16	53.31	53.75	37.04	30.64	0.34	0.34	-0.00	0.40
BCIC	BCP INVESTMENT CORP	$7.25	74,000	196.00%	7.15	7.30	7.58	8.44	10.29	45.63	64.52	56.15	89.57	72.71	-0.12	-0.14	0.02	0.30
OMF	ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC	$59.50	681,000	8.27%	59.66	57.91	56.38	55.78	58.90	57.89	67.87	80.48	34.21	62.97	1.43	1.19	0.24	1.31
RNR	RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD	$326.29	253,000	-25.59%	312.75	302.72	299.57	300.03	282.58	68.66	80.97	85.48	66.87	74.07	7.28	4.59	2.69	0.39
FNLC	FIRST BANCORP INC	$35.04	34,000	11.48%	34.13	32.13	30.09	29.22	27.74	71.48	87.95	88.50	72.91	77.96	1.61	1.28	0.33	0.58
HMN	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP	$53.85	172,000	16.22%	51.15	49.50	47.24	45.23	45.10	79.37	89.44	89.72	88.44	89.08	1.68	1.31	0.36	0.40
GSHD	GOOSEHEAD INSURANCE INC	$52.69	556,000	11.65%	45.00	40.88	41.18	43.61	57.42	74.76	97.85	97.32	100.00	100.00	2.90	1.20	1.70	1.31
SHBI	SHORE BANCSHARES INC	$23.03	198,000	11.24%	22.77	22.30	20.73	19.79	18.51	63.78	79.24	81.07	45.33	51.76	0.71	0.70	0.02	0.70
MAAS	MAASE INC	$15.03	198,000	182.86%	16.27	14.71	12.00	9.08	6.68	53.13	22.92	19.80	15.17	8.44	0.99	1.40	-0.41	0.38
CNOB	CONNECTONE BANCORP INC	$32.52	577,000	-11.23%	33.07	32.45	30.70	28.87	27.33	56.35	72.27	80.17	53.05	63.67	0.79	0.86	-0.06	0.93
BWFG	BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$58.60	115,000	11.65%	58.29	56.55	53.63	51.20	48.53	62.20	82.85	89.36	50.17	70.48	1.77	1.56	0.21	0.70
CZNC	CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORP	$23.63	66,000	22.22%	22.82	22.21	21.82	22.30	21.33	65.68	87.14	85.19	85.23	89.54	0.56	0.34	0.23	0.55
MBWM	MERCANTILE BANK CORP	$57.81	140,000	15.70%	56.31	55.03	52.97	52.43	49.90	65.53	90.19	94.25	87.92	95.97	1.42	1.07	0.35	0.78
IBCP	INDEPENDENT BANK CORP	$36.04	150,000	-14.29%	35.60	35.22	34.29	34.35	33.47	59.63	83.21	87.50	81.57	87.91	0.55	0.43	0.12	0.78
HAPN	HAPPEN INC	$19.69	1,421,000	-40.72%	19.75	18.84	17.52	16.37	17.17	58.94	79.09	89.30	61.67	85.03	0.89	0.80	0.09	2.11
PNFP	PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC	$99.50	1,133,000	-18.66%	98.73	97.24	97.10	93.92	93.77	56.77	80.69	88.14	82.06	91.62	1.17	0.75	0.43	1.21
BPRN	PRINCETON BANCORP INC	$38.98	16,100	-61.94%	37.95	37.17	36.01	35.30	34.46	66.52	88.72	86.06	70.34	55.88	0.78	0.65	0.13	0.42
PRI	PRIMERICA INC	$297.06	118,000	-42.72%	285.23	279.65	276.67	267.03	265.00	69.48	91.16	89.24	78.14	77.59	4.87	3.38	1.49	0.84
PFLT	PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CAPITAL LTD	$7.48	834,000	-10.90%	7.39	7.68	8.22	8.30	8.76	39.96	34.75	32.18	94.53	90.10	-0.23	-0.25	0.02	0.63
OVBC	OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP	$42.61	16,400	-7.34%	45.03	46.80	46.44	44.90	41.68	36.83	14.60	17.40	16.01	18.56	-1.04	-0.41	-0.63	0.18

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Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Asset Management	99	+1.41%	+3.62%	+1.11%	-2.82%	32.32x	2.66x	+16.75%	+3.50%	+0.22%	+16.98%	Buy
Banks - Diversified	18	-0.68%	-0.09%	+7.01%	+38.08%	15.77x	1.83x	+20.53%	+0.83%	N/A	+16.49%	Buy
Banks - Regional	312	-1.24%	+1.28%	+7.97%	+19.76%	13.70x	1.32x	+11.50%	+1.19%	-0.00%	+4.48%	Buy
Capital Markets	84	+0.16%	+0.22%	-1.68%	-4.12%	19.37x	3.05x	+6.53%	+0.68%	+1.04%	+24.55%	Strong Buy
Credit Services	55	+0.17%	+4.68%	+15.91%	+7.48%	29.65x	5.02x	+86.27%	+17.83%	+34.98%	+11.50%	Buy
Financial Conglomerates	3	+0.70%	+9.37%	+12.87%	+28.50%	12.89x	1.88x	+8.45%	+2.77%	+0.95%	+13.37%	Buy
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	10	+3.79%	+11.69%	-0.83%	-21.06%	28.22x	4.56x	+16.68%	+8.68%	+18.67%	+20.82%	Buy
Insurance Brokers	19	+3.65%	+11.57%	+15.34%	-22.52%	23.42x	4.11x	+21.42%	+5.71%	+14.79%	+9.76%	Buy
Insurance - Diversified	14	+2.32%	+5.77%	+10.44%	-4.31%	14.51x	1.53x	+8.45%	+5.50%	+0.03%	+12.20%	Buy
Insurance - Life	18	+1.30%	+3.58%	+9.73%	+17.12%	13.04x	1.60x	+13.64%	+1.60%	+0.04%	+1.29%	Buy
Insurance - Property & Casualty	39	+3.45%	+7.70%	+12.55%	+10.91%	11.29x	2.19x	+23.82%	+6.12%	N/A	-1.36%	Buy
Insurance - Reinsurance	8	+2.80%	+6.65%	+14.43%	+20.14%	12.07x	1.03x	+13.36%	+2.65%	N/A	+4.79%	Buy
Insurance - Specialty	20	+1.37%	+6.88%	+14.82%	+10.26%	17.62x	1.58x	+13.52%	+4.30%	+0.91%	+8.92%	Buy
Mortgage Finance	14	-2.11%	+3.26%	+6.39%	+4.00%	127.86x	0.32x	+0.84%	+0.51%	-0.04%	+28.41%	Strong Buy

Financial Stocks FAQ

What are the best financial stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) is the #1 top financial stock out of 713 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 Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 4 points higher than the financial sector average of 34. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock return 2.42% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -5 percentage points.

2. Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC)

Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC) is the #2 top financial stock out of 713 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 Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 16 points higher than the financial sector average of 34. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Atlanticus Holdings has seen its stock return 69.39% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 62 percentage points.

Atlanticus Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $126.33, an upside of 31.05% from Atlanticus Holdings's current stock price of $96.40.

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

3. Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI)

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) is the #3 top financial stock out of 713 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 5 points higher than the financial sector average of 34. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Acadian Asset Management has seen its stock return 98.88% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 92 percentage points.

Acadian Asset Management has an average 1 year price target of $68.50, a downside of -6.28% from Acadian Asset Management's current stock price of $73.09.

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

1. Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA)

Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA) has an annual dividend yield of 38.96%, which is 35 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 3.93%.

Reliance Global Group's dividend payout ratio of -3.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ)

Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 31.58%, which is 28 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 3.93%. Oxford Square Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Oxford Square Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Oxford Square Capital's dividend payout ratio of -97.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 28.2%, which is 24 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 3.93%. 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 41.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are financial stocks up?

Financial stocks were up 0.75% in the last day, and up 3.94% over the last week. Calibercos was the among the top gainers in the financial services sector, gaining 90.7% yesterday.

CaliberCos shares are trading higher after the company announced the next phase of its real estate fund tokenization strategy using the Chainlink platform.

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

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -63.83% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -71 percentage points.

2. Western Union Co (NYSE:WU)

Western Union Co (NYSE:WU) 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.

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

Western Union Co's stock has dropped -8.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -15 percentage points.

3. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)

Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK) 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.

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

Op Bancorp's stock has gained 8.92% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 2 percentage points.

Are financial stocks a good buy now?

34.87% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 9.92% over the next year.

0.81% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.97% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.33% are rated C (Hold), 14.96% are rated D (Sell), and 2.93% 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 19.89x.

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. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)

2. Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC)

3. Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI)

1. Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA)

2. Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ)

3. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

1. Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN)

2. Western Union Co (NYSE:WU)

3. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)

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1. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)

2. Atlanticus Holdings (NASDAQ:ATLC)

3. Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI)

1. Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA)

2. Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ)

3. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

1. Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN)

2. Western Union Co (NYSE:WU)

3. Op Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK)

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