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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
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
DB
DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
$70.53B1,945,125,75535.44%0.00%
ALRS
ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP
$564.07M25,397,30358.10%7.39%Net Buying
ALLY
ALLY FINANCIAL INC
$13.06B308,053,19591.06%1.50%Net BuyingNet Selling
RBB
RBB BANCORP
$364.29M17,046,89750.39%20.68%Net Buying
MCO
MOODYS CORP
$88.58B178,400,00047.77%52.23%Net BuyingNet Selling
MCHB
MECHANICS BANCORP
$3.38B221,213,6508.50%79.29%Net Selling
CRVL
CORVEL CORP
$3.54B51,246,94953.02%46.81%Net SellingNet Selling
MFC
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
$59.46B1,684,986,76048.85%0.00%
TIPT
TIPTREE INC
$684.23M37,823,7349.18%90.82%Net BuyingNet Buying
AXP
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
$255.12B688,851,65384.38%1.00%Net SellingNet Selling
FUTU
FUTU HOLDINGS LTD
$23.87B1,114,756,9593.99%0.00%
BMA
MACRO BANK INC
$5.51B639,413,4080.97%0.00%
AII
AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC
$387.42M19,576,80456.28%39.79%Net SellingNet Selling
PYPL
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
$58.27B935,651,95375.40%7.84%Net SellingNet Selling
PLBC
PLUMAS BANCORP
$303.54M6,955,51442.91%47.42%Net Buying
CNOB
CONNECTONE BANCORP INC
$1.32B50,273,08966.63%33.37%Net Selling
FNWD
FINWARD BANCORP
$166.85M4,327,00044.78%30.96%Net Buying
CASH
PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC
$1.66B22,339,00689.88%10.12%Net SellingNet Selling
SMFG
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$122.77B3,884,445,4582.92%0.00%
AAMI
ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
$1.67B35,709,12027.51%72.49%Net Selling
MS
MORGAN STANLEY
$280.53B1,589,309,31168.12%31.88%Net SellingNet Selling
CBK
COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INC
$301.10M12,239,6440.00%100.00%Net SellingNet Selling
VEL
VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC
$733.27M38,900,03044.07%55.93%Net BuyingNet Selling
FFIC
FLUSHING FINANCIAL CORP
$557.34M33,778,43871.61%12.62%Net Selling
NBTB
NBT BANCORP INC
$2.20B52,315,19363.15%9.65%Net SellingNet Buying
PUK
PRUDENTIAL PLC
$38.55B2,657,521,8881.21%0.00%
BPRN
PRINCETON BANCORP INC
$225.41M6,762,85943.45%20.85%Net BuyingNet Buying
HLNE
HAMILTON LANE INC
$6.99B55,803,73845.08%54.92%Net SellingNet Buying
BY
BYLINE BANCORP INC
$1.34B45,819,22738.96%61.04%Net BuyingNet Selling
FSBW
FS BANCORP INC
$304.65M7,518,46264.02%12.37%Net SellingNet Selling
JHG
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC
$6.91B154,476,40846.94%53.06%Net BuyingNet Selling
USCB
USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$329.97M18,110,38562.17%36.47%Net SellingNet Selling
XYF
X FINANCIAL
$273.26M234,423,6290.85%0.00%
SSSS
SURO CAPITAL CORP
$236.87M25,119,09121.31%17.38%Net Selling
VCTR
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC
$4.13B64,935,45954.54%45.46%Net BuyingNet Buying
SAFT
SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP INC
$1.11B14,894,05464.01%35.99%Net SellingNet Buying
SYF
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
$28.94B360,171,09834.08%65.92%Net BuyingNet Selling
VOYA
VOYA FINANCIAL INC
$6.74B95,162,92435.01%64.99%Net SellingNet Buying
WASH
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC
$553.73M19,034,93565.50%21.62%Net Selling
CLBK
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC
$1.75B104,313,35212.90%63.95%Net BuyingNet Buying
MRBK
MERIDIAN CORP
$187.39M11,517,45663.00%11.48%Net Buying
FBIZ
FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$448.84M8,324,25868.47%23.04%Net SellingNet Buying
NMIH
NMI HOLDINGS INC
$2.89B76,867,92886.25%13.75%Net SellingNet Selling
QCRH
QCR HOLDINGS INC
$1.44B16,838,65376.93%11.56%Net Buying
PRI
PRIMERICA INC
$8.08B31,916,05822.15%77.85%Net BuyingNet Selling
LCNB
LCNB CORP
$227.41M14,186,64537.96%11.27%Net BuyingNet Selling
UNTY
UNITY BANCORP INC
$522.15M10,039,44425.49%74.51%Net SellingNet Buying
GLRE
GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE LTD
$474.66M34,099,22638.46%61.54%Net SellingNet Buying
TCBX
THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC
$538.12M13,894,07858.23%10.59%Net BuyingNet Selling
HIPO
HIPPO HOLDINGS INC
$771.46M25,335,17938.91%32.54%Net SellingNet Selling
SPGI
S&P GLOBAL INC
$150.55B302,000,00086.68%2.06%Net SellingNet Buying
JEF
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$12.20B206,280,29651.78%48.22%Net BuyingNet Buying
THFF
FIRST FINANCIAL CORP
$716.02M11,850,64578.91%21.09%Net SellingNet Buying
OMF
ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC
$7.61B117,731,91040.88%59.12%Net SellingNet Selling
NWG
NATWEST GROUP PLC
$66.30B8,031,000,0002.37%0.00%
FDBC
FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INC
$249.55M5,767,28617.73%82.27%Net BuyingNet Buying
PMTS
CPI CARD GROUP INC
$180.15M11,387,53829.50%70.50%Net BuyingNet Buying
SNEX
STONEX GROUP INC
$4.88B52,243,89176.33%23.67%Net SellingNet Selling
SF
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
$12.86B101,828,33286.19%6.35%Net Selling
FIHL
FIDELIS INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
$1.86B103,026,76478.26%0.00%
CIVB
CIVISTA BANCSHARES INC
$446.90M19,312,87966.77%20.01%Net BuyingNet Buying
PFIS
PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$497.03M9,994,59531.22%19.34%Net Buying
AXS
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
$7.54B77,037,74370.31%29.69%Net SellingNet Selling
FNLC
FIRST BANCORP INC
$290.02M11,219,32044.11%18.86%Net Selling
ORRF
ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$720.28M19,498,77058.46%7.31%Net SellingNet Buying
DHIL
DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP INC
$314.63M2,705,29671.34%23.95%Net SellingNet Selling
NNI
NELNET INC
$4.69B35,933,12329.25%70.75%Net Selling
FNF
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC
$15.75B271,122,55680.01%10.99%Net SellingNet Selling
WSBC
WESBANCO INC
$3.14B96,045,34772.50%4.02%Net BuyingNet Buying
WT
WISDOMTREE INC
$1.62B140,715,08070.33%29.67%Net SellingNet Selling
AIG
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$41.56B539,576,05459.93%40.07%Net SellingNet Selling
MFIN
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP
$239.31M23,279,43531.93%18.18%Net SellingNet Buying
HBCP
HOME BANCORP INC
$444.95M7,828,14448.54%20.72%Net Selling
BBDC
BARINGS BDC INC
$932.76M105,158,93843.56%15.96%Net Buying
HLI
HOULIHAN LOKEY INC
$12.59B70,068,71077.28%0.15%Net SellingNet Selling
TROW
PRICE T ROWE GROUP INC
$23.26B218,237,00079.15%10.77%Net SellingNet Buying
OPBK
OP BANCORP
$204.97M14,885,61462.89%28.74%Net Selling
CBAN
COLONY BANKCORP INC
$281.74M17,434,63259.98%20.34%Net BuyingNet Buying
SMBK
SMARTFINANCIAL INC
$632.59M17,028,00158.50%19.39%Net SellingNet Selling
CZWI
CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
$171.65M9,659,74557.87%42.13%Net BuyingNet Buying
MUFG
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$196.46B12,067,710,9202.81%0.00%
GL
GLOBE LIFE INC
$10.46B79,605,80082.46%9.13%Net SellingNet Buying
L
LOEWS CORP
$21.25B206,659,56743.62%56.38%Net SellingNet Selling
LSBK
LAKE SHORE BANCORP INC
$116.29M7,825,50127.93%53.55%Net Selling
RGA
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC
$12.67B65,713,83396.04%1.57%Net BuyingNet Selling
ASIC
ATEGRITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO HOLDINGS
$862.80M48,066,67413.48%81.21%Net BuyingNet Buying
AMTB
AMERANT BANCORP INC
$795.60M41,265,60363.97%5.90%Net SellingNet Selling
FUNC
FIRST UNITED CORP
$250.85M6,496,90846.50%14.92%Net SellingNet Buying
UVSP
UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP
$952.80M28,475,71378.12%8.76%Net SellingNet Buying
FINV
FINVOLUTION GROUP
$1.31B1,253,500,9195.82%0.00%
FRAF
FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$240.26M4,479,03734.91%14.03%Net BuyingNet Buying
CFFI
C & F FINANCIAL CORP
$220.65M3,238,23241.12%11.33%Net Selling
FIGR
FIGURE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC
$8.35B213,993,55928.78%22.26%Net SellingNet Selling
HSBC
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
$254.85B17,946,950,5820.44%0.00%
RDN
RADIAN GROUP INC
$4.71B135,489,05991.67%3.00%Net SellingNet Selling
CIA
CITIZENS INC
$254.00M50,296,84826.08%57.97%Net BuyingNet Buying
SLM
SLM CORP
$6.23B203,038,64994.63%5.37%Net SellingNet Selling
RMBI
RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION INC
$142.43M10,450,00722.40%9.01%
WTBA
WEST BANCORPORATION INC
$375.75M16,940,78545.83%13.02%Net SellingNet Selling
NU
NU HOLDINGS LTD
$80.92B4,845,575,70957.01%0.00%

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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