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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
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
AIZ
ASSURANT INC
$10.81B49,699,76987.75%12.25%Net SellingNet Selling
RPC
RIDGEPOST CAPITAL INC
$802.68M109,505,57546.64%29.98%Net SellingNet Buying
SBFG
SB FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$129.83M6,302,45552.88%14.07%Net BuyingNet Buying
NWG
NATWEST GROUP PLC
$58.82B8,227,041,7582.32%0.00%
CNOB
CONNECTONE BANCORP INC
$1.33B50,273,38267.55%32.45%Net SellingNet Selling
FMAO
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC
$343.70M13,748,07433.09%18.44%Net BuyingNet Buying
CUBI
CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC
$2.36B34,212,17490.03%9.97%Net BuyingNet Selling
EQBK
EQUITY BANCSHARES INC
$920.51M20,992,13963.72%26.07%Net SellingNet Selling
CFBK
CF BANKSHARES INC
$182.36M6,510,70249.75%50.25%Net SellingNet Selling
RBB
RBB BANCORP
$360.95M17,066,40052.18%20.75%Net BuyingNet Buying
COFS
CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$414.25M14,981,91740.61%18.25%Net BuyingNet Buying
OBK
ORIGIN BANCORP INC
$1.27B30,983,71362.67%11.68%Net BuyingNet Selling
UNTY
UNITY BANCORP INC
$511.94M10,016,42724.84%75.16%Net SellingNet Selling
FRST
PRIMIS FINANCIAL CORP
$327.02M24,699,18580.37%16.77%Net BuyingNet Buying
MFIN
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP
$198.36M23,530,08333.17%19.94%Net SellingNet Selling
PCB
PCB BANCORP
$318.23M14,225,57939.88%25.98%Net BuyingNet Buying
ACT
ENACT HOLDINGS INC
$5.77B141,513,86420.41%79.59%Net SellingNet Selling
CZNC
CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORP
$396.17M17,910,24330.19%8.44%Net BuyingNet Buying
CRVL
CORVEL CORP
$2.73B51,152,43752.93%46.84%Net SellingNet Selling
MCHB
MECHANICS BANCORP
$3.18B220,274,08213.54%84.09%Net SellingNet Selling
CSWC
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP
$1.31B60,162,02024.87%19.14%Net SellingNet Buying
FNB
FNB CORP
$5.91B357,389,01785.30%2.76%Net BuyingNet Buying
V
VISA INC
$562.91B1,815,172,47182.82%0.16%Net SellingNet Selling
WASH
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC
$631.56M19,039,94866.88%21.83%Net SellingNet Selling
NMR
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC
$22.88B2,956,210,9652.59%0.10%Net BuyingNet Buying
BWFG
BANKWELL FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$382.81M7,976,78845.59%42.60%Net BuyingNet Buying
ASB
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
$4.21B165,975,08686.50%4.74%Net BuyingNet Buying
BAP
CREDICORP LTD
$31.01B94,382,31759.39%0.00%
OSBC
OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
$1.04B52,690,80670.53%8.89%Net SellingNet Selling
MIGI
MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC
$2.73M1,143,2590.05%99.95%Net BuyingNet Buying
EFSI
EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$186.81M5,412,37645.82%24.30%Net SellingNet Selling
CIVB
CIVISTA BANCSHARES INC
$468.20M20,735,28961.56%18.74%Net Buying
CINF
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP
$24.52B155,617,57669.75%14.81%Net SellingNet Selling
MET
METLIFE INC
$45.47B652,053,86775.41%0.92%Net SellingNet Selling
LC
LENDINGCLUB CORP
$1.66B115,180,59822.31%77.69%Net SellingNet Selling
FIHL
FIDELIS INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
$1.85B96,651,53480.51%1.23%
BBT
BEACON FINANCIAL CORP
$2.65B89,576,40385.49%7.37%Net SellingNet Selling
VINP
VINCI COMPASS INVESTMENTS LTD
$722.92M70,874,41113.97%31.99%
CCAP
CRESCENT CAPITAL BDC INC
$465.60M36,922,69238.52%61.48%Net Selling
FHI
FEDERATED HERMES INC
$4.36B75,974,66665.80%34.20%Net SellingNet Selling
CAC
CAMDEN NATIONAL CORP
$793.88M16,925,32972.44%6.02%Net BuyingNet Buying
FSUN
FIRSTSUN CAPITAL BANCORP
$1.02B27,923,33333.92%27.52%Net BuyingNet Buying
PRU
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC
$33.15B348,000,00061.24%0.80%Net SellingNet Selling
SFNC
SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
$2.81B144,867,84678.98%2.77%Net BuyingNet Selling
MFC
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
$61.44B1,783,380,68044.53%0.00%
JCAP
JEFFERSON CAPITAL INC
$1.06B55,329,12421.59%68.56%Net SellingNet Selling
FDS
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC
$7.28B37,099,25981.05%18.95%Net BuyingNet Buying
ARX
ACCELERANT HOLDINGS
$2.94B222,160,00422.54%25.86%Net SellingNet Selling
FSBW
FS BANCORP INC
$291.66M7,501,54264.15%13.74%Net SellingNet Buying
PEBK
PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
$210.76M5,461,49034.87%65.13%Net SellingNet Selling
ASIC
ATEGRITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO HOLDINGS
$925.28M48,066,67412.56%81.21%Net Buying
BPOP
POPULAR INC
$8.64B65,104,30275.48%24.52%Net SellingNet Selling
OPBK
OP BANCORP
$198.05M14,890,70261.46%28.75%Net BuyingNet Selling
AII
AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC
$372.39M19,579,00954.56%40.03%Net Selling
ATLO
AMES NATIONAL CORP
$244.55M8,857,22036.31%21.00%Net BuyingNet Buying
FINV
FINVOLUTION GROUP
$1.15B1,240,449,2525.16%45.49%
QCRH
QCR HOLDINGS INC
$1.41B16,730,72277.63%11.59%Net BuyingNet Buying
SYF
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL
$23.22B347,596,27933.76%66.24%Net BuyingNet Buying
RDN
RADIAN GROUP INC
$4.51B136,272,40992.55%3.17%Net Selling
TSBK
TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC
$309.14M7,884,32664.65%11.15%Net BuyingNet Buying
PLBC
PLUMAS BANCORP
$340.50M6,978,98844.84%47.95%Net BuyingNet Buying
MRSH
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC
$84.31B484,124,25389.79%0.94%Net SellingNet Selling
OMF
ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC
$6.21B117,152,06440.85%59.15%Net SellingNet Selling
SEIC
SEI INVESTMENTS CO
$9.40B122,248,13251.50%48.50%Net SellingNet Selling
MPB
MID PENN BANCORP INC
$733.53M23,176,15651.94%24.55%Net BuyingNet Buying
WDH
WATERDROP INC
$588.91M3,612,924,8480.70%22.51%
NBTB
NBT BANCORP INC
$2.22B52,204,41063.35%9.79%Net SellingNet Buying
CRD.A
CRAWFORD & CO
$477.48M48,673,10313.93%86.07%Net SellingNet Selling
BY
BYLINE BANCORP INC
$1.42B45,590,69138.93%61.07%Net BuyingNet Selling
THG
HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP INC
$6.06B35,149,31690.40%5.37%Net SellingNet Selling
HIG
HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC
$37.21B275,863,22092.94%1.02%Net SellingNet Selling
PEBO
PEOPLES BANCORP INC
$1.16B35,917,29161.15%7.25%Net BuyingNet Buying
PLMR
PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC
$3.24B26,689,74587.24%12.76%Net SellingNet Selling
AMP
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC
$40.86B91,178,99759.22%40.78%Net SellingNet Selling
FUNC
FIRST UNITED CORP
$239.12M6,501,38247.61%15.03%Net SellingNet Selling
CFFN
CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL INC
$921.89M129,844,17263.07%36.93%Net BuyingNet Buying
LYG
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
$72.72B58,885,743,6020.86%0.00%
BSRR
SIERRA BANCORP
$442.14M13,186,50356.23%43.77%Net SellingNet Selling
HTGC
HERCULES CAPITAL INC
$2.58B183,695,43727.09%7.48%Net BuyingNet Buying
UPST
UPSTART HOLDINGS INC
$2.48B98,061,27660.52%39.48%Net BuyingNet Selling
NECB
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
$328.28M13,834,02245.45%54.55%Net SellingNet Buying
CZWI
CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
$186.99M9,628,61257.88%42.12%Net BuyingNet Buying
UMBF
UMB FINANCIAL CORP
$8.50B76,135,48193.03%6.97%Net SellingNet Selling
PRAA
PRA GROUP INC
$677.16M38,453,34492.06%7.94%Net SellingNet Selling
VLY
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
$6.77B555,426,22075.03%16.08%Net SellingNet Selling
MS
MORGAN STANLEY
$259.19B1,587,860,20668.48%31.52%Net SellingNet Selling
IX
ORIX CORP
$32.90B1,110,215,3622.42%0.02%
NOAH
NOAH HOLDINGS LTD
$659.41M333,370,3407.88%36.92%
VEL
VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC
$690.54M39,235,28143.99%56.01%Net BuyingNet Buying
OPRT
OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORP
$209.60M44,500,26871.71%28.29%Net SellingNet Selling
MUFG
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$200.57B12,067,710,9202.76%0.02%
HOPE
HOPE BANCORP INC
$1.43B128,203,73984.66%15.34%Net SellingNet Selling
CG
CARLYLE GROUP INC
$16.89B361,171,06763.43%33.67%Net SellingNet Selling
GCBC
GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC
$382.25M17,026,82813.74%8.04%Net BuyingNet Buying
CB
CHUBB LTD
$126.53B390,156,55290.77%1.17%Net SellingNet Selling
PKBK
PARKE BANCORP INC
$335.74M11,842,59656.88%27.16%Net BuyingNet Buying
CFFI
C & F FINANCIAL CORP
$240.18M3,255,80140.69%11.46%Net SellingNet Selling
PWP
PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS
$1.61B91,791,59474.66%16.76%Net SellingNet Selling
SSB
SOUTHSTATE BANK CORP
$9.02B98,068,64782.84%3.68%Net SellingNet Selling
EBC
EASTERN BANKSHARES INC
$4.55B234,637,77275.22%1.90%Net BuyingNet Selling

Financial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
102-0.86%+0.24%-8.52%-4.04%28.82x2.34x+14.29%+3.88%+0.73%+28.52%Buy
17-1.76%+0.27%-7.97%+29.10%14.42x1.51x+19.65%+0.82%N/A+24.04%Buy
317+0.08%+2.34%-6.01%+12.48%13.64x1.19x+11.80%+1.28%-0.00%+16.17%Buy
81-1.50%-4.85%-13.46%-2.91%11.43x2.53x+11.06%+0.93%+1.45%+37.47%Buy
56-0.38%+0.63%-7.11%-4.71%26.88x4.24x+84.77%+17.32%+32.63%+29.35%Buy
3+1.27%+3.37%+2.35%-7.31%9.89x1.45x+17.77%+2.32%+0.79%+40.66%Strong Buy
10+0.45%-4.74%-7.08%-18.29%28.63x4.54x+14.51%+7.80%+16.13%+30.38%Buy
20+0.46%+1.07%-5.41%-32.13%20.58x3.81x+21.90%+5.24%+21.46%+28.80%Buy
14+0.02%+0.26%-6.53%-18.52%14.62x1.44x+8.97%+5.21%+0.07%+28.88%Buy
18+0.09%+2.22%-4.43%-4.58%1.75x1.39x+12.83%+1.41%+0.08%+18.55%Buy
40+0.62%+1.24%-4.63%+0.99%10.57x1.93x+27.04%+5.72%N/A+15.93%Buy
8+0.22%+2.03%-3.85%+3.55%9.06x0.92x+12.88%+2.43%N/A+10.14%Buy
20+0.79%+1.40%-6.24%-10.52%18.95x1.38x+11.92%+4.33%+0.86%+27.53%Buy
14+0.27%+0.32%-5.05%-4.43%-179.09x0.30x-7.86%+0.04%+0.06%+46.82%Strong Buy

Financial Stocks FAQ

What are the best financial stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY)


Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is the #1 top financial stock out of 720 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 Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 1 points higher than the financial sector average of 36. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Oppenheimer Holdings has seen its stock return 45.55% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 46 percentage points.

2. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)


Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is the #2 top financial stock out of 720 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 1 points higher than the financial sector average of 36. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen its stock return 3.53% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 4 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $61.50, an upside of 31.05% from Donnelley Financial Solutions's current stock price of $46.93.

Donnelley Financial Solutions stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Donnelley Financial Solutions, 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 720 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 39, which is 3 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 lose -2.57% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -2 percentage points.

What are the financial stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 490 financial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 financial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Affinity Bancshares (NASDAQ:AFBI)


Affinity Bancshares (NASDAQ:AFBI) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.23%.

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

2. Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT)


Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.23%. Rocket Companies's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Rocket Companies's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Rocket Companies's dividend payout ratio of -1,600% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bank Of Chile (NYSE:BCH)


Bank Of Chile (NYSE:BCH) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.23%. Bank Of Chile's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Bank Of Chile's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bank Of Chile's dividend payout ratio of 79.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are financial stocks down?

Financial stocks were down -0.12% in the last day, and up 0.46% over the last week. Noah Holdings was the among the top losers in the financial services sector, dropping -12.71% yesterday.

Noah Holdings shares are trading lower after JP Morgan downgraded its rating on the stock from Overweight to Neutral and lowered its price target from $14.7 to $12.

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. Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT)


Newtekone (NASDAQ:NEWT) 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.

Newtekone 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.

Newtekone's stock has dropped -10% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -10 percentage points.

2. Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS)


Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) 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.

Cpi Card Group has a valuation score of 86, which is 44 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cpi Card Group's stock has dropped -53.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -53 percentage points.

3. Northeast Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:NECB)


Northeast Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:NECB) 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.

Northeast Community Bancorp has a valuation score of 43, which is 1 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Northeast Community Bancorp's stock has gained 1.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 2 percentage points.

Are financial stocks a good buy now?

36.44% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 23.43% over the next year.

1.64% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.51% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.61% are rated C (Hold), 11.64% are rated D (Sell), and 3.61% 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 16.2x.
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