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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
CFFI	C & F FINANCIAL CORP	$82.70	5,300	-11.67%	81.05	78.37	75.86	75.23	72.82	57.74	70.69	73.72	43.95	52.75	2.25	1.71	0.54	0.46
NEWT	NEWTEKONE INC	$14.57	228,000	-18.28%	14.47	14.03	13.54	12.85	12.26	57.42	71.83	80.92	51.39	71.08	0.40	0.33	0.08	1.05
MET	METLIFE INC	$90.06	3,146,000	-10.11%	86.42	86.28	82.62	77.96	78.47	64.92	54.47	37.31	32.22	21.00	1.33	1.38	-0.05	0.92
AUB	ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP	$42.26	1,060,000	-20.90%	41.35	40.11	38.50	37.85	36.70	65.90	87.19	93.53	86.06	95.35	1.24	0.97	0.27	1.03
ABX	ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	$11.86	579,000	-44.54%	10.19	9.72	9.40	9.15	8.04	76.18	91.58	91.79	98.67	97.74	0.53	0.28	0.26	0.33
NPB	NORTHPOINTE BANCSHARES INC	$18.95	274,000	7.45%	18.66	18.24	17.74	17.76	17.50	62.90	82.40	90.65	84.73	94.91	0.41	0.30	0.11	0.71
OBT	ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP INC	$37.65	135,000	32.35%	36.98	36.21	35.00	34.16	30.69	63.88	43.48	41.79	54.25	50.95	0.77	0.68	0.10	0.56
FNWD	FINWARD BANCORP	$36.80	21,000	116.49%	35.17	34.29	33.16	34.76	34.94	74.33	78.29	79.26	99.55	95.13	0.88	0.55	0.33	0.16
FAF	FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP	$69.48	1,051,000	0.67%	68.34	67.33	67.81	66.06	64.55	56.67	81.33	75.43	81.44	74.28	0.61	0.31	0.31	0.82
APAM	ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	$35.41	1,337,000	47.57%	35.14	35.53	36.63	37.51	40.33	47.46	17.60	16.81	38.52	37.73	-0.53	-0.49	-0.05	1.22
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	$180.49	651,000	-15.78%	176.82	170.02	160.11	151.58	144.64	81.21	88.80	89.85	90.62	92.55	6.44	5.76	0.67	0.64
VOYA	VOYA FINANCIAL INC	$94.37	1,186,000	59.84%	91.39	90.29	84.84	77.50	75.77	71.81	71.41	65.06	36.34	25.18	2.46	2.53	-0.07	1.03
JCAP	JEFFERSON CAPITAL INC	$18.82	225,000	-0.44%	18.46	17.41	18.25	19.33	19.86	59.21	86.47	92.25	88.47	95.90	0.44	0.09	0.35	0.96
JEF	JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$52.62	2,305,000	13.16%	54.78	57.04	53.37	49.18	54.38	44.11	27.03	19.56	17.68	9.83	-0.67	0.65	-1.32	1.37
GCMG	GCM GROSVENOR INC	$12.91	318,000	-41.00%	12.34	11.78	11.22	10.96	11.25	76.44	91.76	87.93	92.29	84.51	0.46	0.37	0.09	0.69
SYF	SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL	$76.33	2,465,000	-9.24%	76.70	74.54	73.60	71.78	74.27	56.23	66.37	75.33	32.66	59.21	1.36	1.17	0.19	1.37
AXP	AMERICAN EXPRESS CO	$351.96	2,441,000	-16.15%	341.83	332.31	321.84	319.31	338.16	71.85	84.97	77.31	87.44	81.66	8.07	6.77	1.30	1.18
CASH	PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC	$88.72	193,000	-52.46%	86.19	83.87	84.19	88.23	81.36	62.74	82.14	77.81	91.87	92.17	1.32	0.50	0.82	1.01
EFSI	EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$40.91	84,000	-55.32%	41.78	41.82	39.64	37.84	37.95	49.25	31.35	27.71	13.01	9.85	0.53	0.76	-0.24	0.10
EBC	EASTERN BANKSHARES INC	$22.36	2,305,000	14.79%	21.70	21.05	20.32	20.20	19.45	69.33	90.68	93.26	92.59	97.11	0.62	0.45	0.17	0.91
HRTG	HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$27.12	397,000	18.86%	25.41	23.80	24.54	25.53	26.10	68.69	91.67	94.10	96.03	94.14	0.86	0.34	0.52	0.70
BFST	BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC	$30.64	287,000	12.99%	30.18	29.46	28.36	28.03	26.86	64.49	85.88	88.49	78.16	87.69	0.75	0.59	0.16	0.84
SCM	STELLUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP	$8.44	112,000	-37.43%	8.32	8.56	9.04	9.45	11.00	44.14	45.63	47.26	82.08	83.66	-0.19	-0.22	0.03	0.51
FDBC	FIDELITY D & D BANCORP INC	$52.81	8,500	-39.72%	51.14	50.10	47.42	46.02	45.18	66.08	90.70	89.82	75.52	66.17	1.49	1.26	0.23	0.65
VINP	VINCI COMPASS INVESTMENTS LTD	$9.91	23,800	-35.68%	9.73	9.77	10.25	10.71	11.36	50.00	28.95	24.09	70.31	62.41	-0.11	-0.15	0.04	0.88
BAC	BANK OF AMERICA CORP	$58.73	29,331,000	10.02%	57.72	56.41	53.65	52.11	52.58	70.12	76.24	72.81	39.72	42.27	1.48	1.41	0.07	0.97
ARX	ACCELERANT HOLDINGS	$13.77	1,673,000	-1.24%	13.01	13.40	14.16	13.10	13.72	51.02	42.10	26.01	57.59	44.33	-0.44	-0.44	0.00	0.08
ISBA	ISABELLA BANK CORP	$41.00	26,000	-5.11%	40.19	40.93	41.45	44.58	43.92	49.93	31.68	29.44	53.42	38.42	-0.45	-0.53	0.08	0.15
FCF	FIRST COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL CORP	$20.47	442,000	-26.46%	20.23	19.83	19.07	18.45	17.64	64.67	84.45	85.50	67.66	70.58	0.45	0.40	0.05	0.77
AIG	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$79.39	3,492,000	-24.77%	75.91	75.35	75.74	76.55	77.53	63.97	63.54	47.94	72.26	55.51	0.32	-0.04	0.36	0.78
BSRR	SIERRA BANCORP	$41.09	49,000	47.59%	40.57	40.13	38.44	36.78	34.09	62.04	91.50	92.57	55.51	54.63	0.79	0.75	0.04	0.72
AGBK	AGI INC	$7.11	145,000	-4.61%	7.00	6.91	7.06	N/A	N/A	52.15	64.42	66.30	84.48	88.56	0.00	-0.04	0.05	1.43
AVBC	AVIDIA BANCORP INC	$21.07	92,500	56.78%	20.56	20.17	19.89	19.66	17.88	61.20	82.07	82.25	82.73	84.32	0.39	0.25	0.14	0.49
KRNY	KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP	$9.37	645,000	-2.42%	9.08	8.79	8.36	8.04	7.57	68.77	90.50	94.54	89.60	95.14	0.32	0.25	0.07	0.79
TW	TRADEWEB MARKETS INC	$102.79	1,142,000	-49.18%	97.40	99.04	104.67	112.87	110.10	54.08	80.94	55.65	100.00	75.51	-1.74	-2.56	0.82	0.60
SHG	SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO LTD	$66.88	271,000	-4.91%	63.84	65.36	65.47	65.14	59.32	54.96	38.02	28.27	40.87	29.77	-0.47	-0.33	-0.14	0.81
PYPL	PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC	$45.47	14,797,000	-22.42%	43.28	42.56	44.88	45.05	53.77	59.83	82.57	81.75	88.82	89.91	-0.00	-0.46	0.46	1.42
FRHC	FREEDOM HOLDING CORP	$162.22	310,000	-11.17%	139.79	140.79	143.37	139.95	141.54	66.79	69.26	44.04	72.48	41.10	0.17	-1.99	2.16	1.12
COLB	COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC	$31.72	3,435,000	12.55%	31.67	31.00	30.04	29.36	28.44	58.85	83.15	88.86	76.38	86.64	0.66	0.58	0.09	1.09
ICE	INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC	$132.99	4,604,000	-21.87%	128.23	134.12	145.67	152.81	156.99	44.68	28.51	14.88	54.60	25.66	-5.75	-5.80	0.05	0.65
BPOP	POPULAR INC	$167.26	404,000	-23.92%	165.05	161.01	153.44	145.99	134.12	67.83	79.01	75.64	40.23	39.33	4.35	4.08	0.27	0.97
ACNB	ACNB CORP	$60.25	71,000	-23.66%	59.03	57.60	54.62	52.04	49.78	65.14	82.22	82.77	60.63	68.68	1.69	1.48	0.22	0.62
FVCB	FVCBANKCORP INC	$17.47	114,000	-41.54%	17.33	16.90	16.17	15.74	14.53	63.58	83.65	84.51	73.76	83.46	0.45	0.39	0.06	0.57
ROOT	ROOT INC	$61.73	298,000	-22.40%	55.17	54.54	55.13	52.64	65.71	62.42	89.37	86.50	93.05	91.45	1.07	0.16	0.90	1.94
GDOT	GREEN DOT CORP	$13.35	516,000	-19.50%	13.29	13.07	12.78	12.16	12.39	59.26	73.81	72.00	70.82	72.25	0.21	0.18	0.03	1.21
UNTY	UNITY BANCORP INC	$58.12	49,000	3.38%	57.78	56.57	54.75	53.74	52.30	58.46	66.80	69.32	65.58	73.71	1.16	0.96	0.20	0.60
AMAL	AMALGAMATED FINANCIAL CORP	$46.04	129,000	-26.70%	45.74	44.59	42.49	41.09	35.94	60.48	73.02	79.77	51.77	66.09	1.23	1.10	0.14	0.75
NBBK	NB BANCORP INC	$21.14	181,000	1.69%	20.97	20.61	20.18	20.85	20.10	58.08	80.40	85.95	75.00	83.27	0.31	0.21	0.10	0.66
CSWC	CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP	$23.73	525,000	-20.81%	23.39	23.36	23.48	23.01	22.39	55.23	87.05	80.80	90.33	91.69	0.08	0.00	0.08	0.67
LCNB	LCNB CORP	$17.89	13,700	-51.76%	17.68	17.34	16.70	16.68	16.35	57.38	68.03	68.95	40.09	45.17	0.37	0.31	0.05	0.54
WF	WOORI FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$59.81	220,000	35.80%	58.60	60.06	63.19	67.25	62.19	47.72	23.65	19.11	28.65	20.50	-1.42	-1.36	-0.05	0.83
EBMT	EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA INC	$23.64	72,000	8.27%	23.66	23.41	22.70	22.15	20.22	55.25	73.47	75.42	53.11	56.22	0.39	0.35	0.03	0.30
HSBC	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC	$96.78	1,248,000	-3.41%	95.25	93.45	92.04	89.07	81.81	59.84	84.28	82.62	76.52	74.23	1.18	1.02	0.16	0.74
LAZ	LAZARD INC	$41.54	1,467,000	42.84%	41.67	43.24	45.52	45.89	48.52	42.59	34.05	27.05	59.98	43.10	-1.41	-1.29	-0.13	1.39
SMFG	SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$24.53	1,775,000	-19.24%	24.12	23.93	22.61	21.86	20.01	61.26	41.04	36.51	22.00	11.55	0.40	0.48	-0.08	0.79
TRV	TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC	$342.31	1,459,000	8.88%	324.07	313.31	305.75	302.81	291.94	79.17	94.09	94.73	94.85	95.03	9.21	5.98	3.23	0.45
KKR	KKR & CO INC	$93.84	3,912,000	53.53%	92.88	94.38	96.80	95.74	110.71	48.69	35.08	23.79	48.29	29.51	-1.16	-0.98	-0.17	1.67
RJF	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC	$162.66	1,574,000	21.36%	154.72	153.89	153.04	151.91	158.24	65.18	71.89	48.64	68.35	37.71	1.33	0.79	0.54	1.03
TCPC	BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP	$3.36	647,000	-49.18%	3.30	3.48	3.84	3.94	4.85	40.73	41.89	38.44	81.72	72.65	-0.15	-0.16	0.02	0.65
NMIH	NMI HOLDINGS INC	$41.04	450,000	-37.06%	39.75	38.34	38.19	38.39	38.32	71.74	90.29	92.97	91.98	95.10	0.99	0.57	0.42	0.81
AEG	AEGON LTD	$8.66	6,374,000	12.75%	8.46	8.45	8.38	7.89	7.79	59.49	62.21	47.06	54.35	34.57	0.04	0.04	0.00	0.93
TSBK	TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC	$44.67	26,800	-45.86%	44.19	43.16	41.51	40.47	37.59	63.05	86.72	87.50	79.34	84.18	1.05	0.89	0.17	0.45
BWB	BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INC	$21.46	163,000	9.40%	20.73	20.15	19.14	18.71	18.18	71.38	91.43	92.66	90.86	96.01	0.65	0.52	0.13	0.75
UVSP	UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP	$44.13	183,000	-21.12%	43.51	42.49	40.11	37.40	34.61	65.21	84.14	86.46	51.01	66.40	1.31	1.20	0.11	0.77
OFG	OFG BANCORP	$49.48	279,000	-16.22%	48.65	47.80	46.29	43.66	42.43	64.45	81.22	82.73	79.38	81.71	1.07	0.92	0.15	0.86
FBIZ	FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$63.85	45,400	-27.94%	62.69	60.99	58.22	56.90	55.11	66.80	84.96	88.19	75.66	78.49	1.74	1.47	0.28	0.64
HRZN	HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORP	$4.72	382,000	-25.83%	4.46	4.45	4.30	4.65	5.55	60.83	91.78	88.38	99.19	96.09	0.09	0.04	0.04	0.66
KB	KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$109.35	316,000	-9.71%	103.17	104.79	105.48	105.88	95.97	56.90	45.75	33.75	49.71	35.59	-0.33	-0.50	0.18	0.90
WTW	WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC	$286.22	585,000	-12.56%	263.77	262.20	261.59	277.09	302.69	68.38	84.95	80.83	88.62	87.25	3.14	0.38	2.76	0.54
MNSB	MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC	$24.64	21,200	-54.60%	24.57	24.31	23.65	23.03	21.53	55.77	75.61	76.74	40.96	43.97	0.39	0.35	0.03	0.53
OCFC	OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP	$19.05	1,053,000	-9.69%	18.95	18.57	18.63	18.57	18.56	55.27	78.86	86.98	82.00	92.70	0.25	0.12	0.13	0.89
PFS	PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$23.54	952,000	-18.70%	23.44	23.18	22.61	22.14	20.98	57.64	79.80	84.05	73.79	75.58	0.35	0.31	0.04	0.84
WNEB	WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP INC	$14.47	41,000	-16.33%	14.18	13.84	13.69	13.47	12.89	62.80	86.62	84.51	80.22	80.27	0.27	0.18	0.09	0.59
WD	WALKER & DUNLOP INC	$54.55	189,000	-2.07%	53.34	52.59	51.74	51.06	60.80	58.91	84.06	85.23	88.64	86.27	0.95	0.66	0.29	1.21
FBNC	FIRST BANCORP	$63.80	283,000	-33.88%	62.96	61.65	59.75	58.57	55.54	62.20	80.63	88.77	78.62	91.47	1.38	1.10	0.28	0.86
FSBW	FS BANCORP INC	$43.92	24,400	46.11%	42.96	42.27	41.31	40.68	40.65	62.90	87.35	90.81	86.13	82.51	0.77	0.58	0.19	0.50
SFBC	SOUND FINANCIAL BANCORP INC	$44.67	6,200	-3.13%	43.68	43.07	42.42	42.87	43.78	60.47	84.47	70.88	82.41	67.40	0.47	0.31	0.16	0.12
FISI	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC	$39.02	141,000	-44.71%	38.68	38.02	36.16	34.32	32.13	63.04	84.45	87.83	74.41	87.92	0.93	0.86	0.07	0.79
MS	MORGAN STANLEY	$213.93	3,745,000	12.33%	217.58	216.28	203.85	186.78	178.45	52.46	21.51	20.55	12.11	5.53	2.85	4.80	-1.96	1.16
TMP	TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP	$94.54	86,000	-19.63%	93.06	91.22	87.29	83.49	77.07	64.28	85.57	90.92	85.72	88.30	2.30	2.01	0.29	0.85
FDUS	FIDUS INVESTMENT CORP	$19.33	228,000	-25.73%	18.66	18.61	18.71	18.42	19.14	61.31	92.52	89.56	99.70	99.90	0.11	-0.00	0.12	0.52
FDS	FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC	$250.09	1,269,000	-35.09%	227.44	235.31	231.08	221.81	251.15	59.92	74.16	63.79	88.40	79.36	0.64	-0.92	1.56	0.67
MPB	MID PENN BANCORP INC	$35.18	184,000	-25.51%	34.40	33.90	33.14	32.90	31.61	61.52	91.62	88.39	88.21	85.93	0.59	0.44	0.16	0.70
L	LOEWS CORP	$116.52	645,000	27.22%	111.96	109.66	108.30	108.60	105.84	72.51	91.30	90.89	95.54	95.57	2.00	1.22	0.78	0.62
TCBX	THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC	$40.00	143,000	-1.38%	40.10	39.81	38.58	39.15	38.97	53.63	70.01	73.19	68.40	71.27	0.51	0.46	0.05	0.79
NDAQ	NASDAQ INC	$84.66	4,543,000	-10.73%	80.82	84.22	87.80	86.51	89.04	50.21	34.07	19.82	55.43	32.95	-2.18	-2.14	-0.04	0.85
CSHR	COINSHARES PLC	$3.96	315,000	133.33%	3.79	4.02	4.95	7.19	9.02	40.66	33.00	28.41	71.80	60.11	-0.37	-0.43	0.06	0.01
SIGI	SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC	$100.15	402,000	-33.88%	95.83	93.21	88.68	84.50	82.74	77.69	92.92	92.80	79.52	81.24	2.91	2.42	0.49	0.46
ORRF	ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$40.85	117,000	-20.95%	40.46	39.54	37.78	37.17	36.24	61.86	84.17	86.88	70.17	75.45	1.01	0.89	0.13	0.60
HCI	HCI GROUP INC	$182.64	183,000	39.69%	174.73	167.09	159.52	159.36	170.98	71.70	84.16	85.16	58.87	63.89	6.28	4.85	1.43	0.59
VBNK	VERSABANK	$21.90	229,000	-13.58%	20.41	19.97	18.80	17.11	15.23	62.77	80.24	82.39	80.19	80.75	0.95	0.62	0.32	0.57
HFWA	HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP	$29.70	221,000	-28.48%	29.15	28.70	27.74	27.13	25.64	62.66	89.15	92.28	86.25	89.31	0.62	0.50	0.12	0.72
COFS	CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$33.92	88,000	-32.82%	33.16	32.64	31.58	30.19	29.81	64.94	83.81	87.17	87.69	92.55	0.70	0.55	0.15	0.49
LPLA	LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$295.18	660,000	-22.72%	285.43	289.00	296.60	304.12	330.05	54.00	61.28	43.51	65.93	40.38	-2.10	-2.71	0.61	1.00
SPFI	SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL INC	$42.56	248,000	16.43%	42.45	42.00	41.28	41.71	40.37	54.54	80.17	88.36	74.42	86.89	0.59	0.42	0.17	0.69
OPY	OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC	$109.46	149,000	-34.93%	107.72	104.90	101.38	96.61	84.72	59.67	63.96	56.16	35.41	23.17	2.65	2.40	0.25	0.85
AXS	AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD	$113.36	754,000	72.54%	106.83	103.22	100.48	101.21	100.53	73.09	91.73	92.30	84.48	85.95	3.01	2.03	0.98	0.56
CAC	CAMDEN NATIONAL CORP	$54.58	85,000	-22.73%	53.53	52.47	50.38	49.19	45.47	64.13	88.28	89.81	77.05	83.94	1.29	1.06	0.23	0.69
PLMR	PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC	$140.00	353,000	27.90%	122.88	117.05	115.64	119.98	121.36	79.28	93.02	91.09	100.00	100.00	5.11	2.29	2.82	0.85
HDB	HDFC BANK LTD	$25.77	5,610,000	-41.54%	25.49	24.73	24.72	26.72	30.93	60.39	89.45	93.15	81.12	89.41	0.36	0.21	0.15	0.66

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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	+1.43%	+3.64%	+1.13%	-2.79%	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	-1.25%	+1.28%	+7.96%	+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%	29.64x	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%	127.49x	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 3.95% 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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