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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
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
CNS
COHEN & STEERS INC
NYSE
Asset Management
$3.17B$62.20-0.72%$229.13M19.38x0.40
United States
ITIC
INVESTORS TITLE CO
NASDAQ
Insurance - Specialty
$472.74M$250.45-3.53%$49.34M13.12x0.31
United States
RLI
RLI CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$5.74B$62.47-1.11%$453.03M16.23x2.33
United States
FMBH
FIRST MID BANCSHARES INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$956.55M$39.85-1.07%$132.43M10.89x7.40
United States
VIRT
VIRTU FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Capital Markets
$5.41B$35.38-0.20%$1.36B7.64x13.45
United States
BOW
BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$836.29M$25.51-1.81%$72.29M15.75x3.86
United States
RRBI
RED RIVER BANCSHARES INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$476.61M$70.54-1.41%$54.02M11.70x8.15
United States
KB
KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$32.81B$87.810.52%$5.56B9.75x12.06
Republic Of Korea
INDB
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$3.65B$73.64-0.12%$271.94M17.92x6.05
United States
MMC
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC
NYSE
Insurance Brokers
$89.08B$181.82-0.75%$7.55B21.65x2.87
United States
TCBK
TRICO BANCSHARES
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.55B$47.82-1.87%$173.00M13.43x6.57
United States
FDUS
FIDUS INVESTMENT CORP
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$719.44M$19.750.00%$112.39M8.40x0.80
United States
BX
BLACKSTONE INC
NYSE
Asset Management
$112.36B$152.150.50%$4.22B43.60x3.00
United States
UPST
UPSTART HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Credit Services
$4.55B$46.75-0.81%$55.60M137.50x2.91
United States
WTFC
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$9.21B$137.520.74%$1.19B12.45x8.88
United States
OVLY
OAK VALLEY BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$235.21M$28.04-0.04%$31.32M9.77x9.06
United States
OBK
ORIGIN BANCORP INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$1.16B$37.35-0.08%$93.82M19.35x7.06
United States
HBT
HBT FINANCIAL INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$771.65M$24.55-0.97%$111.87M9.90x7.40
United States
TCPC
BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$517.53M$6.10-0.49%$59.84M-50.83x1.45
United States
CFG
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$23.82B$55.46-0.75%$2.51B15.36x7.62
United States
XZO
EXZEO GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Diversified
N/A$18.232.94%N/AN/A1.84
United States
ISTR
INVESTAR HOLDING CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$255.37M$26.03-0.38%$30.73M11.37x8.48
United States
OCSL
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORP
NASDAQ
Credit Services
$1.20B$13.650.52%$151.02M35.00x1.05
United States
GS
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
NYSE
Capital Markets
$256.31B$854.562.00%$23.41B17.16x13.53
United States
SNFCA
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Mortgage Finance
$221.66M$8.53-2.40%$37.30M11.22x3.28
United States
MRX
MAREX GROUP PLC
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
$2.89B$37.47-0.19%$300.50M10.53x27.07
United Kingdom
ABTC
AMERICAN BITCOIN CORP
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
$2.07B$2.23-7.85%$28.29M-4.96x1.02
United States
SLF
SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Insurance - Diversified
$32.71B$58.581.47%N/A15.50x14.73
Canada
QFIN
QFIN HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Credit Services
$2.56B$19.574.43%N/A2.78x1.53
China
CD
CHAINCE DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
$391.04M$6.14-17.47%N/AN/A0.20
China
ARX
ACCELERANT HOLDINGS
NYSE
Insurance Brokers
$3.38B$15.241.26%N/AN/A10.58
Cayman Islands
PX
P10 INC
NYSE
Asset Management
$1.08B$9.84-0.10%$72.64M70.29x1.56
United States
BCSF
BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE INC
NYSE
Asset Management
$934.76M$14.41-0.14%$179.21M10.01x1.41
United States
TW
TRADEWEB MARKETS INC
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
$25.49B$107.77-0.13%$1.10B36.53x0.17
United States
BCS
BARCLAYS PLC
NYSE
Banks - Diversified
$81.25B$23.22-0.77%N/A10.42x20.32
United Kingdom
OSBC
OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.03B$19.62-0.05%$105.97M12.74x7.07
United States
MC
MOELIS & CO
NYSE
Capital Markets
$5.38B$68.683.36%$312.52M21.60x1.68
United States
SUPV
GRUPO SUPERVIELLE SA
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$963.88M$11.01-3.93%$174.65M10.37x4.65
Argentina
ARES
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP
NYSE
Asset Management
$54.08B$165.461.47%$1.88B70.71x4.11
United States
ACT
ENACT HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Specialty
$5.49B$37.990.18%$893.35M8.67x0.29
United States
PFG
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$19.23B$87.521.85%$2.09B12.68x27.63
United States
VLY
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$6.44B$11.550.26%$652.50M12.83x7.19
United States
WRB
BERKLEY W R CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$25.36B$66.72-5.86%$2.52B13.93x3.46
United States
SCHW
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP
NYSE
Capital Markets
$166.71B$93.82-1.27%$11.97B21.92x8.42
United States
ERIE
ERIE INDEMNITY CO
NASDAQ
Insurance Brokers
$13.69B$296.46-1.11%$820.06M21.31x0.44
United States
FHB
FIRST HAWAIIAN INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$3.12B$25.25-0.32%$361.00M12.32x7.82
United States
RYAN
RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Insurance - Specialty
$14.55B$55.14-1.80%$656.11M102.11x13.67
United States
ALTI
ALTI GLOBAL INC
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$665.81M$4.544.61%-$127.06M-2.26x0.45
United States
UMBF
UMB FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$8.73B$114.94-0.81%$866.56M12.91x8.66
United States
SBCF
SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$3.16B$32.33-0.92%$195.52M19.13x6.01
United States
ORI
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Diversified
$10.63B$42.95-1.63%$1.12B12.56x3.71
United States
FFBC
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$2.54B$25.76-0.19%$346.63M9.47x6.05
United States
LNKB
LINKBANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$289.16M$7.72-0.64%$54.46M7.50x9.22
United States
CSWC
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$1.26B$21.880.05%$108.35M13.34x1.13
United States
CCBG
CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$713.31M$41.79-1.76%$87.99M11.71x7.00
United States
FRME
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$2.16B$37.33-0.72%$310.20M9.31x6.80
United States
NIC
NICOLET BANKSHARES INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$1.92B$129.690.26%$194.29M13.51x6.43
United States
BTCS
BTCS INC
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
$155.97M$3.33-2.63%$56.16M3.54x0.33
United States
RKT
ROCKET COMPANIES INC
NYSE
Mortgage Finance
$53.59B$19.03-1.86%$276.92M190.30x2.79
United States
TFSL
TFS FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$3.96B$14.11-0.14%$137.76M44.09x8.22
United States
MCBS
METROCITY BANKSHARES INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$683.39M$26.82-0.85%$93.85M10.24x7.14
United States
BUSE
FIRST BUSEY CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$2.12B$24.02-0.66%$173.64M20.71x6.43
United States
BRBI
BRBI BR PARTNERS SA
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
$1.33B$14.33-5.76%N/AN/A19.94
NDAQ
NASDAQ INC
NASDAQ
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges
$51.52B$90.22-0.08%$3.01B31.77x1.55
United States
HBNC
HORIZON BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$885.55M$17.29-0.46%-$241.40M-4.41x9.16
United States
AGO
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD
NYSE
Insurance - Specialty
$4.09B$88.63-0.16%$592.00M10.77x1.13
Bermuda
SHBI
SHORE BANCSHARES INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$590.32M$17.66-0.11%$91.76M10.39x9.88
United States
AVBC
AVIDIA BANCORP INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$334.07M$16.64-0.30%N/AN/A6.49
United States
HOPE
HOPE BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.40B$10.930.00%$135.79M27.33x7.20
United States
GNW
GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$3.46B$8.66-0.23%$426.00M16.04x8.93
United States
EWBC
EAST WEST BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Diversified
$15.18B$110.331.31%$1.83B12.07x8.28
United States
RWAY
RUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP
NASDAQ
Credit Services
$330.99M$9.160.00%$99.91M6.27x0.97
United States
PGC
PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$490.92M$27.96-0.57%$52.48M14.27x10.58
United States
NP
NEPTUNE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Insurance Brokers
$3.41B$24.71-1.04%N/AN/A-0.68
United States
MBIN
MERCHANTS BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.58B$34.39-0.69%$320.86M7.89x7.70
United States
AVBH
AVIDBANK HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$291.95M$26.66-0.15%N/AN/A7.65
United States
MTB
M&T BANK CORP
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$29.99B$195.11-0.24%$3.96B11.96x6.35
United States
AB
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING LP
NYSE
Asset Management
$3.89B$42.802.93%$359.58M14.08x0.00
United States
NBBK
NB BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$805.69M$20.230.40%$78.55M13.05x6.38
United States
RJF
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC
NYSE
Capital Markets
$32.08B$163.130.33%$2.91B15.49x6.06
United States
NMFC
NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORP
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$1.01B$9.750.83%$200.43M15.00x1.45
United States
CTBI
COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.03B$57.12-0.07%$126.55M11.03x6.99
United States
LNC
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
NYSE
Insurance - Life
$8.12B$42.740.47%-$1.25B3.74x38.73
United States
FVCB
FVCBANKCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$234.07M$12.95-0.77%$27.57M11.07x8.28
United States
ESNT
ESSENT GROUP LTD
NYSE
Insurance - Specialty
$5.98B$61.850.49%$870.39M8.90x0.28
Bermuda
DGICA
DONEGAL GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$709.75M$19.37-1.32%$111.23M7.87x2.86
United States
BCAL
CALIFORNIA BANCORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$634.82M$19.64-0.56%$94.69M9.01x6.26
United States
IBCP
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$693.18M$33.50-1.24%$93.75M10.18x10.19
United States
LAZ
LAZARD INC
NYSE
Capital Markets
$6.17B$54.752.39%$448.94M19.77x4.37
Bermuda
PEBO
PEOPLES BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.08B$30.26-0.30%$135.20M10.47x7.14
United States
FUFU
BITFUFU INC
NASDAQ
Capital Markets
$477.62M$2.91-3.00%N/A7.28x1.29
Singapore
SLRC
SLR INVESTMENT CORP
NASDAQ
Asset Management
$873.97M$16.020.00%$157.52M9.65x1.55
United States
TSLX
SIXTH STREET SPECIALTY LENDING INC
NYSE
Asset Management
$2.11B$22.290.04%$333.61M10.93x1.17
United States
AFG
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
NYSE
Insurance - Property & Casualty
$11.06B$132.57-0.58%$1.18B13.93x6.15
United States
JMSB
JOHN MARSHALL BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$277.27M$19.56-2.20%$27.35M13.87x7.95
United States
EG
EVEREST GROUP LTD
NYSE
Insurance - Reinsurance
$13.01B$309.97-1.19%$736.00M23.01x3.05
Bermuda
RBCAA
REPUBLIC BANCORP INC
NASDAQ
Banks - Regional
$1.35B$69.070.17%$176.13M10.51x5.47
United States
BANC
BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$2.89B$19.100.95%$387.29M18.37x8.81
United States
FNB
FNB CORP
NYSE
Banks - Regional
$6.06B$16.91-0.18%$679.00M12.17x6.52
United States
KG
KESTREL GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Insurance Brokers
$100.95M$13.04-4.26%N/AN/A6.86

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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