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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	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
NECB	NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP INC	$26.65	1.18%	-0.45%	-0.34%	-3.48%	9.40%	32.39%	81.05%	147.22%	288.48%	$28.94	$19.27	7.91%	38.30%	0.45	36,700	-21.91%
RNST	RENASANT CORP	$39.92	1.63%	-1.07%	-1.80%	-7.12%	7.80%	9.55%	55.57%	8.77%	20.64%	$44.54	$33.05	10.37%	20.79%	0.88	856,000	6.60%
CINF	CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP	$161.95	-0.12%	-0.36%	-5.67%	-15.66%	2.23%	0.90%	61.85%	42.91%	117.50%	$194.81	$150.00	16.87%	7.97%	0.67	557,000	-14.31%
GLAD	GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP	$19.15	-1.34%	-1.08%	-4.68%	-2.00%	6.98%	-12.08%	0.90%	-15.94%	18.06%	$21.73	$16.54	11.87%	15.78%	0.69	151,000	-13.71%
FSBW	FS BANCORP INC	$44.33	0.73%	0.34%	2.83%	0.93%	12.57%	12.37%	55.82%	27.24%	212.18%	$45.85	$36.66	3.32%	20.92%	0.47	18,600	-62.35%
HOPE	HOPE BANCORP INC	$13.68	1.33%	-1.08%	-2.01%	0.74%	17.63%	28.33%	56.88%	-6.49%	-20.37%	$14.59	$9.80	6.24%	39.59%	0.88	1,330,000	15.45%
SRCE	1ST SOURCE CORP	$86.85	1.06%	0.88%	0.91%	5.80%	22.88%	44.01%	106.29%	80.37%	147.86%	$91.36	$56.89	4.93%	52.66%	0.66	110,000	-50.45%
MRSH	MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC	$170.06	-1.04%	-0.62%	-9.47%	-4.75%	-2.61%	-14.79%	-9.91%	12.07%	153.97%	$207.82	$156.60	18.17%	8.60%	0.54	2,922,000	30.04%
IBKR	INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC	$88.30	2.90%	-1.05%	-0.92%	-3.32%	30.35%	24.45%	312.27%	452.74%	891.58%	$98.75	$58.95	10.58%	49.79%	1.18	4,865,000	-14.92%
NWFL	NORWOOD FINANCIAL CORP	$33.70	1.44%	-0.24%	-2.63%	4.59%	11.89%	33.94%	33.15%	32.00%	69.92%	$35.48	$23.82	5.02%	41.48%	0.43	37,600	36.73%
MCB	METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP	$89.25	1.88%	-0.39%	-2.41%	-9.42%	6.92%	20.85%	154.13%	4.52%	N/A	$102.04	$64.66	12.54%	38.03%	1.21	105,000	-17.32%
GCBC	GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC	$34.26	1.06%	-0.58%	-1.38%	-1.15%	49.48%	56.72%	45.60%	96.90%	312.52%	$36.33	$21.25	5.70%	61.22%	0.66	43,300	75.30%
CBK	COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INC	$31.88	1.30%	-0.65%	-7.30%	-4.55%	19.18%	32.83%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$35.74	$23.24	10.80%	37.21%	0.37	22,600	-46.19%
HASI	HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INC	$36.27	0.67%	-0.47%	-8.94%	-5.20%	-2.26%	16.44%	84.30%	-31.69%	61.49%	$44.13	$27.28	17.81%	32.95%	1.18	936,000	-35.54%
XP	XP INC	$21.50	1.56%	4.83%	7.55%	33.04%	15.53%	22.37%	-6.11%	-46.85%	N/A	$23.13	$14.80	7.05%	45.27%	1.17	11,895,000	23.66%
BNY	BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP	$145.40	1.03%	-3.16%	-10.27%	-0.83%	19.05%	36.68%	245.61%	175.12%	266.34%	$165.84	$103.11	12.33%	41.01%	0.90	2,829,000	-49.51%
SFST	SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC	$60.85	1.62%	0.38%	-2.75%	-0.56%	10.14%	40.50%	130.49%	11.63%	124.54%	$65.09	$40.90	6.51%	48.80%	0.77	47,400	-21.52%
RNR	RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD	$325.53	0.79%	-0.02%	-1.71%	-0.23%	8.38%	27.28%	64.78%	133.94%	171.68%	$340.24	$231.17	4.32%	40.82%	0.37	334,000	-13.47%
HOMB	HOME BANCSHARES INC	$28.67	0.39%	-1.78%	-3.44%	-0.03%	5.52%	2.36%	39.51%	17.98%	39.38%	$31.70	$25.50	9.56%	12.43%	0.86	1,764,000	8.35%
FBNC	FIRST BANCORP	$62.33	1.23%	-1.84%	-2.78%	-2.30%	11.56%	19.68%	128.23%	42.11%	218.82%	$66.78	$45.96	6.66%	35.62%	0.84	237,000	10.75%
CTBI	COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC	$76.21	1.28%	0.86%	-1.10%	4.76%	23.40%	38.39%	120.71%	76.90%	108.79%	$79.92	$50.25	4.64%	51.66%	0.62	99,000	-31.25%
MS	MORGAN STANLEY	$190.31	1.22%	-3.06%	-10.15%	-11.04%	14.78%	22.54%	136.67%	95.89%	495.65%	$232.23	$151.85	18.05%	25.33%	1.17	6,323,000	-33.78%
QNBC	QNB CORP	$45.61	0.37%	-0.39%	0.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	35.74%	$45.94	$42.75	0.72%	6.69%	0.15	7,200	-49.65%
WSBF	WATERSTONE FINANCIAL INC	$19.94	2.20%	-2.21%	-6.08%	-3.20%	9.50%	31.18%	85.14%	-2.49%	17.71%	$21.66	$14.52	7.94%	37.33%	0.52	111,000	94.74%
HIG	HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC	$126.05	0.25%	1.47%	-8.13%	-8.56%	-7.45%	-5.18%	77.96%	79.64%	196.59%	$146.07	$120.33	13.70%	4.75%	0.58	1,574,000	-42.11%
NAVI	NAVIENT CORP	$9.19	0.88%	0.77%	-3.87%	6.74%	10.72%	-30.17%	-46.10%	-51.32%	-35.87%	$13.48	$7.33	31.82%	25.38%	1.08	875,000	-40.56%
BY	BYLINE BANCORP INC	$37.74	1.48%	0.80%	-1.44%	0.80%	18.27%	37.94%	95.24%	50.00%	N/A	$40.03	$25.57	5.72%	47.59%	0.80	192,000	-46.67%
VLY	VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP	$12.82	1.18%	-1.99%	-7.17%	-12.13%	3.22%	21.29%	54.64%	-6.08%	33.96%	$15.20	$9.64	15.66%	32.99%	1.10	5,650,000	-51.63%
FSK	FS KKR CAPITAL CORP	$10.97	-1.26%	-2.49%	-10.45%	5.18%	4.38%	-28.30%	-43.89%	-50.65%	-71.13%	$16.31	$9.72	32.74%	12.86%	0.74	2,892,000	20.75%
TFIN	TRIUMPH FINANCIAL INC	$62.18	1.72%	1.19%	-9.81%	-19.26%	3.72%	28.44%	-1.13%	-40.84%	218.55%	$83.52	$46.44	25.55%	33.91%	1.36	306,000	-15.70%
AX	AXOS FINANCIAL INC	$88.93	1.51%	0.46%	-7.32%	-9.16%	4.18%	5.61%	137.53%	65.98%	309.82%	$105.74	$74.89	15.90%	18.75%	1.29	402,000	-40.53%
SCM	STELLUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP	$7.41	-0.80%	-3.14%	-15.22%	-12.20%	-19.28%	-43.44%	-45.23%	-44.08%	-31.96%	$13.55	$6.83	45.31%	8.49%	0.53	84,000	-8.70%
PFIS	PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	$69.29	1.64%	-0.73%	-1.62%	3.23%	26.86%	45.51%	71.98%	51.82%	73.18%	$73.37	$43.64	5.56%	58.78%	0.74	52,000	10.64%
MBWM	MERCANTILE BANK CORP	$59.50	1.02%	-0.88%	-2.46%	2.92%	15.62%	33.26%	93.12%	80.52%	121.93%	$62.95	$42.75	5.48%	39.18%	0.76	107,000	-23.02%
OXSQ	OXFORD SQUARE CAPITAL CORP	$1.28	-0.78%	0.79%	-5.54%	-3.76%	-29.28%	-24.71%	-57.05%	-68.32%	-78.08%	$2.05	$1.05	37.56%	21.90%	0.54	1,231,000	-1.52%
SYBT	STOCK YARDS BANCORP INC	$78.64	1.58%	0.09%	-1.03%	0.63%	17.02%	14.22%	101.90%	27.83%	138.81%	$89.22	$61.51	11.85%	27.85%	0.74	125,000	-42.13%
RILY	BRC GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$4.86	-3.67%	-14.89%	-30.27%	-39.10%	-28.58%	-22.49%	-87.27%	-91.78%	-63.76%	$11.24	$3.64	56.76%	33.52%	1.63	765,000	26.66%
MKL	MARKEL GROUP INC	$1,737.18	0.64%	0.55%	-4.34%	-12.25%	-8.52%	-9.56%	18.98%	44.78%	86.60%	$2.21k	$1.70k	21.31%	1.94%	0.57	91,000	-9.00%
PB	PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC	$67.38	0.87%	-0.58%	-6.53%	-4.96%	0.54%	2.74%	26.70%	-8.20%	24.66%	$77.20	$61.07	12.72%	10.33%	0.73	903,000	-34.85%
VEL	VELOCITY FINANCIAL INC	$14.59	-0.14%	-4.95%	-19.53%	-21.43%	-20.01%	-18.99%	34.35%	11.29%	N/A	$21.40	$14.18	31.81%	2.89%	0.67	217,000	-43.04%
SMBC	SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC	$72.59	1.72%	0.46%	-0.58%	-4.54%	11.78%	40.71%	85.79%	61.63%	196.04%	$79.86	$47.60	9.10%	52.50%	0.75	56,000	-38.46%
CACC	CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP	$527.50	3.04%	-5.07%	-13.21%	-19.73%	26.65%	9.85%	15.48%	-12.63%	174.03%	$668.86	$401.90	21.13%	31.25%	1.30	122,000	-47.19%
BMO	BANK OF MONTREAL	$165.70	-0.36%	-3.83%	-4.12%	-4.84%	21.63%	27.19%	102.96%	63.90%	153.17%	$187.22	$119.84	11.49%	38.27%	0.79	2,410,000	159.14%
ISBA	ISABELLA BANK CORP	$38.12	1.17%	-0.86%	-4.34%	-7.01%	-16.97%	8.91%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$58.83	$33.24	35.20%	14.68%	0.22	25,600	-8.24%
FRME	FIRST MERCHANTS CORP	$40.15	1.44%	-1.38%	-3.65%	-7.57%	1.83%	7.10%	45.79%	-5.88%	51.22%	$45.32	$34.66	11.41%	15.84%	0.80	815,000	29.37%
SPNT	SIRIUSPOINT LTD	$24.42	0.04%	-3.78%	0.41%	-0.85%	10.05%	36.12%	137.32%	162.30%	104.18%	$26.50	$17.40	7.85%	40.34%	0.65	690,000	21.27%
AMTB	AMERANT BANCORP INC	$29.56	0.68%	-0.03%	1.37%	16.52%	29.82%	57.40%	69.40%	16.70%	N/A	$30.59	$15.63	3.37%	89.12%	0.88	283,000	-33.57%
NP	NEPTUNE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$27.43	0.70%	-0.29%	-17.58%	-17.43%	9.50%	-3.59%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$35.13	$14.78	21.91%	85.59%	0.23	733,000	-2.40%
ALLY	ALLY FINANCIAL INC	$37.91	0.69%	-2.27%	-11.13%	-16.35%	-4.84%	-2.42%	47.74%	-28.69%	92.73%	$47.29	$35.92	19.84%	5.54%	1.39	3,661,000	-29.13%
SF	STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP	$70.28	-0.09%	-0.10%	-12.16%	-3.95%	-5.12%	-5.95%	74.28%	52.23%	312.44%	$89.83	$67.81	21.76%	3.65%	1.26	1,455,000	17.62%
CATY	CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP	$60.84	1.26%	-0.99%	-1.87%	-2.36%	20.24%	26.86%	77.58%	44.75%	100.20%	$65.26	$44.57	6.77%	36.51%	0.95	463,000	0.87%
ASB	ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP	$29.00	0.97%	-1.26%	-5.17%	-5.35%	11.62%	12.80%	73.55%	30.45%	48.95%	$32.46	$23.86	10.66%	21.54%	1.04	1,680,000	-31.20%
TCBX	THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC	$43.36	1.14%	0.25%	-3.28%	8.40%	12.48%	17.83%	162.95%	N/A	N/A	$46.36	$35.73	6.46%	21.35%	0.77	74,500	-20.74%
XYF	X FINANCIAL	$4.94	-3.52%	-6.08%	-10.67%	0.00%	17.06%	-65.74%	28.98%	24.12%	N/A	$14.80	$3.30	66.61%	49.70%	0.75	66,000	120.00%
HGTY	HAGERTY INC	$13.61	1.11%	0.15%	2.87%	9.85%	24.07%	12.20%	67.20%	34.89%	N/A	$14.17	$9.36	3.95%	45.41%	0.61	710,000	18.73%
USB	US BANCORP	$57.51	0.26%	-3.07%	-8.38%	-6.84%	8.61%	20.04%	78.94%	-4.99%	34.81%	$66.08	$45.02	12.97%	27.74%	0.97	7,590,000	-32.08%
CM	CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE	$111.02	0.97%	-2.27%	-4.01%	-2.53%	15.36%	37.52%	194.95%	96.03%	188.40%	$124.86	$79.32	11.08%	39.96%	0.71	1,708,000	99.77%
OWL	BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC	$9.08	1.45%	-2.58%	-21.72%	0.44%	5.95%	-43.43%	-28.90%	-40.15%	N/A	$17.33	$7.95	47.61%	14.21%	1.55	32,651,000	37.66%
RWAY	RUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP	$6.55	-1.06%	-3.39%	-1.80%	19.31%	-4.93%	-35.97%	-48.18%	N/A	N/A	$10.25	$5.19	36.10%	26.20%	0.60	363,000	36.47%
NMFC	NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORP	$6.94	-1.28%	-0.57%	-6.85%	-2.94%	-12.59%	-27.78%	-45.78%	-47.78%	-49.82%	$9.84	$6.73	29.47%	3.12%	0.52	948,000	8.97%
FRHC	FREEDOM HOLDING CORP	$173.00	-0.24%	0.53%	2.37%	6.65%	14.09%	0.19%	105.07%	178.85%	N/A	$178.00	$107.98	2.81%	60.22%	1.10	309,000	375.38%
WD	WALKER & DUNLOP INC	$33.97	-1.62%	-10.56%	-15.22%	-37.73%	-23.56%	-59.74%	-52.90%	-70.78%	33.01%	$90.00	$33.59	62.26%	1.13%	1.20	523,000	-16.85%
CB	CHUBB LTD	$330.89	-0.12%	-0.74%	-2.51%	-8.38%	0.78%	17.60%	60.31%	90.59%	166.40%	$365.91	$265.30	9.57%	24.72%	0.38	1,987,000	45.25%
BVFL	BV FINANCIAL INC	$21.23	0.14%	1.72%	-1.48%	-1.89%	8.82%	35.22%	111.03%	N/A	N/A	$22.17	$14.60	4.24%	45.41%	0.40	22,300	20.54%
TPVG	TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP	$4.90	0.41%	1.45%	-8.24%	-0.41%	-3.73%	-15.22%	-51.44%	-69.57%	-55.33%	$6.95	$4.40	29.50%	11.49%	0.75	198,000	-11.61%
WRB	BERKLEY W R CORP	$68.98	0.12%	3.23%	1.26%	-4.30%	4.53%	-9.45%	64.45%	109.82%	305.31%	$78.96	$62.87	12.64%	9.71%	0.35	2,243,000	-11.87%
TMP	TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP	$98.89	1.94%	-0.68%	1.36%	4.60%	23.04%	51.07%	100.83%	22.09%	30.10%	$102.59	$61.88	3.61%	59.81%	0.83	91,000	-4.21%
OIG	ORION180 INSURANCE GROUP INC	$9.44	-2.68%	-1.36%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.06	$9.03	21.72%	4.54%	0.45	438,000	-45.18%
SBCF	SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA	$32.68	1.62%	-1.06%	-4.28%	-1.80%	7.25%	7.39%	51.37%	-8.59%	104.00%	$36.27	$28.58	9.90%	14.35%	0.98	879,000	-17.23%
ERIE	ERIE INDEMNITY CO	$221.09	-0.46%	-0.79%	-14.44%	-14.72%	-11.39%	-29.73%	-24.09%	22.36%	120.65%	$330.54	$204.63	33.11%	8.04%	0.45	143,000	5.93%
RYAN	RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC	$37.67	-1.88%	-0.58%	-11.03%	-10.37%	12.41%	-32.58%	-20.96%	14.53%	N/A	$59.19	$29.28	36.35%	28.65%	0.55	2,108,000	3.33%
LX	LEXINFINTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$0.69	-2.84%	-7.81%	-16.57%	-64.14%	-69.56%	-87.90%	-68.14%	-87.38%	N/A	$5.94	$0.68	88.47%	0.74%	1.34	1,374,000	73.27%
WTW	WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC	$288.61	-1.03%	-1.83%	-14.54%	0.84%	-0.01%	-16.53%	38.66%	21.57%	118.46%	$352.79	$240.62	18.19%	19.95%	0.52	463,000	-4.73%
PNBK	PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC	$0.93	-1.06%	-7.00%	-13.08%	-31.11%	-28.46%	-29.55%	-87.40%	-90.46%	-92.90%	$2.00	$0.86	53.50%	7.76%	0.47	61,500	-15.29%
CBU	COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM INC	$60.69	1.27%	-1.43%	-3.65%	-10.24%	2.10%	4.85%	44.74%	-13.65%	28.12%	$71.11	$53.46	14.65%	13.52%	0.79	285,000	22.32%
TSBK	TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC	$45.49	1.93%	0.18%	-0.37%	1.84%	12.74%	40.14%	69.17%	54.20%	189.01%	$49.38	$30.93	7.88%	47.07%	0.45	30,000	44.23%
FDUS	FIDUS INVESTMENT CORP	$19.26	-0.52%	0.57%	-1.73%	-0.36%	8.51%	-6.28%	2.72%	9.56%	21.44%	$21.15	$16.87	8.94%	14.20%	0.52	276,000	5.34%
PFS	PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$22.58	1.03%	-1.14%	-3.46%	-4.08%	6.01%	15.91%	48.45%	-6.92%	7.88%	$25.49	$17.69	11.42%	27.64%	0.83	945,000	-27.20%
EVR	EVERCORE INC	$261.68	1.03%	-0.47%	-9.36%	-23.63%	-14.19%	-21.66%	94.93%	86.82%	414.21%	$388.71	$251.13	32.68%	4.20%	1.49	670,000	99.40%
AIFU	AIFU INC	$10.22	-8.09%	-14.98%	-52.90%	-75.75%	-65.24%	-90.66%	-99.65%	-99.79%	-99.69%	$115.20	$8.17	91.13%	25.08%	0.70	9,400	-22.95%
FUTU	FUTU HOLDINGS LTD	$102.17	-4.00%	-8.67%	-13.47%	7.50%	-27.10%	-38.54%	78.90%	25.16%	N/A	$202.53	$80.50	49.55%	26.92%	1.53	2,054,000	111.97%
BFC	BANK FIRST CORP	$152.60	2.07%	0.31%	-0.67%	0.53%	11.39%	22.70%	99.42%	119.06%	N/A	$159.10	$119.08	4.09%	28.15%	0.59	49,000	-15.52%
MSCI	MSCI INC	$535.95	-1.73%	-2.79%	-4.40%	-11.14%	-1.62%	-4.43%	5.71%	-8.74%	541.78%	$644.77	$501.08	16.88%	6.96%	1.08	484,000	-24.96%
COFS	CHOICEONE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$33.11	0.73%	0.15%	-1.84%	-2.39%	16.18%	17.83%	74.63%	35.64%	63.69%	$35.40	$26.10	6.47%	26.88%	0.49	85,000	43.10%
EWBC	EAST WEST BANCORP INC	$126.21	0.95%	-0.80%	-2.14%	-2.39%	15.80%	19.90%	146.89%	59.98%	245.69%	$137.47	$92.67	8.19%	36.19%	1.26	825,000	-1.32%
BXSL	BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND	$23.61	-1.30%	-4.26%	-4.34%	-0.67%	-0.67%	-11.17%	-11.17%	N/A	N/A	$28.59	$22.47	17.42%	5.07%	0.48	1,812,000	-10.91%
EBMT	EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA INC	$21.25	-0.14%	-1.30%	-5.60%	-10.11%	1.63%	25.59%	79.48%	-3.93%	48.22%	$24.66	$15.80	13.83%	34.49%	0.29	23,700	21.54%
CVBF	CVB FINANCIAL CORP	$22.28	1.23%	-1.11%	-0.04%	-2.32%	13.33%	18.57%	38.13%	8.74%	29.46%	$23.41	$17.95	4.83%	24.16%	0.75	1,650,000	-4.73%
BOKF	BOK FINANCIAL CORP	$128.36	1.52%	-2.59%	-5.70%	-7.85%	-0.17%	15.01%	64.16%	39.34%	86.98%	$146.84	$102.72	12.59%	24.96%	0.84	201,000	-36.39%
OBDC	BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORP	$10.30	-1.34%	-4.72%	-9.33%	-4.81%	-5.16%	-19.09%	-23.93%	-26.85%	N/A	$13.58	$10.23	24.13%	0.73%	0.69	4,639,000	-40.35%
BAP	CREDICORP LTD	$373.31	-1.33%	-3.33%	-1.65%	-4.58%	9.80%	44.09%	201.81%	237.59%	145.94%	$413.25	$230.45	9.66%	61.99%	0.77	246,000	-51.19%
SCHW	SCHWAB CHARLES CORP	$96.70	-1.70%	-2.35%	-10.66%	-0.31%	3.12%	4.31%	80.58%	32.05%	207.18%	$114.53	$83.96	15.57%	15.17%	0.91	7,722,000	15.67%
ETOR	ETORO GROUP LTD	$25.42	-1.40%	-3.68%	-20.19%	-37.19%	-14.93%	-38.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$44.20	$24.74	42.49%	2.75%	1.81	1,266,000	14.05%
CWBC	COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES	$26.53	1.11%	-0.90%	1.11%	-1.63%	14.50%	29.10%	89.23%	24.38%	74.65%	$28.14	$19.79	5.72%	34.09%	0.63	139,000	-43.03%
KNSL	KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC	$329.72	-1.44%	-0.23%	-12.49%	-7.08%	-4.40%	-25.50%	-19.46%	106.63%	1,356.36%	$484.83	$287.20	31.99%	14.81%	0.66	257,000	-6.88%
KKR	KKR & CO INC	$90.29	-1.04%	-6.60%	-15.16%	-3.78%	-1.03%	-27.55%	48.04%	49.81%	532.73%	$144.84	$82.67	37.66%	9.22%	1.69	4,730,000	-27.42%
IBOC	INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP	$69.84	1.04%	-0.14%	-1.10%	-7.98%	3.05%	2.36%	62.34%	60.33%	137.55%	$78.45	$63.20	10.98%	10.52%	0.82	381,000	-30.98%
ORI	OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP	$38.06	1.52%	0.85%	-9.57%	-9.10%	-5.77%	-11.22%	44.39%	61.48%	116.74%	$46.76	$36.65	18.61%	3.85%	0.53	2,254,000	34.41%
MC	MOELIS & CO	$56.32	-1.11%	-4.12%	-16.59%	-17.84%	0.09%	-18.18%	27.83%	-13.96%	113.98%	$78.22	$51.06	27.99%	10.30%	1.39	1,032,000	-22.41%
CFG	CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$64.33	0.99%	-1.83%	-7.81%	-9.37%	5.48%	21.42%	148.28%	33.30%	161.50%	$75.33	$47.96	14.60%	34.15%	1.17	4,972,000	-21.32%

Financial Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Asset Management	108	-0.21%	-1.88%	-6.48%	-8.71%	26.16x	2.62x	+16.92%	+3.55%	+0.02%	+19.55%	Buy
Banks - Diversified	20	+0.31%	-3.15%	-5.65%	+24.76%	15.38x	1.70x	+12.98%	+0.88%	N/A	+23.48%	Buy
Banks - Regional	314	+0.96%	-0.74%	-3.19%	+20.51%	13.24x	1.26x	+11.61%	+1.20%	+0.00%	+13.61%	Buy
Capital Markets	94	+0.30%	-2.84%	-6.82%	-50.11%	17.29x	2.83x	+3.02%	-0.01%	+0.08%	+27.73%	Buy
Credit Services	55	+0.90%	-2.44%	-8.72%	+1.60%	24.78x	4.81x	+97.31%	+18.83%	+35.83%	+23.54%	Buy
Financial Conglomerates	4	+0.65%	-1.35%	-6.55%	-13.49%	14.30x	1.88x	-48.75%	+0.18%	+0.20%	+36.44%	Strong Buy
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	11	-1.81%	-3.78%	-7.41%	-17.98%	17.62x	4.53x	+18.30%	+8.09%	+17.72%	+25.40%	Buy
Insurance Brokers	20	-1.35%	-1.61%	-14.15%	-27.25%	22.31x	3.64x	+18.98%	+6.04%	+20.47%	+28.60%	Buy
Insurance - Diversified	13	+0.16%	-0.39%	-4.57%	-0.35%	12.26x	1.46x	+12.17%	+6.29%	+0.07%	+21.20%	Buy
Insurance - Life	18	+0.53%	-1.98%	-5.19%	+8.89%	17.04x	1.55x	+13.67%	+1.43%	-0.10%	+12.22%	Buy
Insurance - Property & Casualty	40	+0.34%	+0.20%	-4.86%	+3.58%	10.48x	1.94x	+24.28%	+6.32%	N/A	+13.04%	Buy
Insurance - Reinsurance	8	+0.75%	-0.19%	-2.19%	+16.83%	20.99x	0.98x	+12.78%	+2.49%	N/A	+8.86%	Buy
Insurance - Specialty	20	+1.00%	-0.44%	-6.84%	-2.20%	15.48x	1.38x	+14.21%	+4.48%	+1.23%	+26.94%	Buy
Mortgage Finance	15	+0.29%	-4.75%	-10.19%	-33.04%	62.14x	0.22x	+0.58%	+0.85%	-0.03%	+49.01%	Buy

Financial Stocks FAQ

What are the best financial stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A)

Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) is the #1 top financial stock out of 740 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 Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the financial sector average of 35. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Crawford & Co has seen its stock return 21.36% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 27 percentage points.

2. Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS)

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) is the #2 top financial stock out of 740 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 Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -10 points lower than the financial sector average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PMTS as a "A".It passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Cpi Card Group has seen its stock return 62.48% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 68 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group has an average 1 year price target of $34.00, an upside of 36.77% from Cpi Card Group's current stock price of $24.86.

Cpi Card Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cpi Card Group, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) is the #3 top financial stock out of 740 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 Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 9 points higher than the financial sector average of 35. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kingstone Companies has seen its stock return 25% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 30 percentage points.

What are the financial stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 513 financial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 financial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Btcs (NASDAQ:BTCS)

Btcs (NASDAQ:BTCS) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.19%.

Btcs's dividend payout ratio of -1.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA)

Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA) has an annual dividend yield of 54.55%, which is 50 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 4.19%.

Reliance Global Group's dividend payout ratio of -15.3% 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 37.83%, which is 34 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 4.19%. 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 38.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are financial stocks up?

Financial stocks were up 0.38% in the last day, and down -1.38% over the last week. Better Home & Finance Holding Co was the among the top gainers in the financial services sector, gaining 5.36% yesterday.

Better Home & Finance shares are trading higher after Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the stock from Neutral to Overweight rating and maintained the price target at $16.

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. Lendingtree (NASDAQ:TREE)

Lendingtree (NASDAQ:TREE) 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.

Lendingtree has a valuation score of 57, which is 20 points higher than the financial sector average of 37. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lendingtree's stock has dropped -61.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -56 percentage points.

2. Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN)

Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN) 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.

Qfin Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 34 points higher than the financial sector average of 37. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -78.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -74 percentage points.

3. Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB)

Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB) 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.

Northpointe Bancshares has a valuation score of 43, which is 6 points higher than the financial sector average of 37. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Northpointe Bancshares's stock has dropped -11.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -7 percentage points.

Are financial stocks a good buy now?

35% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 18.72% over the next year.

1.42% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.96% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 75.16% are rated C (Hold), 10.53% are rated D (Sell), and 3.93% 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 17.37x.

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. Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A)

2. Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS)

3. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)

1. Btcs (NASDAQ:BTCS)

2. Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA)

3. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

1. Lendingtree (NASDAQ:TREE)

2. Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN)

3. Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB)

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1. Crawford & Co (NYSE:CRD.A)

2. Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS)

3. Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS)

1. Btcs (NASDAQ:BTCS)

2. Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ:EZRA)

3. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

1. Lendingtree (NASDAQ:TREE)

2. Qfin Holdings (NASDAQ:QFIN)

3. Northpointe Bancshares (NYSE:NPB)

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