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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	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
LPLA	LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$24.32B	18.60%	5.10%	N/A	10.10%	2.46	N/A	33.00%	5.10%	9.14%
PFS	PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$2.73B	10.60%	1.20%	N/A	1.60%	7.82	N/A	100.00%	33.60%	47.09%
TRV	TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC	$62.95B	20.60%	4.50%	N/A	5.70%	3.37	N/A	44.30%	12.90%	16.84%
BANC	BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC	$2.61B	5.40%	0.60%	N/A	0.90%	8.83	N/A	100.00%	18.00%	29.85%
IGIC	INTERNATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.00B	18.80%	6.00%	N/A	6.50%	1.96	N/A	58.30%	24.60%	24.61%
BCS	BARCLAYS PLC	$71.62B	9.40%	0.50%	N/A	0.40%	18.85	N/A	100.00%	24.60%	31.22%
AIG	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$39.85B	7.50%	1.90%	N/A	2.60%	2.92	N/A	47.10%	11.60%	15.96%
BCBP	BCB BANCORP INC	$152.24M	-4.60%	-0.40%	N/A	-0.50%	9.78	N/A	100.00%	-24.30%	-30.71%
WNEB	WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP INC	$260.35M	6.30%	0.60%	N/A	0.70%	10.05	N/A	100.00%	18.60%	24.05%
CASH	PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC	$1.93B	22.80%	2.60%	N/A	3.40%	7.85	N/A	100.00%	24.20%	28.96%
BNT	BROOKFIELD WEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD	$13.93B	5.00%	0.50%	N/A	0.90%	7.92	N/A	35.50%	6.60%	10.73%
ORI	OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP	$9.78B	15.30%	3.20%	N/A	4.10%	4.05	N/A	63.00%	10.20%	13.66%
PGR	PROGRESSIVE CORP	$118.88B	35.50%	9.60%	N/A	11.60%	3.06	N/A	37.10%	12.90%	16.54%
NIC	NICOLET BANKSHARES INC	$3.16B	12.40%	1.70%	N/A	2.30%	6.30	N/A	100.00%	38.90%	48.21%
KRNY	KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP	$485.54M	4.30%	0.40%	N/A	0.50%	9.06	N/A	100.00%	19.80%	24.26%
BMA	MACRO BANK INC	$4.57B	10.70%	3.10%	N/A	3.10%	2.58	N/A	100.00%	7.10%	7.83%
MRX	MAREX GROUP PLC	$2.96B	27.50%	1.00%	10.73%	2.60%	28.65	1.09	100.00%	14.50%	19.67%
LNC	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	$6.81B	11.10%	0.30%	N/A	0.40%	37.26	N/A	8.60%	6.00%	8.59%
GOLD	GOLDCOM INC	$1.00B	1.90%	0.50%	6.78%	5.10%	4.75	1.21	1.80%	0.10%	0.46%
FCNCA	FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC	$22.64B	9.70%	0.90%	N/A	1.20%	9.33	N/A	100.00%	23.80%	32.91%
OVBC	OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP	$199.09M	9.60%	1.00%	N/A	1.30%	8.30	N/A	100.00%	24.50%	30.56%
PFIS	PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	$527.75M	11.80%	1.20%	N/A	1.40%	9.14	N/A	100.00%	31.60%	38.51%
BOW	BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC	$736.97M	12.80%	2.60%	N/A	3.70%	4.28	N/A	40.50%	9.80%	12.57%
UBSI	UNITED BANKSHARES INC	$5.73B	8.60%	1.40%	N/A	2.00%	5.13	N/A	100.00%	39.30%	49.30%
SMBK	SMARTFINANCIAL INC	$659.77M	9.50%	0.90%	N/A	1.20%	9.61	N/A	100.00%	26.10%	31.91%
VBNK	VERSABANK	$446.73M	5.90%	0.60%	N/A	0.90%	10.32	N/A	100.00%	24.30%	35.42%
OFS	OFS CAPITAL CORP	$42.74M	-23.40%	-8.60%	N/A	-2.70%	1.81	N/A	81.50%	-81.30%	-40.75%
CACC	CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP	$4.76B	26.60%	4.80%	N/A	7.00%	4.67	N/A	70.30%	18.30%	44.38%
AXG	SOLOWIN HOLDINGS LTD	$585.00M	-3.70%	-3.50%	-1.86%	-110.90%	0.04	2.17	30.90%	-90.90%	-90.63%
PGC	PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP	$611.98M	5.80%	0.50%	N/A	0.70%	10.44	N/A	100.00%	14.40%	20.16%
ACGL	ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD	$33.49B	18.80%	5.60%	N/A	6.80%	2.27	N/A	53.00%	21.90%	26.63%
OCFC	OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP	$1.01B	4.00%	0.50%	N/A	0.60%	7.76	N/A	100.00%	17.30%	23.79%
GL	GLOBE LIFE INC	$10.91B	20.60%	3.80%	N/A	4.90%	4.16	N/A	51.90%	19.40%	26.31%
CION	CION INVESTMENT CORP	$352.97M	-2.80%	-1.10%	N/A	2.30%	1.62	N/A	78.80%	-8.60%	28.99%
NP	NEPTUNE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$3.28B	N/A	-47.90%	574.75%	41.00%	-1.29	0.99	69.20%	-17.00%	45.05%
BAC	BANK OF AMERICA CORP	$346.20B	9.70%	0.90%	N/A	1.10%	10.25	N/A	100.00%	25.70%	33.33%
HBCP	HOME BANCORP INC	$475.90M	11.00%	1.30%	N/A	1.70%	7.03	N/A	100.00%	31.20%	39.31%
BNS	BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA	$84.53B	9.80%	0.60%	N/A	0.90%	15.84	N/A	100.00%	22.10%	31.11%
HTT	HIGH TEMPLAR TECH LTD	$363.28M	6.10%	5.40%	6.36%	11.70%	0.17	5.74	7.10%	1,729.90%	1,804.76%
BBDC	BARINGS BDC INC	$852.31M	8.70%	3.70%	N/A	2.50%	1.27	N/A	57.60%	36.50%	37.89%
UWMC	UWM HOLDINGS CORP	$5.65B	15.20%	0.20%	N/A	2.10%	76.86	N/A	61.90%	0.90%	17.88%
C	CITIGROUP INC	$196.64B	6.70%	0.50%	N/A	0.70%	11.51	N/A	88.00%	16.80%	23.09%
HGTY	HAGERTY INC	$3.65B	21.60%	2.00%	N/A	9.20%	6.09	N/A	39.20%	2.80%	5.48%
BAM	BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD	$71.54B	29.60%	15.40%	N/A	15.30%	0.83	N/A	68.50%	51.60%	54.95%
ABCB	AMERIS BANCORP	$5.25B	10.40%	1.50%	N/A	2.10%	5.75	N/A	100.00%	36.20%	46.92%
CFG	CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$24.89B	6.60%	0.80%	N/A	1.00%	7.60	N/A	100.00%	22.10%	28.60%
OVLY	OAK VALLEY BANCORP	$269.65M	12.30%	1.20%	N/A	1.80%	8.73	N/A	100.00%	29.50%	37.88%
UCB	UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC	$3.75B	8.90%	1.10%	N/A	1.50%	6.70	N/A	100.00%	29.90%	38.80%
FBP	FIRST BANCORP	$3.32B	18.40%	1.80%	N/A	2.30%	8.73	N/A	100.00%	37.70%	45.55%
HLI	HOULIHAN LOKEY INC	$9.85B	20.10%	11.90%	N/A	32.40%	0.72	N/A	100.00%	16.90%	21.83%
ISTR	INVESTAR HOLDING CORP	$371.39M	7.90%	0.80%	N/A	1.00%	8.41	N/A	100.00%	23.30%	29.78%
ALRS	ALERUS FINANCIAL CORP	$613.69M	3.20%	0.30%	N/A	0.40%	8.26	N/A	100.00%	7.80%	10.09%
FSBC	FIVE STAR BANCORP	$798.40M	14.50%	1.40%	N/A	2.00%	9.67	N/A	100.00%	41.40%	56.29%
BHRB	BURKE & HERBERT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	$924.14M	14.50%	1.50%	N/A	1.80%	8.27	N/A	100.00%	34.20%	42.57%
MTG	MGIC INVESTMENT CORP	$5.61B	14.30%	11.20%	N/A	13.90%	0.29	N/A	96.00%	60.80%	79.44%
BFST	BUSINESS FIRST BANCSHARES INC	$877.95M	9.60%	1.00%	N/A	1.40%	8.16	N/A	100.00%	26.30%	35.20%
CBK	COMMERCIAL BANCGROUP INC	$354.78M	14.70%	1.60%	N/A	2.10%	7.03	N/A	100.00%	41.40%	52.75%
PURR	HYPERLIQUID STRATEGIES INC	$604.96M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.05	31.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
TW	TRADEWEB MARKETS INC	$27.72B	13.10%	10.30%	N/A	65.60%	0.15	N/A	67.30%	39.60%	52.05%
BRBS	BLUE RIDGE BANKSHARES INC	$363.54M	3.10%	0.40%	N/A	0.50%	6.52	N/A	100.00%	11.20%	14.39%
ESNT	ESSENT GROUP LTD	$5.54B	12.10%	9.40%	N/A	11.30%	0.29	N/A	88.20%	54.70%	67.77%
CTBI	COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC	$1.10B	12.00%	1.50%	N/A	2.00%	6.81	N/A	100.00%	36.30%	47.04%
EFSC	ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	$2.00B	10.10%	1.20%	N/A	1.80%	7.48	N/A	100.00%	27.70%	39.76%
HRZN	HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORP	$205.56M	-0.90%	-0.30%	N/A	2.70%	1.55	N/A	87.80%	-2.80%	32.50%
HBT	HBT FINANCIAL INC	$840.18M	13.00%	1.50%	N/A	2.10%	7.24	N/A	100.00%	32.90%	44.68%
WU	WESTERN UNION CO	$2.81B	53.90%	6.20%	N/A	10.50%	7.67	N/A	37.00%	12.30%	18.98%
AUB	ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP	$5.06B	5.80%	0.80%	N/A	1.00%	6.51	N/A	100.00%	21.20%	27.34%
CRBG	COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL INC	$11.76B	-2.90%	-0.10%	N/A	0.00%	30.27	N/A	21.10%	-2.00%	0.19%
CARE	CARTER BANKSHARES INC	$486.29M	7.60%	0.70%	N/A	0.80%	10.56	N/A	100.00%	20.00%	25.47%
FIBK	FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC	$3.39B	8.80%	1.10%	N/A	1.50%	6.73	N/A	100.00%	29.30%	37.96%
AON	AON PLC	$69.37B	46.00%	7.10%	20.03%	26.00%	4.41	1.11	100.00%	21.50%	32.12%
WAL	WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION	$7.71B	13.10%	1.10%	N/A	1.30%	11.08	N/A	100.00%	28.80%	35.72%
RYAN	RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC	$8.73B	10.40%	0.60%	6.79%	8.80%	14.37	0.98	100.00%	2.10%	11.96%
CLBK	COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC	$1.81B	4.60%	0.50%	N/A	0.60%	8.49	N/A	100.00%	20.80%	27.32%
MYFW	FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL INC	$239.68M	5.10%	0.40%	N/A	0.60%	10.88	N/A	100.00%	13.60%	17.62%
HDB	HDFC BANK LTD	$127.97B	9.20%	1.50%	N/A	1.70%	5.15	N/A	75.70%	30.80%	38.74%
IBKR	INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC	$29.49B	19.90%	0.50%	N/A	0.70%	34.08	N/A	93.20%	15.90%	22.53%
CNS	COHEN & STEERS INC	$3.18B	28.50%	18.80%	N/A	24.00%	0.43	N/A	86.90%	27.60%	36.04%
AGO	ASSURED GUARANTY LTD	$3.66B	8.90%	4.20%	N/A	5.30%	1.13	N/A	95.00%	45.30%	64.05%
FRME	FIRST MERCHANTS CORP	$2.43B	9.40%	1.20%	N/A	1.40%	6.71	N/A	100.00%	34.90%	40.38%
MNSB	MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC	$162.05M	6.30%	0.60%	N/A	0.90%	9.12	N/A	100.00%	18.30%	25.92%
OFG	OFG BANCORP	$1.75B	15.20%	1.70%	N/A	2.00%	7.97	N/A	100.00%	32.90%	37.52%
ROOT	ROOT INC	$745.07M	15.00%	2.40%	N/A	5.30%	4.50	N/A	39.10%	2.50%	4.07%
NU	NU HOLDINGS LTD	$68.08B	28.70%	4.40%	N/A	6.00%	5.63	N/A	42.00%	18.20%	24.51%
STEP	STEPSTONE GROUP INC	$5.58B	N/A	-11.00%	N/A	-16.00%	-12.47	N/A	-46.40%	-30.70%	-37.77%
WTW	WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC	$27.12B	20.10%	5.70%	14.06%	25.10%	2.69	1.21	100.00%	16.50%	22.49%
HMN	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP	$1.73B	11.50%	1.10%	N/A	1.60%	9.30	N/A	45.40%	9.50%	13.96%
GDOT	GREEN DOT CORP	$606.24M	-10.80%	-1.70%	-9.53%	8.20%	5.72	0.53	40.90%	-4.80%	-4.38%
HIPO	HIPPO HOLDINGS INC	$671.61M	15.30%	3.30%	N/A	4.10%	3.37	N/A	22.90%	12.30%	12.68%
AVBC	AVIDIA BANCORP INC	$389.28M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EQH	EQUITABLE HOLDINGS INC	$10.80B	-159.10%	-0.50%	N/A	-0.40%	-4,273.00	N/A	56.90%	-12.40%	-11.25%
FBNC	FIRST BANCORP	$2.31B	7.00%	0.90%	N/A	1.20%	6.66	N/A	100.00%	29.30%	36.83%
FCBC	FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC	$785.70M	9.70%	1.50%	N/A	2.40%	5.51	N/A	100.00%	29.10%	37.70%
NDAQ	NASDAQ INC	$47.62B	15.00%	5.80%	10.88%	23.50%	1.54	1.01	63.50%	21.60%	30.42%
AFG	AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$10.74B	18.20%	2.60%	N/A	3.60%	5.77	N/A	21.10%	10.30%	14.11%
MBIN	MERCHANTS BANCORP	$1.99B	7.80%	0.90%	N/A	1.20%	7.53	N/A	100.00%	30.80%	46.80%
SCHW	SCHWAB CHARLES CORP	$165.53B	17.00%	1.80%	N/A	2.80%	8.93	N/A	100.00%	35.20%	47.90%
STT	STATE STREET CORP	$35.02B	9.90%	0.70%	N/A	1.30%	12.15	N/A	100.00%	19.50%	25.12%
RRBI	RED RIVER BANCSHARES INC	$594.51M	12.30%	1.30%	N/A	1.80%	8.18	N/A	100.00%	34.70%	43.11%
TRST	TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y	$768.28M	8.90%	1.00%	N/A	1.40%	8.38	N/A	100.00%	32.80%	43.37%

Financial Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Asset Management	102	-0.86%	+0.24%	-8.52%	-4.04%	28.82x	2.34x	+14.29%	+3.88%	+0.73%	+28.52%	Buy
Banks - Diversified	17	-1.76%	+0.27%	-7.97%	+29.10%	14.42x	1.51x	+19.65%	+0.82%	N/A	+24.04%	Buy
Banks - Regional	317	+0.08%	+2.34%	-6.01%	+12.48%	13.64x	1.19x	+11.80%	+1.28%	-0.00%	+16.17%	Buy
Capital Markets	81	-1.50%	-4.85%	-13.46%	-2.91%	11.43x	2.53x	+11.06%	+0.93%	+1.45%	+37.47%	Buy
Credit Services	56	-0.38%	+0.63%	-7.11%	-4.71%	26.88x	4.24x	+84.77%	+17.32%	+32.63%	+29.35%	Buy
Financial Conglomerates	3	+1.27%	+3.37%	+2.35%	-7.31%	9.89x	1.45x	+17.77%	+2.32%	+0.79%	+40.66%	Strong Buy
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges	10	+0.45%	-4.74%	-7.08%	-18.29%	28.63x	4.54x	+14.51%	+7.80%	+16.13%	+30.38%	Buy
Insurance Brokers	20	+0.46%	+1.07%	-5.41%	-32.13%	20.58x	3.81x	+21.90%	+5.24%	+21.46%	+28.80%	Buy
Insurance - Diversified	14	+0.02%	+0.26%	-6.53%	-18.52%	14.62x	1.44x	+8.97%	+5.21%	+0.07%	+28.88%	Buy
Insurance - Life	18	+0.09%	+2.22%	-4.43%	-4.58%	1.75x	1.39x	+12.83%	+1.41%	+0.08%	+18.55%	Buy
Insurance - Property & Casualty	40	+0.62%	+1.24%	-4.63%	+0.99%	10.57x	1.93x	+27.04%	+5.72%	N/A	+15.93%	Buy
Insurance - Reinsurance	8	+0.22%	+2.03%	-3.85%	+3.55%	9.06x	0.92x	+12.88%	+2.43%	N/A	+10.14%	Buy
Insurance - Specialty	20	+0.79%	+1.40%	-6.24%	-10.52%	18.95x	1.38x	+11.92%	+4.33%	+0.86%	+27.53%	Buy
Mortgage Finance	14	+0.27%	+0.32%	-5.05%	-4.43%	-179.09x	0.30x	-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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2. Rocket Companies (NYSE:RKT)

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