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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
Market Cap
Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
Last Dividend
Annual Dividend
Dividend Percentile
Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)
Ex-dividend Date
Div. Payment Date
MMC
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC
$91.23B1.41%30.20%$0.9000$2.6234%0
FOA
FINANCE OF AMERICA COMPANIES INC
$184.66MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
LU
LUFAX HOLDING LTD
$2.31BN/A0.00%$0.1560N/AN/A3
VIRT
VIRTU FINANCIAL INC
$5.16B2.14%20.70%$0.2400$0.7251%02025-12-15
SII
SPROTT INC
$2.42B0.32%46.20%$0.3000$0.305%1
MNSB
MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC
$165.67M1.40%-44.40%$0.1000$0.3034%0
CBNK
CAPITAL BANCORP INC
$488.69M1.15%14.80%$0.1200$0.3428%0
OSBC
OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
$1.08B0.93%16.20%$0.0700$0.1923%0
UPST
UPSTART HOLDINGS INC
$4.80BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PGC
PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP
$520.77M0.67%10.20%$0.0500$0.2015%0
LPLA
LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$30.49B0.31%11.00%$0.3000$1.205%0
ARX
ACCELERANT HOLDINGS
$3.48BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ERIE
ERIE INDEMNITY CO
$13.27B1.43%39.30%$1.3650$4.1034%1
ISTR
INVESTAR HOLDING CORP
$266.65M1.20%18.80%$0.1100$0.3330%0
FDUS
FIDUS INVESTMENT CORP
$732.56M8.20%96.20%$0.5700$1.6594%32025-12-192025-12-29
WBS
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
$10.32B1.88%22.30%$0.4000$1.2046%0
ETOR
ETORO GROUP LTD
$3.07BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
OCSL
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORP
$1.20B13.54%471.80%$0.4000$1.8498%62025-12-152025-12-31
BWB
BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INC
$517.49MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
INDB
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
$3.80B3.05%56.90%$0.5900$2.3468%0
RYAN
RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC
$14.30B0.89%87.00%$0.1200$0.4822%0
QFIN
QFIN HOLDINGS INC
$2.59B7.37%20.80%$0.7600$1.4692%3
TCBK
TRICO BANCSHARES
$1.60B2.80%37.90%$0.3600$1.3863%02025-12-19
CNS
COHEN & STEERS INC
$3.19B3.97%76.30%$0.6200$2.4878%6
FMBH
FIRST MID BANCSHARES INC
$1.01B2.34%26.50%$0.2500$0.9855%4
OBK
ORIGIN BANCORP INC
$1.21B1.15%31.10%$0.1500$0.4528%0
WTFC
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
$9.44B1.42%17.60%$0.5000$2.0034%0
HBT
HBT FINANCIAL INC
$835.46M2.37%33.10%$0.2100$0.6356%0
OFS
OFS CAPITAL CORP
$68.73M19.88%566.70%$0.3400$1.02100%12025-12-192025-12-31
PFG
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$19.76B3.42%43.80%$0.7900$3.0872%12025-12-19
OVLY
OAK VALLEY BANCORP
$253.49M1.99%20.90%$0.3000$0.6048%0
SNFCA
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP
$234.13MN/A0.00%$0.1638N/AN/A1
TW
TRADEWEB MARKETS INC
$25.34B0.45%15.60%$0.1200$0.489%02025-12-15
WFC
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
$291.18B1.83%26.90%$0.4500$1.7045%1
RRBI
RED RIVER BANCSHARES INC
$501.41M0.73%8.00%$0.1500$0.5417%02025-12-18
BMA
MACRO BANK INC
$5.56B0.46%116.60%$0.3990$0.409%3
TCPC
BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP
$514.99M14.33%-1,091.70%$0.2900$0.8798%42025-12-172025-12-31
ALTI
ALTI GLOBAL INC
$753.80MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ESNT
ESSENT GROUP LTD
$6.22B0.48%12.90%$0.3100$0.3110%0
ARES
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP
$56.80B2.47%183.30%$1.1200$4.2958%42025-12-152025-12-31
VLY
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
$6.65B2.77%48.90%$0.1100$0.3363%02025-12-152026-01-02
NP
NEPTUNE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
$3.83BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BCS
BARCLAYS PLC
$83.42B1.80%19.30%$0.1600$0.4344%8
LNKB
LINKBANCORP INC
$309.01M3.70%30.10%$0.0750$0.3175%02025-12-15
ORI
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP
$11.21B6.34%91.70%$0.2900$2.8789%62025-12-15
FFBC
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP
$2.64B3.65%35.70%$0.2500$0.9875%02025-12-15
FHB
FIRST HAWAIIAN INC
$3.22B3.00%50.70%$0.2600$0.7867%0
CSWC
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP
$1.28B10.36%167.30%$0.1934$2.3196%72025-12-152025-12-31
RKT
ROCKET COMPANIES INC
$52.69B4.28%800.00%$0.8000$0.8081%1
NBBK
NB BANCORP INC
$838.74M0.66%9.00%$0.0700$0.1415%0
SBCF
SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA
$3.19B1.66%42.60%$0.1800$0.5441%02025-12-152025-12-31
BRK.B
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
$1.08TN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
UMBF
UMB FINANCIAL CORP
$8.98B1.38%18.00%$0.4300$1.6333%02026-01-02
NDAQ
NASDAQ INC
$53.43B1.12%35.90%$0.2700$1.0528%02025-12-19
NIC
NICOLET BANKSHARES INC
$1.93B0.70%12.50%$0.3200$0.9216%02025-12-15
MRX
MAREX GROUP PLC
$2.99B1.52%16.00%$0.1500$0.5937%0
GS
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
$266.32B1.13%26.10%$4.0000$10.0028%02025-12-30
CACC
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP
$5.21BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
JXN
JACKSON FINANCIAL INC
$7.19B2.27%42.80%$0.8000$2.4054%02025-12-18
AVBC
AVIDIA BANCORP INC
$343.71MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BUSE
FIRST BUSEY CORP
$2.23B3.97%86.20%$0.2500$1.0078%0
WRB
BERKLEY W R CORP
$26.35B1.93%28.00%$0.0900$1.3447%15
BTCS
BTCS INC
$151.29M1.55%5.30%$0.0500$0.0538%0
BRBI
BRBI BR PARTNERS SA
$1.30B5.44%N/A$0.7613$0.7687%0
AB
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING LP
$3.64B8.68%111.20%$0.8600$3.4794%10
GNW
GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC
$3.54BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AVBH
AVIDBANK HOLDINGS INC
$291.84MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RWAY
RUNWAY GROWTH FINANCE CORP
$336.77M15.02%100.70%$0.3300$1.4098%1
MC
MOELIS & CO
$5.46B3.73%80.20%$0.6500$2.6076%9
FRME
FIRST MERCHANTS CORP
$2.24B3.68%44.10%$0.3600$1.4375%02025-12-19
ABTC
AMERICAN BITCOIN CORP
$1.65BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MCBS
METROCITY BANKSHARES INC
$731.29M2.54%36.60%$0.2500$0.7359%1
AGO
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD
$4.16B0.38%12.00%$0.3400$0.347%0
EWBC
EAST WEST BANCORP INC
$15.63B1.58%26.30%$0.6000$1.8039%0
BCAL
CALIFORNIA BANCORP
$639.34MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NMFC
NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORP
$1.00B13.29%198.50%$0.3200$1.2998%22025-12-172025-12-31
MBIN
MERCHANTS BANCORP
$1.66B0.83%8.90%$0.1000$0.3020%12025-12-152026-01-02
SHBI
SHORE BANCSHARES INC
$626.75M1.92%28.20%$0.1200$0.3647%0
SLRC
SLR INVESTMENT CORP
$855.42M7.84%98.80%$0.4100$1.2393%12025-12-26
BOW
BOWHEAD SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC
$913.33MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BX
BLACKSTONE INC
$111.64B1.53%97.40%$1.2900$2.3238%10
TFSL
TFS FINANCIAL CORP
$3.85B8.22%353.10%$0.2825$1.1394%02025-12-16
JMSB
JOHN MARSHALL BANCORP INC
$293.86M1.45%21.30%$0.3000$0.3035%0
BMO
BANK OF MONTREAL
$93.33B0.90%42.30%$1.1830$1.1822%3
PEBO
PEOPLES BANCORP INC
$1.12B5.19%56.10%$0.4100$1.6386%0
FVCB
FVCBANKCORP INC
$247.62M0.88%10.30%$0.0600$0.1221%0
CCBG
CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC
$766.73M2.23%27.20%$0.2600$1.0053%02025-12-15
DGICA
DONEGAL GROUP INC
$746.02M2.69%29.30%$0.1825$0.5562%0
HOPE
HOPE BANCORP INC
$1.48B3.65%140.00%$0.1400$0.4275%0
CTBI
COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC
$1.09B2.45%37.50%$0.5300$1.4757%02025-12-152026-01-02
GDOT
GREEN DOT CORP
$737.67MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
IBCP
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
$721.32M2.98%31.60%$0.2600$1.0466%0
HNVR
HANOVER BANCORP INC
$172.55M1.67%19.60%$0.1000$0.4041%0
PGR
PROGRESSIVE CORP
$137.72B2.09%26.80%$0.1000$4.9050%72026-01-022026-01-08
EG
EVEREST GROUP LTD
$13.73B1.22%44.50%$2.0000$4.0030%0
FNB
FNB CORP
$6.27B1.37%34.50%$0.1200$0.2433%02025-12-15
GLXY
GALAXY DIGITAL INC
$10.45BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LDI
LOANDEPOT INC
$866.41MN/A0.00%$0.0800N/AN/A1
STT
STATE STREET CORP
$35.66B1.85%32.60%$0.8400$2.3645%0
APO
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC
$85.93B1.00%28.00%$0.5100$1.4825%7

Financial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
101-1.09%+3.16%+3.62%-2.16%41.66x2.89x+11.39%+3.92%+0.46%+12.29%Buy
17-0.09%+2.41%+5.60%+35.46%16.37x1.65x+19.30%+0.86%N/A+10.04%Buy
324-0.29%+4.10%+8.74%+3.46%16.18x1.29x+11.33%+1.25%-0.00%+5.73%Buy
80-2.62%+0.61%-0.86%+3.65%20.43x2.88x+14.08%+2.42%+2.30%+11.92%Strong Buy
57-0.10%+4.20%+5.46%+9.06%36.82x5.23x+81.38%+16.31%+29.38%+10.45%Buy
3-1.86%+1.19%+1.38%+13.36%15.82x1.71x+12.46%-0.08%+1.04%+29.91%Strong Buy
10+0.21%+0.45%-1.29%-13.47%31.27x5.00x+13.78%+8.49%+16.18%+21.40%Buy
21+1.78%+1.91%+0.52%-15.44%25.84x4.47x+23.49%+5.95%+14.40%+16.83%Buy
14+0.54%+1.96%+2.26%+2.74%18.23x1.55x+9.68%+5.23%+0.04%+17.84%Buy
17+0.15%+3.48%+2.44%+6.45%15.13x1.53x+12.90%+1.37%+0.02%+10.20%Buy
40+1.03%+4.01%+2.82%+9.70%12.34x2.06x+21.66%+5.35%+0.02%+11.23%Buy
9+0.57%+4.10%+2.80%-2.11%11.98x1.03x+8.64%+1.49%N/A+9.26%Buy
20+0.42%+2.19%-1.94%-2.31%26.38x1.61x+12.65%+4.08%+1.19%+14.55%Buy
14-2.79%-0.46%-2.36%+3.23%38.25x0.49x+0.50%-0.14%-0.01%+21.79%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: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

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 66.52% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 64 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 65.57% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 63 percentage points.

Hci Group has an average 1 year price target of $245.00, an upside of 30.69% from Hci Group's current stock price of $187.47.

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 -0.77% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -3 percentage points.

What are the financial stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 476 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 3.21%.

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 3.21%.

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 3.21%. 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 -0.25% in the last day, and up 3.09% over the last week. Argo Blockchain was the among the top losers in the financial services sector, dropping -77.6% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader technology sector are trading lower amid weakness in Broadcom after it issued cautious outlook. The sector is also being weighed down by reports that Oracle delayed some data center projects for OpenAI.

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 30 points higher than the financial sector average of 41. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qfin Holdings's stock has dropped -47.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -50 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 30 points higher than the financial sector average of 41. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crawford & Co's stock has gained 0.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -2 percentage points.

3. Aegon (NYSE:AEG)


Aegon (NYSE:AEG) 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.

Aegon has a valuation score of 57, which is 16 points higher than the financial sector average of 41. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aegon's stock has gained 16.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 14 percentage points.

Are financial stocks a good buy now?

38.45% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 10.92% over the next year.

1.48% of financial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.18% of financial stocks are rated B (Buy), 71.92% are rated C (Hold), 14.61% are rated D (Sell), and 1.81% 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 23.24x.
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