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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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Company
Zen Rating
Value
Growth
Momentum
Sentiment
Safety
Financials
AI
1w Zen Rating
1m Zen Rating
3m Zen Rating
1y Zen Rating
OPY
OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC
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DFIN
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC
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BGC
BGC GROUP INC
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OPFI
OPPFI INC
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MCY
MERCURY GENERAL CORP
ACBCBCCBAABC

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Financial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
102-0.86%+0.24%-8.52%-4.04%28.82x2.34x+14.29%+3.88%+0.73%+28.52%Buy
17-1.76%+0.27%-7.97%+29.10%14.42x1.51x+19.65%+0.82%N/A+24.04%Buy
317+0.08%+2.34%-6.01%+12.48%13.64x1.19x+11.80%+1.28%-0.00%+16.17%Buy
81-1.50%-4.85%-13.46%-2.91%11.43x2.53x+11.06%+0.93%+1.45%+37.47%Buy
56-0.38%+0.63%-7.11%-4.71%26.88x4.24x+84.77%+17.32%+32.63%+29.35%Buy
3+1.27%+3.37%+2.35%-7.31%9.89x1.45x+17.77%+2.32%+0.79%+40.66%Strong Buy
10+0.45%-4.74%-7.08%-18.29%28.63x4.54x+14.51%+7.80%+16.13%+30.38%Buy
20+0.46%+1.07%-5.41%-32.13%20.58x3.81x+21.90%+5.24%+21.46%+28.80%Buy
14+0.02%+0.26%-6.53%-18.52%14.62x1.44x+8.97%+5.21%+0.07%+28.88%Buy
18+0.09%+2.22%-4.43%-4.58%1.75x1.39x+12.83%+1.41%+0.08%+18.55%Buy
40+0.62%+1.24%-4.63%+0.99%10.57x1.93x+27.04%+5.72%N/A+15.93%Buy
8+0.22%+2.03%-3.85%+3.55%9.06x0.92x+12.88%+2.43%N/A+10.14%Buy
20+0.79%+1.40%-6.24%-10.52%18.95x1.38x+11.92%+4.33%+0.86%+27.53%Buy
14+0.27%+0.32%-5.05%-4.43%-179.09x0.30x-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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