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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
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BK
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
$81.61B$117.03$118.100.91%Buy104.05%10.06%16.24%1.56%
WTM
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD
$5.25B$2,054.51N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A53.56%7.03%2.72%
FBLA
FB BANCORP INC
$259.67M$13.09N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BANC
BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC
$3.00B$19.83$20.422.96%Strong Buy65.58%25.97%8.98%0.92%
KG
KESTREL GROUP LTD
$80.28M$10.37N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TBBK
BANCORP INC
$3.02B$68.78$70.502.50%Buy2-3.00%16.87%46.23%4.18%
BSRR
SIERRA BANCORP
$459.48M$34.08$34.501.23%Buy27.08%7.79%13.30%1.29%
NBHC
NATIONAL BANK HOLDINGS CORP
$1.51B$39.90$45.0012.78%Buy214.20%8.46%11.43%1.55%
CZNC
CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORP
$385.77M$21.67N/AN/AN/AN/A4.74%14.00%16.31%1.80%
MBI
MBIA INC
$381.23M$7.55$8.5012.58%Buy1-51.18%N/AN/A-1.34%
JPM
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
$867.09B$318.52$334.404.99%Buy103.57%4.35%17.82%1.41%
TMP
TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP
$1.07B$74.13$74.00-0.18%Hold15.41%9.93%14.55%1.36%
AX
AXOS FINANCIAL INC
$4.84B$85.42$101.9019.29%Buy513.20%11.14%19.09%1.94%
PX
P10 INC
$1.13B$10.27$18.2577.70%Strong Buy28.99%183.07%41.74%15.37%
EFSC
ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$2.10B$56.71$65.6715.79%Buy34.95%3.88%10.92%1.32%
PNC
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC
$82.58B$210.59$219.624.29%Buy135.42%8.72%11.10%1.15%
GHI
GREYSTONE HOUSING IMPACT INVESTORS LP
$154.23M$6.54$11.6778.39%Strong Buy34.49%12.88%7.85%1.54%
GECC
GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP
$108.07M$7.72$10.7539.25%Buy211.64%N/A13.45%4.49%
ILLR
TRILLER GROUP INC
$115.90M$0.75N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
OWL
BLUE OWL CAPITAL INC
$24.41B$15.65$19.8026.52%Buy1011.03%145.54%95.37%17.56%
HTBK
HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP
$737.85M$12.04$12.171.05%Strong Buy35.05%17.87%9.23%1.15%
BNT
BROOKFIELD WEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD
$16.79B$45.77N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
WSFS
WSFS FINANCIAL CORP
$3.15B$57.67$68.5018.78%Strong Buy2-14.24%5.50%11.74%1.55%
BXSL
BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND
$6.51B$28.17$28.571.42%Buy7-0.68%6.75%10.20%4.49%
RJF
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC
$32.23B$163.85$182.4611.35%Hold119.09%14.83%25.98%3.68%
HTB
HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INC
$797.19M$45.70$45.00-1.53%Buy12.82%-0.94%10.59%1.37%
FBP
FIRST BANCORP
$3.35B$21.18$23.6711.74%Strong Buy37.72%2.36%19.12%1.90%
ZION
ZIONS BANCORPORATION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
$8.71B$58.99$61.604.42%Buy155.24%5.42%11.65%0.90%
CFG
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$25.08B$58.39$60.423.47%Strong Buy129.71%18.40%10.34%1.20%
BCSF
BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE INC
$940.59M$14.50$15.506.90%Buy2-2.44%9.19%8.85%3.68%
TRIN
TRINITY CAPITAL INC
$1.15B$15.18$16.257.05%Buy47.04%-3.27%15.87%7.05%
HFWA
HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP
$861.48M$25.37$28.5012.34%Buy215.14%17.44%10.53%1.36%
RBCAA
REPUBLIC BANCORP INC
$1.45B$74.28N/AN/AN/AN/A-4.65%0.10%11.67%1.80%
STBA
S&T BANCORP INC
$1.61B$42.19$41.25-2.23%Hold45.00%2.49%9.79%1.47%
ARCC
ARES CAPITAL CORP
$14.92B$20.85$22.256.71%Strong Buy83.81%0.20%9.84%4.57%
AGM
FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP
$1.99B$182.13$219.0020.24%Buy18.39%4.43%13.27%0.67%
SAMG
SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
$186.02M$15.20N/AN/AN/AN/A5.61%28.24%36.67%13.71%
AFG
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$11.45B$137.23$131.00-4.54%Hold3-4.97%8.74%21.59%3.02%
SBSI
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC
$961.82M$31.99$33.504.72%Hold212.51%14.85%12.12%1.21%
VABK
VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORP
$217.24M$40.28N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LPRO
OPEN LENDING CORP
$199.74M$1.69$2.9373.55%Buy3152.77%N/A33.43%8.46%
OVBC
OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP
$195.13M$41.42N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HUT
HUT 8 CORP
$4.46B$41.31$58.8842.52%Strong Buy874.45%6.94%N/AN/A
AXG
SOLOWIN HOLDINGS LTD
$56.03M$3.40N/AN/AN/AN/A52.88%N/A70.36%27.05%
KMPR
KEMPER CORP
$2.42B$41.26$56.6737.34%Hold3-0.71%18.46%13.76%3.02%
KKR
KKR & CO INC
$121.76B$136.60$157.3615.20%Strong Buy11-8.03%48.10%30.25%2.26%
GGAL
GRUPO FINANCIERO GALICIA SA
$7.78B$48.41$67.5039.43%Strong Buy23,266.05%714.01%19,636.57%3,661.61%
CATY
CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
$3.40B$50.02$53.506.96%Hold211.53%8.51%13.31%1.60%
FSUN
FIRSTSUN CAPITAL BANCORP
$1.05B$37.79$42.0011.14%Buy127.51%7.26%11.86%1.57%
AUB
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP
$5.22B$36.65$41.0812.10%Strong Buy620.95%38.36%11.58%1.54%
FHN
FIRST HORIZON CORP
$11.62B$23.59$24.544.02%Buy135.34%9.76%12.17%1.31%
LOB
LIVE OAK BANCSHARES INC
$1.62B$35.31$40.0013.28%Hold324.82%44.74%15.57%1.27%
TRST
TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y
$817.66M$44.38N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.93%0.86%
WRLD
WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP
$747.85M$148.44N/AN/AN/AN/A2.42%18.12%23.19%7.98%
CBFV
CB FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$179.44M$35.81$36.000.53%Buy224.41%153.98%12.20%1.20%
AON
AON PLC
$76.04B$353.79$416.5517.74%Strong Buy114.00%19.86%64.07%9.85%
FMNB
FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP
$543.34M$14.43N/AN/AN/AN/A21.01%11.49%15.41%1.37%
SOFI
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC
$32.90B$27.28$26.27-3.71%Hold1319.09%12.80%11.91%2.31%
BAM
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
$86.64B$53.79$63.1917.48%Hold915.89%N/A50.38%25.80%
PNBK
PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC
$200.08M$1.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ICE
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC
$93.06B$163.21$189.7116.24%Strong Buy7-3.77%14.66%19.04%3.87%
PNNT
PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP
$382.64M$5.86$6.043.11%Hold6-3.24%12.10%8.84%3.04%
MTB
M&T BANK CORP
$31.33B$203.84$222.098.95%Buy114.98%8.80%10.81%1.47%
MET
METLIFE INC
$54.13B$82.16$94.3314.82%Strong Buy93.68%28.58%28.97%1.17%
BANR
BANNER CORP
$2.26B$66.36$70.756.62%Hold41.39%6.52%12.42%1.43%
UNM
UNUM GROUP
$12.90B$77.12$92.2219.58%Buy93.12%25.71%16.89%2.89%
HOOD
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC
$107.45B$119.50$144.5720.98%Strong Buy1414.25%5.62%32.12%6.64%
KNSL
KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC
$9.11B$391.76$481.7522.97%Buy86.59%1.45%28.74%9.19%
BRO
BROWN & BROWN INC
$27.87B$81.62$98.7020.93%Buy1013.61%15.78%N/AN/A
PROP
PRAIRIE OPERATING CO
$102.00M$1.71$2.0016.96%Hold174.65%N/A54.66%5.92%
SFNC
SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP
$2.84B$19.63$22.0012.07%Hold3N/AN/A9.09%1.26%
TSLX
SIXTH STREET SPECIALTY LENDING INC
$2.14B$22.60$23.333.24%Buy6-2.55%0.92%11.48%5.30%
MCB
METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP
$823.12M$79.93$90.0012.60%Buy115.90%22.68%15.21%1.35%
WNEB
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND BANCORP INC
$269.47M$13.15$11.00-16.35%Hold1-1.84%16.18%8.75%0.78%
LMFA
LM FUNDING AMERICA INC
$9.55M$0.78$5.00539.39%Buy112.09%N/A-39.50%-32.92%
OBDC
BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORP
$6.67B$13.05$13.906.51%Buy52.62%1.70%9.18%3.97%
MFIC
MIDCAP FINANCIAL INVESTMENT CORP
$1.11B$11.92$12.444.35%Hold4-1.48%19.06%9.88%4.08%
LYG
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
$76.38B$5.04N/AN/AN/AN/A-19.30%-28.31%13.56%0.68%
BCBP
BCB BANCORP INC
$144.54M$8.39$9.2510.25%Hold228.98%261.31%7.00%0.67%
BKU
BANKUNITED INC
$3.46B$46.00$43.63-5.16%Buy87.00%2.47%9.94%0.86%
CD
CHAINCE DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
$458.09M$7.19N/AN/AN/AN/A2,240.62%N/AN/AN/A
FITB
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
$31.83B$48.15$52.008.00%Strong Buy918.64%11.91%12.17%1.21%
BVFL
BV FINANCIAL INC
$170.15M$19.11N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FCBC
FIRST COMMUNITY BANKSHARES INC
$641.57M$35.03N/AN/AN/AN/A4.57%2.79%10.83%1.73%
GSHD
GOOSEHEAD INSURANCE INC
$2.87B$77.83$94.2521.10%Buy814.48%33.69%-139.26%36.22%
TCBI
TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC
$4.36B$95.42$89.67-6.03%Sell69.59%8.60%9.95%1.11%
HDB
HDFC BANK LTD
$182.91B$35.89N/AN/AN/AN/A359.47%247.77%1,137.51%181.22%
ARBK
ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC
$0.00$6.87N/AN/AN/AN/A310.83%N/AN/AN/A
WTF
WATON FINANCIAL LTD
$156.77M$3.25N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
IREN
IREN LTD
$11.38B$40.13$72.5680.80%Buy997.83%15.62%41.17%27.74%
PRAA
PRA GROUP INC
$678.09M$17.38$25.0043.84%Strong Buy23.47%N/A9.42%1.75%
FSK
FS KKR CAPITAL CORP
$4.31B$15.40$16.607.79%Hold5-4.98%49.39%9.32%4.13%
NWBI
NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC
$1.86B$12.74$15.0017.74%Strong Buy11.36%23.61%11.18%1.27%
GBDC
GOLUB CAPITAL BDC INC
$3.63B$13.76$15.009.01%Buy1-4.48%-4.01%8.50%3.77%
FLD
FOLD HOLDINGS INC
$151.69M$3.14$6.50107.01%Strong Buy16.45%N/A-20.61%-10.22%
CIFR
CIPHER MINING INC
$6.74B$17.05$27.7862.92%Strong Buy965.15%N/AN/AN/A
BLK
BLACKROCK INC
$168.97B$1,089.09$1.29k18.78%Strong Buy1211.26%16.50%19.37%6.61%
FULT
FULTON FINANCIAL CORP
$3.59B$19.88$21.005.63%Hold3-1.13%6.08%12.30%1.31%
TPVG
TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP
$267.85M$6.63$6.17-6.98%Hold33.14%8.57%10.33%4.39%
BCML
BAYCOM CORP
$357.23M$32.78$32.00-2.38%Strong Buy14.74%10.85%9.31%1.20%

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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