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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 %
NCTY	THE9 LTD	$3.30	-1.49%	-9.59%	-32.38%	-35.04%	-39.00%	-68.05%	-31.54%	-96.75%	-99.40%	$11.60	$3.12	71.55%	5.77%	2.10	72,000	-47.83%
ALP	ALPHA COMPUTE CORP	$4.60	-2.85%	-17.56%	-48.60%	-62.90%	-70.89%	-98.45%	-99.77%	-99.98%	N/A	$690.00	$3.20	99.33%	43.57%	1.15	53,000	181.91%
UVSP	UNIVEST FINANCIAL CORP	$41.81	1.43%	-0.83%	0.43%	-5.26%	19.39%	41.44%	142.80%	49.43%	80.53%	$45.46	$28.04	8.03%	49.14%	0.74	175,000	-42.81%
LOB	LIVE OAK BANCSHARES INC	$36.68	0.80%	-2.13%	-7.16%	-10.65%	9.85%	6.50%	29.84%	-45.99%	155.08%	$44.53	$29.38	17.63%	24.85%	1.44	182,000	-20.87%
VBNK	VERSABANK	$22.40	1.31%	-4.31%	16.18%	2.28%	53.85%	82.86%	186.45%	101.80%	N/A	$24.42	$11.25	8.27%	99.11%	0.58	279,000	132.50%
VINP	VINCI COMPASS INVESTMENTS LTD	$9.45	1.61%	1.07%	-4.55%	-4.64%	-10.60%	-11.02%	-7.53%	-27.53%	N/A	$13.61	$9.13	30.57%	3.50%	0.87	61,000	34.36%
AB	ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING LP	$35.00	-0.03%	-2.13%	-4.45%	-3.61%	-9.40%	-6.84%	15.21%	-30.46%	53.64%	$44.11	$34.58	20.65%	1.21%	0.88	265,000	-22.51%
CAC	CAMDEN NATIONAL CORP	$57.19	1.36%	-1.09%	0.18%	4.78%	18.58%	50.90%	105.20%	18.26%	83.07%	$60.59	$35.00	5.61%	63.40%	0.67	69,500	-43.95%
HWC	HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP	$73.09	1.61%	-1.03%	-2.34%	-2.04%	13.69%	17.77%	104.33%	50.02%	126.92%	$80.13	$54.05	8.79%	35.23%	1.07	929,000	6.41%
AEG	AEGON LTD	$8.45	-0.47%	-4.95%	-8.65%	-2.42%	14.81%	7.10%	78.27%	67.66%	119.48%	$9.61	$6.75	12.07%	25.19%	0.92	13,185,000	124.27%
ACIC	AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE CORP	$9.33	0.86%	-0.74%	-0.74%	-19.15%	-14.95%	-18.23%	30.13%	138.01%	-44.10%	$13.06	$9.01	28.53%	3.55%	0.52	195,000	-22.00%
PYPL	PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC	$52.80	-0.49%	-4.07%	-3.42%	16.12%	16.45%	-23.40%	-9.84%	-79.29%	30.08%	$79.22	$38.46	33.35%	37.29%	1.41	9,014,000	-23.02%
BCH	BANK OF CHILE	$38.49	-1.23%	-8.44%	-9.18%	-2.26%	5.80%	29.12%	94.30%	113.12%	78.83%	$46.76	$29.98	17.69%	28.39%	0.58	673,000	112.97%
AXS	AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD	$94.88	-0.66%	0.46%	-4.81%	-16.30%	-6.68%	1.11%	70.04%	104.57%	74.99%	$119.99	$88.07	20.93%	7.73%	0.55	902,000	28.86%
FG	F&G ANNUITIES & LIFE INC	$21.92	-0.27%	-0.90%	-8.55%	-21.55%	-15.85%	-28.46%	-18.90%	N/A	N/A	$35.33	$20.57	37.96%	6.56%	1.05	480,000	-40.22%
OSG	OCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP INC	$4.60	6.98%	9.79%	2.45%	-27.44%	-0.43%	-47.73%	-62.05%	-68.38%	-74.82%	$10.38	$3.88	55.68%	18.56%	0.64	673,000	9.61%
QCRH	QCR HOLDINGS INC	$100.95	1.70%	0.03%	-0.45%	4.45%	15.70%	34.26%	109.27%	94.51%	220.17%	$108.11	$66.65	6.62%	51.46%	0.80	136,000	-4.90%
PNNT	PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP	$3.25	-2.11%	-2.11%	-12.16%	-5.80%	-26.97%	-50.68%	-49.53%	-50.00%	-58.23%	$6.67	$3.19	51.27%	1.79%	0.65	447,000	-29.27%
AIOS	AIOS TECH INC	$11.32	-5.59%	-9.44%	-11.77%	-17.13%	2.17%	-85.99%	-76.02%	-99.50%	N/A	$90.00	$6.54	87.42%	73.09%	1.24	32,800	-68.16%
ACNB	ACNB CORP	$63.78	1.42%	0.08%	-2.18%	5.86%	32.88%	47.78%	101.58%	127.54%	142.60%	$67.60	$42.52	5.65%	50.00%	0.62	45,300	-19.11%
RCBC	RIVER CITY BANK	$54.17	3.50%	6.05%	3.89%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$54.88	$45.00	1.29%	20.38%	0.15	47,000	-67.36%
BRK.B	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC	$502.65	0.43%	-0.56%	-0.51%	-1.01%	5.30%	1.36%	44.41%	83.69%	249.65%	$537.72	$464.34	6.52%	8.25%	0.59	4,192,000	-8.83%
NCDL	NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LENDING CORP	$11.02	-1.43%	-5.81%	-12.54%	-13.09%	-15.88%	-21.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.06	$10.97	26.83%	0.46%	0.46	221,000	12.76%
TMS	TEAMSHARES INC	$7.62	-3.91%	-4.75%	27.85%	1.60%	-27.01%	-25.15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13.20	$5.05	42.27%	50.89%	0.16	86,000	7.50%
FITB	FIFTH THIRD BANCORP	$50.87	0.91%	-2.36%	-6.49%	-11.00%	7.98%	15.04%	107.63%	16.92%	149.98%	$59.50	$40.05	14.50%	27.03%	1.08	5,586,000	-43.39%
NTB	BANK OF NT BUTTERFIELD & SON LTD	$58.76	0.75%	-0.32%	-1.38%	-1.53%	9.89%	39.44%	118.85%	62.73%	137.22%	$64.17	$40.59	8.43%	44.76%	0.80	148,000	-31.80%
TFSL	TFS FINANCIAL CORP	$16.82	2.31%	0.60%	-3.72%	-5.72%	17.62%	26.47%	46.26%	-14.14%	-5.51%	$19.49	$12.54	13.70%	34.18%	0.67	1,028,000	6.09%
RKT	ROCKET COMPANIES INC	$11.70	-2.26%	-3.86%	-13.72%	-25.81%	-21.79%	-36.31%	46.43%	-23.33%	N/A	$24.36	$11.25	51.97%	4.00%	1.43	39,066,000	-24.54%
TSLX	SIXTH STREET SPECIALTY LENDING INC	$18.01	-0.44%	-0.72%	-1.04%	4.16%	-2.07%	-19.99%	-10.13%	-20.31%	-0.39%	$23.19	$16.04	22.34%	12.28%	0.53	622,000	-12.39%
KRNY	KEARNY FINANCIAL CORP	$9.32	1.30%	-0.43%	-7.17%	-0.53%	21.20%	42.51%	36.86%	-26.90%	-31.67%	$10.24	$6.23	8.98%	49.72%	0.77	505,000	8.37%
WASH	WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC	$38.46	1.80%	-1.03%	-2.53%	8.16%	14.19%	35.85%	48.49%	-28.11%	-2.04%	$40.54	$25.23	5.13%	52.44%	0.80	79,600	-28.29%
RF	REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP	$27.10	0.52%	-1.88%	-9.46%	-10.50%	2.38%	3.44%	64.04%	24.20%	173.19%	$32.47	$22.70	16.54%	19.38%	1.05	11,420,000	-2.50%
OVBC	OHIO VALLEY BANC CORP	$44.61	0.71%	1.04%	-4.68%	4.69%	0.79%	23.64%	82.83%	64.43%	100.95%	$54.96	$34.18	18.83%	30.51%	0.18	31,000	179.28%
BSVN	BANK7 CORP	$55.48	0.89%	-0.66%	6.20%	11.88%	35.09%	19.96%	153.91%	164.44%	N/A	$57.68	$38.29	3.81%	44.89%	0.72	34,000	-32.00%
CPF	CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP	$36.42	0.97%	-1.17%	-3.04%	-4.86%	13.42%	21.08%	126.63%	39.33%	46.38%	$40.99	$27.38	11.15%	33.02%	0.78	163,000	-19.31%
BNT	BROOKFIELD WEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD	$36.92	1.57%	0.27%	-7.38%	-14.77%	-12.05%	-18.83%	83.20%	-0.45%	N/A	$49.86	$35.73	25.95%	3.33%	1.35	6,000	-52.38%
LSBK	LAKE SHORE BANCORP INC	$18.38	1.32%	3.14%	6.67%	9.40%	19.51%	42.15%	80.99%	22.78%	35.85%	$19.09	$12.50	3.72%	47.04%	0.15	14,600	100.00%
CSWC	CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP	$23.52	0.94%	1.69%	-4.93%	-0.88%	5.14%	6.72%	5.28%	-10.16%	58.70%	$25.75	$19.37	8.66%	21.42%	0.66	468,000	-3.31%
MBI	MBIA INC	$4.40	2.56%	0.23%	-7.56%	-35.29%	-25.93%	-39.31%	-37.59%	-65.27%	-43.52%	$7.87	$4.19	44.06%	5.01%	1.05	277,000	-30.75%
TIGR	UP FINTECH HOLDING LTD	$4.16	-2.58%	-10.34%	-13.15%	-9.17%	-34.80%	-59.45%	-18.11%	-57.68%	N/A	$11.35	$4.00	63.35%	4.00%	1.60	2,713,000	-40.49%
EIG	EMPLOYERS HOLDINGS INC	$49.13	0.99%	3.87%	-0.43%	-5.39%	16.92%	16.53%	24.79%	24.00%	63.77%	$52.59	$35.73	6.58%	37.50%	0.35	146,000	-5.81%
TRST	TRUSTCO BANK CORP N Y	$55.69	1.72%	-0.91%	-2.78%	2.11%	25.09%	55.82%	104.52%	69.37%	58.21%	$59.28	$34.31	6.06%	62.31%	0.62	107,000	-4.46%
FIGR	FIGURE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC	$28.53	-0.04%	-10.56%	-14.04%	-15.87%	-17.33%	-30.89%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$78.00	$24.13	63.42%	18.26%	3.32	4,586,000	-7.71%
HBAN	HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC	$15.33	0.92%	-1.98%	-9.18%	-14.17%	-2.91%	-10.04%	52.84%	-3.40%	56.43%	$19.46	$14.82	21.20%	3.44%	1.07	20,608,000	-21.19%
WTFC	WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP	$145.02	1.02%	-0.75%	-4.73%	-10.03%	3.88%	10.84%	95.10%	76.00%	161.25%	$167.22	$119.61	13.27%	21.24%	1.08	436,000	-46.11%
BRO	BROWN & BROWN INC	$59.91	-3.01%	-1.50%	-16.84%	-14.41%	-9.16%	-35.89%	-13.82%	4.77%	222.70%	$96.55	$53.81	37.95%	11.33%	0.60	2,520,000	-10.16%
AROW	ARROW FINANCIAL CORP	$37.79	1.40%	0.37%	-2.65%	-8.48%	10.72%	37.42%	123.35%	13.96%	43.89%	$42.70	$25.88	11.50%	46.02%	0.68	59,600	-38.56%
SAMG	SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP INC	$10.54	0.48%	2.33%	5.61%	0.09%	-22.84%	-30.84%	-32.69%	-33.42%	-9.06%	$16.16	$9.09	34.77%	15.95%	0.68	128,000	26.73%
HBCP	HOME BANCORP INC	$67.53	1.02%	-0.10%	-2.61%	-2.58%	10.00%	24.94%	110.64%	73.91%	142.22%	$74.50	$50.54	9.36%	33.62%	0.73	47,000	-36.49%
AXP	AMERICAN EXPRESS CO	$302.78	0.23%	-1.98%	-8.24%	-13.97%	0.87%	-8.38%	102.56%	75.36%	374.50%	$387.49	$290.97	21.86%	4.06%	1.17	2,778,000	-29.19%
WSBC	WESBANCO INC	$38.11	1.30%	-1.42%	-5.81%	-3.86%	9.83%	18.24%	57.61%	7.38%	17.08%	$43.02	$29.57	11.41%	28.88%	0.79	1,031,000	-40.82%
PEBK	PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC	$44.27	2.60%	2.38%	0.89%	2.12%	11.62%	48.51%	101.23%	57.10%	137.17%	$45.78	$27.33	3.30%	61.98%	0.40	28,000	53.85%
GABC	GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP INC	$49.40	1.23%	-0.20%	-0.36%	3.78%	15.88%	27.32%	83.30%	27.16%	91.52%	$52.23	$37.19	5.42%	32.83%	0.60	104,000	-49.02%
CUBI	CUSTOMERS BANCORP INC	$75.47	1.95%	-2.06%	-4.06%	-2.88%	7.19%	17.35%	128.70%	72.27%	204.44%	$84.30	$59.34	10.47%	27.18%	1.51	422,000	-27.74%
BANF	BANCFIRST CORP	$108.08	1.49%	-0.58%	-2.74%	-5.17%	-0.91%	-13.47%	27.50%	74.83%	200.43%	$128.95	$101.48	16.18%	6.50%	0.71	166,000	-7.26%
NNI	NELNET INC	$123.87	0.24%	-0.38%	-2.66%	-8.42%	-4.31%	-5.73%	40.47%	49.58%	207.06%	$144.38	$116.62	14.21%	6.22%	0.59	129,000	-7.86%
CASH	PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC	$73.96	0.33%	0.22%	-9.63%	-16.64%	-17.82%	0.57%	58.75%	34.47%	251.24%	$101.26	$65.87	26.96%	12.28%	0.99	291,000	-18.03%
FXNC	FIRST NATIONAL CORP	$30.06	1.45%	2.31%	-2.69%	0.07%	10.72%	34.74%	68.69%	31.73%	172.53%	$33.24	$21.59	9.57%	39.26%	0.37	11,500	-19.01%
TW	TRADEWEB MARKETS INC	$102.22	-1.05%	1.02%	-1.21%	-0.55%	-17.03%	-5.34%	27.78%	25.89%	N/A	$127.69	$91.42	19.95%	11.81%	0.57	1,441,000	32.44%
EBC	EASTERN BANKSHARES INC	$21.47	1.83%	0.21%	-2.48%	-4.00%	8.14%	17.55%	75.80%	2.70%	N/A	$23.78	$16.62	9.72%	29.19%	0.90	2,697,000	18.19%
BWB	BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INC	$20.71	1.42%	-0.29%	-2.95%	-3.49%	14.86%	23.02%	121.26%	16.54%	N/A	$22.62	$16.06	8.44%	28.95%	0.74	71,000	-33.64%
CCB	COASTAL FINANCIAL CORP	$40.17	-0.91%	-10.37%	-17.21%	-48.73%	-48.27%	-63.09%	-6.95%	29.58%	N/A	$120.05	$35.56	66.54%	12.96%	0.98	351,000	12.86%
ACGL	ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD	$93.60	-0.70%	-1.12%	-4.69%	-8.41%	-3.25%	5.07%	17.93%	145.09%	255.80%	$107.09	$82.45	12.59%	13.53%	0.47	3,008,000	-26.53%
SOFI	SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC	$15.77	-0.44%	-4.89%	-11.60%	-13.54%	-0.50%	-39.28%	101.15%	-1.99%	N/A	$32.73	$14.88	51.82%	5.98%	2.18	49,554,000	32.74%
EGBN	EAGLE BANCORP INC	$28.38	0.60%	-0.56%	2.45%	2.86%	11.03%	41.05%	34.18%	-51.65%	-41.48%	$29.29	$15.03	3.11%	88.82%	0.87	208,000	-38.46%
UNTY	UNITY BANCORP INC	$55.34	1.26%	-1.27%	-5.87%	-4.78%	4.59%	15.73%	136.19%	137.92%	349.99%	$62.50	$44.34	11.46%	24.81%	0.60	43,000	8.86%
CGBD	CARLYLE SECURED LENDING INC	$10.65	-1.11%	-5.33%	-7.87%	-2.20%	-2.83%	-16.14%	-23.87%	-20.46%	N/A	$13.28	$9.95	19.80%	7.09%	0.58	505,000	5.87%
JRVR	JAMES RIVER GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$3.49	1.16%	-1.13%	-14.04%	-21.75%	-42.97%	-37.12%	-77.05%	-90.88%	-90.36%	$7.20	$3.36	51.53%	3.87%	0.67	194,000	-53.81%
MFIN	MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP	$11.91	-0.08%	-0.42%	-0.25%	17.69%	40.61%	20.67%	75.41%	49.06%	191.20%	$12.26	$7.85	2.85%	51.72%	0.75	96,000	116.22%
SPGI	S&P GLOBAL INC	$386.27	-0.49%	-4.22%	-10.53%	-12.19%	-10.41%	-18.96%	5.33%	-7.11%	209.11%	$552.25	$381.61	30.06%	1.22%	0.86	2,770,000	-5.78%
CG	CARLYLE GROUP INC	$39.82	-1.41%	-0.52%	-15.53%	-7.03%	-14.46%	-35.48%	32.47%	-14.46%	157.07%	$67.30	$38.72	40.83%	2.84%	1.68	3,454,000	-10.29%
GBDC	GOLUB CAPITAL BDC INC	$12.54	-0.87%	0.64%	-3.17%	-3.46%	-1.26%	-8.73%	-12.25%	-20.93%	-32.51%	$14.41	$11.77	12.95%	6.54%	0.51	1,802,000	-1.48%
APO	APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC	$114.02	-0.28%	-6.30%	-13.81%	-3.87%	6.52%	-10.38%	27.25%	93.94%	526.48%	$153.29	$99.58	25.62%	14.51%	1.47	2,798,000	-34.18%
OCSL	OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORP	$11.91	-0.71%	-1.61%	-9.61%	-2.42%	4.52%	-9.40%	-39.14%	-44.11%	-32.17%	$14.31	$10.63	16.81%	11.99%	0.56	630,000	40.31%
OZK	BANK OF THE OZARKS INC	$46.71	0.79%	-0.39%	-5.30%	-6.29%	0.85%	-8.17%	30.50%	5.88%	22.94%	$53.39	$42.37	12.52%	10.23%	1.07	1,056,000	-13.87%
BN	BROOKFIELD CORP	$36.92	1.04%	0.14%	-7.03%	-14.99%	-9.71%	-18.75%	83.75%	2.96%	134.53%	$49.57	$35.69	25.51%	3.45%	1.38	6,743,000	1.63%
FRBT	FORBRIGHT INC	$17.79	-2.31%	0.68%	-3.00%	-5.12%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$22.00	$16.81	19.14%	5.83%	0.48	133,000	-22.67%
ALTI	ALTI GLOBAL INC	$2.91	-2.35%	-7.03%	-25.19%	-21.35%	-23.82%	-15.90%	-56.50%	-70.46%	N/A	$5.45	$2.75	46.56%	5.82%	0.54	110,000	40.13%
UPST	UPSTART HOLDINGS INC	$22.81	-0.61%	-4.20%	-19.03%	-34.42%	-10.83%	-56.86%	-17.24%	-92.13%	N/A	$55.22	$22.56	58.69%	1.13%	2.95	4,111,000	-15.22%
FNB	FNB CORP	$17.45	1.22%	-1.08%	-4.54%	-8.30%	3.50%	8.52%	64.62%	47.63%	44.33%	$19.59	$14.46	10.92%	20.72%	0.98	3,913,000	-40.44%
LGHL	LION GROUP HOLDING LTD	$4.01	-3.61%	-45.07%	-51.35%	-93.17%	-97.25%	-99.89%	-100.00%	-100.00%	N/A	$3.62k	$3.25	99.89%	23.38%	0.83	101,000	-58.09%
FNWB	FIRST NORTHWEST BANCORP	$9.95	-0.50%	-1.00%	-10.20%	-10.76%	8.39%	27.24%	-19.56%	-44.38%	-26.51%	$12.52	$7.76	20.53%	28.22%	0.33	33,700	-44.21%
SVIA	SILVIA INC	$4.28	10.45%	9.18%	85.28%	158.61%	117.26%	-57.79%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$10.57	$1.31	59.51%	226.72%	1.35	3,103,000	280.74%
OVLY	OAK VALLEY BANCORP	$34.09	0.50%	-0.23%	-0.73%	0.68%	3.62%	24.14%	35.44%	94.80%	222.82%	$35.97	$25.41	5.23%	34.16%	0.50	8,700	-40.00%
LAZ	LAZARD INC	$36.07	-1.02%	-1.77%	-16.02%	-13.17%	-13.04%	-30.98%	19.28%	-25.12%	1.58%	$58.75	$35.16	38.60%	2.59%	1.41	1,216,000	-18.11%
BCSF	BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE INC	$11.05	-0.36%	-0.27%	-6.59%	-12.58%	-12.16%	-22.13%	-26.53%	-25.49%	N/A	$14.70	$10.95	24.83%	0.91%	0.60	455,000	12.35%
SRBK	SR BANCORP INC	$18.50	-1.33%	-3.65%	-5.90%	-5.76%	7.31%	23.91%	114.62%	N/A	N/A	$20.95	$14.33	11.69%	29.10%	0.24	15,300	-32.89%
FCBM	FIRST CAROLINA FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$12.66	0.80%	-0.16%	-0.55%	-2.01%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$13.40	$12.17	5.52%	4.03%	0.39	90,500	-52.62%
BSRR	SIERRA BANCORP	$39.76	1.43%	-0.35%	-1.54%	-3.24%	16.98%	38.97%	111.26%	62.22%	117.39%	$43.13	$26.49	7.80%	50.09%	0.70	38,000	-5.00%
BCAL	CALIFORNIA BANCORP	$21.78	1.07%	0.65%	1.16%	4.41%	22.64%	32.00%	53.81%	N/A	N/A	$22.41	$15.85	2.81%	37.46%	0.67	231,000	20.94%
RRBI	RED RIVER BANCSHARES INC	$103.41	1.96%	2.39%	0.58%	9.09%	12.97%	63.36%	127.78%	104.73%	N/A	$104.87	$61.60	1.39%	67.87%	0.70	103,000	51.47%
BUSE	FIRST BUSEY CORP	$29.73	0.92%	-1.20%	-2.40%	0.27%	16.09%	28.92%	58.22%	16.50%	35.57%	$31.70	$22.00	6.21%	35.14%	0.78	988,000	-3.33%
WU	WESTERN UNION CO	$6.00	-0.33%	-2.91%	-17.81%	-25.09%	-31.11%	-25.56%	-54.30%	-70.77%	-70.89%	$10.35	$5.87	42.03%	2.21%	0.66	6,368,000	-34.17%
NBTB	NBT BANCORP INC	$51.53	1.56%	-0.08%	0.62%	2.90%	19.42%	25.04%	61.94%	41.64%	57.73%	$54.48	$39.20	5.41%	31.47%	0.68	386,000	-17.34%
UNM	UNUM GROUP	$88.57	0.56%	-3.82%	-4.56%	-4.08%	19.41%	12.68%	80.42%	240.65%	152.34%	$96.77	$69.02	8.47%	28.33%	0.69	1,057,000	-6.04%
UCB	UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC	$34.11	1.01%	-0.35%	-2.46%	-3.89%	6.29%	9.50%	37.32%	1.79%	64.31%	$37.18	$28.65	8.26%	19.06%	0.97	943,000	-16.40%
MCHB	MECHANICS BANCORP	$14.90	0.47%	-1.78%	-5.40%	-7.80%	-0.20%	15.06%	96.31%	-64.32%	-41.20%	$17.38	$12.82	14.24%	16.22%	1.00	468,000	-44.15%
RBB	RBB BANCORP	$26.19	-0.11%	-1.47%	-0.80%	-3.46%	20.86%	43.74%	107.04%	3.72%	N/A	$28.23	$16.74	7.23%	56.45%	0.83	94,000	14.63%
RY	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	$195.67	0.16%	-3.12%	-5.86%	-4.45%	19.76%	33.64%	130.74%	95.07%	216.87%	$218.57	$143.13	10.48%	36.71%	0.67	1,684,000	20.20%
FWDI	FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC	$8.16	4.21%	-3.09%	30.35%	69.65%	90.21%	-66.71%	7.34%	-63.89%	-44.11%	$26.65	$3.50	69.38%	133.48%	0.80	3,041,000	61.33%

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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