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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
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
UBS
UBS GROUP AG
$143.76B3,858,408,46634.48%0.00%
KKR
KKR & CO INC
$80.23B891,550,89460.93%19.33%Net SellingNet Buying
EWBC
EAST WEST BANCORP INC
$14.61B137,622,67593.15%1.72%Net SellingNet Selling
SBSI
SOUTHSIDE BANCSHARES INC
$921.21M29,735,50757.61%12.10%Net SellingNet Selling
NWBI
NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC
$1.84B146,139,47166.91%25.34%Net BuyingNet Selling
SOFI
SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC
$20.24B1,275,263,85054.88%26.41%Net SellingNet Selling
ITIC
INVESTORS TITLE CO
$410.00M1,887,57434.12%65.88%Net BuyingNet Buying
OSG
OCTAVE SPECIALTY GROUP INC
$211.72M44,951,91377.20%11.95%Net SellingNet Selling
INBK
FIRST INTERNET BANCORP
$174.51M8,716,66268.73%11.66%Net BuyingNet Selling
BLK
BLACKROCK INC
$150.64B155,541,53662.56%37.44%Net SellingNet Selling
BPRN
PRINCETON BANCORP INC
$231.56M6,788,55143.16%21.21%Net BuyingNet Selling
FFBC
FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP
$2.90B104,586,09375.71%4.13%Net SellingNet Selling
BRO
BROWN & BROWN INC
$22.17B340,420,02379.93%17.95%Net SellingNet Selling
OBDC
BLUE OWL CAPITAL CORP
$5.55B499,448,49951.05%10.75%Net BuyingNet Buying
ICE
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC
$88.57B567,896,51397.02%2.98%Net SellingNet Selling
FNWD
FINWARD BANCORP
$157.20M4,330,48648.27%30.98%Net BuyingNet Buying
TBBK
BANCORP INC
$2.21B42,193,83085.29%14.71%Net SellingNet Selling
WRLD
WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP
$645.10M4,936,87922.09%77.91%Net SellingNet Selling
SLRC
SLR INVESTMENT CORP
$772.49M54,554,63432.52%28.17%Net BuyingNet Buying
OXSQ
OXFORD SQUARE CAPITAL CORP
$147.02M87,510,7274.69%8.25%
BTCS
BTCS INC
$68.38M46,838,53223.29%24.95%Net Buying
GSHD
GOOSEHEAD INSURANCE INC
$1.54B36,588,77923.82%76.18%Net SellingNet Buying
TCBK
TRICO BANCSHARES
$1.52B32,150,63240.95%59.05%Net SellingNet Selling
FHB
FIRST HAWAIIAN INC
$3.02B122,689,25652.84%47.16%Net SellingNet Selling
PNBK
PATRIOT NATIONAL BANCORP INC
$148.34M114,991,01714.57%20.60%Net Buying
LDI
LOANDEPOT INC
$465.69M335,028,75113.84%77.05%Net SellingNet Selling
FRHC
FREEDOM HOLDING CORP
$8.76B61,190,5353.85%1.40%Net BuyingNet Buying
TCBI
TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC
$4.18B44,176,83787.49%12.51%Net BuyingNet Buying
APO
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC
$63.60B578,247,33865.05%34.95%Net SellingNet Selling
WFC
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
$243.83B3,085,635,64170.11%29.89%Net SellingNet Selling
BX
BLACKSTONE INC
$81.37B742,180,73768.93%8.86%Net SellingNet Buying
IBCP
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP
$672.83M20,588,44683.71%6.17%Net SellingNet Selling
TD
TORONTO DOMINION BANK
$156.85B1,689,495,50548.86%0.00%
PRA
PROASSURANCE CORP
$1.27B51,413,64388.08%11.92%Net BuyingNet Buying
MC
MOELIS & CO
$4.30B77,626,70399.05%0.95%Net SellingNet Selling
FBLA
FB BANCORP INC
$268.20M19,837,50030.82%3.42%Net BuyingNet Selling
USCB
USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$334.47M18,256,98661.68%35.76%Net SellingNet Selling
MSBI
MIDLAND STATES BANCORP INC
$460.51M20,989,58966.07%17.60%Net BuyingNet Selling
PNNT
PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP
$294.49M65,296,09420.31%8.49%Net SellingNet Buying
DGICA
DONEGAL GROUP INC
$634.97M37,002,96436.65%16.04%Net BuyingNet Buying
ISBA
ISABELLA BANK CORP
$343.05M7,330,03610.23%2.72%Net BuyingNet Buying
RJF
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC
$28.42B197,091,03777.65%18.93%Net SellingNet Selling
BTOG
BIT ORIGIN LTD
$3.58M1,489,64552.82%0.00%
TMP
TOMPKINS FINANCIAL CORP
$1.11B14,418,02567.53%10.38%Net BuyingNet Buying
GS
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
$244.12B296,752,92274.78%5.98%Net SellingNet Selling
FULT
FULTON FINANCIAL CORP
$3.63B180,010,56279.27%5.60%Net SellingNet Selling
SBCF
SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA
$2.93B97,958,73466.00%34.00%Net BuyingNet Selling
BK
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
$80.13B686,907,39882.16%17.84%Net SellingNet Selling
PFSI
PENNYMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$4.51B52,167,77035.12%64.88%Net SellingNet Selling
ETOR
ETORO GROUP LTD
$2.49B82,851,42229.76%7.97%
MKTX
MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC
$5.93B35,548,26586.99%13.01%Net SellingNet Selling
FXNC
FIRST NATIONAL CORP
$239.77M9,040,96741.26%32.25%Net SellingNet Selling
PROP
PRAIRIE OPERATING CO
$121.68M59,646,61016.53%48.00%Net BuyingNet Buying
PSBD
PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL BDC INC
$330.40M31,199,16752.39%20.72%Net Selling
SPFI
SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL INC
$683.80M16,331,42242.05%51.94%Net SellingNet Buying
WAFD
WAFD INC
$2.40B75,863,33481.93%3.59%Net BuyingNet Buying
LIFE
ETHOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$634.98M62,869,6530.00%17.05%Net SellingNet Selling
AJG
ARTHUR J GALLAGHER & CO
$54.06B257,100,00091.04%2.96%Net SellingNet Selling
USB
US BANCORP
$80.16B1,553,695,79980.25%19.75%Net SellingNet Selling
PFG
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$19.29B216,835,14174.08%2.15%Net SellingNet Selling
HNVR
HANOVER BANCORP INC
$152.69M7,172,12827.93%30.24%Net SellingNet Selling
WTFC
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP
$9.10B67,270,48795.63%3.04%Net BuyingNet Buying
ORRF
ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$693.56M19,619,79857.69%8.08%Net SellingNet Selling
LOB
LIVE OAK BANCSHARES INC
$1.51B46,219,60456.80%43.20%Net SellingNet Selling
BWIN
BALDWIN INSURANCE GROUP INC
$3.10B142,857,40128.76%71.24%Net SellingNet Selling
SAR
SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP
$357.67M16,184,05812.90%41.67%
TPVG
TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP
$187.07M40,491,14511.06%12.50%Net BuyingNet Buying
CWBC
COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES
$436.87M19,169,41549.22%50.78%Net BuyingNet Buying
NAVI
NAVIENT CORP
$782.59M95,089,66851.07%48.93%Net BuyingNet Buying
EGBN
EAGLE BANCORP INC
$754.84M30,363,44771.08%28.92%Net SellingNet Selling
JPM
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
$786.62B2,697,032,37574.27%2.43%Net SellingNet Selling
HWC
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP
$5.18B81,662,94192.14%7.86%Net BuyingNet Buying
NEWT
NEWTEKONE INC
$319.16M28,831,49148.39%51.61%Net BuyingNet Buying
BCSF
BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE INC
$794.64M64,868,50752.77%18.75%Net BuyingNet Buying
SLQT
SELECTQUOTE INC
$107.71M176,289,66440.94%55.13%Net SellingNet Buying
PNC
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC
$82.88B403,370,92383.69%0.92%Net SellingNet Selling
GBCI
GLACIER BANCORP INC
$5.78B130,011,10679.49%4.12%Net BuyingNet Buying
BOH
BANK OF HAWAII CORP
$2.94B39,657,25778.56%3.92%Net SellingNet Selling
SUPV
GRUPO SUPERVIELLE SA
$759.90M437,731,1853.33%11.99%
PFLT
PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CAPITAL LTD
$793.74M99,217,89622.46%1.40%Net BuyingNet Buying
CRCL
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
$24.25B246,815,60642.84%18.15%Net SellingNet Selling
ABTC
AMERICAN BITCOIN CORP
$846.90M927,604,9943.57%2.11%Net BuyingNet Buying
UNB
UNION BANKSHARES INC
$106.82M4,614,04718.81%81.19%Net SellingNet Buying
TRIN
TRINITY CAPITAL INC
$1.21B83,174,91324.56%6.17%Net SellingNet Selling
MBWM
MERCANTILE BANK CORP
$859.85M17,272,96161.97%22.64%Net SellingNet Selling
APLD
APPLIED DIGITAL CORP
$7.19B279,585,82364.14%11.12%Net SellingNet Selling
ESQ
ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$922.07M8,636,80967.05%32.95%Net SellingNet Buying
VABK
VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORP
$207.91M5,393,13949.42%15.67%
CBU
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM INC
$3.05B52,723,93175.91%11.06%Net SellingNet Selling
MVBF
MVB FINANCIAL CORP
$327.03M12,844,81353.83%26.52%Net BuyingNet Buying
HOMB
HOME BANCSHARES INC
$5.26B196,634,17863.53%36.47%Net SellingNet Selling
GSBC
GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP INC
$687.94M10,963,13342.69%57.31%Net SellingNet Buying
GECC
GREAT ELM CAPITAL CORP
$69.85M13,998,1688.88%91.12%Net Selling
BCAL
CALIFORNIA BANCORP
$568.31M32,326,86659.03%40.97%Net SellingNet Selling
GSBD
GOLDMAN SACHS BDC INC
$1.02B112,569,06734.03%6.02%Net Buying
FMBH
FIRST MID BANCSHARES INC
$977.75M24,082,47948.01%25.99%Net BuyingNet Buying
HTH
HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC
$2.12B59,449,55729.61%70.39%Net SellingNet Selling
LCNB
LCNB CORP
$224.39M14,237,96638.91%11.49%Net BuyingNet Buying
BANR
BANNER CORP
$2.06B34,097,85686.81%13.19%Net BuyingNet Buying
BVFL
BV FINANCIAL INC
$167.44M8,903,92738.83%13.21%Net SellingNet Selling

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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