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Best Financial Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top financial stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best financial stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the financial services sector.

Sector: Financial Services
Ticker
Company
Dividends Score
Market Cap
Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
Last Dividend
Annual Dividend
Dividend Percentile
Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)
Ex-dividend Date
Div. Payment Date
GLBZ
GLEN BURNIE BANCORP
$14.05M8.24%114.30%$0.1000$0.4092%1
RM
REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP
$294.41M4.03%50.80%$0.3000$1.2071%02024-05-212024-06-12
BHF
BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL INC
$2.85BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
HUT
HUT 8 CORP
$827.99MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BAFN
BAYFIRST FINANCIAL CORP
$51.06M0.65%14.00%$0.0800$0.0811%0
HIPO
HIPPO HOLDINGS INC
$428.50MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
UWMC
UWM HOLDINGS CORP
$11.42BN/A250.00%$0.1000N/AN/A0
TIRX
TIAN RUIXIANG HOLDINGS LTD
$1.62MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MRCC
MONROE CAPITAL CORP
$159.90M13.55%5,000.00%$0.2500$1.0098%1
KMPR
KEMPER CORP
$3.92B2.04%-65.60%$0.3100$1.2442%02024-05-28
AGBA
AGBA GROUP HOLDING LTD
$201.08MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AIHS
SENMIAO TECHNOLOGY LTD
$8.61MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MC
MOELIS & CO
$4.24B4.24%-1,411.80%$0.6000$2.4073%92024-06-20
BSBR
BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) SA
$40.57B5.98%N/A$0.0792$0.3385%142024-05-28
TPVG
TRIPLEPOINT VENTURE GROWTH BDC CORP
$355.75M17.02%-141.60%$0.4000$1.6099%42024-06-142024-06-28
MFH
MERCURITY FINTECH HOLDING INC
$99.14MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
STC
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP
$1.78B2.90%122.50%$0.4750$1.8855%0
AINC
ASHFORD INC
$16.57MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ABL
ABACUS LIFE INC
$735.14MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
KKR
KKR & CO INC
$92.86B0.16%7.10%$0.1650$0.172%5
LMND
LEMONADE INC
$1.27BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TFC
TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP
$53.48B5.20%-195.50%$0.5200$2.0882%12024-06-03
SFST
SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC
$236.53MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BMA
MACRO BANK INC
$4.15B4.34%26.80%$0.5958$2.8274%3
HRZN
HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORP
$404.84M12.28%-322.70%$0.1100$1.4297%62024-06-172024-06-14
BTOG
BIT ORIGIN LTD
$19.67MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
FSBC
FIVE STAR BANCORP
$499.10M0.85%7.60%$0.2000$0.2016%0
TPG
TPG INC
$15.64B0.51%59.20%$0.2200$0.228%3
USCB
USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$245.50MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OFS
OFS CAPITAL CORP
$133.58M13.54%-136.40%$0.3400$1.3598%12024-06-182024-06-28
MYFW
FIRST WESTERN FINANCIAL INC
$176.45MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
RILY
B RILEY FINANCIAL INC
$860.69M8.80%-43.10%$0.5000$2.5093%132024-05-232024-06-11
APLD
APPLIED DIGITAL CORP
$508.14MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AMTB
AMERANT BANCORP INC
$786.93M1.54%52.20%$0.0900$0.3632%02024-05-30
LNKB
LINKBANCORP INC
$247.30M1.13%-35.70%$0.0750$0.0822%0
GOCO
GOHEALTH INC
$193.87MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CULL
CULLMAN BANCORP INC
$74.07MN/A0.00%$0.1200N/AN/A0
SSSS
SURO CAPITAL CORP
$104.16MN/A0.00%$0.1100N/AN/A5
FFNW
FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST INC
$197.34M2.42%157.60%$0.1300$0.5248%0
NYCB
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC
$3.03B10.57%-11.40%$0.0500$0.3995%22024-06-072024-06-17
ASRV
AMERISERV FINANCIAL INC
$48.01M4.29%-66.70%$0.0300$0.1274%02024-05-20
PROP
PRAIRIE OPERATING CO
$156.76MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SMFG
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$86.12BN/A36.30%$0.1503N/AN/A0
IREN
IRIS ENERGY LTD
$833.24MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CFFN
CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL INC
$700.83M6.44%-39.50%$0.0850$0.3487%17
IVZ
INVESCO LTD
$7.20B5.03%-108.10%$0.2050$0.8180%12024-06-04
BANC
BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC
$2.31B2.74%-11.80%$0.1000$0.4052%12024-06-142024-07-01
BWB
BRIDGEWATER BANCSHARES INC
$331.50MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ALTI
ALTI GLOBAL INC
$531.63MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CACC
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP
$6.02BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AMBC
AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$818.57MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CLBK
COLUMBIA FINANCIAL INC
$1.69BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
FOA
FINANCE OF AMERICA COMPANIES INC
$73.32MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
HPH
HIGHEST PERFORMANCES HOLDINGS INC
$543.10MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
HONE
HARBORONE BANCORP INC
$492.33M0.68%39.50%$0.0750$0.0812%0
ARBK
ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC
$77.32MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BAM
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
$16.69B0.72%N/A$0.0800$0.2913%02024-05-312024-06-28
TCBC
TC BANCSHARES INC
$58.16MN/AN/A$0.0500N/AN/A0
JMSB
JOHN MARSHALL BANCORP INC
$245.31M1.28%100.00%$0.2200$0.2226%02024-06-282024-07-08
BBUC
BROOKFIELD BUSINESS CORP
$1.57B0.29%N/A$0.0630$0.064%0
SBT
STERLING BANCORP INC
$275.74MN/A0.00%$0.0100N/AN/A0
BGC
BGC GROUP INC
$4.40B0.22%25.00%$0.0100$0.023%2
TBNK
TERRITORIAL BANCORP INC
$74.99M3.89%132.00%$0.0500$0.3369%112024-05-242024-06-10
BTM
BITCOIN DEPOT INC
$113.27MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
GRYP
GRYPHON DIGITAL MINING INC
$62.84MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
DXF
DUNXIN FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD
$97.93MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PDLB
PONCE FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$209.07MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OPRT
OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORP
$127.77MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MIGI
MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC
$18.39MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OCN
OCWEN FINANCIAL CORP
$202.03MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
GNW
GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC
$2.92BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PT
PINTEC TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LTD
$17.48MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
JRVR
JAMES RIVER GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$310.17M2.44%-6.80%$0.0500$0.2048%32024-06-102024-06-28
IX
ORIX CORP
$26.99BN/AN/A$1.9631N/AN/A2
GDOT
GREEN DOT CORP
$529.44MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
UPST
UPSTART HOLDINGS INC
$2.23BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MDBH
MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC
$80.78MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NICK
NICHOLAS FINANCIAL INC
$48.32MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SHFS
SHF HOLDINGS INC
$41.79MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
RMCO
ROYALTY MANAGEMENT HOLDING CORP
$13.20MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MFG
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$51.55BN/A-1,576.50%$0.0665N/AN/A0
GBNY
GENERATIONS BANCORP NY INC
$22.64MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ATIF
ATIF HOLDINGS LTD
$9.11MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
WF
WOORI FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$8.20BN/A5.80%$0.3000N/AN/A2
CG
CARLYLE GROUP INC
$15.49B1.63%-59.30%$0.3500$0.7034%13
BLFY
BLUE FOUNDRY BANCORP
$229.27MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
DNB
DUN & BRADSTREET HOLDINGS INC
$4.71B0.47%-125.00%$0.0500$0.057%0
WMPN
WILLIAM PENN BANCORPORATION
$113.79M0.50%66.70%$0.0300$0.068%1
PWP
PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS
$1.46B0.45%-13.90%$0.0700$0.077%0
PRAA
PRA GROUP INC
$982.23MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OXBR
OXBRIDGE RE HOLDINGS LTD
$11.89MN/A0.00%$0.1200N/AN/A0
ECPG
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC
$1.11BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BHRB
BURKE & HERBERT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
$745.22M1.06%38.70%$0.5300$0.5320%0
SDIG
STRONGHOLD DIGITAL MINING INC
$41.66MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MHLD
MAIDEN HOLDINGS LTD
$220.46MN/A0.00%$0.0500N/AN/A1
KINS
KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC
$51.30MN/A0.00%$0.0400N/AN/A2
MBI
MBIA INC
$307.66M0.00%-78.70%N/A$0.00N/AN/A
PX
P10 INC
$930.18M0.40%-330.00%$0.0330$0.036%0
LAZ
LAZARD INC
$4.60B2.45%-576.90%$0.5000$1.0048%4
CFSB
CFSB BANCORP INC
$44.57MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Financial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
101+0.01%+1.29%+5.78%+1.80%28.21x2.43x+20.77%+3.59%+0.56%+5.76%Buy
17+0.67%+1.71%+9.23%+26.81%13.12x1.14x+11.84%+0.89%N/A+12.76%Buy
342+0.44%+1.50%+10.46%+23.66%-7.74x1.06x+11.08%+1.16%-0.00%+9.32%Buy
67+1.09%+2.90%+12.17%+31.74%15.14x1.97x+10.36%+1.95%+0.73%+1.62%Buy
54+0.26%-0.61%+2.51%+22.33%27.44x4.99x+78.84%+17.36%+31.06%+3.96%Buy
3+0.40%-2.12%+21.67%+18.65%7.86x1.99x+5.63%-0.86%-1.02%+9.54%Strong Buy
11+1.04%+2.71%+3.68%+27.39%36.83x4.59x+7.37%+6.17%+13.47%+7.34%Buy
17+0.35%+0.98%+5.73%+21.05%30.64x7.02x-128.68%+6.97%+16.97%+7.33%Buy
14+0.90%+1.26%+8.50%+27.20%12.22x1.58x+14.44%+6.27%+0.02%+10.64%Strong Buy
19+0.77%+1.05%+8.00%+27.25%16.20x1.47x+12.81%+1.40%+0.01%+6.44%Buy
37+1.13%-0.63%+6.25%+27.92%17.39x2.22x+18.69%+4.23%+0.01%-0.51%Buy
9+1.07%+2.14%+11.18%+19.36%7.87x1.21x+20.45%+3.82%N/A+6.25%Buy
21+0.08%+0.49%+6.08%+20.81%25.79x1.59x+11.87%+4.10%+1.06%+13.53%Buy
17+0.14%+0.79%+10.23%+14.52%65.32x0.41x+4.21%+0.38%-0.01%+9.93%Buy

Financial Stocks FAQ

What are the best financial stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best financial service stocks to buy right now are:

1. Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA)


Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) is the top financial stock with a Zen Score of 76, which is 44 points higher than the financial sector average of 32. It passed 25 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Marathon Digital Holdings has seen its stock return 92.77% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 71 percentage points.

Marathon Digital Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $21.90, an upside of 12.6% from Marathon Digital Holdings's current stock price of $19.45.

Marathon Digital Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Marathon Digital Holdings, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Noah Holdings (NYSE:NOAH)


Noah Holdings (NYSE:NOAH) is the second best financial stock with a Zen Score of 65, which is 33 points higher than the financial sector average of 32. It passed 24 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Noah Holdings has seen its stock lose -4.97% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -27 percentage points.

3. Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT)


Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) is the third best financial stock with a Zen Score of 65, which is 33 points higher than the financial sector average of 32. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riot Platforms has seen its stock lose -12.75% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -35 percentage points.

Riot Platforms has an average 1 year price target of $17.86, an upside of 77.5% from Riot Platforms's current stock price of $10.06.

Riot Platforms stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Riot Platforms, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 42.86% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the financial stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 465 financial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 financial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Scully Royalty (NYSE:SRL)


Scully Royalty (NYSE:SRL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 3.86%. Scully Royalty's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Scully Royalty's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Scully Royalty's dividend payout ratio of 260.7% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Blue Ridge Bankshares (NYSEMKT:BRBS)


Blue Ridge Bankshares (NYSEMKT:BRBS) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 3.86%.

Blue Ridge Bankshares's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Investcorp Credit Management Bdc (NASDAQ:ICMB)


Investcorp Credit Management Bdc (NASDAQ:ICMB) has an annual dividend yield of 19.44%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 3.86%. Investcorp Credit Management Bdc's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Investcorp Credit Management Bdc's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Investcorp Credit Management Bdc's dividend payout ratio of -6,300% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are financial stocks up?

Financial stocks were up 0.61% in the last day, and up 1.07% over the last week. Dunxin Financial Holdings was the among the top gainers in the financial services sector, gaining 63.16% yesterday.

Shares of US-listed Chinese stocks are trading higher after China unveiled measures to support the property sector.

What are the most undervalued financial stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued financial stocks right now are:

1. First Us Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB)


First Us Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) is the most undervalued financial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. First Us Bancshares has a valuation score of 100, which is 60 points higher than the financial sector average of 40. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Us Bancshares's stock has gained 40.31% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 18 percentage points.

2. International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC)


International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC) is the second most undervalued financial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. International General Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 100, which is 60 points higher than the financial sector average of 40. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

International General Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 76.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 54 percentage points.

3. Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC)


Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) is the third most undervalued financial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Southern Missouri Bancorp has a valuation score of 100, which is 60 points higher than the financial sector average of 40. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Southern Missouri Bancorp's stock has gained 27.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 6 percentage points.

Are financial stocks a good buy now?

36.73% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 6.16% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the financial services sector?

The average P/E ratio of the financial services sector is 16.53x.
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