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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 %
CRD.A	CRAWFORD & CO	$12.67	0.80%	1.36%	-4.31%	11.34%	24.22%	21.36%	39.23%	39.54%	40.78%	$13.90	$8.97	8.85%	41.25%	0.67	50,000	40.06%
PMTS	CPI CARD GROUP INC	$24.86	0.89%	0.44%	-14.28%	21.98%	61.64%	62.48%	34.89%	-16.41%	-18.63%	$31.25	$10.81	20.45%	129.97%	1.02	129,000	17.27%
KINS	KINGSTONE COMPANIES INC	$18.50	1.98%	1.37%	-6.80%	-8.05%	27.24%	25.00%	957.14%	185.49%	95.77%	$20.90	$13.83	11.48%	33.77%	0.49	68,000	-20.00%
BGC	BGC GROUP INC	$11.78	1.38%	-0.51%	-0.59%	6.90%	18.04%	27.49%	123.95%	123.11%	35.71%	$12.89	$8.27	8.58%	42.53%	1.04	3,798,000	16.54%
UVE	UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$43.95	1.90%	4.30%	0.07%	2.19%	31.98%	65.47%	221.98%	238.34%	83.13%	$45.15	$27.89	2.65%	57.58%	0.51	124,000	-39.81%
MCY	MERCURY GENERAL CORP	$102.27	1.99%	2.88%	-0.62%	-7.43%	15.94%	21.63%	267.88%	81.72%	88.48%	$113.06	$74.29	9.54%	37.66%	0.53	188,000	-48.49%
AAMI	ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	$94.17	0.12%	0.31%	4.62%	28.84%	70.35%	103.74%	393.04%	263.03%	583.88%	$98.52	$41.47	4.42%	127.08%	1.13	370,000	-42.01%
PRAA	PRA GROUP INC	$18.87	0.05%	-8.62%	0.64%	3.23%	6.13%	25.47%	-3.03%	-55.70%	-45.99%	$22.55	$10.25	16.32%	84.10%	0.89	463,000	-16.27%
DFIN	DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC	$46.56	-1.96%	-4.82%	-2.74%	0.76%	-2.57%	-11.60%	-17.98%	33.75%	102.70%	$56.26	$36.11	17.24%	28.94%	1.16	211,000	1.44%
CZNC	CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORP	$25.63	1.75%	-0.27%	-0.77%	8.46%	14.32%	31.30%	47.05%	1.06%	17.14%	$26.37	$18.87	2.81%	35.82%	0.53	67,000	19.64%
BMA	MACRO BANK INC	$64.55	-1.21%	-6.26%	-18.36%	-28.47%	-16.67%	54.09%	234.28%	284.46%	-17.35%	$106.08	$42.06	39.15%	53.47%	1.17	299,000	-57.22%
AMG	AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC	$371.43	-0.14%	-0.60%	4.20%	7.79%	39.89%	57.02%	183.34%	148.33%	153.71%	$392.92	$230.26	5.47%	61.31%	1.22	207,000	17.61%
HRTG	HERITAGE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$33.99	0.47%	2.16%	-1.05%	25.33%	29.78%	45.44%	424.54%	401.33%	139.87%	$36.50	$20.48	6.88%	65.97%	0.68	200,000	-57.08%
OPHC	OPTIMUMBANK HOLDINGS INC	$9.04	4.03%	2.15%	1.80%	57.77%	79.72%	122.66%	183.39%	76.56%	90.32%	$10.68	$3.91	15.36%	131.20%	0.40	46,000	0.00%
ALL	ALLSTATE CORP	$223.74	-0.30%	-1.70%	-13.73%	-10.62%	8.07%	6.54%	101.73%	76.72%	227.11%	$277.22	$188.08	19.29%	18.96%	0.44	1,690,000	-42.61%
OPRT	OPORTUN FINANCIAL CORP	$8.35	1.52%	-2.34%	12.38%	41.53%	81.13%	41.29%	16.13%	-67.05%	N/A	$8.66	$4.03	3.58%	107.20%	1.51	946,000	53.32%
ENVA	ENOVA INTERNATIONAL INC	$172.89	0.82%	-0.34%	-23.80%	-26.49%	26.31%	51.23%	244.81%	389.08%	1,702.82%	$267.45	$103.02	35.36%	67.82%	1.34	308,000	-13.73%
VABK	VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORP	$47.06	-1.86%	-2.63%	0.66%	5.99%	22.62%	24.66%	63.29%	34.04%	96.17%	$50.00	$37.35	5.88%	26.00%	0.42	6,000	114.29%
RGA	REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC	$249.41	1.96%	0.31%	-1.17%	12.86%	21.57%	28.65%	74.02%	114.82%	132.42%	$257.81	$178.21	3.26%	39.95%	0.74	342,000	-21.20%
CRVL	CORVEL CORP	$75.47	1.00%	1.53%	7.22%	17.66%	38.58%	2.81%	14.35%	18.54%	492.25%	$79.43	$44.83	4.99%	68.35%	0.68	169,000	-22.12%
BBVA	BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA	$26.98	0.41%	-6.55%	-7.48%	5.39%	23.08%	41.40%	236.41%	311.91%	353.45%	$29.64	$17.90	8.97%	50.73%	1.01	1,719,000	-9.24%
JXN	JACKSON FINANCIAL INC	$131.53	1.58%	-1.19%	-4.06%	25.90%	26.84%	29.88%	244.41%	398.03%	N/A	$140.90	$89.67	6.65%	46.68%	1.46	674,000	9.06%
INBK	FIRST INTERNET BANCORP	$27.62	1.88%	4.66%	-2.95%	-1.71%	34.27%	26.64%	70.70%	-11.45%	19.93%	$31.09	$17.05	11.16%	61.99%	1.07	50,500	53.96%
ATLC	ATLANTICUS HOLDINGS CORP	$91.89	2.91%	-0.66%	-2.06%	-4.68%	71.92%	62.93%	212.44%	72.92%	2,963.00%	$114.34	$47.50	19.63%	93.45%	1.67	136,000	68.73%
WRLD	WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP	$174.44	1.64%	1.42%	-8.46%	-16.13%	24.72%	1.56%	37.89%	-12.01%	239.31%	$227.61	$110.00	23.36%	58.58%	1.45	48,000	-36.00%
OPY	OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC	$120.13	0.55%	0.29%	2.36%	9.75%	32.08%	69.68%	224.15%	158.01%	743.02%	$125.88	$63.81	4.57%	88.26%	0.85	185,000	150.00%
ZION	ZIONS BANCORPORATION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION	$63.17	0.83%	-1.03%	-7.13%	-8.91%	8.67%	12.02%	88.62%	-0.99%	103.05%	$73.34	$46.19	13.87%	36.76%	1.28	1,293,000	-31.62%
EZPW	EZCORP INC	$30.20	0.47%	-3.08%	-7.33%	-15.14%	11.07%	66.67%	263.42%	297.89%	171.10%	$37.13	$16.50	18.65%	83.03%	0.59	445,000	-28.69%
UFCS	UNITED FIRE GROUP INC	$54.62	1.26%	2.42%	-0.42%	1.28%	45.34%	80.98%	182.27%	137.79%	29.31%	$56.74	$29.85	3.74%	82.98%	0.55	121,000	21.00%
CCNE	CNB FINANCIAL CORP	$34.10	1.25%	0.03%	-0.03%	1.22%	16.34%	44.37%	89.76%	39.24%	67.98%	$36.17	$22.80	5.72%	49.56%	0.73	151,000	5.59%
RPC	RIDGEPOST CAPITAL INC	$7.62	1.60%	1.06%	-8.30%	-2.68%	7.32%	-28.72%	-32.92%	N/A	N/A	$11.47	$6.79	33.57%	12.22%	1.02	521,000	-4.05%
BEN	FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC	$32.81	0.95%	-0.64%	-0.61%	-3.81%	40.21%	43.21%	35.52%	11.03%	-9.56%	$36.28	$21.11	9.56%	55.42%	1.20	5,056,000	-4.64%
SKWD	SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$55.01	0.42%	0.42%	-2.33%	-10.44%	25.22%	20.06%	101.13%	N/A	N/A	$65.69	$40.60	16.26%	35.49%	0.54	251,000	-37.87%
SEIC	SEI INVESTMENTS CO	$102.43	-1.39%	-3.05%	-6.13%	12.03%	33.01%	20.70%	73.11%	73.67%	126.41%	$112.15	$75.08	8.67%	36.43%	0.89	619,000	-6.64%
ASIC	ATEGRITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO HOLDINGS	$26.17	-2.17%	-3.61%	-2.02%	2.95%	31.31%	51.62%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$29.00	$16.35	9.76%	60.06%	0.08	58,300	-31.41%
FSUN	FIRSTSUN CAPITAL BANCORP	$39.52	1.86%	-0.55%	-1.62%	1.39%	7.74%	1.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$42.34	$29.95	6.66%	31.95%	0.61	335,000	-19.08%
ISTR	INVESTAR HOLDING CORP	$29.41	1.55%	0.14%	-3.26%	-0.27%	7.18%	29.56%	184.43%	33.74%	90.36%	$31.77	$21.43	7.43%	37.24%	0.49	80,500	-19.50%
CNO	CNO FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$53.86	1.47%	-0.22%	-2.64%	2.73%	30.86%	37.33%	128.80%	119.30%	259.07%	$57.59	$38.22	6.48%	40.92%	0.91	699,000	-29.68%
SLDE	SLIDE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC	$23.61	-0.08%	2.21%	-2.36%	11.11%	31.17%	60.29%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$26.75	$14.20	11.74%	66.27%	0.23	1,110,000	-53.87%
HBNC	HORIZON BANCORP INC	$19.48	2.10%	1.04%	-0.87%	-1.52%	16.23%	22.13%	87.85%	5.30%	51.93%	$21.04	$14.97	7.41%	30.13%	0.90	1,164,000	70.42%
MORN	MORNINGSTAR INC	$183.55	-4.01%	-6.34%	-12.51%	10.61%	6.15%	-18.88%	-20.03%	-28.02%	132.34%	$228.95	$141.49	19.83%	29.73%	0.94	196,000	5.38%
AII	AMERICAN INTEGRITY INSURANCE GROUP INC	$26.06	0.85%	3.45%	-0.15%	35.24%	35.80%	15.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$27.00	$16.21	3.48%	60.81%	0.17	104,000	13.04%
WT	WISDOMTREE INC	$24.38	1.46%	0.21%	2.70%	35.14%	68.72%	82.76%	248.29%	326.22%	138.79%	$25.91	$10.69	5.91%	128.06%	1.06	2,747,000	-3.41%
VCTR	VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC	$113.23	1.33%	4.12%	1.67%	29.05%	79.93%	76.78%	242.81%	227.73%	N/A	$123.55	$57.03	8.35%	98.54%	1.22	636,000	-10.80%
LARK	LANDMARK BANCORP INC	$31.36	0.19%	-1.91%	-1.45%	0.71%	22.55%	23.46%	101.57%	45.02%	92.91%	$34.60	$23.57	9.36%	33.05%	0.18	5,900	40.48%
FCFS	FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC	$210.36	1.06%	-3.26%	-4.43%	-5.23%	5.40%	41.11%	110.07%	139.86%	328.52%	$238.93	$146.79	11.96%	43.31%	0.64	278,000	-28.17%
PKBK	PARKE BANCORP INC	$32.87	0.58%	-2.67%	-3.32%	-0.18%	16.19%	55.71%	103.66%	48.80%	186.32%	$35.70	$19.71	7.93%	66.77%	0.57	37,800	-4.79%
WHG	WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC	$19.61	1.03%	3.05%	3.16%	-1.85%	21.05%	18.85%	95.32%	0.98%	-62.19%	$20.97	$14.70	6.49%	33.40%	0.52	62,000	532.65%
FMNB	FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP	$15.34	1.25%	-0.58%	-2.48%	4.78%	14.39%	8.26%	31.56%	-6.41%	42.57%	$16.46	$12.12	6.80%	26.57%	0.65	341,000	-9.55%
TREE	LENDINGTREE INC	$24.64	0.37%	0.08%	-11.43%	-45.24%	-39.53%	-61.16%	62.75%	-81.55%	-74.64%	$68.93	$23.50	64.25%	4.85%	1.89	239,000	-18.43%
ESNT	ESSENT GROUP LTD	$60.22	2.31%	-5.51%	-12.69%	-7.14%	1.79%	-2.18%	28.43%	33.70%	125.71%	$70.37	$55.34	14.42%	8.82%	0.77	864,000	-30.88%
NMR	NOMURA HOLDINGS INC	$9.73	-0.10%	-3.28%	-5.07%	7.40%	20.72%	37.04%	142.64%	101.45%	114.79%	$10.94	$6.71	11.06%	45.01%	0.86	882,000	14.99%
MET	METLIFE INC	$94.43	0.08%	-3.35%	-2.06%	4.85%	33.53%	16.11%	53.07%	51.40%	112.82%	$100.93	$67.33	6.44%	40.25%	0.89	2,981,000	-19.13%
LCNB	LCNB CORP	$18.94	0.80%	0.58%	-1.35%	5.87%	17.42%	27.80%	36.16%	8.85%	5.46%	$21.32	$14.31	11.16%	32.40%	0.53	24,000	-17.24%
HNVR	HANOVER BANCORP INC	$25.64	1.63%	-3.28%	-5.91%	9.85%	18.70%	17.32%	41.74%	N/A	N/A	$27.94	$19.91	8.23%	28.81%	0.30	106,000	307.69%
RDN	RADIAN GROUP INC	$32.57	4.32%	-1.36%	-10.74%	-14.15%	-3.21%	-6.94%	29.81%	40.39%	141.62%	$41.05	$30.53	20.66%	6.68%	0.67	2,733,000	-12.43%
JMSB	JOHN MARSHALL BANCORP INC	$23.01	0.48%	-0.35%	-0.04%	3.79%	12.85%	17.70%	31.34%	N/A	N/A	$24.26	$18.50	5.15%	24.38%	0.75	94,000	4.44%
FHI	FEDERATED HERMES INC	$56.07	-0.16%	-3.03%	-7.67%	-0.94%	-3.01%	9.15%	69.55%	73.16%	91.37%	$67.20	$46.66	16.56%	20.17%	0.74	553,000	-19.86%
CBAN	COLONY BANKCORP INC	$20.45	0.79%	-1.11%	-3.95%	1.09%	1.69%	22.75%	106.36%	7.01%	105.53%	$22.46	$15.80	8.94%	29.43%	0.59	102,000	-29.17%
GCMG	GCM GROSVENOR INC	$13.05	-0.23%	0.08%	-0.23%	1.08%	34.54%	10.22%	71.26%	15.49%	N/A	$14.87	$9.30	12.22%	40.32%	0.70	434,000	-1.81%
CBNA	CHAIN BRIDGE BANCORP INC	$47.27	0.62%	-1.03%	1.00%	7.55%	35.44%	46.66%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$49.71	$28.10	4.91%	68.22%	0.43	9,700	-61.20%
HWBK	HAWTHORN BANCSHARES INC	$38.63	1.02%	1.23%	-1.08%	-0.03%	14.29%	29.67%	129.67%	80.80%	234.78%	$40.60	$29.39	4.85%	31.44%	0.29	9,800	-68.08%
TWFG	TWFG INC	$24.61	-0.57%	1.90%	-18.14%	-4.61%	36.04%	-10.38%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$31.30	$16.56	21.37%	48.61%	0.30	86,000	-64.46%
BFH	BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$98.05	1.15%	-4.72%	-7.92%	-4.07%	34.28%	77.82%	192.51%	-3.96%	-54.79%	$114.53	$53.90	14.39%	81.91%	1.50	446,000	-42.67%
WF	WOORI FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$75.21	2.89%	-3.61%	-0.67%	25.75%	13.89%	35.22%	180.01%	158.72%	141.06%	$84.71	$48.83	11.21%	54.02%	0.85	60,000	-42.86%
FCCO	FIRST COMMUNITY CORP	$32.67	0.62%	-0.85%	-3.46%	-0.79%	10.71%	19.32%	91.73%	61.89%	109.15%	$35.74	$25.92	8.58%	26.04%	0.45	30,000	13.64%
RM	REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP	$31.80	2.61%	3.18%	-3.75%	-23.67%	-3.99%	-18.29%	16.61%	-44.71%	45.07%	$44.30	$29.89	28.21%	6.39%	1.06	91,000	-6.19%
AIZ	ASSURANT INC	$267.32	0.41%	0.88%	-5.90%	-4.35%	22.48%	22.42%	85.11%	69.94%	195.25%	$303.94	$206.33	12.05%	29.56%	0.58	349,000	-9.59%
HMN	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP	$45.26	0.71%	-0.20%	-12.12%	-15.95%	4.74%	2.38%	56.07%	10.88%	24.17%	$55.56	$41.29	18.54%	9.61%	0.39	337,000	-16.38%
PRU	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC	$112.60	-0.47%	-5.73%	-6.04%	-0.31%	15.39%	10.46%	20.58%	6.52%	38.28%	$127.72	$91.89	11.84%	22.54%	0.96	1,873,000	24.12%
NBBK	NB BANCORP INC	$22.57	1.35%	-0.13%	-0.13%	6.76%	4.44%	28.24%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$23.47	$16.84	3.83%	34.07%	0.64	222,000	-48.01%
BHB	BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES	$39.45	1.49%	1.26%	-0.90%	4.75%	19.26%	30.98%	68.09%	37.89%	62.61%	$41.12	$28.11	4.06%	40.34%	0.79	97,000	-3.00%
PLBC	PLUMAS BANCORP	$62.54	1.49%	0.40%	0.29%	5.77%	26.60%	47.95%	85.36%	92.97%	513.14%	$64.00	$39.80	2.28%	57.14%	0.48	27,800	-72.75%
CFBK	CF BANKSHARES INC	$34.42	1.59%	-0.26%	-1.83%	8.10%	22.93%	45.11%	105.74%	76.06%	334.60%	$38.11	$22.42	9.68%	53.52%	0.28	49,300	47.60%
CPSS	CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES INC	$9.09	-2.57%	-4.92%	-2.15%	-5.51%	17.44%	24.52%	2.02%	54.07%	102.45%	$10.49	$7.39	13.35%	23.00%	1.13	46,700	88.31%
MIAX	MIAMI INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$33.01	-2.19%	-5.42%	-18.73%	-19.17%	-17.82%	-19.55%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$57.14	$32.89	42.23%	0.36%	0.59	1,930,000	2.99%
PLGO	PELAGOS INSURANCE CAPITAL LTD	$24.25	-0.41%	1.21%	-2.81%	-5.13%	26.70%	36.24%	68.52%	N/A	N/A	$26.34	$17.58	7.93%	37.94%	0.56	328,000	-35.43%
PIPR	PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES	$65.36	-0.64%	-9.65%	-13.07%	-8.06%	-16.02%	-23.55%	82.39%	80.33%	435.74%	$95.07	$62.96	31.25%	3.81%	1.33	821,000	-30.60%
AFG	AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$139.10	0.74%	0.64%	-2.45%	-2.56%	7.24%	-5.44%	26.48%	9.08%	87.04%	$150.00	$123.09	7.27%	13.00%	0.57	343,000	6.19%
PWP	PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS	$15.82	0.41%	9.33%	-3.48%	-3.95%	-10.37%	-24.70%	55.56%	19.94%	N/A	$25.93	$12.52	38.98%	26.41%	1.34	1,184,000	-51.83%
SHG	SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP CO LTD	$78.03	1.87%	-3.61%	-4.15%	16.67%	25.53%	55.31%	199.88%	132.02%	113.96%	$85.57	$47.05	8.81%	65.84%	0.82	360,000	-6.25%
IVZ	INVESCO LTD	$30.66	0.79%	-0.84%	-3.34%	13.51%	27.01%	29.86%	115.76%	27.22%	-2.54%	$33.66	$20.67	8.91%	48.33%	1.50	3,872,000	-23.67%
OPBK	OP BANCORP	$15.48	1.64%	1.98%	2.04%	2.25%	13.82%	14.16%	68.81%	50.88%	N/A	$16.83	$12.41	8.02%	24.74%	0.68	43,500	-7.45%
FMAO	FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP INC	$35.49	1.66%	1.60%	2.69%	15.72%	37.13%	44.50%	103.15%	55.66%	130.38%	$36.12	$22.77	1.74%	55.86%	0.77	41,000	9.33%
FVCB	FVCBANKCORP INC	$17.79	1.08%	-1.06%	-3.26%	1.83%	16.96%	40.86%	54.43%	12.20%	N/A	$19.11	$11.83	6.91%	50.38%	0.58	74,000	37.04%
IX	ORIX CORP	$37.12	-0.64%	-5.28%	-7.06%	-4.97%	23.61%	45.40%	101.04%	97.03%	159.73%	$42.39	$24.19	12.43%	53.45%	0.75	940,000	176.47%
CION	CION INVESTMENT CORP	$7.00	-2.10%	-2.23%	-6.04%	9.55%	2.49%	-26.62%	-32.82%	-40.93%	N/A	$10.40	$5.84	32.69%	19.86%	0.79	315,000	-18.60%
HTGC	HERCULES CAPITAL INC	$16.74	-1.18%	-1.36%	-5.48%	4.89%	12.35%	-10.72%	4.04%	0.78%	23.09%	$19.13	$13.70	12.49%	22.19%	0.78	1,230,000	-29.75%
CFFI	C & F FINANCIAL CORP	$98.30	1.50%	5.02%	7.30%	18.86%	36.34%	48.47%	86.35%	86.85%	129.46%	$100.10	$64.71	1.80%	51.91%	0.45	56,000	1.82%
MPB	MID PENN BANCORP INC	$36.40	1.36%	0.25%	-1.38%	3.47%	12.55%	26.39%	80.65%	31.27%	86.64%	$39.15	$26.56	7.02%	37.05%	0.67	118,000	9.26%
LPLA	LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$316.44	1.37%	0.66%	-10.89%	7.20%	7.75%	1.13%	32.86%	100.67%	982.59%	$400.16	$260.15	20.92%	21.64%	0.98	983,000	17.44%
FAF	FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP	$62.49	1.59%	-5.70%	-15.61%	-10.06%	7.32%	-2.01%	14.91%	-8.48%	60.44%	$79.87	$56.20	21.76%	11.19%	0.81	916,000	-46.65%
KB	KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$123.88	1.47%	-2.66%	-1.88%	13.29%	24.38%	50.56%	204.82%	164.53%	261.48%	$133.29	$77.44	7.06%	59.97%	0.91	260,000	67.74%
EQBK	EQUITY BANCSHARES INC	$47.73	0.53%	-1.30%	-3.71%	-3.05%	6.78%	18.82%	99.87%	39.68%	86.15%	$52.14	$38.60	8.46%	23.65%	0.70	147,000	8.09%
PNFP	PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC	$96.09	1.54%	1.18%	-4.00%	-3.43%	9.85%	4.15%	47.40%	0.34%	78.08%	$110.33	$81.08	12.91%	18.51%	1.19	1,701,000	0.12%
USCB	USCB FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$22.55	2.17%	-0.35%	-0.75%	10.27%	18.43%	33.20%	114.56%	76.86%	N/A	$23.89	$16.36	5.59%	37.84%	0.52	73,600	32.61%
JEF	JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$45.97	1.59%	-3.59%	-13.10%	-12.64%	10.32%	-27.11%	28.41%	21.13%	142.71%	$66.60	$35.55	30.98%	29.31%	1.38	2,087,000	-27.43%
HSBC	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC	$96.14	0.33%	-4.76%	-8.39%	-0.66%	13.90%	35.73%	146.39%	268.35%	155.56%	$107.92	$64.65	10.92%	48.71%	0.74	2,013,000	-39.91%
IFS	INTERCORP FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	$53.11	-2.01%	-5.58%	-4.38%	-8.64%	5.73%	30.88%	142.40%	132.94%	N/A	$61.38	$38.29	13.47%	38.70%	0.55	199,000	33.56%
HG	HAMILTON INSURANCE GROUP LTD	$34.13	1.13%	2.52%	-3.86%	-0.90%	12.53%	41.33%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$37.30	$22.66	8.50%	50.62%	0.40	281,000	-18.08%

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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