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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
Performance Score
Market Cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Earnings
EPS
Revenue Growth Y/Y
Revenue Growth 5Y
Earnings Growth Y/Y
Earnings Growth 5Y
Earnings Date
MARA
MARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
$6.04B$387.51M$467.46M$259.05M$1.41229.09%201.23%N/AN/A2024-05-08
HGBL
HERITAGE GLOBAL INC
$98.10M$60.55M$15.48M$12.48M$0.3429.06%20.67%-20.93%21.20%2024-05-09
CBFV
CB FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$111.19M$69.07M$33.02M$22.55M$4.4141.04%9.69%101.37%25.44%2024-04-26
LPRO
OPEN LENDING CORP
$744.17M$117.46M$41.30M$22.07M$0.18-34.60%17.61%-66.04%N/A2024-05-07
AMK
ASSETMARK FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$2.63B$708.50M$212.12M$123.12M$1.6615.83%14.27%18.57%23.84%2024-05-01
VCTR
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC
$2.73B$821.03M$378.84M$213.16M$3.22-3.95%14.71%-19.90%27.38%2024-05-02
JHG
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC
$5.32B$2.10B$527.90M$392.00M$2.37-4.62%-1.84%6.28%-1.99%2024-05-01
WBS
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
$8.72B$2.50B$1.19B$851.19M$4.9113.96%16.87%31.99%5.09%2024-04-18
ORRF
ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$286.57M$128.88M$49.37M$35.66M$3.455.27%12.23%65.07%17.66%2024-04-23
SIGI
SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC
$6.62B$4.23B$517.25M$356.04M$5.8718.94%10.35%64.43%14.07%2024-05-01
MTB
M&T BANK CORP
$24.23B$9.00B$4.01B$2.64B$15.8517.44%9.19%36.76%4.45%2024-04-15
BBD
BANK BRADESCO
$30.44B$16.44B$5.95B$4.21B$0.3812.83%-5.63%-5.11%-6.98%2024-05-09
SMBC
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC
$496.36M$153.93M$63.96M$43.31M$3.9024.11%14.66%-17.72%6.78%2024-04-29
EVR
EVERCORE INC
$7.45B$2.43B$380.59M$255.48M$6.71-12.17%3.28%-44.77%-6.30%2024-04-24
MVBF
MVB FINANCIAL CORP
$286.40M$144.92M$44.35M$31.23M$2.4615.77%10.43%100.00%18.79%2024-04-25
AMRK
A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS INC
$701.41M$10.00B$193.68M$110.35M$4.7324.24%9.24%-28.55%N/A2024-05-07
TCBX
THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC
$272.41M$141.41M$41.15M$28.67M$2.1126.85%N/A64.84%N/A2024-04-24
MMC
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC
$101.27B$22.74B$6.56B$3.76B$7.609.73%8.75%24.39%18.45%2024-04-18
OVLY
OAK VALLEY BANCORP
$205.50M$85.01M$45.99M$34.46M$4.2245.56%15.23%103.86%27.35%2024-04-18
AXS
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
$5.49B$5.64B$546.58M$346.04M$4.069.89%2.08%78.85%N/A2024-04-24
HTGC
HERCULES CAPITAL INC
$2.92B$460.67M$411.37M$337.48M$2.3243.20%17.26%190.00%22.82%2024-05-02
PLMR
PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC
$2.08B$375.93M$111.92M$79.20M$3.1914.93%38.80%54.11%24.42%2024-05-01
FCNCA
FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC
$23.75B$17.41B$12.02B$11.41B$785.14292.43%61.59%1,063.69%87.89%2024-05-08
SEIC
SEI INVESTMENTS CO
$9.44B$1.92B$669.21M$462.26M$3.49-3.58%3.40%0.00%1.56%2024-04-18
GLAD
GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP
$466.85M$90.36M$78.22M$56.97M$1.4436.34%14.15%269.23%37.78%2024-04-30
QFIN
QIFU TECHNOLOGY INC
$2.91B$2.26BN/A$595.19M$3.71-3.26%28.98%2.06%N/A2024-05-16
FUSB
FIRST US BANCSHARES INC
$53.59M$40.41M$13.05M$8.49M$1.428.97%2.47%25.66%28.84%2024-04-24
ITUB
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA
$67.94B$23.21B$10.21B$5.96B$0.618.65%-4.39%16.46%-4.44%2024-05-06
WABC
WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION
$1.30B$324.80M$233.35M$161.77M$6.0622.59%10.41%33.48%17.64%2024-04-18
RNR
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD
$12.38B$9.13B$1.99B$2.53B$52.4080.51%34.50%N/A60.56%2024-04-30
MTG
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP
$6.03B$1.16B$974.36M$712.95M$2.51-1.51%0.55%-11.31%6.52%2024-05-01
PYPL
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
$71.80B$29.77B$6.48B$4.25B$3.858.19%14.02%83.33%17.21%2024-05-06
HCI
HCI GROUP INC
$1.16B$550.67M$126.73M$79.03M$9.1310.23%18.94%N/A31.30%2024-05-07
CASH
PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC
$1.29B$659.96M$243.97M$163.43M$6.1218.99%15.57%45.02%26.36%2024-04-24
EG
EVEREST GROUP LTD
$17.24B$14.59B$2.29B$2.52B$60.1920.95%14.66%296.25%94.18%2024-04-30
CFG
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$16.65B$7.54B$2.39B$1.49B$3.14-0.13%5.37%-23.79%-2.37%2024-04-17
DFS
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES
$32.85B$9.84B$4.20B$2.86B$11.27-9.99%5.10%-27.06%7.61%2024-04-17
NAVI
NAVIENT CORP
$1.96B$1.15B$313.00M$228.00M$1.87-30.76%-6.09%-58.81%4.23%2024-04-24
VRTS
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS INC
$1.76B$845.27M$422.91M$130.62M$18.02-4.64%8.89%13.33%13.97%2024-04-26
FHI
FEDERATED HERMES INC
$3.05B$1.61B$444.89M$298.98M$3.4011.33%7.22%28.30%9.30%2024-04-25
MFC
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
$45.13B$24.95B$5.99B$3.56B$1.9451.25%-2.59%N/A2.60%2024-05-09
SBCF
SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA
$2.16B$529.87M$142.31M$104.03M$1.2430.49%16.23%-25.75%-2.40%2024-04-25
MA
MASTERCARD INC
$449.25B$25.10B$15.01B$11.20B$11.8612.87%10.92%15.59%16.07%2024-04-25
CCBG
CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC
$469.33M$220.88M$73.38M$52.26M$3.0814.62%9.37%56.35%14.87%2024-04-22
HBAN
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC
$20.20B$6.96B$3.16B$1.82B$1.26-0.10%10.23%-14.29%0.65%2024-04-18
BMA
MACRO BANK INC
$3.08B$2.28B$342.03M$187.47M$2.93-22.63%-9.72%-46.74%-14.83%2024-05-15
NTRS
NORTHERN TRUST CORP
$18.21B$6.75B$2.10B$1.07B$5.09-0.00%2.47%-17.37%-5.29%2024-04-26
PFC
PREMIER FINANCIAL CORP
$725.31M$302.71M$149.42M$111.30M$3.114.10%15.67%8.74%6.50%2024-04-23
MCO
MOODYS CORP
$71.73B$5.92B$2.56B$1.61B$8.778.19%5.89%17.40%5.10%2024-04-23
TRV
TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC
$52.73B$41.36B$3.75B$2.99B$12.9312.15%6.44%8.56%6.65%2024-04-17
VALU
VALUE LINE INC
$381.71M$38.20M$25.35M$18.27M$1.94-4.75%1.23%3.19%12.85%
ESQ
ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$389.45M$105.34M$55.45M$40.24M$5.2243.66%26.88%51.74%42.77%2024-04-23
V
VISA INC
$563.27B$33.35B$23.76B$17.98B$8.6910.48%9.43%21.54%13.32%2024-04-23
GROW
U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC
$39.27M$12.89M$4.07M$3.23M$0.23-34.79%21.86%N/AN/A
VLY
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
$4.05B$1.84B$721.77M$482.38M$0.951.96%13.94%-16.67%4.84%2024-04-25
BY
BYLINE BANCORP INC
$963.91M$355.28M$150.21M$107.88M$2.6918.92%11.15%13.50%17.33%2024-04-25
LPLA
LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$19.67B$10.05B$1.99B$1.07B$13.8816.88%14.14%30.94%22.70%2024-04-25
BRO
BROWN & BROWN INC
$25.02B$4.26B$1.54B$870.50M$3.0719.13%16.14%28.99%19.88%2024-04-22
ATLC
ATLANTICUS HOLDINGS CORP
$432.41M$354.81M$133.49M$77.65M$5.35-8.26%29.95%-29.14%57.05%2024-05-07
FIHL
FIDELIS INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
$2.30B$3.60B$2.08B$2.13B$18.65138.25%N/A6,807.41%N/A
MCB
METROPOLITAN BANK HOLDING CORP
$426.97M$238.46M$109.82M$77.27M$6.95-2.92%24.34%28.23%17.37%2024-04-16
OSBC
OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
$620.05M$269.61M$131.35M$91.73M$2.0511.08%17.37%35.76%12.45%2024-04-17
SPFI
SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL INC
$439.74M$214.36M$85.83M$62.75M$3.73-1.32%8.77%11.34%13.50%2024-04-25
ERIE
ERIE INDEMNITY CO
$18.55B$3.27B$561.94M$446.06M$9.5815.10%6.53%49.45%9.13%2024-04-25
AIZ
ASSURANT INC
$9.78B$11.13B$1.11B$642.50M$12.029.21%6.68%136.15%24.61%2024-04-30
HNNA
HENNESSY ADVISORS INC
$52.96M$24.02M$9.25M$4.85M$0.65-11.95%-14.45%-9.72%-19.97%2024-05-08
AGO
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD
$4.84B$1.37B$736.00M$739.00M$12.5489.90%6.52%543.08%21.53%2024-05-07
TBBK
BANCORP INC
$1.76B$447.82M$260.25M$192.30M$3.5228.90%10.56%53.04%17.52%2024-04-25
ABCB
AMERIS BANCORP
$3.34B$935.22M$405.65M$269.11M$3.90-7.75%16.01%-22.16%6.78%2024-04-25
MSBI
MIDLAND STATES BANCORP INC
$540.40M$281.48M$118.74M$66.55M$2.97-7.86%3.03%-29.95%11.94%2024-04-25
BEN
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
$14.80B$7.87B$1.91B$968.50M$1.90-1.81%5.58%-3.06%-8.85%2024-04-29
COF
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP
$56.61B$26.36B$9.27B$4.58B$11.98-7.19%3.48%-33.37%0.13%2024-04-25
HLNE
HAMILTON LANE INC
$6.09B$489.97M$201.78M$123.58M$3.29-5.20%13.27%26.54%12.32%2024-05-23
RVSB
RIVERVIEW BANCORP INC
$99.64M$53.32M$15.32M$9.75M$0.47-17.39%-1.29%-45.98%-7.92%2024-04-25
KNSL
KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP INC
$12.17B$1.22B$397.59M$308.09M$13.3745.98%40.69%91.82%52.90%2024-04-25
CINF
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP
$19.45B$10.01B$2.44B$1.84B$11.7452.57%13.12%N/A46.16%2024-04-25
OMF
ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC
$6.12B$2.56B$1.10B$641.00M$5.33-7.62%2.08%-24.07%10.13%2024-04-23
CBAN
COLONY BANKCORP INC
$201.92M$110.28M$35.92M$21.75M$1.24-1.82%17.04%8.77%-2.54%2024-04-25
CFR
CULLEN/FROST BANKERS INC
$7.23B$1.94B$788.82M$591.30M$9.1114.64%8.56%3.05%5.50%2024-04-25
OCSL
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORP
$1.55B$398.09M$240.17M$114.69M$1.5343.84%22.70%2,450.00%-7.17%2024-05-02
MCBC
MACATAWA BANK CORP
$336.40M$105.34M$54.06M$43.22M$1.2615.39%6.56%24.75%10.07%2024-04-25
FITB
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP
$25.35B$8.19B$3.45B$2.21B$3.234.88%4.03%-4.44%0.76%2024-04-19
IFS
INTERCORP FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$2.75B$1.10B$446.35M$277.19M$2.41-13.23%-0.90%-33.89%-2.74%2024-05-14
FBK
FB FINANCIAL CORP
$1.76B$475.22M$165.12M$120.22M$2.57-6.44%7.61%-2.65%-0.23%2024-04-15
INTR
INTER & CO INC
$2.29B$956.25M$176.45M$60.83M$0.1544.90%N/AN/AN/A2024-05-06
SWKH
SWK HOLDINGS CORP
$217.70M$37.76M$19.37M$15.89M$1.26-8.98%7.76%20.00%21.80%2024-05-09
QCRH
QCR HOLDINGS INC
$1.02B$337.15M$138.28M$113.56M$6.7911.06%14.51%14.31%18.39%2024-04-24
USB
US BANCORP
$69.65B$25.74B$7.85B$5.05B$3.2715.90%4.01%-11.38%-4.65%2024-04-17
APAM
ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
$3.66B$975.13M$311.85M$222.29M$3.19-1.83%3.31%8.50%2.35%2024-04-30
PLBC
PLUMAS BANCORP
$216.85M$77.74M$41.88M$29.78M$5.0813.89%13.67%12.14%13.14%2024-04-17
FDS
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC
$17.31B$2.12B$801.60M$479.93M$12.5910.34%9.11%12.51%11.49%
SMMF
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$398.81M$165.20M$77.59M$54.34M$3.8217.84%14.22%-6.83%10.97%2024-04-25
OPBK
OP BANCORP
$149.69M$84.38M$38.63M$26.77M$1.72-7.88%11.98%-23.21%15.69%2024-04-25
ICE
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC
$78.69B$9.90B$4.85B$2.37B$4.202.77%9.55%62.16%3.95%2024-05-02
BK
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
$43.47B$17.50B$5.83B$3.05B$3.896.87%1.32%33.68%-0.85%2024-04-16
MFIN
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP
$185.75M$161.60M$85.23M$55.08M$2.4515.51%23.85%31.72%N/A2024-04-29
EBC
EASTERN BANKSHARES INC
$2.43B$292.60M$192.51M$232.18M$1.43-53.32%-12.03%18.18%N/A2024-04-25
BAC
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
$298.53B$98.58B$30.40B$24.87B$3.103.82%1.61%-3.43%3.26%2024-04-16
SNV
SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP
$5.86B$2.03B$791.18M$507.76M$3.48-4.25%8.09%-30.26%-0.06%2024-04-18
ONB
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
$5.10B$1.78B$813.64M$565.86M$1.9512.30%19.62%29.14%9.65%2024-04-23

Financial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
102+0.42%+0.37%+4.07%+25.74%32.13x2.46x+18.84%+3.20%+0.53%-0.09%Buy
18+0.45%+0.84%+7.73%+29.30%13.80x1.14x+12.21%+0.96%N/A+5.52%Buy
346+0.73%+1.15%+4.58%+14.95%-10.33x1.02x+11.77%+1.12%-0.00%+8.43%Buy
60+0.49%-0.35%+2.23%+20.05%20.14x1.86x+10.90%+1.73%+0.44%+3.63%Buy
60+0.75%-0.18%+3.61%+29.98%29.51x5.02x+81.02%+17.20%+30.18%-8.30%Buy
3+3.05%+0.55%+12.27%+13.06%10.20x1.84x+7.73%-0.57%-1.28%+4.99%Strong Buy
11+0.89%+0.09%+2.19%+29.38%110.32x4.80x+4.88%+5.86%+11.57%+1.79%Buy
18-0.02%+0.36%+1.21%+30.64%32.88x7.26x-140.88%+7.04%+18.72%+1.87%Buy
14+0.83%+1.31%+2.67%+39.38%10.01x1.60x+17.93%+8.16%+0.02%+7.74%Buy
20-0.04%+0.88%+3.41%+55.08%16.85x1.47x+10.89%+1.29%+0.02%+2.65%Buy
37-0.05%+1.06%+3.55%+32.50%5.51x2.29x+15.32%+3.46%+0.01%-3.57%Buy
9+0.18%+2.69%+5.86%+22.03%7.53x1.22x+21.61%+3.87%N/A+4.06%Buy
21+0.58%+2.06%+3.84%+27.61%30.99x1.66x+10.51%+3.92%+0.97%+3.24%Buy
15-0.21%+0.42%+5.48%+24.00%-63.41x0.43x-2.20%+0.36%N/A+11.15%Buy

Financial Stocks FAQ

What are the best financial stocks to buy right now in Mar 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 70, which is 38 points higher than the financial sector average of 32. It passed 23 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Marathon Digital Holdings has seen its stock return 213.61% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 189 percentage points.

Marathon Digital Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $21.06, a downside of -6.73% from Marathon Digital Holdings's current stock price of $22.58.

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. Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL)


Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) is the second best financial stock with a Zen Score of 64, which is 32 points higher than the financial sector average of 32. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Heritage Global has seen its stock lose -7.69% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -33 percentage points.

3. Cb Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV)


Cb Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV) is the third best financial stock with a Zen Score of 61, which is 29 points higher than the financial sector average of 32. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cb Financial Services has seen its stock lose -0.18% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -25 percentage points.

Cb Financial Services has an average 1 year price target of $24.50, an upside of 13.32% from Cb Financial Services's current stock price of $21.62.

Cb Financial Services stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Cb Financial Services, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 486 financial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 financial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Proassurance (NYSE:PRA)


Proassurance (NYSE:PRA) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.17%. Proassurance's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Proassurance's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Proassurance's dividend payout ratio of -6.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Mbia (NYSE:MBI)


Mbia (NYSE:MBI) has an annual dividend yield of 118.34%, which is 114 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 4.17%. Mbia's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Mbia's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mbia's dividend payout ratio of -78.6% indicates that its high 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 20.26%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the financial sector average of 4.17%. 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 -242.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are financial stocks up?

Financial stocks were up 0.47% in the last day, and up 0.75% over the last week. Binah Capital Group was the among the top gainers in the financial services sector, gaining 36.32% yesterday.

Binah Capital Group shares are trading higher following the stock's Nasdaq debut.

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 58 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Us Bancshares's stock has gained 30.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 5 percentage points.

2. Hanover Bancorp (NASDAQ:HNVR)


Hanover Bancorp (NASDAQ:HNVR) is the second most undervalued financial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Hanover Bancorp has a valuation score of 100, which is 58 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hanover Bancorp's stock has dropped -19.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -44 percentage points.

3. Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS)


Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) is the third most undervalued financial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Northern Trust has a valuation score of 100, which is 58 points higher than the financial sector average of 42. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Northern Trust's stock has gained 4.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the financial sector by -20 percentage points.

Are financial stocks a good buy now?

36.23% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 2.36% 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 20.43x.
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