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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
MARA
MARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
$5.09BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NOAH
NOAH HOLDINGS LTD
$782.03M3.36%19.90%$0.4000$0.4059%0
HGBL
HERITAGE GLOBAL INC
$93.27MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
LPRO
OPEN LENDING CORP
$584.87MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AMK
ASSETMARK FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$2.52BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
JHG
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC
$5.06B4.99%65.80%$0.3900$1.5678%0
WBS
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
$7.81B3.52%32.60%$0.4000$1.6061%02024-05-032024-05-16
ORRF
ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$282.94M3.03%23.20%$0.2000$0.8054%02024-05-062024-05-14
CBFV
CB FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$112.02M4.59%22.70%$0.2500$1.0075%0
QFIN
QIFU TECHNOLOGY INC
$2.98B5.72%17.80%$0.5800$1.0882%32024-05-24
SIGI
SELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP INC
$6.17B1.28%21.30%$0.3500$1.3024%0
PYPL
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC
$68.70BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MVBF
MVB FINANCIAL CORP
$253.15M3.45%27.60%$0.1700$0.6860%1
EVR
EVERCORE INC
$7.10B1.66%56.00%$0.7600$3.0433%02024-05-312024-06-14
BBD
BANK BRADESCO
$28.20B8.51%51.70%$0.0038$0.2391%302024-05-032024-05-09
HDB
HDFC BANK LTD
$108.38B2.39%21.50%$0.6968$1.3946%1
AMRK
A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS INC
$880.81M4.67%38.10%$0.2000$1.8076%22024-04-29
SBCF
SEACOAST BANKING CORP OF FLORIDA
$2.01B3.05%57.30%$0.1800$0.7255%02024-06-142024-06-28
CASH
PATHWARD FINANCIAL INC
$1.35B0.38%3.30%$0.0500$0.205%0
CINF
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP
$18.54B2.58%20.20%$0.8100$3.0649%0
SMBC
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BANCORP INC
$469.11M2.03%21.50%$0.2100$0.8440%0
AXS
AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LTD
$5.23B2.84%43.30%$0.4400$1.7652%0
MTB
M&T BANK CORP
$24.48B3.54%32.80%$1.3000$5.2062%0
VCTR
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC
$3.23B2.58%39.80%$0.3350$1.3049%0
WABC
WESTAMERICA BANCORPORATION
$1.26B3.69%28.70%$0.4400$1.7464%0
FUSB
FIRST US BANCSHARES INC
$57.12M2.03%14.10%$0.0500$0.2040%0
PLMR
PALOMAR HOLDINGS INC
$2.02BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
HTGC
HERCULES CAPITAL INC
$3.00B10.08%81.90%$0.4800$1.9193%1
ITUB
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA
$59.90B6.90%39.90%$0.0036$0.4287%402024-05-022024-05-09
HBAN
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC
$19.67B4.57%49.20%$0.1550$0.6274%02024-06-172024-07-01
MFC
MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP
$42.21B5.16%55.30%$0.4000$1.2179%1
TCBX
THIRD COAST BANCSHARES INC
$265.47MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MMC
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC
$99.27B1.41%35.80%$0.7100$2.8427%02024-05-15
HLNE
HAMILTON LANE INC
$6.12B1.57%52.70%$0.4450$1.7831%0
IFS
INTERCORP FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$2.48B10.15%49.00%$1.0000$2.1893%42024-04-29
OVLY
OAK VALLEY BANCORP
$199.62M1.60%10.20%$0.2250$0.3932%0
HCI
HCI GROUP INC
$1.16B1.38%17.50%$0.4000$1.6027%0
MTG
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP
$5.49B2.19%17.70%$0.1150$0.4543%0
ESNT
ESSENT GROUP LTD
$5.76B1.91%15.20%$0.2800$1.0338%0
AIZ
ASSURANT INC
$9.03B1.64%29.50%$0.7200$2.8433%0
MCO
MOODYS CORP
$68.47B0.84%35.10%$0.8500$3.1615%0
RNR
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD
$11.57B0.70%2.90%$0.3900$1.5312%0
EG
EVEREST GROUP LTD
$15.87B1.89%11.30%$1.7500$6.9038%0
FHI
FEDERATED HERMES INC
$2.88B3.28%32.90%$0.2800$1.1258%2
DFS
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES
$31.49B2.23%24.80%$0.7000$2.8044%02024-05-222024-06-06
MA
MASTERCARD INC
$431.10B0.53%20.00%$0.6600$2.468%02024-05-09
CFG
CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$16.06B4.80%53.50%$0.4200$1.6877%02024-04-302024-05-15
NAVI
NAVIENT CORP
$1.76B4.06%38.80%$0.1600$0.6469%0
SEIC
SEI INVESTMENTS CO
$8.73B1.34%25.50%$0.4600$0.8926%0
V
VISA INC
$553.07B0.71%21.70%$0.5200$1.9412%02024-05-162024-06-03
FCNCA
FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC
$26.15B0.27%0.50%$1.6400$4.783%02024-05-312024-06-17
XP
XP INC
$11.52B6.37%89.60%$0.7300$1.3185%0
ESQ
ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$392.56M1.11%9.90%$0.1500$0.5320%0
NTRS
NORTHERN TRUST CORP
$17.07B3.60%66.10%$0.7500$3.0062%02024-06-072024-07-01
VALU
VALUE LINE INC
$340.24M3.10%57.70%$0.2800$1.1255%02024-04-262024-05-10
AB
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN HOLDING LP
$3.88B7.98%111.60%$0.7700$2.6990%11
PFC
PREMIER FINANCIAL CORP
$717.45M6.18%39.90%$0.3100$1.2484%02024-05-022024-05-10
GLAD
GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP
$461.63M9.47%68.60%$0.1650$2.0192%12024-05-162024-04-30
TBBK
BANCORP INC
$1.76BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BRO
BROWN & BROWN INC
$23.47B0.60%15.00%$0.1300$0.499%02024-05-032024-05-15
SPFI
SOUTH PLAINS FINANCIAL INC
$435.80M1.96%13.90%$0.1300$0.5239%02024-04-262024-05-13
ATLC
ATLANTICUS HOLDINGS CORP
$381.41MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CCBG
CAPITAL CITY BANK GROUP INC
$461.53M2.90%25.60%$0.2100$0.7953%0
HUIZ
HUIZE HOLDING LTD
$30.58MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
FBIZ
FIRST BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
$281.51M2.75%21.50%$0.2500$0.9351%0
LPLA
LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$19.76B0.45%8.60%$0.3000$1.207%0
HNNA
HENNESSY ADVISORS INC
$51.42M8.21%84.60%$0.1375$0.5590%0
FUTU
FUTU HOLDINGS LTD
$8.68BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
VRTS
VIRTUS INVESTMENT PARTNERS INC
$1.64B3.08%39.40%$1.9000$7.1055%02024-04-292024-05-15
FIHL
FIDELIS INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
$2.33BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AGO
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD
$4.32B1.48%8.90%$0.3100$1.1529%0
GROW
U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC
$38.14M3.33%39.10%$0.0075$0.0959%22024-05-032024-05-20
OPBK
OP BANCORP
$141.04M5.09%31.00%$0.1200$0.4879%0
MSBI
MIDLAND STATES BANCORP INC
$516.96M5.03%40.70%$0.3100$1.2178%0
COF
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP
$55.50B1.64%20.00%$0.6000$2.4033%1
SNV
SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP
$5.36B4.15%43.70%$0.3800$1.5270%0
BLX
FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA INC
$1.08B4.24%27.50%$0.5000$1.2571%12024-04-262024-05-15
OMF
ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC
$6.05B7.92%75.00%$1.0000$4.0090%5
OCSL
OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORP
$1.55B11.54%148.40%$0.5500$2.2795%5
INTR
INTER & CO INC
$2.03BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SPGI
S&P GLOBAL INC
$130.01B0.87%40.40%$0.9100$3.6116%0
VLY
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP
$3.95B5.66%46.30%$0.1100$0.4482%0
CBAN
COLONY BANKCORP INC
$190.51M4.08%35.70%$0.1125$0.4469%02024-05-072024-05-22
SWKH
SWK HOLDINGS CORP
$213.70MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
HG
HAMILTON INSURANCE GROUP LTD
$1.56BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BY
BYLINE BANCORP INC
$935.50M1.71%13.40%$0.0900$0.3634%0
USB
US BANCORP
$63.87B4.73%59.00%$0.4900$1.9476%0
OSBC
OLD SECOND BANCORP INC
$633.04M1.77%9.80%$0.0500$0.2535%02024-05-06
SMMF
SUMMIT FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$402.48M3.14%22.00%$0.2200$0.8656%0
ONB
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
$4.88B3.36%28.70%$0.1400$0.5659%0
CCAP
CRESCENT CAPITAL BDC INC
$638.94M11.08%77.70%$0.4100$1.9194%7
BK
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP
$43.14B3.59%41.90%$0.4200$2.0562%02024-05-09
WU
WESTERN UNION CO
$4.50B7.07%55.30%$0.2350$0.9488%0
ASB
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP
$3.23B4.02%74.60%$0.2200$0.8668%0
SKWD
SKYWARD SPECIALTY INSURANCE GROUP INC
$1.44BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PRI
PRIMERICA INC
$7.62B1.24%16.90%$0.7500$2.7023%0
VBTX
VERITEX HOLDINGS INC
$1.11B3.92%40.00%$0.2000$0.8067%02024-05-092024-05-24
BAC
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
$298.45B2.48%29.70%$0.2400$0.9447%0
HTBK
HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP
$500.37M6.36%49.10%$0.1300$0.5285%0
MFIN
MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP
$188.34M4.49%13.90%$0.1000$0.3674%1

Financial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
102-0.84%+1.71%-2.84%-3.23%30.98x2.34x+18.90%+3.24%+0.52%+9.81%Buy
18-0.06%+3.86%-0.86%+22.98%13.39x1.12x+12.06%+0.95%N/A+17.19%Buy
344+0.46%+5.83%+0.52%+19.69%-10.31x0.99x+11.91%+1.14%-0.00%+11.45%Buy
60-0.93%+3.47%+0.14%+18.94%19.26x1.86x+10.47%+1.70%+0.40%+7.81%Buy
60-1.30%+1.40%-1.76%+19.67%28.19x4.95x+80.65%+17.13%+29.96%+2.28%Buy
3+1.63%+13.86%+5.83%+8.73%8.30x1.83x+5.30%-0.62%-1.14%+16.89%Strong Buy
11-1.05%-1.70%-7.32%+20.07%89.70x4.51x+5.71%+5.84%+11.50%+11.76%Buy
19-0.81%+0.11%-5.49%+16.34%30.51x6.84x-135.35%+6.98%+18.89%+9.54%Buy
14-1.02%+2.01%-2.50%+24.85%9.66x1.55x+18.26%+8.20%+0.02%+15.91%Buy
20-1.12%+2.94%-5.60%+39.77%16.23x1.39x+10.75%+1.27%+0.02%+13.37%Buy
37-0.15%+1.95%-2.38%+21.57%4.44x2.21x+15.18%+3.53%+0.01%+4.68%Buy
9-0.11%+1.52%-4.33%+9.12%7.31x1.16x+21.44%+3.82%N/A+13.55%Buy
21-1.93%+1.79%-3.86%+16.81%27.91x1.52x+10.44%+3.91%+0.95%+15.37%Buy
15-3.21%+1.67%-4.10%+12.78%-50.57x0.38x-1.68%+0.49%N/A+16.47%Buy

Financial Stocks FAQ

What are the best financial stocks to buy right now in Apr 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 111.46% over the past year, overperforming other financial stocks by 94 percentage points.

Marathon Digital Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $23.36, an upside of 22.88% from Marathon Digital Holdings's current stock price of $19.01.

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 -25.03% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -42 percentage points.

Noah Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 51.01% from Noah Holdings's current stock price of $11.92.

Noah Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Noah Holdings, 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. Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL)


Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) is the third 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 -11.31% over the past year, underperforming other financial stocks by -28 percentage points.

What are the financial stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 470 financial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 financial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. 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 4.29%.

Blue Ridge Bankshares's dividend payout ratio of -4.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ubs Group Ag (NYSE:UBS)


Ubs Group Ag (NYSE:UBS) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the financial sector average of 4.29%. Ubs Group Ag's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Ubs Group Ag's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ubs Group Ag's dividend payout ratio of 2.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. 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 4.29%. 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.

Why are financial stocks down?

Financial stocks were down -0.44% in the last day, and up 2.85% over the last week. Live Oak Bancshares was the among the top losers in the financial services sector, dropping -14.02% yesterday.

Live Oak Bancshares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 financial results.

What are the most undervalued financial stocks?

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

1. First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ)


First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) is the most undervalued financial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. First Business Financial Services has a valuation score of 100, which is 57 points higher than the financial sector average of 43. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Business Financial Services's stock has gained 21.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 4 percentage points.

2. First Us Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB)


First Us Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) is the second most undervalued financial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. First Us Bancshares has a valuation score of 100, which is 57 points higher than the financial sector average of 43. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Us Bancshares's stock has gained 33.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 17 percentage points.

3. International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC)


International General Insurance Holdings (NASDAQ:IGIC) is the third most undervalued financial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. International General Insurance Holdings has a valuation score of 100, which is 57 points higher than the financial sector average of 43. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

International General Insurance Holdings's stock has gained 64.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the financial sector by 47 percentage points.

Are financial stocks a good buy now?

34.75% of financial stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect financial stocks to rise by 9.71% 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 18.49x.
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