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Best Bank Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top bank stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best bank stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the banks - regional industry.

Industry: Banks - Regional

Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
PLBC	PLUMAS BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$205.05M	$34.78	0.72%	$39.99M	7.19x	9.16
CBSH	COMMERCE BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$7.18B	$55.45	1.89%	$654.88M	15.58x	9.31
BANF	BANCFIRST CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.88B	$87.18	1.53%	$281.92M	13.99x	7.58
BSRR	SIERRA BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$304.47M	$20.86	2.10%	$50.82M	8.58x	9.30
HTBI	HOMETRUST BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$480.78M	$27.56	1.96%	$84.03M	7.97x	8.13
ONB	OLD NATIONAL BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$5.35B	$16.76	2.07%	$778.21M	9.01x	7.85
BCBP	BCB BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$170.08M	$10.03	1.42%	$37.82M	6.43x	11.02
WTFC	WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$6.03B	$97.72	1.54%	$938.92M	9.96x	9.59
CCB	COASTAL FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$585.89M	$43.66	1.42%	$53.15M	14.90x	11.73
CZFS	CITIZENS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$196.66M	$41.78	1.14%	$23.30M	11.14x	9.33
FCAP	FIRST CAPITAL INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$99.64M	$29.66	-1.76%	$14.95M	8.31x	9.94
PKBK	PARKE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$191.52M	$16.01	2.17%	$32.07M	8.17x	5.97
SUPV	GRUPO SUPERVIELLE SA	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$663.12M	$7.49	10.64%	$135.44M	11.21x	5.03
FINW	FINWISE BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$129.85M	$10.15	1.30%	$28.10M	7.57x	2.76
SFNC	SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.17B	$17.26	1.71%	$236.78M	12.79x	6.96
OBT	ORANGE COUNTY BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$275.80M	$48.75	4.79%	$46.70M	7.71x	13.54
HBT	HBT FINANCIAL INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$607.82M	$19.24	1.37%	$102.88M	8.51x	9.15
UBSI	UNITED BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$4.31B	$31.85	2.31%	$472.38M	12.16x	5.25
EGBN	EAGLE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$526.81M	$17.45	2.05%	$102.43M	6.92x	8.22
HMNF	HMN FINANCIAL INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$97.92M	$21.93	1.29%	$10.02M	16.87x	9.58
AUB	ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$2.88B	$32.12	1.71%	$269.27M	11.81x	7.39
CFFI	C & F FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$147.07M	$43.80	1.77%	$28.92M	7.22x	10.41
CATC	CAMBRIDGE BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$519.75M	$66.23	2.08%	$40.67M	18.20x	9.03
TSBK	TIMBERLAND BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$195.75M	$24.40	-0.45%	$33.64M	7.92x	6.99
SYBT	STOCK YARDS BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.36B	$46.43	3.57%	$153.20M	12.93x	8.29
CCNE	CNB FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$407.05M	$19.38	1.73%	$74.58M	8.14x	9.03
EBC	EASTERN BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.39B	$13.52	1.88%	$501.83M	4.73x	6.17
CTBI	COMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$752.77M	$41.76	1.73%	$102.97M	9.67x	7.27
FBNC	FIRST BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.30B	$31.50	1.55%	$161.91M	11.33x	7.79
VABK	VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$159.57M	$29.71	0.95%	$25.09M	9.28x	9.61
NU	NU HOLDINGS LTD	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$58.09B	$12.17	3.93%	$1.94B	45.58x	5.44
LYG	LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$44.50B	$2.80	1.82%	$8.76B	7.27x	17.69
UBCP	UNITED BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$72.40M	$12.16	-0.16%	$10.80M	7.65x	12.20
UBFO	UNITED SECURITY BANCSHARES	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$125.54M	$7.25	0.00%	$26.77M	6.97x	8.72
RMBI	RICHMOND MUTUAL BANCORPORATION INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$121.94M	$11.02	-5.65%	$11.43M	12.67x	10.24
DB	DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$33.35B	$16.74	1.09%	$8.52B	5.44x	18.80
MBWM	MERCANTILE BANK CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$609.85M	$37.83	2.35%	$114.77M	7.35x	9.19
FXNC	FIRST NATIONAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$98.30M	$15.66	0.71%	$12.68M	10.88x	11.28
BUSE	FIRST BUSEY CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.27B	$22.44	1.17%	$164.63M	11.16x	8.27
CALB	CALIFORNIA BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$187.43M	$22.21	0.63%	$29.47M	9.37x	8.58
DCOM	DIME COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$716.66M	$18.39	1.21%	$116.23M	10.33x	9.89
BCH	BANK OF CHILE	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$11.93B	$23.61	-0.80%	$1.89B	8.23x	8.16
HBNC	HORIZON BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$532.48M	$12.07	2.37%	$46.46M	22.35x	9.89
HOPE	HOPE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.25B	$10.36	2.37%	$178.12M	10.26x	7.56
CBU	COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM INC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$2.37B	$44.92	1.58%	$242.49M	14.40x	8.57
WAFD	WAFD INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.24B	$27.53	2.57%	$459.09M	10.47x	9.32
FFBC	FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.11B	$22.08	0.55%	$330.45M	8.80x	6.70
PWOD	PENNS WOODS BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$147.28M	$19.56	1.09%	$22.35M	8.93x	10.42
IBN	ICICI BANK LTD	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$93.01B	$26.64	1.02%	$10.50B	22.39x	8.16
BFIN	BANKFINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$124.61M	$10.00	-0.30%	$13.23M	14.93x	8.49
SASR	SANDY SPRING BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.03B	$22.93	3.85%	$145.63M	11.24x	7.74
UNB	UNION BANKSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$99.65M	$22.05	2.56%	$13.67M	9.30x	21.21
PFS	PROVIDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES INC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$1.09B	$14.31	0.21%	$185.71M	8.89x	7.34
NEWT	NEWTEKONE INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$331.68M	$13.41	2.76%	$54.16M	7.41x	4.94
SFBS	SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$3.37B	$61.74	2.81%	$238.93M	16.92x	9.66
SSBK	SOUTHERN STATES BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$236.88M	$26.59	2.62%	$43.02M	7.25x	10.27
PEBK	PEOPLES BANCORP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$157.20M	$29.71	-0.10%	$23.53M	9.81x	12.79
FBP	FIRST BANCORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$2.93B	$17.58	0.17%	$419.85M	9.93x	11.77
BSAC	BANCO SANTANDER CHILE	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$10.71B	$18.95	-1.30%	$838.17M	15.09x	12.60
BSVN	BANK7 CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$278.09M	$30.07	-0.13%	$40.82M	9.22x	8.84
CATY	CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$2.65B	$36.40	1.08%	$386.24M	8.00x	7.43
BHB	BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES	NYSEMKT	Banks - Regional	$393.61M	$25.84	2.78%	$59.32M	9.40x	8.09
MBCN	MIDDLEFIELD BANC CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$172.80M	$21.42	0.23%	$20.49M	10.45x	7.84
EVBN	EVANS BANCORP INC	NYSEMKT	Banks - Regional	$143.05M	$25.91	1.21%	$30.12M	6.75x	11.94
SBFG	SB FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$94.15M	$13.92	-1.76%	$16.93M	7.86x	9.80
CZWI	CITIZENS COMMUNITY BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$117.80M	$11.32	-2.25%	$22.26M	8.71x	9.53
MPB	MID PENN BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$358.99M	$21.51	1.41%	$54.50M	9.31x	8.68
LSBK	LAKE SHORE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$71.60M	$12.48	-2.42%	$6.27M	17.58x	7.30
NECB	NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$238.98M	$17.03	0.47%	$66.20M	5.13x	5.46
NFBK	NORTHFIELD BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$385.35M	$8.69	1.11%	$52.60M	11.59x	7.38
CWBC	COMMUNITY WEST BANCSHARES	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$311.17M	$16.49	-0.18%	$36.62M	8.72x	10.41
BRKL	BROOKLINE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$760.94M	$8.56	1.30%	$113.04M	9.20x	8.67
HTH	HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$1.99B	$30.45	1.50%	$166.40M	17.81x	6.59
HTLF	HEARTLAND FINANCIAL USA INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.84B	$43.07	2.57%	$115.45M	26.10x	8.67
HAFC	HANMI FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$470.39M	$15.48	2.04%	$114.20M	6.40x	9.68
BCML	BAYCOM CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$226.65M	$20.15	1.77%	$39.23M	9.12x	7.15
PROV	PROVIDENT FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$87.42M	$12.71	-0.24%	$13.53M	12.22x	8.96
OPOF	OLD POINT FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$75.47M	$14.87	-0.20%	$9.92M	11.71x	12.43
NRIM	NORTHRIM BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$310.23M	$56.41	4.46%	$40.61M	10.91x	10.53
EBTC	ENTERPRISE BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$307.88M	$24.88	1.72%	$54.46M	8.55x	12.87
BPOP	POPULAR INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$6.40B	$88.49	1.20%	$690.89M	13.13x	12.70
UMBF	UMB FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.94B	$80.79	2.36%	$501.03M	10.66x	13.38
PBHC	PATHFINDER BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$76.86M	$12.60	0.00%	$12.36M	8.87x	10.93
MOFG	MIDWESTONE FINANCIAL GROUP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$339.84M	$21.57	3.06%	$39.96M	14.98x	11.78
PB	PROSPERITY BANCSHARES INC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$5.93B	$61.86	1.88%	$549.07M	14.29x	4.46
LCNB	LCNB CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$199.13M	$14.08	1.66%	$15.18M	16.00x	8.77
OBK	ORIGIN BANCORP INC	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$957.74M	$30.88	1.81%	$121.38M	11.61x	8.17
FHN	FIRST HORIZON CORP	NYSE	Banks - Regional	$8.57B	$15.68	0.71%	$1.13B	10.67x	8.18
FRME	FIRST MERCHANTS CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.90B	$32.51	0.93%	$250.54M	9.37x	7.23
HWC	HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$3.99B	$46.01	2.15%	$510.34M	10.70x	8.15
PFIS	PEOPLES FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$277.14M	$39.27	2.59%	$31.01M	11.97x	9.79
MNSB	MAINSTREET BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$127.44M	$16.73	1.09%	$29.83M	6.46x	8.28
FMNB	FARMERS NATIONAL BANC CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$450.60M	$12.00	0.59%	$71.48M	8.22x	11.80
GCBC	GREENE COUNTY BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$528.68M	$31.05	0.78%	$28.10M	21.56x	13.42
WASH	WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$444.27M	$26.05	2.16%	$58.94M	9.61x	14.53
NWBI	NORTHWEST BANCSHARES INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$1.39B	$10.89	0.93%	$195.82M	10.57x	8.35
OCFC	OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$858.98M	$14.63	1.95%	$155.40M	8.56x	7.06
VBNK	VERSABANK	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$255.75M	$9.85	0.10%	$46.54M	7.84x	10.08
GABC	GERMAN AMERICAN BANCORP INC	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$946.34M	$31.90	1.92%	$111.04M	11.23x	8.33
AROW	ARROW FINANCIAL CORP	NASDAQ	Banks - Regional	$420.29M	$25.17	-0.44%	$42.66M	14.63x	10.47

Bank Stocks FAQ

What are the best bank stocks to buy right now in Jun 2024?

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

1. Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC)

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) is the top bank stock with a Zen Score of 63, which is 31 points higher than the bank industry average of 32. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Southern Missouri Bancorp has seen its stock return 13.83% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -5 percentage points.

Southern Missouri Bancorp has an average 1 year price target of $51.00, an upside of 22.24% from Southern Missouri Bancorp's current stock price of $41.72.

Southern Missouri Bancorp stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Southern Missouri Bancorp, 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.

2. Cb Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV)

Cb Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV) is the second best bank stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 27 points higher than the bank industry average of 32. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cb Financial Services has seen its stock return 17.85% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -1 percentage points.

Cb Financial Services has an average 1 year price target of $24.33, an upside of 8.78% from Cb Financial Services's current stock price of $22.37.

Cb Financial Services stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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.

3. Hdfc Bank (NYSE:HDB)

Hdfc Bank (NYSE:HDB) is the third best bank stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the bank industry average of 32. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hdfc Bank has seen its stock lose -11.7% over the past year, underperforming other bank stocks by -30 percentage points.

What are the bank stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 268 bank stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 bank stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. New York Community Bancorp (NYSE:NYCB)

New York Community Bancorp (NYSE:NYCB) has an annual dividend yield of 11.78%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 3.68%. New York Community Bancorp's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. New York Community Bancorp's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

New York Community Bancorp's dividend payout ratio of -11.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ:EGBN)

Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ:EGBN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.32%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 3.68%. Eagle Bancorp's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Eagle Bancorp's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Eagle Bancorp's dividend payout ratio of 71.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB)

Bancolombia Sa (NYSE:CIB) has an annual dividend yield of 9.95%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the bank industry average of 3.68%. Bancolombia Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Bancolombia Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bancolombia Sa's dividend payout ratio of 39.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are bank stocks up?

Bank stocks were up 1.05% in the last day, and down -0.6% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why bank stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued bank stocks?

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

1. Pioneer Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBFS)

Pioneer Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBFS) is the most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Pioneer Bancorp has a valuation score of 100, which is 54 points higher than the bank industry average of 46. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pioneer Bancorp's stock has gained 18.75% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the bank industry.

2. First Us Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB)

First Us Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) is the second most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. First Us Bancshares has a valuation score of 100, which is 54 points higher than the bank industry average of 46. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

First Us Bancshares's stock has gained 33.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the bank industry by 15 percentage points.

3. Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC)

Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) is the third most undervalued bank stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Southern Missouri Bancorp has a valuation score of 100, which is 54 points higher than the bank industry average of 46. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Southern Missouri Bancorp's stock has gained 13.83% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the bank industry by -5 percentage points.

Are bank stocks a good buy now?

40.09% of bank stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect bank stocks to rise by 14.2% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the banks - regional industry?

The average P/E ratio of the banks - regional industry is -8.25x.

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