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Best Credit Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top credit service stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best credit service stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 credit service stocks to buy right now are:

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) is the #1 top credit service stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Cpi Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 13, which is -22 points lower than the credit service industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PMTS as a "A".

PMTS passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Cpi Card Group has seen its stock return 44.42% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 37 percentage points.

Cpi Card Group has an average 1 year price target of $37.25, an upside of 45.39% from Cpi Card Group's current stock price of $25.62.

Cpi Card Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts 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.

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) is the #2 top credit service stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Oppfi (NYSE:OPFI) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 14 points higher than the credit service industry average of 35.

OPFI passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Oppfi has seen its stock return 167.79% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 161 percentage points.

Oppfi has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 25.31% from Oppfi's current stock price of $7.98.

Oppfi stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Oppfi, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV) is the #3 top credit service stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -5 points lower than the credit service industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates FINV as a "A".

FINV passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Finvolution Group has seen its stock return 47.69% over the past year, overperforming other credit service stocks by 41 percentage points.

Finvolution Group has an average 1 year price target of $11.40, an upside of 62.16% from Finvolution Group's current stock price of $7.03.

Finvolution Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Finvolution Group, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 24 credit service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 credit service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Finvolution Group (NYSE:FINV) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the credit service industry average of 3.99%. Finvolution Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Finvolution Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

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

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) has an annual dividend yield of 15.06%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 3.99%. Oaktree Specialty Lending's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Oaktree Specialty Lending's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Oaktree Specialty Lending's dividend payout ratio of 323.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) has an annual dividend yield of 9.76%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the credit service industry average of 3.99%. Barings Bdc's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Barings Bdc's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Barings Bdc's dividend payout ratio of 100% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Credit service stocks were down -2.41% in the last day, and down -2.84% over the last week. Visa was the among the top losers in the credit services industry, dropping -2.89% yesterday.

Shares of stocks in the broader financial sector are trading lower amid overall market weakness amid President Trump's criticism of Fed Chair Powell.

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 credit service stocks right now are:

Bread Financial Holdings (NYSE:BFH) is the most undervalued credit service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bread Financial Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 26 points higher than the credit service industry average of 45. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bread Financial Holdings's stock has gained 33.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by 26 percentage points.

Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN) is the second most undervalued credit service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Medallion Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 12 points higher than the credit service industry average of 45. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Medallion Financial's stock has gained 14.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by 8 percentage points.

Western Union Co (NYSE:WU) is the third most undervalued credit service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Western Union Co has a valuation score of 43, which is -2 points higher than the credit service industry average of 45. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates WU a Valuation Rating of "A".

Western Union Co's stock has dropped -26.99% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the credit service industry by -34 percentage points.

36.84% of credit service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect credit service stocks to rise by 24.48% over the next year.

20% of credit service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14% of credit service stocks are rated B (Buy), 54% are rated C (Hold), 8% are rated D (Sell), and 4% are rated F (Strong Sell).