Financial services covers commercial and investment banks, insurers, asset managers, payment networks, and exchanges. It is the second-largest sector by weight in the US market, home to names like JPMorgan, Bank of America, Visa, and Berkshire Hathaway. Performance is tightly linked to interest rates, lending margins, credit growth, and the health of the broader economy, and it is one of the highest dividend-paying sectors. On this page we rank the best US financial stocks by the EL7 Score and compare them across value, growth, quality, safety, and capital-return factors.
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P/E 12.7 vs period average 12.5 Near its historical average
Ranked among 363 stocks with a market cap above $2B. Smaller companies are excluded from the ranking.
Rank | Company | Price | P/E | Value | Growth | Quality | EL7 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/363 |  | $24.84 | 5.8 | 88 | 93 | 98 | 99 |
| 2/363 |  | $34.85 | 2.7 | 93 | 89 | 95 | 98 |
| 3/363 |  | $25.20 | 6.3 | 91 | 71 | 81 | 96 |
| 4/363 |  | $253.71 | 5.0 | 89 | 73 | 98 | 96 |
| 5/363 |  | $110.30 | 14.7 | 47 | 86 | 71 | 95 |
| 6/363 |  | $118.87 | 25.7 | 26 | 94 | 99 | 94 |
| 7/363 |  | $106.37 | 8.3 | 90 | 39 | 80 | 94 |
| 8/363 |  | $93.45 | 11.4 | 72 | 75 | 55 | 94 |
| 9/363 |  | $12.17 | 29.7 | 67 | 89 | 84 | 93 |
| 10/363 |  | $98.56 | 7.5 | 86 | 77 | 94 | 93 |
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Insider purchases in the sector's stocks
Funds that track the sector and each fund's exposure to it.
Fund | Exposure | Assets | Expense |
|---|---|---|---|
| KREState Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF | 100.0% | $4B | 0.35% |
| IYFiShares U.S. Financials ETF | 99.0% | $4B | 0.37% |
| XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF | 98.1% | $54B | 0.08% |
| VFHVanguard Financials ETF | 96.8% | $15B | 0.09% |
The percentage is the sector's share of the fund's assets, per the latest available data.
The white line marks the average score (59.3) · the number beside the score is the stock count
Upgrades and downgrades on the sector's stocks
The financial services sector ranks mid-market in 6th place with a score of 66.75, deriving its strength from high operational quality (75.24) and strong price momentum, despite clear weakness in safety levels (28.67). The sector trades at a median P/E ratio of 12.74, pointing to moderate valuations that balance value and growth amid positive investor sentiment. Stocks such as NSLR and SLDE stand out as the top-performing companies within this sector based on quality and momentum ratings.
