5 Best Financial Stocks To Buy Now

In this article, we will take a look at the 5 best financial stocks to buy now. If you want to explore similar stocks, you can go to 15 Best Financial Stocks To Buy Now.

5. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 100

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) was spotted on 100 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of Q4 2022. These funds held collective positions worth $37.5 billion in the company. As of December 31, Berkshire Hathaway is the largest investor in the company and holds a stake worth $33.4 billion.

On April 12, Barclays analyst Jason Goldberg updated his price target on Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) to $39 from $48 and reiterated an Overweight rating on the shares. The stock is one of the best financial stocks to buy now according to analysts and hedge funds.

Oakmark Funds made the following comment about Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) in its Q1 2023 investor letter:

“The Oakmark Equity and Income Fund has 29% of its equity portfolio in financials. This made the March sell-off painful, but we do not believe that this has meaningfully changed the value of most of our financial equity holdings. In fact, we were adding to financial positions throughout March. We believe that one way to analyze our financial holdings is to look at them in different buckets given their various business models and risk profiles. Almost 30% of our financial exposure is in insurance companies and insurance brokers. Insurance companies have very stable liability profiles, so the main risk is a change in asset values. We are comfortable with their investment portfolios and think these stocks are quite attractive. Around 5% of our financials are asset managers. This leaves a little over 40% of the financials exposure in a varied group of banks and lenders. About 5% of that portfolio is in Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) and State Street. These two banks are designated as Systematically Important Financial Institutions and are held to higher regulatory standards. Our largest single financials holding is Bank of America, which has grown deposits during March, and we believe it is one of the best managed companies in the sector.”