Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 4 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Financial Services industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.
Why Focus on Undervalued Financial Services Stocks?
Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.
AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.
What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?
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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.
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4 Undervalued Financial Services Stocks
Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 4 undervalued stocks in the Financial Services industry for Friday, May 29, 2026. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Financial Services industry median.
| Company | Ticker | Price/Sales | Price/Earnings | EV/EBITDA | Shareholder Yield | Price/Book Value | Price/Free Cash Flow | Value Grade |
| Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | EEFT | 0.67 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 10.9% | 2.22 | 9.4 | A |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | EQH | 1.07 | na | 22.5 | 11.2% | na | 18.6 | B |
| Paysafe Limited | PSFE | 0.24 | na | 7.5 | 14.5% | 0.64 | 1.8 | A |
| WEX Inc. | WEX | 1.96 | 16.2 | 5.5 | 11.3% | 3.93 | 10.8 | B |
The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.
The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)
Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).
As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | EEFT | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 23 | 0.67 | 1.92 |
| Price/Earnings | 19 | 10.4 | 15.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14 | 6.0 | 10.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 4 | 10.9% | 0.1% |
| Price/Book Value | 53 | 2.22 | 1.37 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 22 | 9.4 | 11.8 |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. provides payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers, and individual consumers internationally. The company operates through three segments: Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), epay, and Money Transfer. The EFT segment provides automated teller machine cash withdrawal and deposit services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and point-of-sale (POS) management solutions, credit and debit and prepaid card outsourcing, card issuing, and merchant acquiring services. It also offers ATM and POS dynamic currency conversion, domestic and international surcharge, foreign currency dispensing, advertising, digital content sales at ATMs, customer relationship management, prepaid mobile top-up, bill payment, money transfer, fraud management, foreign remittance payout, cardless payout, banknote recycling solutions, and tax-refund services; and integrated electronic financial transaction software solutions for electronic payment and transaction delivery systems. The epay segment distributes and processes prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic content and payment processing services for various prepaid products, cards, and services. The Money Transfer segment offers consumer-to-consumer money transfer services through a network of locations and its website riamoneytransfer.com; account-to-account money transfer; and money transfer services through its website xe.com, Xe app, and customer service representatives. It also provides foreign currency exchange information on its currency data websites xe.com and x-rates.com; cash management solutions and foreign currency risk management services to small-and-medium-sized businesses; and payment processing services to third-party partners. The company was formerly known as Euronet Services, Inc. and changed its name to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. in August 2001. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. has a Value Score of 93, which is considered to be undervalued.
When you look at Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.67 compared to the industry median at 1.92, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s stock more attractive for value investors.
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 10.40 compared to the industry median at 15.50. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Euronet Worldwide, Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Now, let’s assess Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 6.0, when compared to the industry median of 10.0, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.
Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 0.10%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.
As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.37. This could make Euronet Worldwide, Inc. less attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.
Lastly, let’s take a look at Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Euronet Worldwide, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 11.80. This could make Euronet Worldwide, Inc. more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that Euronet Worldwide, Inc. is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.
Equitable Holdings, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | EQH | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 32 | 1.07 | 1.92 |
| Price/Earnings | na | na | 15.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 80 | 22.5 | 10.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 4 | 11.2% | 0.1% |
| Price/Book Value | na | na | 1.37 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 49 | 18.6 | 11.8 |
Equitable Holdings, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries, operates as a diversified financial services company worldwide. The company operates through six segments: Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Asset Management, Protection Solutions, Wealth Management, and Legacy. The Individual Retirement variable annuity products, including structured capital strategies, retirement cornerstone, and investment edge primarily to affluent and high net worth individuals. The Group Retirement provides tax-deferred investment and retirement services or products to plans sponsored by educational entities, municipalities, and not-for-profit entities, as well as small and medium-sized businesses. It offers guaranteed and structured investment option, and personal income benefit variable annuity products and open architecture mutual fund platform. The Asset Management segment offers investment management and related services to various clients through institutions, retail, and private wealth management. The Protection Solutions segment provides life insurance products, such as VUL and COLI insurance, IUL insurance, and term life; and employee benefits business which includes group life, supplemental life, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity insurance products to small and medium-sized businesses. The Wealth Management segment offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory accounts, financial planning and advice, life insurance, and annuity products. The Legacy segment consists of the capital intensive fixed-rate GMxB business that includes ROP death benefits. The company was formerly known as AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Equitable Holdings, Inc. in January 2020. Equitable Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1859 and is based in New York, New York.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Equitable Holdings, Inc. has a Value Score of 62, which is considered to be undervalued.
You can read more about Equitable Holdings, Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Paysafe Limited’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | PSFE | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 10 | 0.24 | 1.92 |
| Price/Earnings | na | na | 15.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 21 | 7.5 | 10.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 2 | 14.5% | 0.1% |
| Price/Book Value | 11 | 0.64 | 1.37 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 3 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
Paysafe Limited provides digital payment solutions in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Merchant Solutions and Digital Wallets. The Merchant Solutions segment offers payment acceptance and transaction processing solutions for merchants and integrated service providers, including merchant acquiring, transaction processing, gateway solutions, fraud and risk management tools, data and analytics, point of sale systems, and merchant financing solutions, as well as support services under the Paysafe and Petroleum Card Services brands. Its Digital Wallets segment provides digital wallet solutions under the Neteller, Skrill, PaysafeWallet, and PagoEfectivo brands; eCash solutions under the PaysafeCard, PaysafeCash, viafintech, SafetyPay, and PagoEfectivo brands; and pay-by-bank solutions under the Rapid Transfer brand. The company also offers digital commerce solutions for specialized industry verticals, including travel, streaming and video gaming, retail and hospitality, and digital assets, as well as iGaming, which covers online betting related to sports, e-sports, fantasy sports, poker, and other casino games. Paysafe Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
Paysafe Limited has a Value Score of 100, which is considered to be undervalued.
Paysafe Limited’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Paysafe Limited less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.37.
You can read more about Paysafe Limited’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
WEX Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | WEX | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 48 | 1.96 | 1.92 |
| Price/Earnings | 41 | 16.2 | 15.5 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12 | 5.5 | 10.0 |
| Shareholder Yield | 3 | 11.3% | 0.1% |
| Price/Book Value | 71 | 3.93 | 1.37 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 26 | 10.8 | 11.8 |
WEX Inc. operates a commerce platform in the United States and internationally. The Mobility segment offers fleet payment solutions, transaction processing, and information management services; and provides account activation and account retention services; authorization and billing inquiries, and account maintenance services; account management; credit and collections services; merchant services; analytics solutions; and ancillary services and offerings. This segment markets its products directly and indirectly to businesses and government agencies with fleets of commercial vehicles; and indirectly through co-branded and private label relationships. The Corporate Payments segment provides payment solutions, including embedded payments; and accounts payable automation and spend management solutions. This segment also markets its products directly and indirectly to customers in travel, fintech, insurance, consumer bill pay, and media verticals. The Benefits segment offers software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for consumer directed healthcare benefits and full-service benefit enrollment solutions. In addition, its SaaS platform includes embedded payment solutions and plan administration services for consumer-directed health benefits; COBRA accounts; and benefit enrollment and administration services. Further, it offers custodial and depository services for health savings accounts; and markets its products through third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, and health plans. WEX Inc. was formerly known as Wright Express Corporation and changed its name to WEX Inc. in October 2012. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Portland, Maine.
Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.
WEX Inc. has a Value Score of 78, which is considered to be undervalued.
WEX Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 16.2 compared to the industry median at 15.5. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes WEX Inc. less attractive for value investors.
WEX Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make WEX Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.37.
You can read more about WEX Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.
Other Financial Services Stock Grades
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Choosing Which of the 4 Best Financial Services Stocks Is Right for You
Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.
- Euronet Worldwide, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
- Equitable Holdings, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Paysafe Limited stock has a Value Grade of A.
- WEX Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 4 undervalued stocks in the Financial Services industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.
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Additional Resources About Financial Services Stocks
Want to learn more about Financial Services stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.
- Economic Moats: The Engine Behind Long-Term Earnings Power
- 4 Undervalued Financial Services Stocks for Thursday, May 28
- Is Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) Overvalued?
- Is Mastercard Incorporated (MA) Overvalued?
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