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Best US Banks and Financial Service Stocks

The financial sector is the core of the global economy. The Best US financial companies are the world’s leading providers of a wide range of other financial services. This is a list of the best financial companies in the US ranked by their market capitalisation.

Best US Banks Stocks

Stock Name
Ticker
Stock Price
Market Cap
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Hld B logo
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Hld B

BRK.B

$ 316.97

696.071 B

Visa, Inc. logo
Visa, Inc.

V

$ 237.08

448.179 B

JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM

$ 128.49

378.192 B

MasterCard Inc. logo
MasterCard Inc.

MA

$ 366.93

347.014 B

Bank of America Corp. logo
Bank of America Corp.

BAC

$ 29.32

232.031 B

Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley

MS

$ 87.55

147.254 B

Wells Fargo & Co. logo
Wells Fargo & Co.

WFC

$ 37.47

141.527 B

The Charles Schwab Corp. logo
The Charles Schwab Corp.

SCHW

$ 76.6

139.094 B

Royal Bank of Canada logo
Royal Bank of Canada

RY

$ 93.55

130.091 B

American Express Co. logo
American Express Co.

AXP

$ 163.12

121.372 B

Toronto-Dominion Bank logo
Toronto-Dominion Bank

TD

$ 59.13

107.127 B

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. logo
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

GS

$ 318.53

106.324 B

Prologis, Inc. logo
Prologis, Inc.

PLD

$ 114.12

105.382 B

UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group AG

UBS

$ 28.51

98.704 B

BlackRock, Inc. logo
BlackRock, Inc.

BLK

$ 648.32

97.401 B

American Tower Corporation logo
American Tower Corporation

AMT

$ 208.1

97.016 B

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. logo
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

MMC

$ 190.58

94.138 B

Progressive Corp. logo
Progressive Corp.

PGR

$ 153.97

90.124 B

Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup Inc.

C

$ 43.71

84.960 B

The Chubb Corporation logo
The Chubb Corporation

CB

$ 188.92

78.120 B

Disclaimer: This is a ranking by market cap and should not be construed as an investment advice or a recommendation.

What are US Financial Stocks?

When speaking of the financial sector, most individuals think of it as banks. Even though banks form the biggest part of the financial sector, the sector also includes many other types of businesses.

The US financial sector comprises businesses that offer insurance, loan, banking, payment services and money management services. It also includes investment brokerage, asset management, and credit services companies. The financial sector offers a better balance between risk and reward than many other sectors right now. 

Some of the popular companies in the financial sector include American International Group Inc., Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Citi, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa, Master Card and Morgan Stanley.

Who Should Invest in US Financial Stocks?

You must be well aware of the risks before investing in the financial sector. While analysing a financial company, look at the overall company performance and economy, and not just one or two metrics. Also, financial sector investment is best in the long term.

There are a lot of things that can change the price of financial stocks in the short term, and many of them, like a weak economy or falling interest rates, have little to do with how strong the business is. Thus, pick fundamentally strong stocks and invest in the sector only if you have a long-term investment horizon.

Financial Sector Outlook in the US

The financial sector forms the core of the US economy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the financial sector stocks have seen the worst. Banking stocks can often be cyclical in nature. To elaborate, they can lose value when the economy is bad and when unemployment goes up. During such times, businesses and individuals have trouble paying their bills. This can cause banks to have a lot of bad debt.

As interest rates go up, many companies in the financial sector have better chances to make more money. Fintech innovations like blockchain are more likely to be integrated into the industry than to change it. In the long term, the financial sector may have the potential to yield good returns.