# Oscar Health Leads Top-Ranked Financial Stocks as Sector Slips 0.39% By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/30416 Published: 2026-10-12T15:20:23.000Z Updated: 2026-10-12T15:20:23.000Z Section: Investing > B3 S.A., XP, Sezzle and Victory Capital also ranked among the five strongest financial stocks, while PennyMac Financial Services appeared among the bottom five. Oscar Health led the latest ranking of financial stocks after the S&P 500 Financials sector fell 0.39% in the third quarter, underperforming the broader S&P 500’s 2.04% gain. The ranking placed Oscar Health first, followed by B3 S.A., XP, Sezzle and Victory Capital. The companies span insurance, financial services, trading and payments businesses. The five lowest-ranked stocks included PennyMac Financial Services, Lemonade, Klarna Group, Shift4 Payments and Houlihan Lokey. PennyMac Financial Services was among the bottom five but was not identified as the lowest-ranked stock. The financial sector’s October outlook includes potential growth in lending and investment income, continued digitalization, earnings growth, dividend strength, increased capital-markets activity and attractive valuations. The rankings add to attention on financial stocks as investors assess earnings expectations ahead of the third-quarter 2026 reporting season, including [financial-sector stocks carrying A+ EPS Revision Quant Grades](). ## Links in this article - [financial-sector stocks carrying A+ EPS Revision Quant Grades](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/29057)