According to MarketBeat's stock screener tool, Robinhood Markets, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Visa, SoFi Technologies, and Citigroup are the five financial stocks to watch today. These companies represent the highest dollar trading volume of any financial stocks within the last several days, spanning the banking, technology platform, and payments sectors. Financial stocks are shares of companies in the financial sector, including banks, insurance companies, asset managers, brokerages, and credit card firms that make money through lending, investing, managing money, or providing financial services to individuals and institutions.
JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) leads the list as it reports first among major banks on July 14, setting the tone for the entire banking sector. According to reports, analysts expect approximately $5.44 in earnings per share, representing a roughly 10% increase from the previous year but falling short of the $5.94 posted in the first quarter. The stock currently trades near $330 but has gained only 1.58% year to date, essentially remaining flat. Institutional buying pressure is weakening, with the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) falling to −0.15 and breaking out of its rising channel, indicating big money is stepping back before earnings.
SoFi Technologies provides various financial services in the United States, Latin America, and Canada, operating through three segments: Lending, Technology Platform, and Financial Services. The company offers lending and financial services that allow members to borrow, save, spend, invest, and protect money. As reported, SoFi operates as a technology platform company that provides comprehensive financial services including lending, financial services products, and various technology solutions to help members manage their finances effectively.
Visa Inc. operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally, operating VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. The company offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products, tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services. Visa also provides Visa Direct, a solution that facilitates the delivery of funds to eligible cards, deposit accounts, and digital wallets, along with Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral business-to-business cross-border payments network.
ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) presents the cleanest play on the oil shock, with the stock trading near $141 and maintaining a 17.28% year-to-date gain despite pulling back from April highs around $170. As reported, smart money is returning with the Chaikin Money Flow turning positive at +0.09 in late June, even before the ceasefire broke on July 7. The company is positioned to benefit from geopolitical risks, with fresh Hormuz attacks lifting oil prices and flagging a Q2 profit windfall. However, recent developments show Brent crude prices falling 2.1% to $76.39 from previous levels, as reported by AP News, though they remain above the $71.80 price from the end of last week. The worry remains that a return to full-blown war will block oil tankers from the Strait of Hormuz and prevent delivery of crude from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide.
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) rounds out the list, trading near $394 ahead of its July 22 earnings report but down 12.38% year to date. According to reports, the stock faces significant headwinds from competitive pressure, with Rivian's new R2 SUV undercutting the Model Y, Tesla's core seller, while robotaxi revenue remains thin before 2027. The Chaikin Money Flow sits at 0.04 inside a rising channel but has trended down since July 7. Options data shows a clear turn toward puts, with the volume put-call ratio flipping from approximately 0.53 to 1.01 since late June, despite some fresh bullish bets. The swings for oil prices have halted what had been a steady decline in gasoline prices, with the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline reaching $3.85, up 68 cents from a year earlier.
