The most oversold stocks in the financial sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.

The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock’s strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock’s price action, it can give traders a better sense of how a stock may perform in the short term. An asset is typically considered oversold when the RSI is below 30, according to Benzinga Pro.

Here's the latest list of major oversold players in this sector, having an RSI near or below 30.

Business First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:BFST)

  • On Jan. 22, Business First Bancshares posted upbeat quarterly results. “In the fourth quarter we continued to demonstrate increasing core profitability and tangible book value build as the logic of the investments we’ve made over the past few quarters becomes reality through our team’s successful performance,” said Jude Melville, chairman, president, and CEO of Business First. The company's stock fell around 10% over the past month and has a 52-week low of $20.93.
  • RSI Value: 29.9
  • BFST Price Action: Shares of Business First Bancshares fell 1.1% to close at $25.91 on Wednesday.
  • Edge Stock Ratings: 44.82 Momentum score.

SmartFinancial Inc (NYSE:SMBK)         

  • On Jan. 30, SmartFinancial announced a $10 million stock repurchase program. The company's stock fell around 9% over the past month and has a 52-week low of $26.31.
  • RSI Value: 29.9
  • SMBK Price Action: Shares of SmartFinancial fell 2.2% to close at $37.59 on Wednesday.
  • Benzinga Pro’s charting tool helped identify the trend in SMBK stock.

Visa Inc (NYSE:V)

  • On March 3, the company expanded its collaboration with Bridge to enhance its stablecoin-linked card program. Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto, Visa, said, "Expanding our work with Bridge gives us one more way to bring the speed, transparency and programmability of stablecoins directly into the settlement process." The company's stock fell around 6% over the past month and has a 52-week low of $298.50.
  • RSI Value: 29.9
  • V Price Action: Shares of Visa fell 3.1% to close at $299.02 on Wednesday.
  • Benzinga Pro’s signals feature notified of a potential breakout in V shares.

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