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Best Asset Management Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top asset management stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best asset management stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best asset management stocks to buy right now are:

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) is the #1 top asset management stock out of 100 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 3 points higher than the asset management industry average of 31.

AAMI passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Acadian Asset Management has seen its stock return 159.72% over the past year, overperforming other asset management stocks by 152 percentage points.

Acadian Asset Management has an average 1 year price target of $62.50, a downside of -24.09% from Acadian Asset Management's current stock price of $82.33.

Acadian Asset Management stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Acadian Asset Management, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC) is the #2 top asset management stock out of 100 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 18 points higher than the asset management industry average of 31.

RPC passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ridgepost Capital has seen its stock lose -10.39% over the past year, underperforming other asset management stocks by -18 percentage points.

Ridgepost Capital has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, an upside of 43.37% from Ridgepost Capital's current stock price of $8.37.

Ridgepost Capital stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ridgepost Capital, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Sprott (NYSE:SII) is the #3 top asset management stock out of 100 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sprott (NYSE:SII) is: Value: D, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sprott (NYSE:SII) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 3 points higher than the asset management industry average of 31.

SII passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sprott has seen its stock return 102.23% over the past year, overperforming other asset management stocks by 95 percentage points.

Sprott has an average 1 year price target of $230.00, an upside of 76.11% from Sprott's current stock price of $130.60.

Sprott stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Sprott, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 80 asset management stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 asset management stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Oxford Square Capital (NASDAQ:OXSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 31.58%, which is 22 percentage points higher than the asset management industry average of 9.31%. Oxford Square Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Oxford Square Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Oxford Square Capital's dividend payout ratio of -97.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Ofs Capital (NASDAQ:OFS) has an annual dividend yield of 25.82%, which is 17 percentage points higher than the asset management industry average of 9.31%. Ofs Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Ofs Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ofs Capital's dividend payout ratio of -36.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Blackrock Tcp Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) has an annual dividend yield of 25.29%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the asset management industry average of 9.31%. Blackrock Tcp Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Blackrock Tcp Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Blackrock Tcp Capital's dividend payout ratio of -67.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Asset management stocks were up 1.17% in the last day, and up 3.36% over the last week. Bitventures was the among the top gainers in the asset management industry, gaining 18.18% yesterday.

BitVentures shares are trading higher. The company reported H1 financial results.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued asset management stocks right now are:

Virtus Investment Partners (NYSE:VRTS) is the most undervalued asset management stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Virtus Investment Partners has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the asset management industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Virtus Investment Partners's stock has dropped -18.01% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the asset management industry by -26 percentage points.

Noah Holdings (NYSE:NOAH) is the second most undervalued asset management stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Noah Holdings has a valuation score of 14, which is -17 points higher than the asset management industry average of 31. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NOAH a Valuation Rating of "B".

Noah Holdings's stock has dropped -15.39% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the asset management industry by -23 percentage points.

Triplepoint Venture Growth Bdc (NYSE:TPVG) is the third most undervalued asset management stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Triplepoint Venture Growth Bdc has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the asset management industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Triplepoint Venture Growth Bdc's stock has dropped -22.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the asset management industry by -31 percentage points.

36.62% of asset management stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect asset management stocks to rise by 12.76% over the next year.

2.53% of asset management stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.59% of asset management stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.82% are rated C (Hold), 22.78% are rated D (Sell), and 1.27% are rated F (Strong Sell).