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Best Capital Market Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top capital market stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best capital market stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the capital markets industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best capital market stocks to buy right now are:

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) is the top capital market stock with a Zen Score of 68, which is 36 points higher than the capital market industry average of 32. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riot Platforms has seen its stock lose -10.58% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -57 percentage points.

Riot Platforms has an average 1 year price target of $15.50, an upside of 84.3% from Riot Platforms's current stock price of $8.41.

Riot Platforms stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Riot Platforms, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 57.14% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Bit Digital (NASDAQ:BTBT) is the second best capital market stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the capital market industry average of 32. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bit Digital has seen its stock return 50.48% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 4 percentage points.

Bit Digital has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, an upside of 89.87% from Bit Digital's current stock price of $3.16.

Bit Digital stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Bit Digital, 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.

Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) is the third best capital market stock with a Zen Score of 54, which is 22 points higher than the capital market industry average of 32. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Heritage Global has seen its stock lose -46.43% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -93 percentage points.

Out of 19 capital market stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 capital market stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.56%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.04%. Cohen & Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cohen & Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cohen & Co's dividend payout ratio of 38.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Xp (NASDAQ:XP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.16%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.04%.

Xp's dividend payout ratio of 94.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Moelis & Co (NYSE:MC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.48%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.04%. Moelis & Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Moelis & Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Moelis & Co's dividend payout ratio of 1,333.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Capital market stocks were up 2.47% in the last day, and up 1.66% over the last week. Cleanspark was the among the top gainers in the capital markets industry, gaining 10.74% yesterday.

Shares of miners and crypto-linked stocks are trading higher amid a rise in Bitcoin.

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued capital market stocks right now are:

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is the most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Oppenheimer Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the capital market industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Oppenheimer Holdings's stock has gained 31.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -16 percentage points.

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) is the second most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Riot Platforms has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the capital market industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riot Platforms's stock has dropped -10.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -57 percentage points.

Btcs (NASDAQ:BTCS) is the third most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Btcs has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the capital market industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Btcs's stock has gained 32.22% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -15 percentage points.