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Best Capital Market Stocks to Buy Now (2023)

Top capital market stocks in 2023 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:

A Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK) is the top capital market stock with a Zen Score of 66, which is 37 points higher than the capital market industry average of 29. It passed 24 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. A Mark Precious Metals has seen its stock lose -2.74% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -11 percentage points.

A Mark Precious Metals has an average 1 year price target of $55.50, an upside of 95.29% from A Mark Precious Metals's current stock price of $28.42.

A Mark Precious Metals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering A Mark Precious Metals, 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.

Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) is the second best capital market stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 29 points higher than the capital market industry average of 29. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Heritage Global has seen its stock return 84.34% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 76 percentage points.

Heritage Global has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, an upside of 96.08% from Heritage Global's current stock price of $3.06.

Heritage Global stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Heritage Global, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Evercore (NYSE:EVR) is the third best capital market stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 21 points higher than the capital market industry average of 29. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Evercore has seen its stock return 58.45% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 50 percentage points.

Evercore has an average 1 year price target of $143.33, an upside of 6.77% from Evercore's current stock price of $134.24.

Evercore stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Evercore, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 24 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 15.36%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 3.35%. 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 -11.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Moelis & Co (NYSE:MC) has an annual dividend yield of 6.81%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 3.35%. 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 413.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) has an annual dividend yield of 6.61%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 3.35%. Lazard's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Lazard's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lazard's dividend payout ratio of -4,000% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Capital market stocks were down -1.17% in the last day, and down -1.65% over the last week. Schwab Charles was the among the top losers in the capital markets industry, dropping -2.46% yesterday.

Shares of banks and financial services stocks are trading lower as stocks across sectors sell off on rising Treasury yields. Investors also assess the August JOLTs report, which showed an increase in job openings.

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

A Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK) is the most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. A Mark Precious Metals has a valuation score of 86, which is 64 points higher than the capital market industry average of 22. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

A Mark Precious Metals's stock has dropped -2.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -11 percentage points.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) is the second most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Virtu Financial has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the capital market industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Virtu Financial's stock has dropped -18.13% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -26 percentage points.

Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF) is the third most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Stifel Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the capital market industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stifel Financial's stock has gained 12.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 5 percentage points.