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Best Capital Market Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top capital market stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best capital market stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Capital Markets is Zen Rated F and is the 118th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
BGC	BGC GROUP INC	$9.06	2,943,512	28.44%	8.77	8.52	8.98	9.14	9.39	55.25	94.78	96.18	95.47	98.49	0.02	-0.09	0.11	1.23
VIRT	VIRTU FINANCIAL INC	$39.15	1,343,614	22.18%	38.49	37.50	37.02	37.07	34.23	56.08	73.06	73.25	87.85	88.58	0.52	0.36	0.16	0.52
OPY	OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC	$59.01	92,306	-32.89%	57.67	56.16	59.60	62.68	57.94	53.82	84.62	85.86	94.01	95.04	-0.15	-0.84	0.69	0.89
PWP	PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS	$17.17	1,042,323	29.94%	16.49	16.49	18.97	21.74	21.11	48.21	86.60	83.45	96.93	98.98	-0.57	-0.90	0.33	1.12
DFIN	DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC	$48.20	612,146	75.76%	44.00	42.45	44.70	53.85	59.14	65.36	89.94	90.51	100.00	100.00	0.22	-0.81	1.04	1.27
FUTU	FUTU HOLDINGS LTD	$92.31	1,491,153	-20.70%	86.98	85.65	100.94	95.81	87.06	51.00	87.65	84.55	91.49	88.71	-2.58	-4.55	1.97	1.49
HLI	HOULIHAN LOKEY INC	$162.08	277,080	-12.49%	157.07	154.42	160.36	169.29	165.81	55.89	94.53	91.44	99.52	99.20	0.12	-1.53	1.65	0.90
SNEX	STONEX GROUP INC	$88.57	413,226	-1.17%	84.33	79.50	78.75	74.51	65.82	66.79	95.49	96.34	95.26	98.42	3.17	1.90	1.27	0.97
TIGR	UP FINTECH HOLDING LTD	$8.25	2,380,724	0.15%	7.45	7.36	7.74	7.36	6.30	59.95	93.64	89.93	99.70	99.82	0.04	-0.13	0.17	1.55
BTM	BITCOIN DEPOT INC	$1.51	115,677	436.09%	1.45	1.35	1.33	1.49	1.58	58.58	86.96	90.37	89.63	95.11	0.05	0.02	0.03	0.35
SCHW	SCHWAB CHARLES CORP	$81.40	8,153,385	4.85%	78.34	76.30	77.20	77.90	73.19	62.15	96.31	94.78	100.00	100.00	1.01	0.26	0.76	1.01
EVR	EVERCORE INC	$205.29	1,449,905	102.21%	190.39	184.31	204.40	242.87	251.25	57.30	88.72	90.37	99.24	98.92	-1.45	-6.00	4.55	1.41
TW	TRADEWEB MARKETS INC	$138.30	2,020,222	89.49%	134.72	133.90	136.21	133.14	127.73	55.61	96.13	91.11	100.00	100.00	-0.17	-0.86	0.69	0.72
MRX	MAREX GROUP PLC	$44.35	711,426	-31.18%	40.78	39.18	36.69	34.92	29.76	69.68	97.65	98.25	97.21	97.89	2.10	1.44	0.65	1.09
LPLA	LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$319.79	711,445	53.17%	310.31	308.43	328.42	336.39	291.38	51.89	92.60	90.15	99.72	99.01	-2.92	-5.86	2.93	1.09
BTCS	BTCS INC	$1.76	116,759	-12.42%	1.73	1.60	1.81	2.39	2.02	52.33	65.98	74.82	69.62	80.43	0.00	-0.05	0.05	1.97
AMRK	A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS INC	$24.36	171,680	-48.13%	24.38	23.54	25.86	26.78	32.36	47.93	74.20	80.22	78.74	86.20	-0.37	-0.63	0.26	0.89
MS	MORGAN STANLEY	$115.42	6,407,888	36.62%	112.51	109.97	117.44	124.54	117.30	52.80	88.23	91.27	96.45	98.58	-0.42	-1.90	1.48	1.17
FUFU	BITFUFU INC	$3.39	378,434	5.28%	3.96	4.14	4.50	4.87	4.76	32.86	9.89	15.67	0.00	5.67	-0.26	-0.18	-0.08	0.36
PLUT	PLUTUS FINANCIAL GROUP LTD	$2.21	44,423	-27.13%	2.49	2.51	3.05	N/A	N/A	30.39	25.91	33.30	28.05	59.66	-0.17	-0.19	0.02	0.17
NMR	NOMURA HOLDINGS INC	$5.55	1,191,020	84.04%	5.57	5.47	6.07	6.10	5.85	44.94	73.95	82.55	76.23	85.54	-0.12	-0.18	0.05	0.80
PJT	PJT PARTNERS INC	$141.71	510,494	43.74%	133.69	132.34	142.20	152.58	144.05	57.72	86.36	77.02	100.00	100.00	-1.05	-3.11	2.06	0.87
IREN	IREN LTD	$6.11	12,589,063	137.56%	6.03	5.92	7.08	9.49	9.30	46.10	73.74	81.45	77.25	87.74	-0.24	-0.41	0.17	2.41
PIPR	PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES	$241.12	128,707	-24.68%	231.74	229.09	250.94	279.51	282.80	51.87	93.37	90.75	98.66	99.55	-3.67	-7.44	3.77	1.31
MKTX	MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC	$221.59	669,147	54.99%	220.92	217.25	210.77	216.11	235.88	57.16	79.57	77.17	63.75	62.69	2.41	2.52	-0.11	0.65
LAZ	LAZARD INC	$38.90	782,832	-2.05%	37.47	37.05	43.10	47.77	49.01	48.28	84.19	85.17	89.66	91.58	-1.25	-2.06	0.81	1.30
MC	MOELIS & CO	$53.58	1,047,739	-14.36%	52.04	52.16	59.15	67.45	67.84	46.43	74.06	71.46	100.00	99.81	-1.82	-2.59	0.77	1.29
XP	XP INC	$16.10	4,570,542	19.88%	15.11	14.25	14.51	13.66	15.71	67.43	94.85	96.67	97.35	98.85	0.49	0.19	0.31	1.16
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$4.06	426,733	-4.76%	3.92	4.09	5.56	6.68	7.82	41.92	52.39	40.79	93.93	70.95	-0.46	-0.56	0.10	1.21
RJF	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC	$137.04	1,243,054	43.75%	135.39	133.73	140.82	151.42	140.93	49.79	85.37	87.87	94.10	98.03	-1.02	-2.15	1.13	1.10
HOOD	ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC	$49.11	41,841,581	45.75%	45.35	42.66	44.08	44.92	34.81	60.22	87.88	91.57	95.20	97.12	1.54	0.42	1.12	2.07
FRHC	FREEDOM HOLDING CORP	$142.83	66,934	-4.32%	137.13	130.97	135.35	135.85	116.77	58.83	91.47	93.75	90.77	95.93	2.85	0.51	2.34	1.05
MFH	MERCURITY FINTECH HOLDING INC	$7.19	67,722	-48.56%	6.48	5.77	5.78	6.29	4.19	61.62	86.31	91.38	77.83	87.38	0.41	0.18	0.23	0.72
SF	STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP	$85.69	700,193	-3.47%	85.01	84.27	93.42	101.88	98.53	46.02	80.94	82.28	97.68	99.23	-2.27	-3.18	0.91	1.32
GS	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	$547.55	2,216,500	30.72%	529.23	513.91	552.00	579.64	548.47	55.23	92.88	93.37	99.02	99.55	-0.65	-8.83	8.18	1.11
IBKR	INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC	$171.85	1,189,372	20.24%	164.14	163.27	177.34	187.43	164.57	52.59	79.05	79.94	100.00	99.98	-1.62	-3.92	2.31	1.05
HIVE	HIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$1.69	7,602,526	-17.11%	1.64	1.55	1.75	2.48	3.00	52.10	78.28	86.23	79.56	88.87	-0.01	-0.06	0.05	2.73
ILLR	TRILLER GROUP INC	$1.29	215,318	-69.12%	1.29	0.99	0.94	1.64	2.99	59.00	70.74	72.60	76.40	81.86	0.13	0.08	0.05	0.25
FLD	FOLD HOLDINGS INC	$3.87	365,587	120.89%	3.77	3.94	5.67	8.36	9.63	42.44	45.65	45.68	78.34	77.87	-0.69	-0.81	0.13	0.16
BITF	BITFARMS LTD	$1.00	15,595,980	73.97%	0.95	0.87	1.01	1.33	1.76	55.26	79.88	83.41	88.64	93.77	0.00	-0.03	0.03	2.80
CLSK	CLEANSPARK INC	$8.17	16,598,543	-10.76%	8.30	7.86	8.04	9.58	10.89	50.79	65.35	75.62	59.59	76.73	0.15	0.02	0.13	2.61
CNCK	COINCHECK GROUP NV	$7.01	55,629	137.95%	7.00	5.99	6.10	7.64	9.13	56.52	75.90	82.33	73.75	84.46	0.43	0.21	0.22	0.48
JEF	JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$46.73	1,505,576	43.89%	44.99	44.99	53.86	65.20	63.98	45.34	86.10	84.95	97.99	99.33	-2.27	-3.34	1.07	1.30
LGHL	LION GROUP HOLDING LTD	$2.87	46,843	57.86%	2.99	3.09	4.58	6.35	9.08	36.32	30.64	31.81	60.79	68.53	-0.43	-0.53	0.10	0.71
APLD	APPLIED DIGITAL CORP	$4.54	34,789,052	32.09%	4.31	4.75	6.33	7.42	6.93	42.84	52.84	53.98	91.85	95.63	-0.53	-0.64	0.11	2.18
HUT	HUT 8 CORP	$12.31	4,538,004	47.60%	12.17	12.05	13.14	18.48	16.88	47.93	69.71	80.35	78.43	89.08	-0.18	-0.45	0.28	2.66
RIOT	RIOT PLATFORMS INC	$7.24	30,670,741	-30.14%	7.16	7.12	7.94	9.98	9.69	47.28	66.67	76.30	75.48	86.56	-0.16	-0.31	0.15	2.80
BTBT	BIT DIGITAL INC	$1.94	8,925,293	24.10%	1.93	1.92	2.21	2.87	3.23	45.08	73.19	81.27	80.90	91.54	-0.07	-0.11	0.05	2.39
WULF	TERAWULF INC	$2.78	25,237,210	-16.43%	2.71	2.61	3.10	4.53	4.90	48.59	73.49	82.14	83.89	91.64	-0.07	-0.17	0.10	1.93
CIFR	CIPHER MINING INC	$2.85	7,948,391	-32.55%	2.77	2.55	3.17	4.41	4.59	50.73	83.62	89.22	88.57	95.66	-0.02	-0.15	0.13	2.09
MARA	MARA HOLDINGS INC	$13.37	34,503,629	-8.00%	13.54	12.71	13.20	16.35	17.46	50.98	77.99	83.78	77.67	89.34	0.23	0.00	0.23	3.14
ARBK	ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC	$0.37	568,167	69.91%	0.38	0.36	0.39	0.49	0.86	48.99	74.13	83.49	75.94	83.95	0.00	-0.01	0.01	1.98
MEGL	MAGIC EMPIRE GLOBAL LTD	$1.17	15,434	71.87%	1.23	1.25	1.40	1.81	1.91	40.87	61.22	71.77	66.15	85.21	-0.06	-0.07	0.02	1.32
NCPL	NETCAPITAL INC	$2.02	29,889	165.92%	1.97	1.89	1.92	1.98	2.38	58.30	94.64	92.05	87.79	90.49	0.04	0.02	0.02	0.90
MDBH	MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC	$4.49	131	-89.60%	4.42	4.83	5.87	6.11	7.04	35.26	25.57	22.12	97.37	88.11	-0.45	-0.47	0.02	0.21
SRL	SCULLY ROYALTY LTD	$8.01	1,147	-23.43%	7.64	7.74	7.84	7.73	7.76	56.60	75.35	60.24	93.84	84.31	-0.03	-0.07	0.04	0.46
TOP	TOP FINANCIAL GROUP LTD	$1.16	16,805	10.66%	1.17	1.15	1.23	1.35	1.65	45.99	67.33	73.91	66.98	79.69	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	1.39
WAI	TOP KINGWIN LTD	$0.14	10,471	-73.82%	0.15	0.15	0.21	0.27	0.33	31.97	69.21	73.26	70.95	77.15	-0.02	-0.02	0.00	0.92
SIEB	SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP	$3.43	35,030	-41.94%	3.49	3.19	2.82	2.90	2.53	62.36	69.19	75.06	25.17	45.44	0.21	0.20	0.01	0.80
SAIH	SAIHEAT LTD	$6.33	33,665	-87.29%	5.48	4.74	6.40	9.33	11.28	54.53	63.32	76.03	87.76	95.92	0.12	-0.39	0.51	0.99
HGBL	HERITAGE GLOBAL INC	$2.02	62,018	125.43%	2.01	2.04	2.11	2.04	1.94	44.63	40.79	49.45	73.45	79.49	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	0.50
GSIW	GARDEN STAGE LTD	$0.44	109,822	313.18%	0.39	0.41	0.46	0.52	2.28	52.75	51.00	41.16	80.50	75.33	-0.02	-0.02	0.01	0.90
MIGI	MAWSON INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$0.70	104,050	-56.10%	0.52	0.47	0.51	0.71	1.09	70.51	89.84	89.19	94.98	97.45	0.03	-0.01	0.04	1.09
ZBAI	ATIF HOLDINGS LTD	$0.87	184,696	-90.93%	0.91	0.97	1.03	1.08	0.96	42.09	60.37	57.61	83.51	84.17	-0.04	-0.04	0.00	0.29
GRYP	GRYPHON DIGITAL MINING INC	$0.24	443,897	-3.76%	0.21	0.18	0.21	0.32	0.50	56.53	71.20	82.71	77.23	88.93	0.02	-0.00	0.02	1.66
COHN	COHEN & CO INC	$8.50	2,239	-30.27%	7.74	7.40	8.27	9.18	9.09	61.28	92.65	92.58	98.75	99.17	0.02	-0.23	0.25	0.36
BTOG	BIT ORIGIN LTD	$0.15	4,996,870	-39.84%	0.15	0.15	0.25	0.52	1.20	42.42	48.33	40.03	90.29	88.49	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	0.84
SWIN	SOLOWIN HOLDINGS LTD	$1.89	66,526	-25.27%	1.74	1.63	1.57	1.66	2.17	65.19	83.19	82.39	96.64	96.64	0.07	0.04	0.03	0.56

Capital Market Stocks FAQ

What are the best capital market stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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 capital market stocks to buy right now are:

1. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) is the #1 top capital market stock out of 68 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 Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 10 points higher than the capital market industry average of 32.

BGC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock return 15.71% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -6 percentage points.

Bgc Group has an average 1 year price target of $14.50, an upside of 60.04% from Bgc Group's current stock price of $9.06.

Bgc Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Bgc Group, 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.

2. Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) is the #2 top capital market stock out of 68 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 Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 3 points higher than the capital market industry average of 32.

VIRT passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Virtu Financial has seen its stock return 80.41% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 59 percentage points.

Virtu Financial has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, a downside of -0.38% from Virtu Financial's current stock price of $39.15.

Virtu Financial stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Virtu Financial, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY)

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is the #3 top capital market stock out of 68 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 Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -1 points lower than the capital market industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OPY as a "B".

OPY passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Oppenheimer Holdings has seen its stock return 47.34% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 26 percentage points.

What are the capital market stocks with highest dividends?

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:

1. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.76%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.01%. 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 -1,250% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Moelis & Co (NYSE:MC)

Moelis & Co (NYSE:MC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.57%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.01%. 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 105.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Xp (NASDAQ:XP)

Xp (NASDAQ:XP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.04%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.01%.

Xp's dividend payout ratio of 45.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are capital market stocks down?

Capital market stocks were down -0.06% in the last day, and up 4.16% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why capital market stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued capital market stocks?

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 capital market stocks right now are:

1. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is the most undervalued capital market stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a valuation score of 29, which is 4 points higher than the capital market industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Donnelley Financial Solutions's stock has dropped -23.22% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -45 percentage points.

2. Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM)

Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM) is the second most undervalued capital market stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Bitcoin Depot has a valuation score of 0, which is -25 points higher than the capital market industry average of 25. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BTM a Valuation Rating of "B".

Bitcoin Depot's stock has dropped -22.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -44 percentage points.

3. Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY)

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is the third most undervalued capital market stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Oppenheimer Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the capital market industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Oppenheimer Holdings's stock has gained 47.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 26 percentage points.

Are capital market stocks a good buy now?

48.84% of capital market stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect capital market stocks to rise by 21.53% over the next year.

1.96% of capital market stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.92% of capital market stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.78% are rated C (Hold), 19.61% are rated D (Sell), and 13.73% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the capital markets industry?

The average P/E ratio of the capital markets industry is 19.97x.

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Best Capital Market Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top capital market stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best capital market stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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1. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)

2. Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)

3. Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY)

1. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

2. Moelis & Co (NYSE:MC)

3. Xp (NASDAQ:XP)

1. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)

2. Bitcoin Depot (NASDAQ:BTM)

3. Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY)

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