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Best Capital Market Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top capital market stocks in 2026 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.

Industry: Capital Markets

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Capital Markets is Zen Rated F and is the 128th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
BGC	BGC GROUP INC	$5.40B	16.20%	3.10%	N/A	7.00%	3.36	N/A	100.00%	5.30%	11.81%
DFIN	DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC	$1.07B	8.70%	4.20%	8.99%	19.30%	1.23	1.41	63.50%	4.50%	7.64%
COHN	COHEN & CO INC	$36.94M	32.20%	1.90%	N/A	1.50%	11.33	N/A	100.00%	5.10%	6.70%
EVR	EVERCORE INC	$13.20B	41.10%	16.80%	28.83%	30.10%	1.25	2.77	100.00%	16.40%	20.89%
SNEX	STONEX GROUP INC	$9.66B	19.30%	1.00%	N/A	1.00%	18.87	N/A	1.70%	0.30%	0.40%
MIAX	MIAMI INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC	$4.93B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.36	2.77	N/A	N/A	N/A
VIRT	VIRTU FINANCIAL INC	$7.96B	35.70%	2.60%	N/A	4.30%	13.21	N/A	75.80%	14.20%	40.98%
PJT	PJT PARTNERS INC	$3.99B	76.40%	11.20%	N/A	15.40%	2.33	N/A	100.00%	10.30%	12.86%
GOLD	GOLDCOM INC	$1.15B	1.90%	0.50%	6.78%	5.10%	4.75	1.21	1.80%	0.10%	0.46%
XP	XP INC	$9.94B	22.80%	1.40%	N/A	1.30%	15.84	N/A	70.30%	28.10%	33.02%
MRX	MAREX GROUP PLC	$4.12B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	28.12	1.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
SF	STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP	$11.74B	14.50%	2.00%	N/A	2.80%	6.17	N/A	100.00%	14.70%	19.71%
RJF	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC	$30.08B	17.20%	2.40%	N/A	3.60%	6.31	N/A	98.40%	14.60%	18.73%
GS	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	$276.27B	13.80%	0.90%	N/A	0.90%	15.78	N/A	100.00%	28.30%	37.54%
PIPR	PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES	$5.76B	21.60%	12.70%	N/A	25.40%	0.43	N/A	100.00%	14.00%	19.30%
JEF	JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC	$10.83B	6.30%	0.90%	N/A	0.90%	6.01	N/A	91.10%	8.50%	12.42%
TIGR	UP FINTECH HOLDING LTD	$1.23B	21.90%	2.00%	22.37%	-6.60%	8.50	1.12	65.20%	31.70%	38.50%
OPY	OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC	$1.02B	10.40%	2.60%	N/A	4.40%	2.99	N/A	98.50%	5.70%	13.24%
NMR	NOMURA HOLDINGS INC	$23.50B	10.00%	0.60%	N/A	0.60%	15.33	N/A	90.60%	18.00%	24.59%
LAZ	LAZARD INC	$5.37B	33.20%	6.10%	N/A	6.80%	3.73	N/A	100.00%	8.60%	10.92%
LPLA	LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC	$24.28B	17.00%	4.90%	N/A	10.00%	2.31	N/A	32.50%	4.90%	8.95%
MS	MORGAN STANLEY	$304.56B	15.80%	1.20%	N/A	1.40%	12.83	N/A	100.00%	23.80%	31.63%
AXG	SOLOWIN HOLDINGS LTD	$603.03M	-3.70%	-3.50%	-1.86%	-110.90%	0.04	2.17	30.90%	-90.90%	-90.63%
SCHW	SCHWAB CHARLES CORP	$154.10B	18.30%	1.90%	N/A	2.90%	9.02	N/A	100.00%	36.40%	49.15%
IBKR	INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC	$37.61B	19.90%	0.50%	N/A	0.70%	35.36	N/A	93.70%	16.10%	22.93%
FUFU	BITFUFU INC	$384.88M	-17.90%	-7.40%	-7.99%	-6.70%	1.39	3.30	6.10%	-6.50%	-4.34%
TW	TRADEWEB MARKETS INC	$25.68B	13.60%	10.70%	N/A	64.60%	0.15	N/A	68.00%	40.30%	52.84%
FRHC	FREEDOM HOLDING CORP	$8.56B	0.20%	0.00%	N/A	5.10%	7.87	N/A	80.30%	0.10%	25.20%
PWP	PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS	$1.71B	-8.70%	3.00%	N/A	3.70%	-2.38	N/A	26.10%	2.90%	3.30%
CD	CHAINCE DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$499.49M	-15.00%	-12.40%	-12.62%	-67.40%	0.06	25.71	64.30%	-273.00%	-303.00%
MKTX	MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC	$5.24B	24.30%	15.00%	N/A	28.40%	0.92	N/A	100.00%	35.50%	43.44%
HLI	HOULIHAN LOKEY INC	$10.67B	20.10%	11.90%	N/A	32.40%	0.72	N/A	100.00%	16.90%	21.83%
ETOR	ETORO GROUP LTD	$3.18B	17.30%	13.10%	18.28%	74.00%	0.28	4.89	6.30%	1.60%	1.91%
PURR	HYPERLIQUID STRATEGIES INC	$903.31M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.09	18.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
FUTU	FUTU HOLDINGS LTD	$20.27B	32.40%	5.30%	33.62%	-20.00%	4.70	1.19	87.10%	49.60%	59.95%
FIGR	FIGURE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC	$8.10B	16.90%	7.70%	11.02%	16.00%	0.88	2.20	87.20%	26.40%	31.99%
BTGO	BITGO HOLDINGS INC	$1.45B	-4.60%	-0.60%	-3.93%	1.00%	13.28	1.07	1.20%	-0.10%	-0.08%
ABTC	AMERICAN BITCOIN CORP	$1.26B	-29.70%	-15.40%	-12.38%	-17.20%	0.88	0.13	53.30%	-69.40%	-71.67%
PROP	PRAIRIE OPERATING CO	$71.21M	-67.60%	-6.90%	10.04%	7.30%	5.21	0.63	70.40%	-25.20%	34.03%
CRCL	CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC	$28.06B	-2.90%	-0.10%	-3.04%	0.20%	22.64	1.03	39.40%	-2.50%	-3.75%
CSHR	COINSHARES PLC	$174.24M	48.70%	4.10%	24.29%	28.90%	10.28	1.10	87.80%	69.00%	73.95%
BTBT	BIT DIGITAL INC	$587.84M	-12.00%	-9.10%	-7.33%	-11.10%	0.43	6.39	53.90%	-70.70%	-69.77%
GLXY	GALAXY DIGITAL INC	$11.79B	-3.80%	-0.60%	-1.83%	-1.30%	3.98	1.70	100.00%	-0.10%	-0.18%
MC	MOELIS & CO	$5.11B	42.00%	15.00%	N/A	21.20%	1.37	N/A	100.00%	14.50%	19.85%
BGDE	BIG DIGITAL ENERGY INC	$34.07M	N/A	-43.00%	1,449.05%	-117.50%	-19.42	0.47	43.60%	-59.50%	-51.01%
BMNR	BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.92B	-116.60%	-115.10%	-87.84%	-125.10%	0.00	54.19	64.40%	-51,998.00%	-51,920.48%
APLD	APPLIED DIGITAL CORP	$11.79B	-16.80%	-4.90%	-3.23%	-4.40%	2.33	2.38	27.10%	-54.10%	-47.47%
HIVE	HIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$685.50M	-12.80%	-11.30%	-11.12%	-11.00%	0.12	1.74	85.80%	-27.30%	-24.73%
HUT	HUT 8 CORP	$11.09B	-22.70%	-12.40%	-15.31%	-15.50%	0.67	0.86	59.70%	-109.80%	-126.91%
DEFT	DEFI TECHNOLOGIES INC	$280.88M	60.80%	6.30%	44.34%	862.60%	4.51	0.99	65.50%	62.90%	68.03%
BTM	BITCOIN DEPOT INC	$56.65M	-156.70%	-5.40%	15.72%	14.90%	9.72	1.26	18.40%	-1.00%	1.71%
BTCS	BTCS INC	$105.48M	-32.00%	-23.20%	-19.72%	-20.30%	0.54	3.38	12.20%	-202.20%	-180.92%
GEMI	GEMINI SPACE STATION INC	$599.93M	N/A	-34.30%	-92.35%	-54.40%	2.33	1.30	73.50%	-324.60%	-288.72%
STKE	SOL STRATEGIES INC	$52.32M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HOOD	ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC	$69.37B	21.60%	4.70%	21.69%	-48.10%	3.84	1.22	95.20%	41.10%	46.65%
WULF	TERAWULF INC	$9.92B	-361.20%	-24.70%	-12.05%	-22.40%	45.70	2.00	50.90%	-392.60%	-344.95%
RIOT	RIOT PLATFORMS INC	$9.11B	-28.80%	-21.50%	-28.02%	-21.40%	0.44	1.08	41.60%	-132.80%	-129.06%
MARA	MARA HOLDINGS INC	$4.92B	-30.60%	-17.10%	-19.50%	-13.40%	1.10	1.27	37.50%	-144.60%	-145.46%
CIFR	CIPHER DIGITAL INC	$8.41B	-117.60%	-24.70%	-15.65%	-24.50%	7.92	3.13	60.00%	-427.80%	-383.99%
CLSK	CLEANSPARK INC	$3.63B	-14.10%	-8.70%	-7.82%	-7.00%	1.41	10.54	3.60%	-34.00%	-31.72%
IREN	IREN LTD	$21.87B	3.10%	1.40%	1.63%	1.90%	1.73	3.72	3.40%	10.10%	14.21%
GRAN	GRANDE GROUP LTD	$22.42M	-5.50%	-3.60%	-0.88%	6.50%	0.27	4.69	70.30%	-9.80%	-2.93%
MEGL	MAGIC EMPIRE GLOBAL LTD	$5.62M	-6.60%	-6.30%	-6.77%	-115.50%	0.04	38.87	100.00%	-72.10%	-72.07%
NCPL	NETCAPITAL INC	$3.12M	-138.80%	-111.60%	-126.94%	-643.70%	0.21	0.26	98.10%	-3,804.10%	-3,792.85%
GSIW	GARDEN STAGE LTD	$32.74M	-56.30%	-31.40%	-37.64%	-5,896.80%	0.63	2.51	66.10%	-92.30%	-91.65%
ZBAI	ATIF HOLDINGS LTD	$10.97M	-59.40%	-54.70%	-47.58%	-173.20%	0.08	13.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNCK	COINCHECK GROUP NV	$246.00M	0.20%	0.00%	10.05%	3.00%	8.00	1.07	2.90%	0.00%	0.36%
SIEB	SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP	$72.47M	5.70%	0.80%	6.13%	-6.40%	7.51	1.10	35.60%	5.40%	6.39%
PLUT	PLUTUS FINANCIAL GROUP LTD	$40.19M	-23.80%	-18.10%	-20.60%	-92.10%	0.16	6.29	-30.50%	-198.10%	-224.34%
HGBL	HERITAGE GLOBAL INC	$44.81M	4.90%	3.70%	7.30%	11.10%	0.25	1.95	62.30%	6.40%	10.58%
ILLR	TRILLER GROUP INC	$50.75M	N/A	N/A	47.85%	N/A	-1.11	0.04	38.10%	-807.20%	-720.73%
BMHL	BLUEMOUNT HOLDINGS LTD	$94.42M	33.90%	18.90%	26.55%	46.30%	0.25	5.02	28.80%	28.70%	33.00%
BTOG	BIT ORIGIN LTD	$2.86M	-312.10%	-169.90%	-192.10%	-110.00%	0.10	9.50	100.00%	-21,979.40%	-15,391.30%
BRBI	BRBI BR PARTNERS SA	$1.14B	21.90%	1.10%	N/A	1.40%	21.32	N/A	100.00%	32.90%	51.58%
LGHL	LION GROUP HOLDING LTD	$0.00	-46.90%	-18.60%	-5.85%	-13.50%	1.26	4.11	82.30%	-90.40%	-30.08%
MDBH	MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC	$39.93M	-34.10%	-33.00%	N/A	-44.60%	0.05	N/A	100.00%	-432.60%	-432.38%
ARBK	ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC	$0.00	-61.30%	24.20%	60.47%	0.70%	0.76	0.51	1.80%	32.80%	57.17%
FLD	FOLD HOLDINGS INC	$68.27M	-87.50%	-41.20%	-48.26%	-28.90%	1.44	0.86	6.60%	-218.90%	-200.92%
SRL	SCULLY ROYALTY LTD	$96.54M	-0.80%	-0.50%	0.08%	0.10%	0.41	5.10	77.10%	-6.50%	0.91%
SAIH	SAIHEAT LTD	$20.25M	-59.30%	-41.30%	-82.42%	-45.60%	0.72	2.30	-51.90%	-142.70%	-142.72%
WAI	TOP KINGWIN LTD	$4.62M	-72.80%	-64.10%	-79.20%	-90.80%	0.10	11.11	8.70%	-298.80%	-298.83%
TOP	TOP FINANCIAL GROUP LTD	$28.25M	-14.20%	-8.60%	N/A	-13.10%	0.83	N/A	18.90%	-122.30%	-118.99%

Capital Market Stocks FAQ

What are the best capital market stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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 82 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 5 points higher than the capital market industry average of 31.

BGC passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock return 23.4% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 7 percentage points.

2. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is the #2 top capital market stock out of 82 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 14 points higher than the capital market industry average of 31.

DFIN passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen its stock lose -19.76% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -37 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $59.50, an upside of 38.89% from Donnelley Financial Solutions's current stock price of $42.84.

Donnelley Financial Solutions stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Donnelley Financial Solutions, 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.

3. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) is the #3 top capital market stock out of 82 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 Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 5 points higher than the capital market industry average of 31.

COHN passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cohen & Co has seen its stock return 69.43% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 53 percentage points.

What are the capital market stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 27 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 23.14%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.51%. Cohen & Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 41.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Brbi Br Partners Sa (NASDAQ:BRBI)

Brbi Br Partners Sa (NASDAQ:BRBI) has an annual dividend yield of 5.27%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.51%.

Brbi Br Partners Sa's dividend payout ratio of 168.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Lazard (NYSE:LAZ)

Lazard (NYSE:LAZ) has an annual dividend yield of 3.12%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.51%. Lazard's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Lazard's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lazard's dividend payout ratio of 73% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are capital market stocks up?

Capital market stocks were up 0.76% in the last day, and up 2.43% over the last week. Iren was the among the top gainers in the capital markets industry, gaining 7.65% yesterday.

IREN shares are trading higher after the company announced a partnership with Nvidia to support the deployment of up to 5 gigawatts of NVIDIA DSX-aligned AI infrastructure across its global data center pipeline. Also, Nvidia received a five-year right to purchase up to 40 million shares at $70 per share.

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. Up Fintech Holding (NASDAQ:TIGR)

Up Fintech Holding (NASDAQ:TIGR) is the 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.

Up Fintech Holding has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the capital market industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Up Fintech Holding's stock has dropped -30.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -48 percentage points.

2. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) 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.

Cohen & Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the capital market industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cohen & Co's stock has gained 69.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 53 percentage points.

3. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) 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.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the capital market industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Donnelley Financial Solutions's stock has dropped -19.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -37 percentage points.

Are capital market stocks a good buy now?

60.38% of capital market stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect capital market stocks to rise by 21.49% over the next year.

1.64% of capital market stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.84% of capital market stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.46% are rated C (Hold), 18.03% are rated D (Sell), and 18.03% 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 12.12x.

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1. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)

2. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)

3. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

1. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

2. Brbi Br Partners Sa (NASDAQ:BRBI)

3. Lazard (NYSE:LAZ)

1. Up Fintech Holding (NASDAQ:TIGR)

2. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)

3. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)

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1. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)

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