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 D and is the 114th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
DD Score
Valuation Score
Financials Score
Forecast Score
Performance Score
Dividends Score
OPY
OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC
37
57
29
0
40
60
DFIN
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC
37
29
43
56
20
BGC
BGC GROUP INC
39
71
29
56
20
20
COHN
COHEN & CO INC
36
43
29
0
30
80
PIPR
PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES
49
14
57
44
70
60

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What are the best capital market stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY)


Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is the #1 top capital market stock out of 81 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 Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 7 points higher than the capital market industry average of 30.

OPY passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Oppenheimer Holdings has seen its stock return 40.82% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 35 percentage points.

2. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)


Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is the #2 top capital market stock out of 81 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 7 points higher than the capital market industry average of 30.

DFIN passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen its stock return 13.94% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 8 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $61.50, an upside of 24.17% from Donnelley Financial Solutions's current stock price of $49.53.

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. Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC)


Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) is the #3 top capital market stock out of 81 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the capital market industry average of 30.

BGC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock return 12.19% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 6 percentage points.

What are the capital market stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 26 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 16.04%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.59%. 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 36% 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 5.29%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.59%.

Brbi Br Partners Sa's dividend payout ratio of 182.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Moelis & Co (NYSE:MC)


Moelis & Co (NYSE:MC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.02%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.59%. Moelis & Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight 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 62.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are capital market stocks down?

Capital market stocks were down -0.15% in the last day, and down -3.3% over the last week. Robinhood Markets was the among the top losers in the capital markets industry, dropping -3.59% yesterday.

Robinhood Markets shares are trading lower after Mizuho lowered its price target on the stock from $135 to $110.

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. Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY)


Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) 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.

Oppenheimer Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the capital market industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Oppenheimer Holdings's stock has gained 40.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 35 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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cohen & Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the capital market industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cohen & Co's stock has gained 112.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 106 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 29, which is 5 points higher than the capital market industry average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Donnelley Financial Solutions's stock has gained 13.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 8 percentage points.

Are capital market stocks a good buy now?

54.72% of capital market stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect capital market stocks to rise by 33.57% over the next year.

6.06% of capital market stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.58% of capital market stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.06% are rated C (Hold), 13.64% are rated D (Sell), and 16.67% 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 8.72x.
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