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 +28.50% 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 121st 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
BGC
BGC GROUP INC
38
57
29
56
30
20
DFIN
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC
47
43
71
56
20
OPY
OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC
27
43
0
0
30
60
NMR
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC
13
43
0
0
20
0
SNEX
STONEX GROUP INC
26
0
43
11
50

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What are the best capital market stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 84 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 9 points higher than the capital market industry average of 29.

BGC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock return 24.27% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 30 percentage points.

2. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)


Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is the #2 top capital market stock out of 84 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 18 points higher than the capital market industry average of 29.

DFIN passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen its stock lose -10.69% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -5 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $61.00, an upside of 28.96% from Donnelley Financial Solutions's current stock price of $47.30.

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. Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY)


Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is the #3 top capital market stock out of 84 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -2 points lower than the capital market industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OPY as a "B".

OPY passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Oppenheimer Holdings has seen its stock return 40.67% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 47 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 27.92%, which is 25 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 3.03%. Cohen & Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 7.93%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 3.03%.

Brbi Br Partners Sa's dividend payout ratio of 174.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Btcs (NASDAQ:BTCS)


Btcs (NASDAQ:BTCS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.85%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 3.03%.

Btcs's dividend payout ratio of -1.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are capital market stocks down?

Capital market stocks were down -0.13% in the last day, and down -0.48% over the last week. Bit Origin was the among the top losers in the capital markets industry, dropping -13.16% yesterday.

Bit Origin shares are trading lower. The stock initially rallied after the company mentioned the expected delivery and deployment of 16 NVIDIA Blackwell B300 AI servers, but pulled back shortly after.

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 43, which is 25 points higher than the capital market industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Donnelley Financial Solutions's stock has dropped -10.69% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -5 percentage points.

2. Xp (NASDAQ:XP)


Xp (NASDAQ:XP) 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.

Xp has a valuation score of 100, which is 82 points higher than the capital market industry average of 18. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Xp's stock has gained 5.7% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 12 percentage points.

3. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)


Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) 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.

Cohen & Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the capital market industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cohen & Co's stock has gained 14.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 21 percentage points.

Are capital market stocks a good buy now?

55.36% of capital market stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect capital market stocks to rise by 29.62% over the next year.

1.56% of capital market stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.06% of capital market stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.88% are rated C (Hold), 15.63% are rated D (Sell), and 21.88% 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 18.23x.
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