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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.

Industry: Capital Markets
Ticker
Company
Forecast Score
Market Cap
Price
Price Target
Upside/Downside
Consensus
Analysts
Fore. Revenue Growth
Fore. Earnings Growth
Forecast ROE
Forecast ROA
LPLA
LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$16.04B$203.88$264.8829.92%Buy813.91%56.32%60.69%13.87%
XP
XP INC
$5.96B$10.65$21.33100.31%Buy634.77%26.85%51.78%4.59%
AMRK
A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS INC
$738.61M$31.39$53.0068.84%Strong Buy2N/AN/A23.03%7.84%
FUTU
FUTU HOLDINGS LTD
$6.84B$48.68$60.4824.23%Strong Buy427.59%29.71%153.00%31.51%
EVR
EVERCORE INC
$4.41B$114.18$112.43-1.53%Buy7-6.48%-9.88%31.62%13.42%
VIRT
VIRTU FINANCIAL INC
$2.87B$17.19$26.1752.22%Buy6-36.46%16.33%29.22%3.70%
DFIN
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC
$1.12B$38.65$50.0029.37%Buy2N/AN/A38.33%15.25%
AMTD
AMTD IDEA GROUP
$184.21M$1.50N/AN/AStrong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
SF
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
$6.21B$58.17$53.67-7.74%Hold3N/AN/AN/AN/A
TW
TRADEWEB MARKETS INC
$17.35B$74.00$80.118.26%Buy98.45%22.22%N/AN/A
MC
MOELIS & CO
$2.65B$38.58$38.630.12%Strong Sell821.96%40.61%56.66%20.70%
FOCS
FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC
$4.01B$51.56$50.11-2.81%Buy915.24%59.96%N/AN/A
IBKR
INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC
$8.20B$79.59$99.6025.14%Strong Buy512.66%22.49%15.73%0.39%
SNEX
STONEX GROUP INC
$1.99B$96.53$101.004.63%Strong Buy1-96.91%-30.01%14.88%0.88%
LAZ
LAZARD LTD
$3.78B$33.50$38.5014.93%Hold6-1.74%3.53%95.85%9.11%
SCHW
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP
$97.44B$52.89$83.4357.74%Strong Buy156.44%14.87%N/AN/A
RJF
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC
$19.66B$91.31$122.5034.16%Buy89.80%30.39%22.13%2.83%
PJT
PJT PARTNERS INC
$1.79B$74.18$83.4012.43%Buy5N/AN/A72.26%12.73%
GS
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
$105.61B$314.85$399.3026.82%Buy144.43%11.45%11.43%0.93%
MARA
MARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
$1.41B$8.46$14.0065.48%Buy9175.11%N/A181.57%58.63%
HGBL
HERITAGE GLOBAL INC
$98.24M$2.66$4.0050.38%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
SRL
SCULLY ROYALTY LTD
$95.16M$6.42N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MKTX
MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC
$14.41B$383.21$328.33-14.32%Hold1312.74%15.82%N/AN/A
HIVE
HIVE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$268.89M$3.21$5.6776.54%Strong Buy3571.91%N/A86.22%64.13%
MS
MORGAN STANLEY
$144.38B$85.84$96.3212.21%Buy188.78%22.79%14.09%1.20%
SDIG
STRONGHOLD DIGITAL MINING INC
$30.75M$0.60$4.45642.90%Buy561.62%N/A-16.57%-6.18%
ARBK
ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC
$774.15M$1.65$1.00-39.39%Hold5103.52%N/A992.66%539.89%
HLI
HOULIHAN LOKEY INC
$6.32B$92.11$88.25-4.19%Hold48.29%20.00%29.75%17.16%
NMR
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC
$11.23B$3.72$4.007.53%Hold32.03%24.64%8.18%0.55%
HUT
HUT 8 MINING CORP
$423.45M$1.92$3.4077.08%Buy5N/AN/A16.10%13.70%
SIEB
SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP
$56.61M$1.75N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GHL
GREENHILL & CO INC
$154.17M$8.42$11.0030.64%Hold516.54%800.00%42.06%6.16%
WHG
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC
$92.46M$10.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BGCP
BGC PARTNERS INC
$1.88B$5.03$8.0059.05%Buy12.30%89.29%N/AN/A
PIPR
PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES
$2.47B$138.05$161.0016.62%Buy4N/AN/AN/AN/A
BTCS
BTCS INC
$19.35M$1.48$6.00305.41%Buy1N/AN/A-3.81%-3.46%
ATIF
ATIF HOLDINGS LTD
$19.45M$2.02N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TIGR
UP FINTECH HOLDING LTD
$487.42M$3.15$5.7080.95%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
OPY
OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC
$426.71M$38.21N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GREE
GREENIDGE GENERATION HOLDINGS INC
$17.00M$0.38$2.75623.68%Hold253.75%N/A-23.48%-6.84%
BITF
BITFARMS LTD
$221.29M$0.99$2.00102.63%Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
COHN
COHEN & CO INC
$13.96M$7.67N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TOP
TOP FINANCIAL GROUP LTD
$187.87M$5.36N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FRGT
FREIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.32M$0.17$2.001,076.47%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
PWP
PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS
$790.69M$9.26$13.3343.98%Buy4N/AN/AN/AN/A
FRHC
FREEDOM HOLDING CORP
$4.11B$69.03N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A37.49%4.82%
SAI
SAITECH GLOBAL CORP
$27.08M$1.20N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CIFR
CIPHER MINING INC
$581.79M$2.34$2.9023.93%Strong Buy3N/AN/AN/AN/A
AC
ASSOCIATED CAPITAL GROUP INC
$822.08M$37.44N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
IREN
IRIS ENERGY LTD
$169.69M$3.20$6.3397.78%Strong Buy7N/AN/A127.24%83.43%
MFH
MERCURITY FINTECH HOLDING INC
$30.83M$1.11N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Capital Market Stocks FAQ

What are the best capital market stocks to buy right now in Mar 2023?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best capital market stocks to buy right now are:

1. Lpl Financial Holdings (NASDAQ:LPLA)


Lpl Financial Holdings (NASDAQ:LPLA) is the top capital market stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 30 points higher than the capital market industry average of 32. It passed 24 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lpl Financial Holdings has seen its stock return 10.88% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 17 percentage points.

Lpl Financial Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $264.88, an upside of 29.92% from Lpl Financial Holdings's current stock price of $203.88.

Lpl Financial Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Lpl Financial Holdings, 12.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 37.5% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Xp (NASDAQ:XP)


Xp (NASDAQ:XP) is the second best capital market stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 27 points higher than the capital market industry average of 32. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Xp has seen its stock lose -66% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -60 percentage points.

Xp has an average 1 year price target of $21.33, an upside of 100.31% from Xp's current stock price of $10.65.

Xp stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Xp, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 16.67% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. A Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK)


A Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK) is the third best capital market stock with a Zen Score of 58, which is 26 points higher than the capital market industry average of 32. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. A Mark Precious Metals has seen its stock lose -20.67% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -15 percentage points.

A Mark Precious Metals has an average 1 year price target of $53.00, an upside of 68.84% from A Mark Precious Metals's current stock price of $31.39.

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, 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.

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. Btcs (NASDAQ:BTCS)


Btcs (NASDAQ:BTCS) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the capital market industry average of 3.48%.

Btcs's dividend payout ratio of -8.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)


Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 13.04%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 3.48%. 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 -18.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Scully Royalty (NYSE:SRL)


Scully Royalty (NYSE:SRL) has an annual dividend yield of 10.75%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 3.48%. Scully Royalty's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Scully Royalty's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Scully Royalty's dividend payout ratio of 1,051.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are capital market stocks up?

Capital market stocks were up 0.13% in the last day, and down -0.62% over the last week. Cipher Mining was the among the top gainers in the capital markets industry, gaining 14.15% yesterday.

Shares of several companies in the broader tech sector are trading lower amid St. Louis Fed President Bullard raising his 2023 terminal rate projection and reiterating inflation remains too high.

What are the most undervalued capital market stocks?

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

1. A Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK)


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 55 points higher than the capital market industry average of 31. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

A Mark Precious Metals's stock has dropped -20.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -15 percentage points.

2. Xp (NASDAQ:XP)


Xp (NASDAQ:XP) is the second most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Xp has a valuation score of 86, which is 55 points higher than the capital market industry average of 31. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Xp's stock has dropped -66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -60 percentage points.

3. Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT)


Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) is the third most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Virtu Financial has a valuation score of 86, which is 55 points higher than the capital market industry average of 31. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Virtu Financial's stock has dropped -50.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -45 percentage points.

Are capital market stocks a good buy now?

47.5% of capital market stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect capital market stocks to rise by 14.79% over the next year.

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

The average P/E ratio of the capital markets industry is 16.1x.
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