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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best capital market stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Capital Markets
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BGC
BGC GROUP INC
$5.43B$11.42N/AN/AN/AN/A3.01%98.53%N/AN/A
DFIN
DONNELLEY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC
$1.50B$61.07$61.00-0.11%Strong Buy22.61%93.05%40.00%18.58%
OPY
OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC
$1.16B$107.94N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PWP
PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS
$1.32B$14.00$18.6733.34%Hold320.08%100.87%-322.55%22.90%
GS
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
$270.13B$927.73$1.08k15.95%Buy175.43%6.91%19.47%1.12%
SNEX
STONEX GROUP INC
$6.62B$54.92$112.00103.93%Hold1-85.99%1.26%20.16%1.06%
MRX
MAREX GROUP LTD
$4.74B$65.05$84.5029.90%Strong Buy721.74%9.51%42.06%1.37%
VIRT
VIRTU FINANCIAL INC
$8.41B$54.21$68.2525.90%Buy4-15.17%11.43%63.82%4.34%
LPLA
LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
$21.77B$279.54$400.1843.16%Strong Buy119.90%27.62%46.98%13.74%
EVR
EVERCORE INC
$11.44B$297.59$342.0014.92%Buy54.86%8.75%N/AN/A
NMR
NOMURA HOLDINGS INC
$27.48B$9.47N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LCLN
LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL INC
$2.55B$24.98$27.178.76%Hold6N/AN/A161.39%21.76%
MIAX
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC
$3.12B$31.44$49.0055.85%Buy4-24.44%14.72%16.28%11.70%
RJF
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC
$31.03B$161.29$181.4612.50%Buy118.05%12.77%21.42%2.89%
PIPR
PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES
$4.86B$68.72$80.0016.41%Strong Buy15.59%10.61%33.50%19.76%
PJT
PJT PARTNERS INC
$3.89B$151.97$175.0015.15%Buy45.83%7.24%78.69%13.99%
IBKR
INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP INC
$37.05B$81.77$106.7530.55%Strong Buy915.16%16.24%36.40%0.87%
NCTY
THE9 LTD
$43.09M$3.14N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A190,477.44%115,813.76%
XP
XP INC
$7.83B$15.05$29.2594.35%Strong Buy494.47%95.41%N/AN/A
MS
MORGAN STANLEY
$298.41B$190.00$221.5616.61%Buy176.34%6.13%19.86%1.38%
FRHC
FREEDOM HOLDING CORP
$11.72B$183.67N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TIGR
UP FINTECH HOLDING LTD
$731.11M$4.07$7.1074.45%Strong Buy12.06%18.52%284.87%25.92%
JEF
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC
$11.29B$49.15$57.6017.19%Buy51.80%7.58%8.27%1.09%
FIGR
FIGURE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC
$5.27B$23.59$54.14129.52%Buy729.16%18.54%30.24%14.16%
SF
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP
$10.32B$68.36$79.0015.56%Buy44.68%11.54%16.32%2.19%
ETOR
ETORO GROUP LTD
$1.91B$23.37$44.7391.39%Buy11-54.37%7.81%24.73%18.54%
MC
MOELIS & CO
$4.69B$59.98$66.4010.70%Hold514.33%13.23%67.63%24.29%
SCHW
SCHWAB CHARLES CORP
$154.72B$89.47$116.2029.88%Buy1511.29%19.28%32.15%3.12%
AXG
SOLOWIN HOLDINGS LTD
$3.50M$3.70N/AN/AN/AN/A-76.51%N/A0.76%0.38%
HLI
HOULIHAN LOKEY INC
$9.74B$139.34$156.1412.06%Buy710.82%17.69%30.15%18.29%
FUTU
FUTU HOLDINGS LTD
$14.08B$101.47$100.00-1.45%Hold1188.87%200.33%2,341.10%311.05%
TW
TRADEWEB MARKETS INC
$27.82B$118.88$129.679.07%Buy911.07%9.04%21.48%17.27%
LGHL
LION GROUP HOLDING LTD
$0.00$2.65N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SVIA
SILVIA INC
$291.62M$3.30N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CD
CHAINCE DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
$829.43M$7.54N/AN/AN/AN/A1,681.58%N/AN/AN/A
TOP
TOP FINANCIAL GROUP LTD
$1.77B$14.32N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LAZ
LAZARD INC
$4.34B$39.54$40.332.01%Sell68.34%36.23%48.82%10.19%
GOLD
GOLDCOM INC
$1.12B$38.55$62.5062.13%Strong Buy2-5.72%6.88%21.11%4.47%
BGDE
BIG DIGITAL ENERGY INC
$21.86M$3.86N/AN/AN/AN/A-21.02%N/A-351.91%-73.30%
NAKA
NAKAMOTO INC
$123.12M$6.88$15.00118.02%Strong Buy232.66%N/A-13.20%-7.39%
TAOX
TAO SYNERGIES INC
$23.65M$3.16N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-420.88%-254.27%
IOND
IONIC DIGITAL INC
$3.12B$69.30$96.3339.01%Strong Buy3N/AN/A24.81%13.73%
CSHR
COINSHARES PLC
$566.65M$4.30$9.00109.30%Buy1-19.14%N/A11.72%1.51%
PURR
HYPERLIQUID STRATEGIES INC
$2.43B$12.29$23.0787.69%Strong Buy382.08%-42.51%12.90%11.73%
SLNH
SOLUNA HOLDINGS INC
$170.97M$0.70$3.00329.18%Strong Buy235.05%N/A-6.40%-3.40%
ABTC
AMERICAN BITCOIN CORP
$546.15M$7.50$17.67135.56%Strong Buy310.21%N/A-2.21%-1.13%
VIP
VULCAN INFRASTRUCTURE & POWER INC
$24.33M$1.32N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
STKE
SOL STRATEGIES INC
$50.23M$1.28$6.20384.38%Strong Buy1N/AN/A-85.76%-29.85%
BTGO
BITGO HOLDINGS INC
$680.59M$5.79$11.63100.78%Strong Buy8-74.25%N/A18.54%1.30%
USDE
STABLECOINX INC
$268.61M$9.88N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SBET
SHARPLINK INC
$1.57B$7.23$16.40126.83%Strong Buy56.39%N/A3.14%3.13%
BMNR
BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$13.07B$21.66$48.80125.30%Strong Buy2165.47%N/A1.01%1.01%
CRCL
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC
$20.31B$79.99$91.0713.85%Buy1617.78%-8.28%58.69%2.67%
DOMH
DOMINARI HOLDINGS INC
$42.43M$1.75N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HOOD
ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC
$82.48B$91.59$133.6345.89%Strong Buy2417.30%17.95%59.38%10.19%
NCPL
NETCAPITAL INC
$13.97M$1.78N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GEMI
GEMINI SPACE STATION INC
$399.33M$3.08$5.0463.51%Hold76.29%N/A-46.21%-14.40%
BTBT
BIT DIGITAL INC
$336.47M$0.93$4.00328.72%Buy161.01%N/A37.23%11.91%
GLXY
GALAXY DIGITAL INC
$7.09B$18.13$34.0087.53%Strong Buy101.10%N/A12.25%2.06%
HIVE
HIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$567.75M$2.07$6.87231.93%Strong Buy7N/AN/AN/AN/A
CANG
CANGO INC
$51.28M$1.25N/AN/AN/AN/A-46.61%N/A-11.36%-5.05%
APLD
APPLIED DIGITAL CORP
$5.87B$19.41$57.92198.39%Strong Buy1229.97%N/A-23.19%-3.17%
DRK
DARKHORSE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$17.32M$1.99$6.00201.51%Strong Buy186.11%N/A-37.51%-25.46%
RIOT
RIOT PLATFORMS INC
$5.16B$13.74$31.38128.35%Strong Buy1218.06%N/AN/AN/A
HUT
HUT 8 CORP
$8.19B$66.44$151.31127.74%Strong Buy1652.06%N/AN/AN/A
BTCS
BTCS INC
$58.24M$1.11N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.76%1.20%
PWCM
POWERCOMPUTE INC
$1.21M$0.67N/AN/AN/AN/A-1.15%N/A-87.67%-40.81%
WULF
TERAWULF INC
$6.36B$12.75$31.21144.82%Strong Buy15112.50%N/A-1,358.03%-24.85%
IREN
IREN LTD
$10.34B$26.25$79.09201.30%Strong Buy11165.27%N/A-4.37%-1.16%
MARA
MARA HOLDINGS INC
$2.77B$7.17$16.25126.80%Buy81.65%N/AN/AN/A
CLSK
CLEANSPARK INC
$2.11B$8.20$22.73177.16%Strong Buy1113.98%N/A-51.46%-14.50%
MKTX
MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC
$5.80B$164.92$153.75-6.77%Hold86.10%5.48%34.22%17.50%
MEGL
MAGIC EMPIRE GLOBAL LTD
$896.34k$0.18N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
AUC
ATIF HOLDINGS LTD
$80.75M$7.83N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
COHN
COHEN & CO INC
$32.61M$10.10N/AN/AN/AN/A-41.56%-80.04%9.63%0.76%
ARBK
ARGO BLOCKCHAIN PLC
$0.00$1.64N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BRBI
BRBI BR PARTNERS SA
$628.40M$7.98N/AN/AN/AN/A114.71%100.74%N/AN/A
FUFU
BITFUFU INC
$184.20M$1.11N/AN/AN/AN/A2.61%N/A-25.22%-9.21%
ABTS
ABITS GROUP INC
$2.84M$1.20N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MDBH
MDB CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC
$18.89M$1.81N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SRL
SCULLY ROYALTY LTD
$67.83M$4.46N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PLUT
PLUTUS FINANCIAL GROUP LTD
$27.02M$1.76N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FLD
FOLD HOLDINGS INC
$29.14M$0.53$1.20126.84%Strong Buy24.02%N/A-72.98%-43.45%
DEFT
DEFI TECHNOLOGIES INC
$155.11M$0.40$1.00150.00%Buy2N/AN/AN/AN/A
GRAN
GRANDE GROUP LTD
$28.39M$1.14N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SIEB
SIEBERT FINANCIAL CORP
$75.21M$1.83N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MATH
METALPHA TECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD
$47.11M$1.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CNCK
COINCHECK GROUP NV
$215.71M$1.27$2.5096.85%Hold15.08%N/A3.79%1.04%
MTC
MMTEC INC
$500.93M$5.03N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GSIW
GARDEN STAGE LTD
$97.70M$9.12N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HGBL
HERITAGE GLOBAL INC
$43.65M$1.26$3.00138.10%Strong Buy17.69%N/A18.38%13.56%
BMHL
BLUEMOUNT HOLDINGS LTD
$81.75M$3.27N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SOS
SOS LTD
$3.91M$0.22N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Capital Market Stocks FAQ

What are the best capital market stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 93 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: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 12 points higher than the capital market industry average of 30.

BGC passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock return 25.08% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 72 percentage points.

2. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)


Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is the #2 top capital market stock out of 93 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 17 points higher than the capital market industry average of 30.

DFIN passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen its stock return 37.36% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 85 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $61.00, a downside of -0.11% from Donnelley Financial Solutions's current stock price of $61.07.

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 93 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: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -3 points lower than the capital market industry average of 30. 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 56.84% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 104 percentage points.

What are the capital market stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 29 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 5.04%.

Btcs's dividend payout ratio of -1.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH)


Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH) has an annual dividend yield of 43.14%, which is 38 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 5.04%.

Dominari Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -20.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN)


Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 36.63%, which is 32 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 5.04%. 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 38.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are capital market stocks up?

Capital market stocks were up 0.75% in the last day, and up 1.29% over the last week. Donnelley Financial Solutions was the among the top gainers in the capital markets industry, gaining 14.97% yesterday.

Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial results.

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 47 points higher than the capital market industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Up Fintech Holding's stock has dropped -62.38% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -15 percentage points.

2. Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN)


Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) 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.

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 37.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 85 percentage points.

3. Xp (NASDAQ:XP)


Xp (NASDAQ:XP) 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.

Xp has a valuation score of 100, which is 76 points higher than the capital market industry average of 24. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Xp's stock has dropped -17.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 30 percentage points.

Are capital market stocks a good buy now?

50.88% of capital market stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect capital market stocks to rise by 29.11% over the next year.

2.82% of capital market stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 4.23% of capital market stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.07% are rated C (Hold), 23.94% are rated D (Sell), and 23.94% 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 16.88x.
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