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Best Capital Market Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top capital market stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best capital market stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the capital markets industry.

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

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) is the top capital market stock with a Zen Score of 61, which is 28 points higher than the capital market industry average of 33. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riot Platforms has seen its stock lose -43.24% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -69 percentage points.

Riot Platforms has an average 1 year price target of $16.81, an upside of 163.53% from Riot Platforms's current stock price of $6.38.

Riot Platforms stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Riot Platforms, 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.

Bit Digital (NASDAQ:BTBT) is the second best capital market stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the capital market industry average of 33. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bit Digital has seen its stock return 11.76% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -14 percentage points.

Bit Digital has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, an upside of 142.91% from Bit Digital's current stock price of $2.47.

Bit Digital stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Bit Digital, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

A Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK) is the third best capital market stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the capital market industry average of 33. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. A Mark Precious Metals has seen its stock return 22.51% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -3 percentage points.

A Mark Precious Metals has an average 1 year price target of $47.67, an upside of 8.68% from A Mark Precious Metals's current stock price of $43.86.

A Mark Precious Metals stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering A Mark Precious Metals, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 19 capital market stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 capital market stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.2%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.4%. 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 38.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Xp (NASDAQ:XP) has an annual dividend yield of 7.21%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.4%.

Xp's dividend payout ratio of 94.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

A Mark Precious Metals (NASDAQ:AMRK) has an annual dividend yield of 4.1%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.4%. A Mark Precious Metals's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. A Mark Precious Metals's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

A Mark Precious Metals's dividend payout ratio of 52.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Capital market stocks were down -2.02% in the last day, and down -4.18% over the last week. Applied Digital was the among the top losers in the capital markets industry, dropping -15.27% yesterday.

Shares of crypto companies are trading lower as Bitcoin falls in possible sympathy with the broader market due to mixed economic data, which may impact the size of rate cuts.

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

Btcs (NASDAQ:BTCS) is the most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Btcs 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.

Btcs's stock has dropped -1.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -27 percentage points.

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is the second most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Oppenheimer Holdings 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.

Oppenheimer Holdings's stock has gained 36.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 11 percentage points.

Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) is the third most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Heritage Global 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.

Heritage Global's stock has dropped -45.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -70 percentage points.