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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.

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:

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 25 points higher than the capital market industry average of 30.

DFIN passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen its stock return 46.01% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 89 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, an upside of 9.23% from Donnelley Financial Solutions's current stock price of $67.75.

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.

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) 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 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 21.51% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 65 percentage points.

Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) 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 Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 16 points higher than the capital market industry average of 30.

PWP passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perella Weinberg Partners has seen its stock lose -21.78% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 22 percentage points.

Perella Weinberg Partners has an average 1 year price target of $18.33, an upside of 26.7% from Perella Weinberg Partners's current stock price of $14.47.

Perella Weinberg Partners stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Perella Weinberg Partners, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 28 capital market stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 capital market stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Dominari Holdings (NASDAQ:DOMH) has an annual dividend yield of 45.21%, which is 40 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 5.19%.

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

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 36.96%, which is 32 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 5.19%. 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.

Brbi Br Partners Sa (NASDAQ:BRBI) has an annual dividend yield of 14.38%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 5.19%.

Brbi Br Partners Sa's dividend payout ratio of 228% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Capital market stocks were up 1.15% in the last day, and up 0.26% over the last week. Garden Stage was the among the top gainers in the capital markets industry, gaining 10.09% yesterday.

Shares of banks and financial services companies are trading higher as declining oil prices ease inflation concerns and reduce expectations for interest rates to remain elevated. Softer energy costs could support economic activity, improve loan demand, and ease concerns about potential credit deterioration.

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:

Up Fintech Holding (NASDAQ:TIGR) 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.

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 -64.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -21 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) 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.

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 46.01% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 89 percentage points.

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 -23.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 20 percentage points.

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 31.01% over the next year.

2.82% of capital market stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 2.82% of capital market stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.48% are rated C (Hold), 23.94% are rated D (Sell), and 23.94% are rated F (Strong Sell).