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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 +32.52% 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:

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is the #1 top capital market stock out of 81 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 7 points higher than the capital market industry average of 30.

OPY passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Oppenheimer Holdings has seen its stock return 40.06% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 35 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is the #2 top capital market stock out of 81 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% 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: B, and AI: B.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 7 points higher than the capital market industry average of 30.

DFIN passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen its stock return 2.3% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -2 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $61.50, an upside of 23.89% from Donnelley Financial Solutions's current stock price of $49.64.

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 #3 top capital market stock out of 81 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the capital market industry average of 30.

BGC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock return 11.24% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 7 percentage points.

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:

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 13.89%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.5%. 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 36% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Brbi Br Partners Sa (NASDAQ:BRBI) has an annual dividend yield of 5.42%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.5%.

Brbi Br Partners Sa's dividend payout ratio of 182.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Moelis & Co (NYSE:MC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.63%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.5%. Moelis & Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Moelis & Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Moelis & Co's dividend payout ratio of 62.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Capital market stocks were down -2.63% in the last day, and down -2.9% over the last week. Gemini Space Station was the among the top losers in the capital markets industry, dropping -2.57% yesterday.

Shares of crypto-related companies are trading lower amid ongoing volatility. The price of Bitcoin dropped to around $68,000.

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:

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) 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.

Oppenheimer Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the capital market industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Oppenheimer Holdings's stock has gained 40.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 35 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 2 points higher than the capital market industry average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Donnelley Financial Solutions's stock has gained 2.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -2 percentage points.

Up Fintech Holding (NASDAQ:TIGR) 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.

Up Fintech Holding has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the capital market industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Up Fintech Holding's stock has gained 7.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 3 percentage points.

53.85% of capital market stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect capital market stocks to rise by 29.29% over the next year.

5.97% of capital market stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 7.46% of capital market stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.22% are rated C (Hold), 14.93% are rated D (Sell), and 16.42% are rated F (Strong Sell).