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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:

Bgc Group (NASDAQ:BGC) is the #1 top capital market stock out of 95 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 41, which is 13 points higher than the capital market industry average of 28.

BGC passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bgc Group has seen its stock return 18.55% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 31 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is the #2 top capital market stock out of 95 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 19 points higher than the capital market industry average of 28.

DFIN passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Donnelley Financial Solutions has seen its stock lose -15.53% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -3 percentage points.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $61.00, an upside of 28.72% from Donnelley Financial Solutions's current stock price of $47.39.

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.

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) is the #3 top capital market stock out of 95 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: C.

Oppenheimer Holdings (NYSE:OPY) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -1 points lower than the capital market industry average of 28. 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 61.72% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 74 percentage points.

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 37.64%, which is 33 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 4.51%.

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 33.64%, which is 29 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 4.51%. 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 11%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 4.51%.

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 down -0.68% in the last day, and up 0.5% over the last week. Sphere 3d was the among the top losers in the capital markets industry, dropping -6.9% yesterday.

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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:

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) 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.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the capital market industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Donnelley Financial Solutions's stock has dropped -15.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -3 percentage points.

Xp (NASDAQ:XP) 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.

Xp has a valuation score of 100, which is 81 points higher than the capital market industry average of 19. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Xp's stock has gained 2.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by 15 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 52 points higher than the capital market industry average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Up Fintech Holding's stock has dropped -59.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -47 percentage points.

50.85% of capital market stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect capital market stocks to rise by 26.07% over the next year.

1.39% of capital market stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.56% of capital market stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.39% are rated C (Hold), 18.06% are rated D (Sell), and 23.61% are rated F (Strong Sell).