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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:

Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA) is the top capital market stock with a Zen Score of 76, which is 48 points higher than the capital market industry average of 28. It passed 25 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Marathon Digital Holdings has seen its stock return 99.39% over the past year, overperforming other capital market stocks by 67 percentage points.

Marathon Digital Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $21.90, an upside of 12.19% from Marathon Digital Holdings's current stock price of $19.52.

Marathon Digital Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Marathon Digital Holdings, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) is the second best capital market stock with a Zen Score of 65, which is 37 points higher than the capital market industry average of 28. It passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Riot Platforms has seen its stock lose -18.83% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -51 percentage points.

Riot Platforms has an average 1 year price target of $17.57, an upside of 80.4% from Riot Platforms's current stock price of $9.74.

Riot Platforms stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Riot Platforms, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 42.86% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) is the third best capital market stock with a Zen Score of 59, which is 31 points higher than the capital market industry average of 28. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Heritage Global has seen its stock lose -34.67% over the past year, underperforming other capital market stocks by -67 percentage points.

Out of 20 capital market stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 capital market stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Scully Royalty (NYSE:SRL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the capital market industry average of 2.29%. Scully Royalty's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Scully Royalty's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Scully Royalty's dividend payout ratio of 260.7% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cohen & Co (NYSEMKT:COHN) has an annual dividend yield of 9.82%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.29%. 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 -312.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Xp (NASDAQ:XP) has an annual dividend yield of 6.9%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the capital market industry average of 2.29%.

Xp's dividend payout ratio of 87.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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

Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) is the most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Heritage Global has a valuation score of 100, which is 80 points higher than the capital market industry average of 20. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Heritage Global's stock has dropped -34.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -67 percentage points.

Freedom Holding (NASDAQ:FRHC) is the second most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Freedom Holding has a valuation score of 86, which is 66 points higher than the capital market industry average of 20. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Freedom Holding's stock has dropped -7.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -40 percentage points.

Riot Platforms (NASDAQ:RIOT) is the third most undervalued capital market stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Riot Platforms has a valuation score of 71, which is 51 points higher than the capital market industry average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Riot Platforms's stock has dropped -18.83% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the capital market industry by -51 percentage points.