Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 7 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Capital Markets industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Why Focus on Undervalued Capital Markets Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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7 Undervalued Capital Markets Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 7 undervalued stocks in the Capital Markets industry for Monday, November 18, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Capital Markets industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Great Elm Group, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Great Elm Group, Inc., an asset management company, focuses on the credit, real estate, specialty finance, and other alternative strategies businesses. It is also involved in business development and investment management activities. The company was formerly known as Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. and changed its name to Great Elm Group, Inc. in December 2020. Great Elm Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Great Elm Group, Inc. has a Value Score of 68, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Great Elm Group, Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 2.82 compared to the industry median at 2.82, this company has a higher price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Great Elm Group, Inc.’s stock fairly attractive for value investors.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Great Elm Group, Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 0.60%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Great Elm Group, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 2.13. This could make Great Elm Group, Inc. more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Heritage Global Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Heritage Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset services company with focus on financial and industrial asset transactions. The company operates in three segments: Auction and Liquidation, Refurbishment & Resale, and Brokerage. It provides a suite of market making, acquisitions, refurbishment, dispositions, valuations, and secured lending services. The company focuses on identifying, valuing, acquiring, and monetizing underlying tangible assets. It acts as an adviser, as well as a principal, acquiring, or brokering manufacturing facilities; surplus industrial machinery and equipment; industrial inventories; and charged-off receivable portfolios. The company was formerly known as Counsel RB Capital Inc. and changed its name to Heritage Global, Inc. in August 2013. Heritage Global, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Heritage Global Inc. has a Value Score of 93, which is considered to be undervalued.

Heritage Global Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 6.0 compared to the industry median at 23.2. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Heritage Global Inc. more attractive for value investors.

Heritage Global Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Heritage Global Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.13.

You can read more about Heritage Global Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

mF International Limited’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

mF International Limited, a holding company, engages in the research and development, and sale of financial trading solutions through the Internet or as a platform as a service in Hong Kong, mainland China, and Southeast Asia. It offers real-time mission critical forex, bullion/commodities trading platform solutions, financial value-added services, mobile applications, and financial information for brokers and institutional clients; and various services, including mF4 trading platform, bridge and plugins, customer relationship management system, electronic communication network system, liquidity solutions, cross-platform Broker+ solution, social trading applications, and other value-added services. The company also provides liquidity providers related services and other financial value-added services; and engages in the business of algorithm trading research and development, and investment activities. It serves financial institutions, including brokers, investment banks, institutional clients, liquidity providers, and financial services providers. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. mF International Limited operates as a subsidiary of Gaderway Investments Limited.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

mF International Limited has a Value Score of 71, which is considered to be undervalued.

mF International Limited’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make mF International Limited less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.13.

You can read more about mF International Limited’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Siebert Financial Corp.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Siebert Financial Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in the retail brokerage and investment advisory businesses in the United States and Internationally. It offers self-directed trading, market making and fixed income investment, stock borrow, stock loan, equity compensation plans, wealth management, and financial advisory services; independent retail execution services; and retail customer services. The company also offers self-directed retirement accounts, as well as lends customers a portion of the market value of marginable securities held in the customer’s account. In addition, the company provides data technology platform that offers various services, such as email and messaging, market data systems and third party trading systems, business productivity tools, and customer relationship management systems. Further, it offers a Robo-Advisor platform that provides clients with an automated wealth management solution; and various insurance products, such as fixed annuities, personal insurance, property and casualty insurance, natural disaster insurance, and life and disability. Siebert Financial Corp. was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, Florida.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Siebert Financial Corp. has a Value Score of 63, which is considered to be undervalued.

Siebert Financial Corp.’s price-earnings ratio is 10.0 compared to the industry median at 23.2. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Siebert Financial Corp. more attractive for value investors.

Siebert Financial Corp.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Siebert Financial Corp. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.13.

You can read more about Siebert Financial Corp.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

StoneX Group Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

StoneX Group Inc. operates as a global financial services network that connects companies, organizations, traders, and investors to market ecosystem worldwide. The company operates through Commercial, Institutional, Retail, and Global Payments segments. The Commercial segment provides risk management and hedging, exchange-traded and OTC products execution and clearing, voice brokerage, market intelligence, physical trading, and commodity financing and logistics services. The Institutional segment offers equity trading services to institutional clients; clearing and execution services in futures exchanges; brokerage foreign exchange services for the financial institutions and professional traders; and OTC products, as well as originates, structures, and places debt instruments in capital markets. This segment also operates as an institutional dealer in fixed income securities to serve asset managers, commercial bank trust and investment departments, broker-dealers, and insurance companies, as well as engages in asset management business. The Retail segment provides trading services and solutions in the global financial markets, including spot foreign exchange, precious metals trading, and contracts for differences; and wealth management services, as well as offers physical gold and other precious metals in various forms and denominations through Stonexbullion.com. The Global Payments segment provides customized payment, technology, and treasury services to banks and commercial businesses, charities, and non-governmental and government organizations; and pricing and payments services. The company was formerly known as INTL FCStone Inc. and changed its name to StoneX Group Inc. in July 2020. StoneX Group Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

StoneX Group Inc. has a Value Score of 78, which is considered to be undervalued.

StoneX Group Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 13.5 compared to the industry median at 23.2. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes StoneX Group Inc. more attractive for value investors.

StoneX Group Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make StoneX Group Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.13.

You can read more about StoneX Group Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Santech Holdings Limited’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Santech Holdings Limited operates as a consumer-focused technology company. It explores opportunities in technology, including new retail, social e-commerce, and metaverse. The company was formerly known as Hywin Holdings Ltd. and changed its name to Santech Holdings Limited in July 2024. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Santech Holdings Limited has a Value Score of 97, which is considered to be undervalued.

Santech Holdings Limited’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Santech Holdings Limited less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.13.

You can read more about Santech Holdings Limited’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

XP Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

XP Inc. provides financial products and services in Brazil. It operates XP Platform, an open product platform that provides clients to access investment products in the market comprising brokerage securities, fixed income securities, mutual, hedge, and private equity funds; derivatives and synthetic instruments; credit cards; loan operations/collateralized credit products; pension and social security funds, and life and travel insurance products; and other investment products comprising real estate funds, and equity and debt capital markets solutions, as well as wealth management services. The company offers brokerage and issuer services to institutional and corporate clients. It also manages mutual funds focused on stocks and macro strategies distributed to retail and to institutional clients; funds and managed portfolios for high-net-worth retail clients, and proprietary treasury funds; and passive mutual funds that track market indexes, and mutual and investment funds focused on fixed income, credit, real estate, infrastructure, and other alternative strategies. In addition, the company offers securities brokerage services for institutional and retail investors; interdealer brokerage services for institutional traders; and commercial and investment banking products, such as loan operations and transactions in the foreign exchange markets and deposits, as well as develops and sells financial education courses and events online and in person to retail clients. It offers its sell products and services through its omni-channel distribution network and online portals. XP Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

XP Inc. has a Value Score of 98, which is considered to be undervalued.

XP Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 12.0 compared to the industry median at 23.2. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes XP Inc. more attractive for value investors.

XP Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make XP Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.13.

You can read more about XP Inc.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Capital Markets Stock Grades

Value is just one of the five Stock Grades included in our A+ Investor service. AAII members can see the top-graded stocks—those with grades of A or B for value, growth, momentum, earnings estimate revisions and quality—on the A+ Stock Grades Screener.

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Choosing Which of the 7 Best Capital Markets Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Great Elm Group, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Heritage Global Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
• mF International Limited stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Siebert Financial Corp. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• StoneX Group Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Santech Holdings Limited stock has a Value Grade of A.
• XP Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 7 undervalued stocks in the Capital Markets industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Capital Markets Stocks

Want to learn more about Capital Markets stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.

• 7 Undervalued Capital Markets Stocks for Monday, November 18
• 4 Undervalued Capital Markets Stocks for Friday, November 15
• 4 Undervalued Capital Markets Stocks for Thursday, November 14
• 4 Undervalued Capital Markets Stocks for Wednesday, November 13

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