5 Best Small-Cap Financial Stocks to Buy Now

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1. Strive Inc. (NASDAQ:ASST)

With strongly bullish consensus views, Strive Inc. (NASDAQ:ASST) is the leading name in our list of 10 best small-cap financial stocks to buy now. As of June 18 closing, it received Buy ratings from all 5 analysts. The stock offers more than 94% upside at the current level, based on a median 1-year target price of $30.

On June 15, Strive Inc. (NASDAQ:ASST) added 73 BTC to its existing Bitcoin holdings. For an average price of $63,646 per Bitcoin, the acquisition was worth almost $4.7 million. With this purchase, Strive now owns 19,105 BTC, which are currently worth more than $1.2 billion.

Back in mid-May, TD Cowen increased its price target on Strive Inc. (NASDAQ:ASST) from $28 to $30. The firm kept a Buy rating on the stock, which now offers a revised upside potential of more than 94%.

The firm noted that switching to daily dividends for its perpetual preferred (“SATA”) stock should boost liquidity. Moreover, this move could also attract wider investor interest. TD Cowen also views this strategy as a way to improve capital efficiency for the business, which could enable the company to issue more preference shares down the line. Consequently, this could facilitate the acceleration of adding more Bitcoin on a per share basis.

Strive Inc. (NASDAQ:ASST) is an institutional asset management and structured finance company. It is engaged in bitcoin treasury solutions, institutional portfolio management, and ETF investments backed with in-house research.

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