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Best Advertising Agency Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top advertising agency stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best advertising agency stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Advertising Agencies
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Advertising Agencies is Zen Rated C and is the 65th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
Zen Rating
Price
Value
Graham Fair Value
Graham Fair Value %
P/E
Forward P/E
P/S
P/B
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Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow Yield
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CMPR
CIMPRESS PLC
$91.67$45.56101.22%48.76x27.32x0.61x-4.24x0.89x$122.83M5.52%-$524.10M-21.60$3.73B9.70
DLX
DELUXE CORP
$26.58$62.95-57.77%11.56x6.47x0.57x1.75x0.18x$178.29M14.65%$696.80M15.22$2.63B6.29
EVC
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
$7.16N/AN/A-32.55xN/A1.19x10.14xN/A$39.55M6.01%$64.96M0.71$800.14M247.42
STGW
STAGWELL INC
$6.47$4.9929.71%80.88x6.12x0.55x2.27x0.49x$196.14M12.09%$704.91M2.81$3.20B8.22
XNET
XUNLEI LTD
$6.39$2.01k-99.68%0.38xN/A0.86x0.29x0.00x$27.29M6.85%$1.37B22.05$321.18M0.30
QNST
QUINSTREET INC
$13.21$13.56-2.55%11.59x10.14x0.64x2.44x0.62x$104.91M13.88%$310.39M5.43$732.44M17.11
TZOO
TRAVELZOO
$8.93$7.4619.63%21.26x13.61x1.09x-12.99x0.59x$5.60M5.61%-$7.52M-0.67$92.86M12.09
NEXN
NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$7.69$22.26-65.45%9.15xN/A0.59x0.46x0.15x$80.41M37.15%$474.67M16.87$115.04M1.12
OMC
OMNICOM GROUP INC
$77.06N/AN/A-208.27x7.02x1.16x2.33xN/A$2.99B13.02%$9.44B31.66$29.19B27.88
CRTO
CRITEO SA
$16.49$40.03-58.81%7.53x3.75x0.43x0.73x0.20x$181.26M21.83%$1.13B22.50$652.87M4.00
MGNI
MAGNITE INC
$14.13N/AN/A12.73x13.36x2.81x2.20xN/A$32.62M1.61%$917.91M6.40$2.27B14.62
NCMI
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC
$3.67N/AN/A-33.36x71.96x1.42x0.91xN/A$2.80M0.82%$375.40M3.99$325.54M11.67
ZD
ZIFF DAVIS INC
$41.02$57.70-28.90%35.36x5.98x1.11x0.88x0.28x$289.70M18.78%$1.72B45.79$1.86B5.75
WPP
WPP PLC
$18.97N/AN/A-14.23xN/A0.23x1.21xN/A$854.67M20.88%$3.39B15.70$9.61B16.38
ADV
ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC
$39.78N/AN/A-2.12x6.12x0.14x1.11xN/A$75.68M14.55%$478.03M36.56$1.92B24.61
CDLX
CARDLYTICS INC
$0.64N/AN/A-0.36x-0.87x0.17x-9.21xN/A-$3.63M-10.31%-$4.00M-0.07$211.22M-3.47
TSQ
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC
$6.55N/AN/A-9.23x12.35x0.25x-2.52xN/A$15.38M14.50%-$44.41M-2.74$590.01M9.91
BOC
BOSTON OMAHA CORP
$11.36N/AN/A-28.40x-140.59x3.12x0.67xN/A-$10.04M-2.82%$516.14M16.43$423.99M20.70
INUV
INUVO INC
$1.84N/AN/A-5.26x-3.81x0.31x2.70xN/A-$3.39M-12.72%$10.02M0.69$28.26M-12.17
DTCX
DATACENTREX INC
$2.35N/AN/A-5.11xN/A6.18x1.28xN/A-$35.96M-83.40%$66.25M3.61$46.17M-53.77
VSME
VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD
$0.92N/AN/A-0.18xN/A0.20x12.23xN/A-$3.53M-231.74%$4.14M2.50$52.41M-6.27
YDKG
YUEDA DIGITAL HOLDING
$1.02N/AN/A-0.05xN/A0.05x0.02xN/A-$4.43M-299.51%$311.60M213.95$4.61M-0.24
HAO
HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD
$0.73$31.26-97.66%0.44xN/A0.05x0.12x0.01x-$3.36M-197.12%$17.38M7.44-$4.51M-0.99
TJGC
TJGC GROUP LTD
$1.68N/AN/A-4.69xN/A15.70x10.98xN/A-$6.87M-26.73%$2.34M0.15$26.49M-5.41
BAOS
BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$2.81N/AN/A-0.36xN/A7.57x1.31xN/A-$1.48M-34.41%$3.29M2.14$3.78M-0.32
DLPN
DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC
$1.43N/AN/A-5.30x6.10x0.29x1.83xN/A-$2.03M-12.31%$9.69M0.84$36.60M22.45
CCO
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC
$2.39N/AN/A-13.28x-26.15x0.74x-0.35xN/A$29.81M2.47%-$3.45B-6.78$7.48B11.36
CNET
ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$0.75N/AN/A-1.12xN/A0.43x0.56xN/A-$1.59M-80.21%$4.34M1.64$1.65M-1.11
EDHL
EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD
$2.69N/AN/A-1.96xN/A2.36x1.05xN/A-$2.29M-52.23%$4.27M2.61$4.48M-1.91
DRCT
DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
$4.03N/AN/A-0.01x-0.17x0.01x-1.57xN/A-$8.99M-2,898.39%-$1.91M-24.78$15.24M-1.33
EEX
EMERALD HOLDING INC
$4.57N/AN/A-30.47x26.62x1.96x2.67xN/A$41.40M4.55%$338.80M1.71$1.31B21.52
FLNT
FLUENT INC
$2.78N/AN/A-2.65x-5.32x0.35x4.55xN/A-$1.54M-2.12%$18.21M0.70$107.61M-7.50
ABLV
ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC
$0.81N/AN/A40.45xN/A0.38x5.14xN/A$1.17M2.97%$7.77M0.16$42.59M11.60
MCHX
MARCHEX INC
$1.58N/AN/A-13.17x154.90x1.53x2.31xN/A-$2.73M-3.92%$30.09M0.69$60.16M-19.72
QMMM
QMMM HOLDINGS LTD
$119.40N/AN/A-702.35xN/A1,095.41x526.08xN/A-$6.35M-0.31%$3.91M0.23$2.05B-781.78
SDM
SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD
$1.85N/AN/A-1.32xN/A1.35x6.55xN/A-$5.60M-11.19%$8.96M0.33$58.58M-1.55
STFS
STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD
$10.01N/AN/A-0.14xN/A0.15x0.49xN/A-$3.99M-159.40%$6.45M25.80$3.70M-0.20
SWAG
STRAN & COMPANY INC
$1.58N/AN/A-39.50xN/A0.25x0.97xN/A-$5.50M-18.86%$30.50M1.65$25.14M19.20
TDIC
DREAMLAND LTD
$1.24N/AN/A-1.77xN/A1.11x2.29xN/A-$4.10M-52.42%$4.00M0.64$9.03M-2.31
ABTS
ABITS GROUP INC
$1.09N/AN/A-0.90xN/A0.28x0.33xN/A-$1.69M-65.32%$7.78M3.28$4.37M4.16
TULP
BLOOMIA HOLDINGS INC
$4.08N/AN/A-1.99xN/A0.15x1.02xN/A-$3.84M-53.14%$7.12M4.02$89.08M31.55
WIMI
WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC
$1.60$205.30-99.22%0.48xN/A0.35x0.09x0.00x$8.65M39.75%$323.89M23.81-$131.63M-2.67
CHR
CHEER HOLDING INC
$1.75N/AN/A0.02xN/A0.00x0.01xN/A$17.94M2,889.09%$369.68M1,041.92-$232.36M-7.12

Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

What are the best advertising agency stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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 advertising agency stocks to buy right now are:

1. Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR)


Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) is the #1 top advertising agency stock out of 43 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 Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -6 points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CMPR as a "A".

CMPR passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Cimpress has seen its stock return 116.41% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 159 percentage points.

Cimpress has an average 1 year price target of $113.00, an upside of 23.27% from Cimpress's current stock price of $91.67.

Cimpress stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cimpress, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)


Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is the #2 top advertising agency stock out of 43 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 22 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 29.

DLX passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 68.76% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 112 percentage points.

3. Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC)


Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) is the #3 top advertising agency stock out of 43 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -8 points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EVC as a "B".

EVC passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Entravision Communications has seen its stock return 276.84% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 320 percentage points.

What are the advertising agency stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 6 advertising agency stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 advertising agency stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)


Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 12.21%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 4.55%. Townsquare Media's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Townsquare Media's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Townsquare Media's dividend payout ratio of -112.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)


Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.51%, which is the same as the advertising agency industry average of 4.55%. Deluxe's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Deluxe's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Deluxe's dividend payout ratio of 52.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC)


Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.89%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 4.55%. Omnicom Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Omnicom Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Omnicom Group's dividend payout ratio of -810.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are advertising agency stocks down?

Advertising agency stocks were down -1.02% in the last day, and down -0.58% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why advertising agency stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued advertising agency stocks?

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 advertising agency stocks right now are:

1. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)


Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) is the most undervalued advertising agency stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Criteo Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -41.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 1 percentage points.

2. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)


Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) is the second most undervalued advertising agency stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ziff Davis has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has gained 26.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 70 percentage points.

3. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)


Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is the third most undervalued advertising agency stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Deluxe has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Deluxe's stock has gained 68.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 112 percentage points.

Are advertising agency stocks a good buy now?

52.94% of advertising agency stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect advertising agency stocks to rise by 37.99% over the next year.

5% of advertising agency stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15% of advertising agency stocks are rated B (Buy), 65% are rated C (Hold), 5% are rated D (Sell), and 10% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the advertising agencies industry?

The average P/E ratio of the advertising agencies industry is -133.07x.
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