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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 75th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
DLX	DELUXE CORP	$24.35	3.22%	5.32%	8.61%	33.28%	54.31%	7.93%	25.39%	-29.95%	-52.86%	$24.47	$13.61	0.49%	78.91%	1.06	468,000	6.12%
CRTO	CRITEO SA	$20.49	-0.15%	0.10%	0.94%	1.24%	-11.68%	-45.87%	-27.83%	5.13%	-30.54%	$47.27	$19.00	56.65%	7.84%	1.10	424,000	23.26%
CMPR	CIMPRESS PLC	$80.18	0.56%	8.66%	6.59%	23.78%	82.81%	10.73%	155.43%	-14.52%	12.83%	$81.64	$35.21	1.79%	127.72%	1.44	100,000	-10.71%
ADV	ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC	$0.82	2.63%	-6.08%	-2.50%	-45.03%	-39.78%	-65.59%	-63.92%	-93.33%	N/A	$2.95	$0.78	72.24%	5.00%	1.22	450,000	-2.60%
XNET	XUNLEI LTD	$7.66	-1.29%	-0.13%	14.84%	-18.86%	64.03%	270.05%	252.18%	98.96%	21.59%	$11.03	$2.05	30.55%	273.66%	1.38	228,000	-9.16%
QNST	QUINSTREET INC	$14.59	0.97%	-4.83%	0.76%	0.41%	-5.75%	-33.71%	-7.19%	-25.94%	271.25%	$25.50	$12.98	42.78%	12.40%	1.04	460,000	-21.50%
STGW	STAGWELL INC	$6.22	11.27%	26.94%	11.87%	19.85%	32.91%	-2.81%	-7.03%	145.85%	-66.60%	$7.48	$4.03	16.84%	54.34%	1.29	4,701,000	247.45%
MGNI	MAGNITE INC	$14.90	-2.61%	-10.24%	-5.93%	-20.45%	-36.73%	-7.40%	56.68%	-50.43%	2.97%	$26.65	$8.22	44.09%	81.27%	2.35	3,548,000	38.49%
NEXN	NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$6.14	3.19%	4.60%	-9.57%	-31.24%	-37.41%	-38.54%	-17.03%	N/A	N/A	$12.60	$5.72	51.27%	7.34%	1.34	663,000	67.85%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$2.88	2.86%	0.35%	3.60%	-32.08%	-15.54%	-88.29%	-88.75%	-97.73%	N/A	$28.60	$2.24	89.93%	28.86%	1.53	279,000	862.07%
TZOO	TRAVELZOO	$6.08	-2.41%	-9.12%	-19.58%	-41.54%	-52.54%	-70.57%	16.92%	-40.86%	-19.04%	$24.85	$6.05	75.53%	0.50%	1.10	192,000	-11.11%
ZD	ZIFF DAVIS INC	$37.95	4.57%	8.43%	4.03%	2.76%	22.58%	-28.68%	-54.01%	-60.13%	-48.65%	$56.48	$28.55	32.81%	32.92%	1.19	604,000	15.49%
CHR	CHEER HOLDING INC	$1.60	-10.61%	1.27%	-16.23%	-76.37%	-97.84%	-98.70%	-99.75%	-99.91%	N/A	$141.71	$1.22	98.87%	31.15%	0.41	141,000	-27.32%
NCMI	NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC	$3.89	2.37%	2.10%	-2.75%	-7.60%	-18.45%	-35.81%	17.88%	-89.43%	-97.34%	$7.25	$3.68	46.34%	5.71%	1.18	251,000	11.06%
EEX	EMERALD HOLDING INC	$4.79	-1.44%	-0.83%	35.31%	-1.44%	-5.34%	0.84%	39.24%	5.74%	N/A	$5.45	$3.22	12.11%	48.99%	1.00	43,700	-16.60%
EVC	ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP	$3.37	5.64%	9.42%	5.97%	60.48%	36.44%	40.42%	-42.98%	5.64%	-52.93%	$3.44	$1.58	1.89%	113.29%	1.10	382,000	82.78%
OMC	OMNICOM GROUP INC	$80.84	0.82%	2.60%	0.45%	1.93%	14.21%	-5.45%	-3.39%	28.07%	16.03%	$89.35	$68.37	9.52%	18.24%	0.79	3,620,000	-14.36%
TSQ	TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC	$5.71	3.82%	4.20%	10.44%	-8.64%	-32.02%	-38.54%	-24.37%	-24.67%	-41.38%	$9.41	$4.30	39.32%	32.79%	0.78	63,000	43.18%
YDKG	YUEDA DIGITAL HOLDING	$1.01	-0.98%	-15.13%	13.36%	-94.68%	-99.04%	-97.79%	-99.35%	-99.90%	-99.99%	$669.00	$0.81	99.85%	24.69%	0.62	94,000	17.50%
WPP	WPP PLC	$21.50	-1.87%	-5.91%	-3.41%	-9.66%	-22.97%	-51.65%	-62.13%	-61.12%	-79.00%	$49.12	$17.47	56.23%	23.07%	0.93	366,000	-12.86%
CCO	CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$2.09	4.50%	0.48%	4.50%	53.68%	75.63%	37.50%	57.14%	46.15%	-54.57%	$2.26	$0.81	7.52%	157.71%	1.85	1,315,000	-73.84%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$1.67	7.74%	3.86%	4.51%	-93.86%	-92.28%	-92.68%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$64.20	$1.40	97.40%	19.29%	1.14	163,000	58.25%
BOC	BOSTON OMAHA CORP	$12.47	0.00%	0.08%	-9.24%	-11.43%	-8.64%	-13.70%	-55.19%	-50.81%	N/A	$15.75	$11.30	20.83%	10.35%	1.01	113,000	72.26%
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$1.24	-3.88%	-18.42%	19.23%	-42.33%	-27.49%	-56.34%	-75.69%	-98.93%	N/A	$4.05	$0.85	69.34%	45.54%	2.57	462,000	-24.51%
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$1.69	-12.89%	-38.55%	-54.81%	-91.34%	-94.36%	-97.81%	-99.21%	N/A	N/A	$85.25	$1.60	98.02%	5.63%	1.79	630,000	-18.92%
DTCX	DATACENTREX INC	$1.64	-3.53%	-36.43%	-63.96%	-67.20%	-86.13%	-54.32%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.49	$1.51	90.05%	8.61%	0.39	419,000	-61.63%
INUV	INUVO INC	$3.02	-11.44%	9.82%	9.82%	-10.91%	-42.59%	-35.74%	-14.52%	-53.55%	-86.27%	$6.27	$2.34	51.83%	29.06%	1.24	437,000	21.39%
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$3.01	-5.35%	2.73%	41.31%	38.71%	36.32%	5.58%	-68.05%	-89.07%	-89.97%	$3.56	$1.50	15.45%	100.67%	1.06	40,500	-48.08%
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$1.99	-3.86%	7.57%	3.11%	13.71%	39.16%	148.75%	41.13%	N/A	N/A	$3.50	$0.77	43.14%	158.78%	0.59	54,400	-25.48%
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$1.74	-0.17%	0.00%	6.75%	-6.95%	-13.43%	-12.12%	-1.69%	-28.10%	-50.14%	$2.31	$1.26	24.68%	38.10%	0.95	6,900	-30.30%
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$5.50	-0.54%	-5.66%	-3.34%	-18.52%	6.80%	-25.18%	-73.81%	-75.88%	N/A	$10.86	$1.35	49.33%	307.41%	1.03	3,500	-66.02%
EDHL	EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD	$0.24	1.29%	-31.09%	-38.48%	-78.44%	-67.72%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$6.88	$0.16	96.58%	45.06%	0.84	418,000	31.03%
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.29	0.78%	0.00%	-0.77%	-37.68%	-22.29%	-22.29%	-85.08%	-97.45%	-96.42%	$2.78	$0.96	53.60%	34.38%	0.71	4,700	-56.48%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$1.66	2.47%	3.75%	7.79%	9.93%	35.51%	62.59%	-68.80%	-79.20%	N/A	$1.88	$0.75	11.70%	122.22%	0.76	47,300	86.22%
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$2.84	-2.41%	2.53%	-3.07%	-28.10%	2.53%	-2.41%	-51.21%	N/A	N/A	$8.30	$1.52	65.78%	86.84%	1.50	12,600	80.00%
TJGC	TJGC GROUP LTD	$1.04	-27.78%	-4.59%	46.48%	-32.47%	-61.05%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$54.91	$0.63	98.11%	66.40%	2.46	180,000	66.67%
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$1.50	1.35%	29.31%	44.23%	37.61%	4.17%	-56.48%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$4.00	$0.82	62.50%	82.93%	0.99	13,200	-60.36%
LDWY	LENDWAY INC	$4.19	17.70%	18.36%	23.60%	-15.86%	-16.87%	-9.89%	-48.21%	-55.52%	-76.53%	$6.19	$3.11	32.31%	34.73%	0.67	406,000	9,341.86%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$0.74	5.71%	13.85%	-9.31%	-26.00%	-28.85%	-31.48%	-92.72%	N/A	N/A	$1.77	$0.59	58.19%	25.42%	0.75	53,000	-49.04%
QMMM	QMMM HOLDINGS LTD	$119.40	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	6,460.44%	13,315.73%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$303.00	$0.64	60.59%	18,556.25%	0.68	0	N/A
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$0.18	-8.04%	-6.63%	-31.97%	-74.23%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.90	$0.18	97.68%	1.67%	4.73	413,000	68.57%
SDM	SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD	$1.85	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-84.84%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$29.40	$1.50	93.71%	23.33%	-0.32	0	N/A
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$0.12	15.84%	-1.68%	7.34%	-40.91%	-91.82%	-99.18%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$15.80	$0.09	99.26%	36.05%	0.27	7,722,000	905.47%

Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

What are the best advertising agency stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

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

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 23 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 30.

DLX passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 7.93% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 42 percentage points.

2. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) is the #2 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 Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 30.

CRTO passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Criteo Sa has seen its stock lose -45.87% over the past year, underperforming other advertising agency stocks by -12 percentage points.

Criteo Sa has an average 1 year price target of $40.33, an upside of 96.84% from Criteo Sa's current stock price of $20.49.

Criteo Sa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Criteo Sa, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR)

Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) 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 Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -4 points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CMPR as a "B".

CMPR passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cimpress has seen its stock return 10.73% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 45 percentage points.

Cimpress has an average 1 year price target of $80.50, an upside of 0.4% from Cimpress's current stock price of $80.18.

Cimpress stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Cimpress, 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.

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 10.51%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 4.64%. 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 67% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.93%, which is the same as the advertising agency industry average of 4.64%. 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 64.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC)

Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.45%, which is the same as the advertising agency industry average of 4.64%. Entravision Communications's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Entravision Communications's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Entravision Communications's dividend payout ratio of -15.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are advertising agency stocks up?

Advertising agency stocks were up 0.62% in the last day, and up 1.81% over the last week.

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

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 43 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -45.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -12 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 71, which is 43 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -28.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 6 percentage points.

3. Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO)

Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) 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.

Travelzoo has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Travelzoo's stock has dropped -70.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -36 percentage points.

Are advertising agency stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of advertising agency stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect advertising agency stocks to rise by 30.63% over the next year.

7.41% of advertising agency stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.52% of advertising agency stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.44% are rated C (Hold), 22.22% are rated D (Sell), and 7.41% 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 -24.41x.

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