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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 82nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
DLX	DELUXE CORP	$1.26B	12.60%	3.10%	10.85%	12.60%	3.21	1.04	53.00%	3.80%	11.30%
CMPR	CIMPRESS PLC	$1.73B	-4.20%	1.20%	17.21%	12.80%	-4.93	0.68	47.00%	0.70%	6.12%
ADV	ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC	$180.10M	-34.40%	-8.00%	-5.26%	-5.70%	3.23	2.20	14.20%	-7.00%	-3.85%
QNST	QUINSTREET INC	$659.42M	24.40%	14.00%	4.74%	42.10%	0.67	1.51	10.00%	5.60%	1.35%
XNET	XUNLEI LTD	$359.80M	154.60%	124.70%	76.26%	177.70%	0.15	2.02	49.60%	315.30%	313.06%
STGW	STAGWELL INC	$1.22B	3.60%	0.50%	4.62%	7.00%	4.65	0.89	36.20%	0.70%	4.62%
OMC	OMNICOM GROUP INC	$26.49B	-0.90%	-0.20%	1.81%	8.90%	3.46	0.93	18.90%	-0.30%	2.61%
NEXN	NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$192.48M	7.90%	5.10%	10.31%	72.20%	0.59	1.25	85.00%	10.50%	13.43%
TZOO	TRAVELZOO	$70.40M	-146.40%	16.10%	112.22%	-267.60%	-6.08	0.68	81.50%	8.80%	12.88%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$23.66M	15.30%	7.10%	7.33%	27.30%	0.66	3.50	27.00%	38.80%	40.83%
CRTO	CRITEO SA	$911.42M	13.00%	6.80%	14.59%	42.80%	0.88	1.27	54.00%	7.40%	10.18%
CHR	CHEER HOLDING INC	$271.80k	7.00%	6.10%	6.69%	23.70%	0.13	8.29	71.90%	14.50%	14.71%
MGNI	MAGNITE INC	$1.96B	17.90%	4.90%	6.77%	26.80%	2.43	1.02	62.70%	20.30%	12.54%
EVC	ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP	$282.03M	-114.50%	-26.70%	-35.58%	-31.40%	4.30	1.74	28.00%	-27.90%	-26.12%
NCMI	NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC	$336.25M	-2.90%	-2.20%	-2.33%	-14.40%	0.31	2.22	45.90%	-4.40%	-4.11%
EEX	EMERALD HOLDING INC	$840.68M	1.20%	0.40%	7.00%	17.80%	2.29	0.81	63.20%	1.10%	14.88%
ZD	ZIFF DAVIS INC	$1.05B	2.60%	1.30%	3.81%	8.80%	1.09	1.28	85.80%	3.30%	6.80%
TSQ	TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC	$126.91M	-56.10%	3.30%	11.40%	8.00%	-15.33	0.88	27.50%	4.20%	11.89%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$2.95M	-193.40%	-82.40%	-101.78%	-271.50%	0.73	1.69	26.30%	-112.20%	-107.10%
WPP	WPP PLC	$3.69B	11.40%	2.00%	-57.83%	90.70%	2.67	0.85	15.90%	2.70%	7.79%
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$44.76M	-235.70%	-31.30%	-61.12%	-51.30%	-63.25	1.14	44.40%	-44.10%	-41.15%
BOC	BOSTON OMAHA CORP	$401.66M	0.00%	0.00%	0.23%	0.30%	0.33	2.07	67.20%	-0.20%	1.33%
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$556.50k	N/A	-39.60%	-70.68%	-13.60%	-25.00	0.37	31.40%	-26.80%	-9.57%
DTCX	DATACENTREX INC	$33.25M	-109.40%	-105.20%	-32.36%	-892.70%	0.02	50.79	100.00%	-2,327,373.70%	-2,324,110.04%
INUV	INUVO INC	$46.59M	-35.30%	-14.20%	-37.01%	299.90%	1.87	0.74	78.00%	-4.40%	-4.16%
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$7.22M	-182.50%	-55.80%	-85.69%	-116.00%	1.91	1.68	11.10%	-60.80%	-57.72%
TJGC	TJGC GROUP LTD	$13.01M	-165.60%	-92.80%	-71.20%	-140.40%	0.40	7.08	21.60%	-88.10%	-86.27%
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$100.25M	-120.80%	-32.90%	-90.23%	-87.80%	2.52	1.02	21.90%	-12.50%	-11.75%
TULP	BLOOMIA HOLDINGS INC	$7.09M	-37.40%	-3.60%	-1.66%	-1.20%	13.59	1.68	20.40%	-7.60%	-3.19%
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$8.57M	-11.70%	-9.70%	N/A	-7.30%	0.35	N/A	64.30%	-17.80%	-14.46%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$19.52M	-65.10%	-10.30%	-12.33%	-21.00%	6.11	0.82	95.90%	-11.40%	-6.95%
EDHL	EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD	$3.97M	-20.80%	-18.60%	-13.67%	-23.60%	0.08	11.26	55.50%	-36.30%	-36.01%
YDKG	YUEDA DIGITAL HOLDING	$144.76k	-119.40%	-43.70%	256.32%	1,125.00%	5.47	0.30	0.90%	-275.20%	-275.06%
CCO	CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$1.19B	-0.60%	0.50%	13.10%	5.10%	-2.12	1.28	53.40%	1.20%	26.22%
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.55M	-60.40%	-21.60%	-45.51%	-50.40%	1.87	1.41	4.80%	-33.40%	-26.81%
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$64.10M	-15.10%	-11.60%	-14.92%	-85.50%	0.29	2.53	63.70%	-10.40%	-10.61%
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$4.07M	-115.90%	-87.00%	-268.44%	-121.40%	0.85	1.26	46.00%	-3,404.00%	-3,398.03%
QMMM	QMMM HOLDINGS LTD	$2.05B	-198.10%	-98.40%	-72.71%	-203.20%	0.14	7.11	0.80%	-150.10%	-151.33%
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$3.72M	27.10%	20.90%	23.68%	54.40%	0.24	5.05	2.80%	11.80%	12.78%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$32.10M	33.20%	5.20%	33.33%	17.30%	3.00	1.44	12.30%	2.10%	3.91%
SDM	SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD	$58.69M	-493.40%	-269.50%	-420.15%	-481.90%	0.63	2.14	10.10%	-101.70%	-102.02%
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.29M	-382.80%	-177.70%	-282.48%	-343.10%	0.90	2.11	5.70%	-108.30%	-107.39%
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$31.09M	-5.00%	-2.90%	-4.76%	-7.90%	0.67	2.27	29.90%	-1.40%	-1.37%

Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

What are the best advertising agency stocks to buy right now in Mar 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 25 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 28.

DLX passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 76.09% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 98 percentage points.

2. Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR)

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

Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -2 points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CMPR as a "A".

CMPR passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cimpress has seen its stock return 53.7% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 76 percentage points.

Cimpress has an average 1 year price target of $86.50, an upside of 21.57% from Cimpress's current stock price of $71.15.

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.

3. Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADV)

Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADV) is the #3 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 Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADV) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADV) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -14 points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ADV as a "A".

ADV passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Advantage Solutions has seen its stock lose -76.51% over the past year, underperforming other advertising agency stocks by -54 percentage points.

Advantage Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $1.50, an upside of 171.74% from Advantage Solutions's current stock price of $0.55.

Advantage Solutions stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Advantage Solutions, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 10.38%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 4.61%. 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. Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC)

Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.84%, which is the same as the advertising agency industry average of 4.61%. 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.

3. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.31%, which is the same as the advertising agency industry average of 4.61%. 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 65.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are advertising agency stocks down?

Advertising agency stocks were down -0.19% in the last day, and up 2.86% 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 -51.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -29 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 47 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -29.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -8 percentage points.

3. Cheer Holding (NASDAQ:CHR)

Cheer Holding (NASDAQ:CHR) 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.

Cheer Holding has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cheer Holding's stock has dropped -98.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -76 percentage points.

Are advertising agency stocks a good buy now?

43.75% of advertising agency stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect advertising agency stocks to rise by 37.24% over the next year.

12% of advertising agency stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8% of advertising agency stocks are rated B (Buy), 52% are rated C (Hold), 20% are rated D (Sell), and 8% 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 -205.67x.

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