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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 +28.50% 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 76th 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	$26.10	0.19%	3.78%	17.30%	-14.59%	10.31%	60.62%	39.50%	-41.62%	-62.62%	$32.07	$15.41	18.62%	69.37%	1.02	172,000	-26.18%
CMPR	CIMPRESS PLC	$103.03	0.18%	3.13%	18.89%	27.03%	34.93%	130.75%	59.91%	-14.38%	4.01%	$106.58	$44.19	3.33%	133.15%	1.42	124,000	-12.68%
TSQ	TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC	$6.63	0.30%	-1.78%	2.95%	-7.92%	18.39%	-7.40%	-45.39%	-44.70%	-18.65%	$7.97	$4.30	16.81%	54.19%	0.82	37,700	-4.80%
NEXN	NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$10.08	-0.79%	2.13%	19.01%	30.23%	65.25%	-4.82%	35.12%	-50.30%	N/A	$11.59	$5.60	12.99%	80.00%	1.28	317,000	-50.31%
STGW	STAGWELL INC	$7.41	-1.33%	-5.84%	11.26%	3.06%	11.43%	52.78%	-1.59%	32.56%	-59.53%	$8.08	$4.29	8.24%	72.93%	1.23	671,000	9.28%
EVC	ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP	$11.03	3.18%	-0.99%	11.75%	209.83%	239.38%	377.49%	141.36%	88.55%	51.30%	$13.74	$1.95	19.72%	464.48%	1.20	961,000	-10.77%
TZOO	TRAVELZOO	$10.99	0.41%	-0.95%	-3.30%	49.25%	91.38%	-16.53%	34.79%	-9.81%	24.26%	$14.00	$4.72	21.54%	132.98%	1.09	45,700	-7.30%
QNST	QUINSTREET INC	$17.12	2.03%	-2.78%	31.79%	30.89%	17.91%	11.31%	89.80%	-5.73%	335.62%	$18.02	$10.29	4.99%	66.46%	1.00	667,000	-18.16%
OMC	OMNICOM GROUP INC	$82.37	0.78%	-0.22%	13.54%	4.93%	5.56%	16.99%	-6.58%	12.73%	-1.57%	$87.17	$66.33	5.51%	24.18%	0.78	1,404,000	-45.39%
CRTO	CRITEO SA	$22.00	-2.14%	-5.50%	32.77%	11.68%	10.83%	-5.78%	-33.19%	-45.23%	-51.03%	$26.53	$15.59	17.06%	41.12%	1.02	280,000	-17.89%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$1.17	-4.10%	-17.02%	-24.52%	-50.42%	-55.17%	-69.69%	-94.53%	-98.74%	N/A	$5.65	$1.08	79.29%	8.84%	1.48	133,000	62.20%
ADV	ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC	$39.10	2.30%	-5.05%	9.10%	15.82%	97.74%	5.68%	-37.69%	-84.74%	N/A	$53.63	$12.23	27.09%	219.65%	1.12	102,000	-39.64%
LFTO	LIFTOFF MOBILE INC	$23.16	2.43%	-3.38%	-7.03%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$30.10	$21.80	23.06%	6.24%	0.41	410,000	-7.24%
WPP	WPP PLC	$19.20	0.79%	1.80%	6.49%	6.25%	-6.93%	-31.36%	-65.44%	-69.81%	-82.80%	$29.71	$14.81	35.38%	29.69%	0.94	227,000	0.44%
DTCX	DATACENTREX INC	$2.00	-7.41%	-1.48%	-1.48%	-2.44%	22.70%	-85.81%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.49	$1.51	87.87%	32.45%	0.62	206,000	7.85%
ZD	ZIFF DAVIS INC	$54.38	0.74%	4.84%	19.99%	14.92%	43.03%	79.29%	-25.51%	-61.30%	-18.29%	$54.95	$22.45	1.04%	142.23%	1.17	590,000	2.97%
MGNI	MAGNITE INC	$18.97	-0.16%	-7.06%	8.71%	35.50%	28.18%	-22.32%	29.22%	-36.72%	31.46%	$26.65	$10.82	28.82%	75.32%	2.21	2,167,000	-15.05%
XNET	XUNLEI LTD	$5.87	1.73%	3.35%	15.55%	-9.13%	-21.10%	27.33%	193.50%	56.95%	10.96%	$11.03	$4.14	46.78%	41.79%	1.35	178,000	-9.18%
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$7.10	-22.32%	-60.05%	-1.80%	74.02%	61.22%	-89.24%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$104.00	$0.80	93.17%	787.50%	0.76	54,600	351.24%
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$2.90	-3.97%	-25.26%	-52.07%	-82.67%	-87.17%	-99.47%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$987.50	$2.80	99.71%	3.57%	4.29	116,000	148.39%
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$3.91	-6.46%	-6.24%	-25.10%	-61.67%	-66.00%	-80.74%	-95.60%	-99.69%	N/A	$32.80	$3.91	88.08%	0.00%	2.55	102,000	181.77%
INUV	INUVO INC	$1.17	-3.31%	-7.14%	-7.87%	-45.58%	-58.21%	-79.11%	-46.58%	-85.73%	-92.87%	$5.93	$1.00	80.27%	17.00%	1.19	341,000	0.59%
BOC	BOSTON OMAHA CORP	$14.06	-0.57%	0.07%	6.84%	13.66%	15.15%	3.99%	-28.08%	-55.38%	N/A	$15.22	$10.52	7.62%	33.65%	0.89	67,000	-17.28%
NCMI	NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC	$4.01	6.08%	0.50%	19.35%	9.86%	6.08%	-18.33%	19.70%	-88.74%	-97.42%	$5.14	$2.78	21.98%	44.24%	1.24	380,000	0.80%
TJGC	TJGC GROUP LTD	$4.66	4.25%	3.79%	7.62%	37.46%	28.37%	-42.89%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$8.64	$1.46	46.06%	219.18%	1.63	5,900	168.18%
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$1.92	-23.51%	-28.36%	-30.18%	-27.27%	-41.62%	-35.35%	-77.01%	-95.95%	N/A	$5.40	$1.82	64.44%	5.49%	1.39	538,000	4,703.57%
TULP	BLOOMIA HOLDINGS INC	$3.82	8.22%	4.95%	-0.13%	-0.44%	-4.26%	-24.95%	-52.25%	-54.03%	-77.26%	$6.19	$3.11	38.29%	22.83%	0.68	2,100	500.00%
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$3.66	-1.88%	4.27%	14.02%	6.40%	20.79%	66.36%	-9.99%	-75.60%	-88.27%	$4.15	$1.70	11.81%	115.29%	0.97	5,500	-50.45%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$1.18	4.42%	-15.71%	-53.17%	18.71%	-25.32%	-94.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$64.20	$0.70	98.16%	68.57%	1.16	31,000	-19.48%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$1.00	-0.99%	-4.76%	-9.91%	28.21%	49.25%	-3.85%	-90.60%	N/A	N/A	$1.77	$0.54	43.50%	85.19%	0.69	57,000	13.10%
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$0.21	-4.57%	-21.43%	-81.34%	-99.85%	-99.90%	-99.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$285.44	$0.20	99.93%	3.98%	0.97	1,336,000	-39.36%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$1.12	3.70%	1.82%	-2.61%	-26.80%	-28.21%	-6.67%	-72.28%	-93.08%	N/A	$1.88	$0.99	40.43%	13.13%	0.93	11,500	71.64%
EDHL	EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD	$3.85	-1.53%	-3.02%	-22.54%	38.49%	-15.01%	-67.92%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$25.60	$2.00	84.96%	92.50%	0.93	16,600	-64.90%
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$1.21	1.68%	3.42%	-3.20%	-17.12%	-78.55%	-74.20%	-91.77%	-99.70%	N/A	$10.86	$0.76	88.85%	58.38%	1.08	19,600	5.38%
YDKG	YUEDA DIGITAL HOLDING	$0.91	-2.05%	-4.41%	2.25%	-2.15%	-8.08%	-99.17%	-99.33%	-99.90%	-99.98%	$669.00	$0.73	99.86%	24.66%	0.52	8,400	10.53%
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$1.81	0.56%	6.47%	23.13%	5.23%	4.62%	-13.81%	-12.56%	-29.02%	-42.36%	$2.14	$1.32	15.42%	36.91%	0.90	15,000	-56.52%
CCO	CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$2.41	-0.41%	0.00%	0.00%	0.84%	14.22%	109.57%	45.18%	2.12%	-64.61%	$2.43	$1.00	0.82%	141.00%	1.74	2,250,000	11.39%
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$2.10	0.00%	1.94%	-6.67%	22.81%	12.90%	39.44%	49.57%	N/A	N/A	$3.50	$1.37	40.00%	53.28%	0.63	36,000	158.99%
QMMM	QMMM HOLDINGS LTD	$119.40	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	5,327.27%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$303.00	$1.88	60.59%	6,251.06%	0.57	0	N/A
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$2.58	1.98%	0.00%	-7.19%	-12.48%	-64.95%	-97.77%	-99.60%	N/A	N/A	$172.70	$2.17	98.51%	18.89%	1.78	17,400	-92.84%
CHR	CHEER HOLDING INC	$1.71	-6.04%	-9.04%	-13.20%	1.18%	-62.99%	-99.26%	-99.79%	-99.95%	N/A	$313.50	$1.25	99.45%	36.80%	0.48	28,800	22.03%
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.01	11.67%	3.40%	4.80%	35.99%	-22.09%	-37.96%	-81.11%	-96.94%	-97.04%	$2.78	$0.57	63.85%	76.32%	0.65	6,700	31.37%

Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

What are the best advertising agency stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 42 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 24 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 27.

DLX passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 60.62% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 124 percentage points.

2. Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR)

Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) is the #2 top advertising agency stock out of 42 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 27.

CMPR passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cimpress has seen its stock return 130.75% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 194 percentage points.

Cimpress has an average 1 year price target of $113.00, an upside of 9.68% from Cimpress's current stock price of $103.03.

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.

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) is the #3 top advertising agency stock out of 42 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -4 points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TSQ as a "B".

TSQ passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Townsquare Media has seen its stock lose -7.4% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 56 percentage points.

Townsquare Media has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 50.83% from Townsquare Media's current stock price of $6.63.

Townsquare Media stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Townsquare Media, 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.

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 9.05%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 4.07%. 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 -195.1% 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 4.6%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 4.07%. 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 3.76%, which is the same as the advertising agency industry average of 4.07%. 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 up?

Advertising agency stocks were up 0.05% in the last day, and down -1.92% 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 49 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -5.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 58 percentage points.

2. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

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

Deluxe has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Deluxe's stock has gained 60.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 124 percentage points.

3. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)

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

Ziff Davis has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has gained 79.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 143 percentage points.

Are advertising agency stocks a good buy now?

47.06% of advertising agency stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect advertising agency stocks to rise by 25.02% over the next year.

8.33% of advertising agency stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.83% of advertising agency stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 20.83% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 -134.48x.

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Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

1. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

2. Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR)

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

1. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

2. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

3. Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC)

1. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

2. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

3. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)

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