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Best Advertising Agency Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top advertising agency stocks in 2025 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 79th 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	$904.20M	13.00%	3.10%	10.93%	12.40%	2.90	0.99	53.00%	3.90%	11.27%
CRTO	CRITEO SA	$1.02B	15.50%	7.80%	16.77%	50.50%	0.79	1.33	53.80%	8.60%	11.21%
CMPR	CIMPRESS PLC	$1.67B	-6.20%	1.80%	19.80%	14.10%	-4.41	0.65	47.30%	1.00%	6.93%
XNET	XUNLEI LTD	$448.96M	154.60%	124.70%	76.26%	177.70%	0.15	2.02	49.60%	315.30%	313.06%
ADV	ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC	$303.11M	-34.40%	-8.00%	-5.26%	-5.70%	3.23	2.20	14.20%	-7.00%	-3.85%
QNST	QUINSTREET INC	$791.12M	4.50%	2.50%	4.48%	41.30%	0.79	1.51	9.90%	1.00%	1.10%
STGW	STAGWELL INC	$1.34B	3.60%	0.50%	4.62%	7.00%	4.65	0.89	36.20%	0.70%	4.62%
MGNI	MAGNITE INC	$2.12B	7.50%	2.00%	7.05%	23.90%	2.62	1.01	62.30%	8.30%	12.12%
ZD	ZIFF DAVIS INC	$1.30B	6.10%	3.10%	6.33%	14.80%	0.93	1.61	86.50%	7.60%	12.07%
TZOO	TRAVELZOO	$76.42M	-146.40%	16.10%	112.22%	-267.60%	-6.08	0.68	81.50%	8.80%	12.88%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$37.55M	15.30%	7.10%	7.33%	27.30%	0.66	3.50	27.00%	38.80%	40.83%
EVC	ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP	$256.55M	-114.50%	-26.70%	-35.58%	-31.40%	4.30	1.74	28.00%	-27.90%	-26.12%
OMC	OMNICOM GROUP INC	$13.90B	30.20%	4.60%	17.15%	42.70%	5.14	0.92	18.10%	8.30%	13.23%
NEXN	NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$193.97M	7.90%	5.10%	10.31%	72.20%	0.59	1.25	85.00%	10.50%	13.43%
NCMI	NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC	$393.15M	-4.10%	-3.00%	-3.51%	-22.40%	0.29	1.90	46.20%	-6.40%	-5.96%
EDHL	EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD	$23.85M	22.10%	17.10%	24.32%	47.30%	0.26	4.64	58.90%	13.70%	18.71%
YDKG	YUEDA DIGITAL HOLDING	$256.55k	-119.40%	-43.70%	256.32%	1,125.00%	5.47	0.30	0.90%	-275.20%	-275.06%
TSQ	TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC	$82.14M	-56.10%	3.30%	11.40%	8.00%	-15.33	0.88	27.50%	4.20%	11.89%
CCO	CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$994.61M	N/A	-0.10%	11.38%	4.20%	-2.08	1.14	62.60%	-0.60%	34.13%
WPP	WPP PLC	$4.22B	11.40%	2.00%	-57.83%	90.70%	2.67	0.85	15.90%	2.70%	7.79%
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$64.33M	-235.70%	-31.30%	-61.12%	-51.30%	-63.25	1.14	44.40%	-44.10%	-41.15%
BOC	BOSTON OMAHA CORP	$399.46M	0.00%	0.00%	0.23%	0.30%	0.33	2.07	67.20%	-0.20%	1.33%
TZUP	THUMZUP MEDIA CORP	$59.30M	-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	$41.63M	-35.30%	-14.20%	-37.01%	299.90%	1.87	0.74	78.00%	-4.40%	-4.16%
IAS	INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE HOLDING CORP	$1.73B	4.40%	4.00%	5.76%	36.90%	0.09	4.43	77.40%	7.90%	11.09%
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$4.93M	-115.90%	-87.00%	-268.44%	-121.40%	0.85	1.26	46.00%	-3,404.00%	-3,398.03%
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.00M	-60.40%	-21.60%	-45.51%	-50.40%	1.87	1.41	4.80%	-33.40%	-26.81%
EEX	EMERALD HOLDING INC	$666.61M	1.20%	0.40%	7.00%	17.80%	2.29	0.81	63.20%	1.10%	14.88%
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$3.57M	N/A	-39.60%	-70.68%	-13.60%	-25.00	0.37	31.40%	-26.80%	-9.57%
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$70.25M	-15.10%	-11.60%	-14.92%	-85.50%	0.29	2.53	63.70%	-10.40%	-10.61%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$19.52M	-65.10%	-10.30%	-12.33%	-21.00%	6.11	0.82	95.90%	-11.40%	-6.95%
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$53.31M	-120.80%	-32.90%	-90.23%	-87.80%	2.52	1.02	21.90%	-12.50%	-11.75%
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$10.08M	112.50%	17.90%	54.88%	101.90%	5.58	1.33	25.60%	14.00%	17.86%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$32.60M	33.20%	5.20%	33.33%	17.30%	3.00	1.44	12.30%	2.10%	3.91%
LDWY	LENDWAY INC	$6.55M	-41.30%	-4.30%	-2.94%	-2.10%	10.03	1.80	18.40%	-9.20%	-5.68%
MCTR	CTRL GROUP LTD	$14.87M	-165.60%	-92.80%	-71.20%	-140.40%	0.40	7.08	21.60%	-88.10%	-86.27%
QMMM	QMMM HOLDINGS LTD	$2.05B	-198.10%	-98.40%	-72.71%	-203.20%	0.14	7.11	0.80%	-150.10%	-151.33%
SDM	SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD	$49.03M	33.90%	14.60%	34.91%	39.40%	0.63	2.52	9.60%	7.10%	8.66%
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.87M	-382.80%	-177.70%	-282.48%	-343.10%	0.90	2.11	5.70%	-108.30%	-107.39%
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$33.65M	-5.00%	-2.90%	-4.76%	-7.90%	0.67	2.27	29.90%	-1.40%	-1.37%
CHR	CHEER HOLDING INC	$463.78k	7.00%	6.10%	6.69%	23.70%	0.13	8.29	71.90%	14.50%	14.71%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$7.24M	-193.40%	-82.40%	-101.78%	-271.50%	0.73	1.69	26.30%	-112.20%	-107.10%
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$2.98M	27.10%	20.90%	23.68%	54.40%	0.24	5.05	2.80%	11.80%	12.78%
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$21.50M	-11.70%	-9.70%	N/A	-7.30%	0.35	N/A	64.30%	-17.80%	-14.46%

Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

What are the best advertising agency stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

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 44 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 32.

DLX passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock lose -15.48% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 6 percentage points.

2. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) is the #2 top advertising agency stock out of 44 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: B.

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 19 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 32.

CRTO passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Criteo Sa has seen its stock lose -52.45% over the past year, underperforming other advertising agency stocks by -31 percentage points.

Criteo Sa has an average 1 year price target of $41.60, an upside of 114.32% from Criteo Sa's current stock price of $19.41.

Criteo Sa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Criteo Sa, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 44 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 32, which is equal to the advertising agency industry average of 32.

CMPR passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cimpress has seen its stock lose -18.44% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 3 percentage points.

Cimpress has an average 1 year price target of $80.50, an upside of 18.82% from Cimpress's current stock price of $67.75.

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 5 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 12.02%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 5.15%. 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 5.97%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 5.15%. 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. Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC)

Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.92%, which is -2 percentage points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 5.15%. 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 41% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are advertising agency stocks down?

Advertising agency stocks were down -0.38% in the last day, and down -0.2% over the last week. Thumzup Media was the among the top losers in the advertising agencies industry, dropping -9.92% yesterday.

Shares of software companies are trading lower, possibly because of a rise in Treasury yields, which could pressure growth stocks. The sector may also be seeing weakness due to investor concerns about an AI bubble.

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 42 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -52.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -31 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 42 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 29. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -44.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -24 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 28 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Travelzoo's stock has dropped -64.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -43 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 44.68% over the next year.

8.33% of advertising agency stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.67% of advertising agency stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.83% are rated C (Hold), 16.67% are rated D (Sell), and 12.5% 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 -28.59x.

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