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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 B and is the 55th 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	$1.38B	12.60%	3.10%	10.85%	12.60%	3.21	1.04	53.00%	3.80%	11.30%
CMPR	CIMPRESS PLC	$1.97B	-4.20%	1.20%	17.21%	12.80%	-4.93	0.68	47.00%	0.70%	6.12%
STGW	STAGWELL INC	$1.82B	4.50%	0.70%	5.99%	8.50%	4.50	0.79	36.50%	1.00%	5.63%
QNST	QUINSTREET INC	$745.48M	24.40%	14.00%	4.74%	42.10%	0.67	1.51	10.00%	5.60%	1.35%
XNET	XUNLEI LTD	$406.05M	96.70%	80.30%	73.67%	107.20%	0.19	1.92	47.20%	227.70%	227.76%
OMC	OMNICOM GROUP INC	$24.36B	-0.90%	-0.20%	1.81%	8.90%	3.46	0.93	18.90%	-0.30%	2.61%
EVC	ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP	$327.39M	-99.20%	-19.10%	-30.84%	-25.10%	5.99	1.51	23.80%	-17.70%	-18.33%
NEXN	NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$217.82M	5.20%	3.30%	7.99%	55.10%	0.59	1.29	84.90%	6.90%	10.82%
WPP	WPP PLC	$3.90B	-7.10%	-1.60%	-26.43%	-7.50%	4.09	0.88	15.80%	-1.60%	3.25%
CRTO	CRITEO SA	$982.22M	13.00%	6.80%	14.59%	42.80%	0.88	1.27	54.00%	7.40%	10.18%
TZOO	TRAVELZOO	$80.46M	-65.40%	10.00%	66.94%	-150.50%	-6.34	0.69	80.30%	5.10%	8.04%
ZD	ZIFF DAVIS INC	$1.78B	2.60%	1.30%	3.81%	8.80%	1.09	1.28	85.80%	3.30%	6.80%
MGNI	MAGNITE INC	$2.02B	17.90%	4.90%	6.77%	26.80%	2.43	1.02	62.70%	20.30%	12.54%
NCMI	NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC	$339.98M	-2.90%	-2.20%	-2.33%	-14.40%	0.31	2.22	45.90%	-4.40%	-4.11%
ADV	ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC	$442.27M	-34.50%	-7.70%	-5.35%	-5.40%	4.04	2.25	14.00%	-6.40%	-3.57%
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$56.16M	-371.00%	-31.60%	-46.11%	-45.30%	-44.89	1.75	44.80%	-44.40%	-40.97%
TSQ	TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC	$123.16M	N/A	-2.10%	9.22%	6.40%	-12.83	0.84	25.50%	-2.70%	9.63%
BOC	BOSTON OMAHA CORP	$379.34M	-2.40%	-1.70%	-1.56%	-2.00%	0.34	1.98	65.80%	-10.90%	-8.90%
INUV	INUVO INC	$31.63M	-44.30%	-17.70%	-45.63%	317.00%	1.48	0.65	74.50%	-5.90%	-5.60%
DTCX	DATACENTREX INC	$74.23M	-28.00%	-27.40%	-12.62%	-96.70%	0.01	73.69	48.90%	-122.10%	-120.08%
YDKG	YUEDA DIGITAL HOLDING	$133.29k	-119.40%	-43.70%	256.32%	1,125.00%	5.47	0.30	0.90%	-275.20%	-275.06%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$2.46M	-193.40%	-82.40%	-101.78%	-271.50%	0.73	1.69	26.30%	-112.20%	-107.10%
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$3.19M	27.10%	20.90%	23.68%	54.40%	0.24	5.05	2.80%	11.80%	12.78%
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$4.95M	-182.50%	-55.80%	-85.69%	-116.00%	1.91	1.68	11.10%	-60.80%	-57.72%
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$4.05M	-115.90%	-87.00%	-268.44%	-121.40%	0.85	1.26	46.00%	-3,404.00%	-3,398.03%
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$2.19M	N/A	-84.40%	219.22%	-91.80%	-14.25	0.18	30.00%	-54.60%	-39.61%
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	$2.42M	-49.50%	-18.60%	-38.41%	-58.10%	1.22	1.49	7.70%	-38.40%	-38.34%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$19.00M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	96.00%	-5.40%	-1.45%
EDHL	EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD	$4.60M	-20.80%	-18.60%	-13.67%	-23.60%	0.08	11.26	55.50%	-36.30%	-36.01%
EEX	EMERALD HOLDING INC	$953.92M	-8.20%	-2.60%	2.94%	7.10%	2.58	0.82	63.60%	-6.60%	5.87%
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$75.53M	-16.70%	-12.80%	-18.11%	-99.10%	0.32	2.36	63.20%	-11.50%	-12.60%
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$102.55M	-134.20%	-34.30%	-99.98%	-86.60%	3.89	1.04	24.50%	-13.00%	-11.54%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$38.52M	33.20%	5.20%	33.33%	17.30%	3.00	1.44	12.30%	2.10%	3.91%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$30.35M	15.30%	7.10%	7.33%	27.30%	0.66	3.50	27.00%	38.80%	40.83%
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	$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	$31.96M	-2.40%	-1.40%	-1.91%	-3.00%	0.62	2.34	29.50%	-0.60%	-0.54%
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$4.87M	-11.70%	-9.70%	N/A	-7.30%	0.35	N/A	64.30%	-17.80%	-14.46%
TJGC	TJGC GROUP LTD	$17.29M	-357.00%	-149.80%	-151.38%	-157.90%	0.93	2.61	124.40%	-303.30%	-299.27%
TULP	BLOOMIA HOLDINGS INC	$6.80M	-37.40%	-3.60%	-1.66%	-1.20%	13.59	1.68	20.40%	-7.60%	-3.19%
CHR	CHEER HOLDING INC	$2.92M	7.60%	6.80%	6.93%	28.50%	0.09	11.53	71.00%	17.20%	17.21%

Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

What are the best advertising agency stocks to buy right now in Apr 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 55, which is 28 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 27.

DLX passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 114.91% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 143 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 -1 points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 27. 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 95.82% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 124 percentage points.

Cimpress has an average 1 year price target of $95.00, an upside of 17.12% from Cimpress's current stock price of $81.11.

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. Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW)

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

Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 9 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 27.

STGW passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Stagwell has seen its stock return 37.74% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 66 percentage points.

Stagwell has an average 1 year price target of $8.56, an upside of 19.1% from Stagwell's current stock price of $7.19.

Stagwell stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Stagwell, 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 8.33%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 4.14%. 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. Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC)

Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.21%, which is the same as the advertising agency industry average of 4.14%. 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 -23% 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 3.93%, which is the same as the advertising agency industry average of 4.14%. 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 up?

Advertising agency stocks were up 0.77% in the last day, and up 5.02% 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 46 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -33.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -5 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 32 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has gained 52.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 81 percentage points.

3. Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN)

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) 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.

Nexxen International has a valuation score of 100, which is 75 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 25. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexxen International's stock has dropped -13.23% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 15 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 28.79% over the next year.

15% of advertising agency stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10% of advertising agency stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 15% 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 -177.2x.

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