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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 B and is the 53rd 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
CRTO	CRITEO SA	$1.27B	12.80%	6.30%	14.03%	44.10%	0.91	1.23	52.80%	7.00%	9.23%
DLX	DELUXE CORP	$867.63M	9.30%	2.20%	9.43%	10.50%	2.97	0.94	52.90%	2.80%	9.71%
ZD	ZIFF DAVIS INC	$1.52B	4.20%	2.10%	4.86%	11.20%	0.93	1.52	85.80%	5.40%	9.66%
MGNI	MAGNITE INC	$3.36B	5.70%	1.50%	6.25%	17.90%	2.81	1.00	62.30%	6.30%	10.60%
IAS	INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE HOLDING CORP	$1.49B	4.70%	4.10%	6.65%	33.80%	0.09	4.01	78.50%	8.60%	12.97%
NEXN	NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$289.23M	9.80%	6.30%	11.90%	87.30%	0.54	1.35	85.40%	13.40%	15.95%
STGW	STAGWELL INC	$1.43B	-0.40%	0.00%	3.74%	5.70%	4.71	0.86	36.00%	-0.10%	3.74%
QNST	QUINSTREET INC	$850.86M	-0.30%	-0.20%	0.26%	1.60%	0.77	1.46	9.80%	-0.10%	0.07%
XNET	XUNLEI LTD	$315.92M	143.00%	106.60%	64.96%	187.80%	0.22	2.10	50.40%	202.80%	200.39%
EEX	EMERALD HOLDING INC	$968.09M	2.00%	0.70%	7.45%	20.20%	2.09	1.05	63.30%	1.80%	16.13%
CMPR	CIMPRESS PLC	$1.50B	-27.80%	8.20%	19.20%	13.20%	-4.33	0.65	47.80%	4.60%	6.84%
TZOO	TRAVELZOO	$111.24M	-277.50%	21.80%	134.13%	-509.70%	-6.91	0.69	83.30%	12.50%	17.67%
ADV	ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC	$593.22M	-40.20%	-9.80%	-7.19%	-7.80%	3.43	1.96	14.20%	-8.70%	-5.21%
IPG	INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES INC	$9.47B	11.90%	2.50%	10.91%	16.60%	3.57	1.07	17.90%	4.30%	8.78%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$801.38M	8.20%	4.50%	5.63%	16.30%	0.77	2.71	28.40%	13.20%	14.64%
EVC	ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP	$229.26M	-88.80%	-25.20%	-27.14%	-25.50%	3.64	2.48	31.30%	-30.20%	-23.69%
INUV	INUVO INC	$56.69M	-37.20%	-16.20%	-32.54%	424.50%	1.36	0.88	83.40%	-5.30%	-4.95%
MCTR	CTRL GROUP LTD	$24.75M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.76	2.94	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$64.42M	-279.40%	-48.20%	-76.04%	-88.60%	5.15	1.17	43.50%	-68.90%	-66.26%
SDM	SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD	N/A	30.90%	14.00%	31.42%	34.30%	1.12	1.85	13.90%	7.90%	9.61%
EDHL	EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD	$13.59M	22.10%	17.10%	24.32%	47.30%	0.26	4.64	58.90%	13.70%	18.71%
OMC	OMNICOM GROUP INC	$14.61B	32.40%	4.80%	17.59%	40.90%	5.29	0.92	18.30%	8.70%	13.79%
TSQ	TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC	$117.91M	-94.20%	6.30%	13.14%	9.30%	-19.02	0.98	27.80%	7.80%	13.73%
CCO	CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$571.56M	-0.60%	0.50%	12.61%	4.60%	-2.10	1.15	59.10%	1.80%	33.45%
BOC	BOSTON OMAHA CORP	$390.97M	0.10%	0.10%	0.38%	0.50%	0.33	2.05	67.60%	0.70%	2.31%
TZUP	THUMZUP MEDIA CORP	$96.04M	-278.30%	-246.90%	-206.04%	-1,837.80%	0.14	3.36	100.00%	-1,195,950.10%	-1,183,018.69%
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$120.59M	112.50%	17.90%	54.88%	101.90%	5.58	1.33	25.60%	14.00%	17.86%
WPP	WPP PLC	$5.51B	11.40%	2.00%	-57.83%	90.70%	2.67	0.85	15.90%	2.70%	7.79%
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$23.21M	1.60%	0.80%	2.49%	7.30%	0.69	2.43	8.10%	0.50%	1.28%
QMMM	QMMM HOLDINGS LTD	$47.66M	-72.30%	-44.10%	-29.56%	-72.10%	0.13	6.69	15.40%	-58.60%	-57.91%
NCMI	NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC	$413.26M	-5.40%	-3.90%	-4.70%	-28.40%	0.32	1.74	45.60%	-8.60%	-8.07%
CHR	CHEER HOLDING INC	$12.24M	7.00%	6.10%	6.69%	23.70%	0.13	8.29	71.90%	14.50%	14.71%
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.46M	-102.20%	-39.10%	-90.67%	-91.70%	1.62	1.47	3.30%	-50.20%	-45.01%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$14.79M	-135.60%	-24.70%	-41.16%	-70.40%	6.42	0.76	96.50%	-28.10%	-23.67%
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$79.96M	-14.30%	-10.90%	-14.49%	-79.60%	0.31	2.42	64.50%	-9.80%	-10.14%
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$4.30M	-94.00%	-76.70%	-180.36%	-97.80%	0.43	1.98	30.50%	-4,305.70%	-4,284.03%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$43.07M	-80.20%	-14.50%	-30.41%	-32.50%	5.72	2.31	9.20%	-5.80%	-7.13%
LDWY	LENDWAY INC	$9.11M	-37.30%	-4.40%	-2.84%	-2.00%	8.51	1.46	20.80%	-10.40%	-5.88%
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$3.36M	2.90%	2.10%	5.12%	17.80%	0.18	6.02	4.10%	0.60%	1.96%
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$13.73M	-11.70%	-9.70%	N/A	-7.30%	0.35	N/A	64.30%	-17.80%	-14.46%
ANTE	AIRNET TECHNOLOGY INC	$34.40M	-119.90%	-20.60%	73.83%	87.90%	7.53	0.33	10.80%	-3,979.90%	-3,955.39%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$9.51M	-266.50%	-84.50%	-463.55%	-166.00%	4.61	0.84	20.50%	-88.40%	-83.45%
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$49.54M	-132.50%	-34.20%	-114.35%	-91.00%	2.52	0.99	22.00%	-12.80%	-12.11%
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$28.48M	-7.50%	-4.40%	-6.64%	-12.30%	0.92	1.88	30.50%	-2.20%	-2.12%
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$9.91M	N/A	-36.30%	36.48%	14.60%	-4.53	0.49	34.10%	-26.00%	9.66%
TNMG	TNL MEDIAGENE	$11.68M	-697.60%	-106.10%	-128.74%	-212.50%	1.55	0.54	36.60%	-175.30%	-159.08%

Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

What are the best advertising agency stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) is the #1 top advertising agency stock out of 46 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: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 26 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 28.

CRTO passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Criteo Sa has seen its stock lose -49.63% over the past year, underperforming other advertising agency stocks by -17 percentage points.

Criteo Sa has an average 1 year price target of $39.11, an upside of 61.35% from Criteo Sa's current stock price of $24.24.

Criteo Sa stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Criteo Sa, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is the #2 top advertising agency stock out of 46 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 Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 16 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 28.

DLX passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 0.31% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 33 percentage points.

Deluxe has an average 1 year price target of $23.00, an upside of 18.99% from Deluxe's current stock price of $19.33.

Deluxe stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Deluxe, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) is the #3 top advertising agency stock out of 46 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 Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 14 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 28.

ZD passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ziff Davis has seen its stock lose -13.33% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 19 percentage points.

Ziff Davis has an average 1 year price target of $41.80, an upside of 15.41% from Ziff Davis's current stock price of $36.22.

Ziff Davis stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Ziff Davis, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 80% 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 4.43%. 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 35.2% 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 7.94%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 4.43%. 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% 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 6.21%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 4.43%. 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 92.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are advertising agency stocks down?

Advertising agency stocks were down -0.89% in the last day, and up 0.87% over the last week. Boston Omaha was the among the top losers in the advertising agencies industry, dropping -9.4% yesterday.

Boston Omaha shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 financial results.

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 -49.63% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -17 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 dropped -13.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 19 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 86, which is 61 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 25. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Travelzoo's stock has dropped -12.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 20 percentage points.

Are advertising agency stocks a good buy now?

54.55% of advertising agency stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect advertising agency stocks to rise by 36.59% over the next year.

3.23% of advertising agency stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.58% of advertising agency stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.61% are rated C (Hold), 19.35% are rated D (Sell), and 3.23% 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 12.36x.

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Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

1. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

2. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

3. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)

1. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

2. Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC)

3. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

1. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

2. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)

3. Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO)

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