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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 69th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
DLX	DELUXE CORP	$933.01M	$2.12B	$393.66M	$82.74M	$1.85	-0.94%	2.66%	48.00%	87.42%
CRTO	CRITEO SA	$1.20B	$1.96B	$219.28M	$168.06M	$3.12	0.53%	-1.06%	71.43%	23.41%
XNET	XUNLEI LTD	$499.22M	$355.83M	N/A	$721.61M	$11.56	11.15%	14.04%	5,082.06%	N/A	2025-11-13
CMPR	CIMPRESS PLC	$1.61B	$3.46B	$382.17M	$35.14M	$1.42	3.65%	7.30%	-76.13%	-5.66%
QNST	QUINSTREET INC	$808.14M	$1.10B	$35.97M	$10.61M	$0.18	43.12%	16.95%	N/A	-21.66%
MGNI	MAGNITE INC	$2.04B	$702.57M	$137.34M	$57.97M	$0.41	6.27%	30.15%	215.38%	N/A
STGW	STAGWELL INC	$1.30B	$2.89B	$368.09M	$19.68M	$0.08	6.75%	19.27%	N/A	N/A
NEXN	NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$249.24M	$371.75M	$117.47M	$49.69M	$1.42	9.65%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ADV	ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC	$424.15M	$3.50B	$68.58M	-$244.05M	-$0.76	-4.45%	1.09%	N/A	N/A
ZD	ZIFF DAVIS INC	$1.27B	$1.46B	$414.74M	$111.07M	$2.55	5.70%	5.70%	97.67%	-10.86%
IPG	INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES INC	$9.25B	$10.21B	$1.23B	$545.80M	$1.47	-5.96%	1.64%	-30.66%	0.14%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$40.12M	$61.71M	$26.39M	$23.92M	$2.25	-27.44%	N/A	N/A	N/A
TZOO	TRAVELZOO	$81.88M	$89.92M	$11.99M	$7.94M	$0.68	6.58%	6.24%	-35.85%	N/A
EVC	ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP	$265.65M	$420.18M	-$96.34M	-$117.32M	-$1.31	24.96%	11.56%	N/A	N/A
OMC	OMNICOM GROUP INC	$14.30B	$16.07B	$2.36B	$1.33B	$6.83	4.13%	3.46%	-7.58%	9.04%
EDHL	EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD	$28.09M	$2.76M	$603.75k	$379.43k	$0.14	-2.25%	N/A	-62.16%	N/A
NCMI	NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC	$390.34M	$236.40M	$25.30M	-$15.10M	-$0.15	-3.63%	1.27%	N/A	N/A
TSQ	TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC	$93.66M	$438.70M	$70.53M	$18.24M	$1.19	-2.07%	3.19%	N/A	N/A
WPP	WPP PLC	$4.21B	$19.16B	N/A	$514.86M	$2.39	3.31%	4.27%	102.17%	N/A
CCO	CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$964.77M	$1.05B	$774.25M	-$5.94M	-$0.01	3.04%	-12.62%	N/A	N/A
TZUP	THUMZUP MEDIA CORP	$72.18M	$472.00	-$6.29M	-$6.47M	-$0.73	254.89%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BOC	BOSTON OMAHA CORP	$390.65M	$111.57M	$31.75M	$761.48k	$0.03	9.53%	19.89%	N/A	N/A
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$81.08M	$251.18M	-$76.03M	-$110.83M	-$2.05	-14.41%	5.84%	N/A	N/A
INUV	INUVO INC	$38.12M	$98.14M	-$1.40M	-$4.36M	-$0.32	25.10%	14.46%	N/A	N/A
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$61.27M	$114.24M	$168.00k	-$1.58M	-$0.09	45.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2025-12-03
EEX	EMERALD HOLDING INC	$809.03M	$437.50M	$97.40M	$4.60M	$0.04	11.18%	22.27%	N/A	N/A
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$5.94M	$35.37M	-$969.00k	-$9.47M	-$1.37	-62.46%	N/A	N/A	N/A
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$2.72M	$32.80M	$4.57M	$3.88M	$1.66	-32.39%	N/A	56.60%	N/A
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$20.24M	$53.37M	-$1.30M	-$6.07M	-$0.52	3.86%	17.52%	N/A	N/A
IAS	INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE HOLDING CORP	$1.72B	$590.67M	$134.03M	$46.72M	$0.28	15.51%	N/A	33.33%	N/A
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$47.32M	$229.84M	-$15.06M	-$26.87M	-$1.22	-12.84%	-4.87%	N/A	N/A
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$70.69M	$47.53M	-$1.53M	-$4.64M	-$0.11	-2.64%	12.42%	N/A	N/A
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$2.28M	$16.96M	-$18.22M	-$18.38M	-$1.84	12.09%	N/A	N/A	N/A
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$14.76M	$5.83M	$1.43M	$818.54k	$0.03	125.53%	N/A	-12.50%	N/A
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$39.26M	$112.84M	N/A	$2.34M	$0.05	-12.26%	N/A	N/A	N/A
LDWY	LENDWAY INC	$7.26M	$46.97M	$1.09M	-$4.30M	-$2.42	49.38%	20.72%	N/A	N/A
MCTR	CTRL GROUP LTD	$15.91M	$3.88M	-$3.34M	-$3.42M	-$0.26	-24.56%	-50.95%	N/A	N/A
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$21.17M	$7.04M	$1.95M	-$1.25M	-$0.53	31.69%	62.36%	N/A	N/A
QMMM	QMMM HOLDINGS LTD	$2.05B	$1.88M	-$2.63M	-$2.82M	-$0.17	-46.56%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SDM	SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD	$49.03M	$27.78M	$2.55M	$1.97M	$0.08	72.20%	N/A	0.00%	N/A
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$4.07M	$624.09k	-$26.39M	-$26.87M	-$17.51	-32.30%	-48.86%	N/A	N/A
CHR	CHEER HOLDING INC	$496.14k	$147.13M	N/A	$21.31M	$1.95	-5.65%	9.10%	-45.68%	-31.89%
YDKG	YUEDA DIGITAL HOLDING	$286.65k	$12.91M	-$31.71M	-$35.54M	-$3.78	4,106.51%	-12.62%	N/A	N/A
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$8.97M	$7.48M	-$7.92M	-$8.40M	-$1.43	-11.84%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.08M	$7.69M	-$2.88M	-$3.86M	-$1.77	-68.49%	-30.92%	N/A	N/A

Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

What are the best advertising agency stocks to buy right now in Nov 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 45 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: A, 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 -12.53% over the past year.

2. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) is the #2 top advertising agency stock out of 45 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 -38.07% over the past year, underperforming other advertising agency stocks by -25 percentage points.

Criteo Sa has an average 1 year price target of $41.60, an upside of 82.14% from Criteo Sa's current stock price of $22.84.

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. Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET)

Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET) is the #3 top advertising agency stock out of 45 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 Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 21 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 32.

XNET passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Xunlei has seen its stock return 280% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 293 percentage points.

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 10.54%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 4.6%. 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 5.79%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 4.6%. 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. Interpublic Group Of Companies (NYSE:IPG)

Interpublic Group Of Companies (NYSE:IPG) has an annual dividend yield of 3.89%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 4.6%. Interpublic Group Of Companies's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Interpublic Group Of Companies's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Interpublic Group Of Companies's dividend payout ratio of 89.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are advertising agency stocks down?

Advertising agency stocks were down -0.14% in the last day, and down -0.28% 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 39 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -38.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -25 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 39 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -44.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -31 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 25 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Travelzoo's stock has dropped -60.89% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -48 percentage points.

Are advertising agency stocks a good buy now?

42.11% of advertising agency stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect advertising agency stocks to rise by 39.14% over the next year.

8.33% of advertising agency stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of advertising agency stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.17% are rated C (Hold), 20.83% are rated D (Sell), and 4.17% 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 -14.44x.

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