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 51st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Market Cap
Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
Last Dividend
Annual Dividend
Dividend Percentile
Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)
Ex-dividend Date
Div. Payment Date
CRTO
CRITEO SA
$1.30BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
XNET
XUNLEI LTD
$452.30MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
DLX
DELUXE CORP
$882.44M6.10%92.30%$0.3000$1.2089%02025-09-02
ZD
ZIFF DAVIS INC
$1.61BN/A0.00%$0.4550N/AN/A0
MGNI
MAGNITE INC
$3.70BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
IAS
INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE HOLDING CORP
$1.48BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
EEX
EMERALD HOLDING INC
$1.02B1.17%100.00%$0.0150$0.0627%1
QNST
QUINSTREET INC
$904.36MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
STGW
STAGWELL INC
$1.46BN/A0.00%$0.2100N/AN/A0
CMPR
CIMPRESS PLC
$1.57BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
IPG
INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES INC
$9.83B3.69%111.90%$0.3300$0.9974%02025-09-022025-09-16
TZOO
TRAVELZOO
$107.72MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NEXN
NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$310.93MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
WIMI
WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC
$791.56MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
EVC
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
$235.63M7.72%-15.00%$0.0500$0.2093%12025-09-162025-09-30
ADV
ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC
$593.22MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
INUV
INUVO INC
$48.90MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CDLX
CARDLYTICS INC
$54.30MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SDM
SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD
N/AN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OMC
OMNICOM GROUP INC
$15.17B2.68%39.80%$0.7000$2.1059%02025-09-022025-10-10
CCO
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC
$616.30MN/A0.00%$0.0824N/AN/A0
TSQ
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC
$116.10M8.46%35.20%$0.2000$0.6094%02025-10-272025-11-03
MCTR
CTRL GROUP LTD
$22.19MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TZUP
THUMZUP MEDIA CORP
$88.70MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
WPP
WPP PLC
$5.73B3.60%40.00%$0.9542$0.9574%9
BOC
BOSTON OMAHA CORP
$419.59MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
QMMM
QMMM HOLDINGS LTD
$91.19MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NCMI
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC
$411.39M2.05%-28.60%$0.0300$0.0947%5
SWAG
STRAN & COMPANY INC
$31.36MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
DRCT
DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
$10.36MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TNMG
TNL MEDIAGENE
$10.87MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CHR
CHEER HOLDING INC
$12.83MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
EDHL
EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD
$11.87MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TDIC
DREAMLAND LTD
$118.73MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
DLPN
DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC
$13.97MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CNET
ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$4.23MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ABLV
ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC
$41.78MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ANTE
AIRNET TECHNOLOGY INC
$61.77MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MCHX
MARCHEX INC
$86.59MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
LDWY
LENDWAY INC
$9.75MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
HAO
HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD
$3.40MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
STFS
STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD
$1.80MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
FLNT
FLUENT INC
$57.76MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ABTS
ABITS GROUP INC
$12.53MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BAOS
BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$4.24MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
VSME
VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD
$17.83MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A

Advertising Agency Stocks FAQ

What are the best advertising agency stocks to buy right now in Sep 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 25 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 29.

CRTO passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Criteo Sa has seen its stock lose -46.16% over the past year, underperforming other advertising agency stocks by -12 percentage points.

Criteo Sa has an average 1 year price target of $39.11, an upside of 57.52% from Criteo Sa's current stock price of $24.83.

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. Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET)


Xunlei (NASDAQ:XNET) 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 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 24 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 29.

XNET passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Xunlei has seen its stock return 340.85% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 375 percentage points.

3. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)


Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) 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 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 47, which is 18 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 29.

DLX passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock lose -3.49% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 30 percentage points.

Deluxe has an average 1 year price target of $23.00, an upside of 16.99% from Deluxe's current stock price of $19.66.

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.

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 8.46%, 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 7.72%, which is 3 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 6.1%, 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 up?

Advertising agency stocks were up 1.24% in the last day, and up 0.37% over the last week. Lendway was the among the top gainers in the advertising agencies industry, gaining 2.23% yesterday.

Lendway shares are trading higher after the company announced a year-over-year increase in 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 44 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -46.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -12 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 44 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -20.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 13 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 59 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 27. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Travelzoo's stock has dropped -18.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 16 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 30.54% over the next year.

3.57% of advertising agency stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.43% of advertising agency stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.57% are rated C (Hold), 17.86% are rated D (Sell), and 3.57% 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 44.22x.
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