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Best Advertising Agency Stocks to Buy Now (2022)

Top advertising agency stocks in 2022 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best advertising agency stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the advertising agencies industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best advertising agency stocks to buy right now are:

Interpublic Group Of Companies (NYSE:IPG) is the top advertising agency stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 28 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 29. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Interpublic Group Of Companies has seen its stock lose -27.99% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 17 percentage points.

Interpublic Group Of Companies has an average 1 year price target of $36.00, an upside of 33.68% from Interpublic Group Of Companies's current stock price of $26.93.

Interpublic Group Of Companies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Interpublic Group Of Companies, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 14.29% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) is the second best advertising agency stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 23 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 29. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Criteo Sa has seen its stock lose -24.56% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 20 percentage points.

Criteo Sa has an average 1 year price target of $36.67, an upside of 35.15% from Criteo Sa's current stock price of $27.13.

Criteo Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Criteo Sa, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Wpp (NYSE:WPP) is the third best advertising agency stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 19 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 29. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Wpp has seen its stock lose -35.65% over the past year, overperforming other advertising agency stocks by 9 percentage points.

Wpp has an average 1 year price target of $71.30, an upside of 64.25% from Wpp's current stock price of $43.41.

Wpp stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Wpp, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 33.33% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

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:

National Cinemedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) has an annual dividend yield of 30.25%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 10.12%. National Cinemedia's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. National Cinemedia's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Cinemedia's dividend payout ratio of -45% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has an annual dividend yield of 6.97%, which is -3 percentage points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 10.12%. Deluxe's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Deluxe's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Deluxe's dividend payout ratio of 88.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Wpp (NYSE:WPP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.89%, which is -5 percentage points lower than the advertising agency industry average of 10.12%. Wpp's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Wpp's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Wpp's dividend payout ratio of 63.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Advertising agency stocks were down -0.71% in the last day, and up 2.63% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued advertising agency stocks right now are:

Adtheorent Holding Company (NASDAQ:ADTH) is the most undervalued advertising agency stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Adtheorent Holding Company has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Adtheorent Holding Company's stock has dropped -80.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -36 percentage points.

Advantage Solutions (NASDAQ:ADV) is the second most undervalued advertising agency stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Advantage Solutions has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Advantage Solutions's stock has dropped -73.65% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by -29 percentage points.

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) is the third most undervalued advertising agency stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Criteo Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 41 points higher than the advertising agency industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -24.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the advertising agency industry by 20 percentage points.