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Best Broadcasting Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top broadcasting stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best broadcasting stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 broadcasting stocks to buy right now are:

Ew Scripps Co (NASDAQ:SSP) is the #1 top broadcasting stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ew Scripps Co (NASDAQ:SSP) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Ew Scripps Co (NASDAQ:SSP) has a Due Diligence Score of 9, which is -15 points lower than the broadcasting industry average of 24. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SSP as a "B".

SSP passed 3 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ew Scripps Co has seen its stock return 30.85% over the past year, overperforming other broadcasting stocks by 87 percentage points.

Ew Scripps Co has an average 1 year price target of $5.90, an upside of 59.89% from Ew Scripps Co's current stock price of $3.69.

Ew Scripps Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ew Scripps Co, 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.

Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) is the #2 top broadcasting stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 17 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 24.

GTN passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gray Media has seen its stock return 15.48% over the past year, overperforming other broadcasting stocks by 71 percentage points.

Gray Media has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, an upside of 20.27% from Gray Media's current stock price of $5.82.

Gray Media stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Gray Media, 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.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) is the #3 top broadcasting stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 20 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 24.

CURI passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Curiositystream has seen its stock lose -34.33% over the past year, overperforming other broadcasting stocks by 21 percentage points.

Curiositystream has an average 1 year price target of $5.00, an upside of 107.47% from Curiositystream's current stock price of $2.41.

Curiositystream stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Curiositystream, 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.

Out of 3 broadcasting stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 broadcasting stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) has an annual dividend yield of 13.79%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 10.99%. Saga Communications's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Saga Communications's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Saga Communications's dividend payout ratio of -72.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has an annual dividend yield of 13.69%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 10.99%.

Curiositystream's dividend payout ratio of 3,250% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.5%, which is -5 percentage points lower than the broadcasting industry average of 10.99%. Gray Media's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Gray Media's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Gray Media's dividend payout ratio of 100% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Broadcasting stocks were down -3.45% in the last day, and down -1.54% over the last week. Iheartmedia was the among the top losers in the broadcasting industry, dropping -65.03% yesterday.

iHeartMedia shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q3 financial results.

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 broadcasting stocks right now are:

Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) is the most undervalued broadcasting stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Gray Media has a valuation score of 71, which is 57 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 14. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gray Media's stock has gained 15.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the broadcasting industry by 71 percentage points.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) is the second most undervalued broadcasting stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Curiositystream has a valuation score of 14, which is 0 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 14. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Curiositystream's stock has dropped -34.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the broadcasting industry by 21 percentage points.

Ew Scripps Co (NASDAQ:SSP) is the third most undervalued broadcasting stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ew Scripps Co has a valuation score of 29, which is 15 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 14. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ew Scripps Co's stock has gained 30.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the broadcasting industry by 87 percentage points.

50% of broadcasting stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect broadcasting stocks to rise by 75.92% over the next year.

0% of broadcasting stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of broadcasting stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.56% are rated C (Hold), 11.11% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).