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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:

Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) is the #1 top broadcasting stock out of 14 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: F.

Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) has a Due Diligence Score of 3, which is -17 points lower than the broadcasting industry average of 20.

BBGI passed 1 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Beasley Broadcast Group has seen its stock return 436.65% over the past year, overperforming other broadcasting stocks by 472 percentage points.

Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) is the #2 top broadcasting stock out of 14 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

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

Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is equal to the broadcasting industry average of 20.

GTN passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Gray Media has seen its stock return 29.71% over the past year, overperforming other broadcasting stocks by 65 percentage points.

Gray Media has an average 1 year price target of $7.88, an upside of 46.65% from Gray Media's current stock price of $5.37.

Gray Media stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Gray Media, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX) is the #3 top broadcasting stock out of 14 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is 5 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 20.

NMAX passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Newsmax has seen its stock lose -24.56% over the past year, overperforming other broadcasting stocks by 11 percentage points.

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

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has an annual dividend yield of 11.99%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 9.3%.

Curiositystream's dividend payout ratio of -323.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) has an annual dividend yield of 9.96%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 9.3%. 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 -74.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.96%, which is -3 percentage points lower than the broadcasting industry average of 9.3%. 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 -21.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Broadcasting stocks were up 0.41% in the last day, and up 10.89% over the last week. Gray Media was the among the top gainers in the broadcasting industry, gaining 25.47% yesterday.

Gray Television shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 financial results and issued Q3 sales guidance above estimates.

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 14, which is 3 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 11. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gray Media's stock has gained 29.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the broadcasting industry by 65 percentage points.

Beasley Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:BBGI) 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.

Beasley Broadcast Group has a valuation score of 0, which is -11 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 11. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Beasley Broadcast Group's stock has gained 436.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the broadcasting industry by 472 percentage points.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) 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.

Curiositystream has a valuation score of 0, which is -11 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 11. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Curiositystream's stock has dropped -36.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the broadcasting industry by -1 percentage points.

50% of broadcasting stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect broadcasting stocks to rise by 88.18% over the next year.

0% of broadcasting stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of broadcasting stocks are rated B (Buy), 77.78% are rated C (Hold), 22.22% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).