Best Broadcasting Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top broadcasting stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best broadcasting stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Broadcasting
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Broadcasting is Zen Rated F and is the 138th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
CURI
CURIOSITYSTREAM INC
$263.51M58,298,50726.16%73.84%Net SellingNet Selling
NMAX
NEWSMAX INC
$1.05B129,129,1192.95%93.91%
IHRT
IHEARTMEDIA INC
$557.09M150,158,52060.75%39.25%Net Selling
FUBO
FUBOTV INC
$3.68B1,290,634,52912.41%75.07%Net SellingNet Selling
XHLD
TEN HOLDINGS INC
$7.13M2,972,8460.65%99.35%Net Buying
GTN
GRAY MEDIA INC
$473.68M102,086,65369.70%30.30%Net BuyingNet Selling
TGNA
TEGNA INC
$3.09B161,056,78985.95%14.05%Net Selling
MDIA
MEDIACO HOLDING INC
$73.66M81,848,48459.70%40.30%Net Selling
UONE
URBAN ONE INC
$56.64M44,954,48716.14%83.86%Net SellingNet Selling
SGA
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC
$74.12M6,439,92148.15%51.85%Net BuyingNet Selling
SSP
EW SCRIPPS CO
$386.29M88,802,13058.60%41.40%
SJ
SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP
$23.71M42,337,7680.33%45.97%
BBGI
BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC
$8.30M1,803,9942.80%97.20%Net Selling

Broadcasting Stocks FAQ

What are the best broadcasting stocks to buy right now in Dec 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 broadcasting stocks to buy right now are:

1. Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI)


Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) is the #1 top broadcasting stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 18.

CURI passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Curiositystream has seen its stock return 153.93% over the past year, overperforming other broadcasting stocks by 148 percentage points.

Curiositystream has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, an upside of 32.74% from Curiositystream's current stock price of $4.52.

Curiositystream stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts 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.

2. Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX)


Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX) is the #2 top broadcasting stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Newsmax (NYSE:NMAX) has a Due Diligence Score of 7, which is -11 points lower than the broadcasting industry average of 18.

NMAX passed 2 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Newsmax has an average 1 year price target of $23.00, an upside of 183.6% from Newsmax's current stock price of $8.11.

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

3. Iheartmedia (NASDAQ:IHRT)


Iheartmedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) is the #3 top broadcasting stock out of 13 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Iheartmedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -1 points lower than the broadcasting industry average of 18.

IHRT passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Iheartmedia has seen its stock return 51.43% over the past year, overperforming other broadcasting stocks by 45 percentage points.

Iheartmedia has an average 1 year price target of $4.50, an upside of 21.29% from Iheartmedia's current stock price of $3.71.

Iheartmedia stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Iheartmedia, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the broadcasting stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 broadcasting stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 broadcasting stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA)


Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) has an annual dividend yield of 8.69%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 6.49%. 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 2,000% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI)


Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has an annual dividend yield of 8.41%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 6.49%.

Curiositystream's dividend payout ratio of -333.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Gray Media (NYSE:GTN)


Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) has an annual dividend yield of 6.9%, which is the same as the broadcasting industry average of 6.49%. 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 69.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are broadcasting stocks down?

Broadcasting stocks were down -0.07% in the last day, and down -1.36% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why broadcasting stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued broadcasting 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 broadcasting stocks right now are:

1. Gray Media (NYSE:GTN)


Gray Media (NYSE:GTN) is the 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.

Gray Media has a valuation score of 29, which is 16 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 13. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gray Media's stock has gained 6.42% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the broadcasting industry.

2. Fubotv (NYSE:FUBO)


Fubotv (NYSE:FUBO) 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.

Fubotv has a valuation score of 14, which is 1 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 13. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fubotv's stock has gained 60.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the broadcasting industry by 54 percentage points.

3. Iheartmedia (NASDAQ:IHRT)


Iheartmedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) 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.

Iheartmedia has a valuation score of 0, which is -13 points higher than the broadcasting industry average of 13. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Iheartmedia's stock has gained 51.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the broadcasting industry by 45 percentage points.

Are broadcasting stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of broadcasting stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect broadcasting stocks to rise by 47.29% over the next year.

0% of broadcasting stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of broadcasting stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 33.33% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the broadcasting industry?

The average P/E ratio of the broadcasting industry is 6.26x.
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