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

Industry: Entertainment
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Entertainment is Zen Rated D and is the 96th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
AENT
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$727.88M$6.5610.90%$37.53M21.87x2.50
United States
IMAX
IMAX CORP
NYSE
Entertainment
$1.74B$32.361.73%$115.00M53.05x1.45
Canada
ROKU
ROKU INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$13.93B$94.52-1.94%$266.98M-225.05x0.65
United States
DIS
WALT DISNEY CO
NYSE
Entertainment
$208.49B$115.96-0.96%$16.52B18.15x0.76
United States
NFLX
NETFLIX INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$505.00B$1,188.44-1.25%$28.26B49.52x1.13
United States
AMCX
AMC NETWORKS INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$369.75M$8.233.13%$935.07M-1.43x3.77
United States
FOXA
FOX CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$25.95B$58.25-0.82%$3.64B11.72x0.93
United States
MCS
MARCUS CORP
NYSE
Entertainment
$504.11M$16.100.19%$91.78M34.26x1.27
United States
NXST
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$6.24B$206.950.35%$2.16B10.40x4.08
United States
CNK
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$3.25B$28.250.28%$658.40M11.48x9.96
United States
GAIA
GAIA INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$151.91M$6.051.51%$14.85M-31.84x0.57
United States
SIRI
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$7.84B$23.28-2.23%-$483.00M-3.50x1.41
United States
WMG
WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$17.52B$33.62-1.81%$937.00M58.98x15.22
United States
TKO
TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$40.14B$202.440.10%$908.12M77.86x1.17
United States
MANU
MANCHESTER UNITED PLC
NYSE
Entertainment
$2.83B$16.411.42%N/A-31.38x7.07
United Kingdom
LYV
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$40.73B$173.73-0.19%$1.32B73.30x61.72
United States
WBD
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$46.72B$18.8716.70%$9.93B58.97x1.79
United States
NIPG
NIP GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$104.89M$1.85-3.65%-$8.85M-1.34x0.30
Sweden
NWSA
NEWS CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$16.51B$29.23-0.98%$1.91B14.05x0.70
United States
HUYA
HUYA INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$780.47M$3.512.03%N/A-37.74x0.32
China
FTRK
FAST TRACK GROUP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$12.33M$0.58-0.85%-$332.71k-29.00x-2.13
Singapore
SPHR
SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO
NYSE
Entertainment
$2.10B$58.332.41%$336.61M-12.85x0.82
United States
CNVS
CINEVERSE CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$64.86M$3.40-1.16%$10.88M26.15x0.69
United States
RSVR
RESERVOIR MEDIA INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$517.26M$7.89-1.38%$59.88M71.73x1.32
United States
AMC
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$1.44B$2.810.36%$399.00M-3.09x-5.74
United States
STRZ
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$232.77M$13.923.88%N/AN/A1.94
United States
IQ
IQIYI INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$2.52B$2.61-0.38%N/A261.00x2.43
China
SBGI
SINCLAIR INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$970.52M$13.950.07%$620.00M6.77x12.41
United States
PLAY
DAVE & BUSTER's ENTERTAINMENT INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$817.38M$23.642.65%$421.50M22.30x26.69
United States
LION
LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP
NYSE
Entertainment
$2.13B$7.37-3.79%N/AN/A-5.37
VENU
VENU HOLDING CORP
NYSEMKT
Entertainment
$470.84M$11.68-1.60%-$28.69M-9.82x0.76
United States
LVO
LIVEONE INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$66.21M$0.577.89%-$14.62M-2.61x-2.93
United States
MSGS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP
NYSE
Entertainment
$5.12B$213.030.60%$7.60M-229.06x-6.23
United States
KWM
K WAVE MEDIA LTD
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$135.98M$2.152.38%-$12.74MN/A-6.62
United States
ZNB
ZETA NETWORK GROUP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$271.75k$1.67-3.47%-$23.13M-0.01x1.62
China
RDI
READING INTERNATIONAL INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$33.85M$1.49-0.67%$39.03M-2.01x-58.12
United States
ANGH
ANGHAMI INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$21.60M$3.231.54%-$55.31M-0.29x1.09
United Arab Emirates
CPOP
POP CULTURE GROUP CO LTD
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$24.05M$1.611.26%-$6.70M-0.51x2.41
China
BLMZ
BLOOMZ INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$2.28M$0.177.59%-$1.34M-1.37x0.51
Japan
BREA
BRERA HOLDINGS PLC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$11.82M$7.3511.53%-$4.32M-1.82x1.65
Ireland
BATRA
ATLANTA BRAVES HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$2.86B$45.62-1.08%$66.48M-138.24x2.43
United States
AGAE
ALLIED GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$56.27M$1.4862.46%-$18.57M-2.85x0.81
United States
KUKE
KUKE MUSIC HOLDING LTD
NYSE
Entertainment
$7.87M$1.585.33%-$7.76M-0.70x5.87
China
ROLR
HIGH ROLLER TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSEMKT
Entertainment
$27.48M$3.241.60%-$5.66M-4.05x3.68
United States
FWONA
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$22.49B$89.96-2.67%-$2.27BN/A0.88
United States
PSKY
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$12.67B$18.797.62%$1.44B-1,879.00x1.67
United States
TOON
KARTOON STUDIOS INC
NYSEMKT
Entertainment
$37.86M$0.79-1.38%-$16.15M-1.72x1.42
United States

Entertainment Stocks FAQ

What are the best entertainment 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 entertainment stocks to buy right now are:

1. Alliance Entertainment Holding (NASDAQ:AENT)


Alliance Entertainment Holding (NASDAQ:AENT) is the #1 top entertainment stock out of 47 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 Alliance Entertainment Holding (NASDAQ:AENT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Alliance Entertainment Holding (NASDAQ:AENT) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -1 points lower than the entertainment industry average of 21. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AENT as a "A".

AENT passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Alliance Entertainment Holding has seen its stock return 266.48% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 311 percentage points.

Alliance Entertainment Holding has an average 1 year price target of $10.00, an upside of 52.44% from Alliance Entertainment Holding's current stock price of $6.56.

Alliance Entertainment Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Alliance Entertainment Holding, 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.

2. Imax (NYSE:IMAX)


Imax (NYSE:IMAX) is the #2 top entertainment stock out of 47 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 Imax (NYSE:IMAX) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Imax (NYSE:IMAX) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 11 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 21.

IMAX passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Imax has seen its stock return 57.09% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 101 percentage points.

Imax has an average 1 year price target of $33.00, an upside of 1.98% from Imax's current stock price of $32.36.

Imax stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Imax, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 37.5% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU)


Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) is the #3 top entertainment stock out of 47 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 Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is 5 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 21.

ROKU passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Roku has seen its stock return 27.51% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 72 percentage points.

Roku has an average 1 year price target of $105.17, an upside of 11.26% from Roku's current stock price of $94.52.

Roku stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 18 analysts covering Roku, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 27.78% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the entertainment stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 11 entertainment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 entertainment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI)


Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.17%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 1.81%. Sinclair's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Sinclair's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sinclair's dividend payout ratio of 48.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST)


Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) has an annual dividend yield of 3.51%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 1.81%. Nexstar Media Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Nexstar Media Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Nexstar Media Group's dividend payout ratio of 34.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI)


Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.32%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 1.81%. Sirius XM Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Sirius XM Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sirius XM Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -16.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are entertainment stocks down?

Entertainment stocks were down -0.42% in the last day, and up 0.17% over the last week. Netflix was the among the top losers in the entertainment industry, dropping -1.25% yesterday.

Shares of Disney and Netflix are trading lower. Weakness may be due to competition concerns amid reports of a Paramount Paramount Skydance- Warner Bros. Discovery deal.

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

1. Amc Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX)


Amc Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) is the most undervalued entertainment stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

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

Amc Networks's stock has dropped -0.24% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 44 percentage points.

2. Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST)


Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) is the second most undervalued entertainment stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

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

Nexstar Media Group's stock has gained 28.87% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 73 percentage points.

3. Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA)


Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA) is the third most undervalued entertainment stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Fox has a valuation score of 57, which is 43 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 14. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fox's stock has gained 49.7% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 94 percentage points.

Are entertainment stocks a good buy now?

60.71% of entertainment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect entertainment stocks to rise by 12.29% over the next year.

2.86% of entertainment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.43% of entertainment stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 11.43% are rated D (Sell), and 14.29% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the entertainment industry is 11.55x.
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