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Best Entertainment Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top entertainment stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best entertainment stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the entertainment industry.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best entertainment stocks to buy right now are:

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) is the top entertainment stock with a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 40 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 19. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nexstar Media Group has seen its stock lose -8.78% over the past year, underperforming other entertainment stocks by -38 percentage points.

Nexstar Media Group has an average 1 year price target of $205.40, an upside of 34.37% from Nexstar Media Group's current stock price of $152.86.

Nexstar Media Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Nexstar Media Group, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is the second best entertainment stock with a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 38 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 19. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Netflix has seen its stock return 78.65% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 50 percentage points.

Netflix has an average 1 year price target of $886.19, an upside of 3.27% from Netflix's current stock price of $858.10.

Netflix stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 27 analysts covering Netflix, 40.74% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25.93% have issued a Buy, 25.93% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 7.41% have issued a Strong Sell.

Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) is the third best entertainment stock with a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 23 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 19. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Core & Main has seen its stock return 36.58% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 8 percentage points.

Core & Main has an average 1 year price target of $56.50, an upside of 2.32% from Core & Main's current stock price of $55.22.

Core & Main stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Core & Main, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 30% have issued a hold, while 10% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 8 entertainment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 entertainment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.95%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 1.17%. Paramount Global's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Paramount Global's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Paramount Global's dividend payout ratio of -2.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) has an annual dividend yield of 1.69%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 1.17%. 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 -31.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) has an annual dividend yield of 1.41%, which is the same as the entertainment industry average of 1.17%. Marcus's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Marcus's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Marcus's dividend payout ratio of -87.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Entertainment stocks were up 1.08% in the last day, and up 1.45% over the last week. Paramount Global was the among the top gainers in the entertainment industry, gaining 1.08% yesterday.

Paramount shares are trading higher following a WSJ report suggesting Paramount executives have held internal discussions about settling a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump regarding CBS.

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

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) is the most undervalued entertainment stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Nexstar Media Group has a valuation score of 100, which is 84 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 16. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexstar Media Group's stock has dropped -8.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by -38 percentage points.

Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA) is the second most undervalued entertainment stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Fox has a valuation score of 71, which is 55 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 16. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fox's stock has gained 56.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 28 percentage points.

Amc Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) is the third most undervalued entertainment stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Amc Networks has a valuation score of 71, which is 55 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 16. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amc Networks's stock has dropped -47.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by -77 percentage points.