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Best Entertainment Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top entertainment stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% 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 105th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
CNK	CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC	$36.05	-0.36%	-4.55%	2.44%	14.34%	23.29%	29.58%	94.97%	71.18%	-7.11%	$39.07	$21.60	7.73%	66.90%	0.82	1,652,000	-25.05%
MCS	MARCUS CORP	$27.06	-0.18%	-3.67%	-3.60%	16.64%	51.51%	77.09%	73.46%	46.59%	6.66%	$32.33	$12.85	16.30%	110.58%	0.71	254,000	15.98%
NWSA	NEWS CORP	$28.69	0.17%	0.70%	-6.39%	7.70%	17.58%	0.49%	43.45%	22.35%	98.82%	$31.66	$22.20	9.38%	29.23%	0.90	3,248,000	-4.08%
FOXA	FOX CORP	$62.28	1.63%	-1.25%	-7.76%	10.27%	6.24%	0.35%	101.88%	50.14%	N/A	$76.39	$48.35	18.47%	28.81%	0.66	4,681,000	-2.96%
LION	LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP	$11.16	-0.80%	2.86%	-0.09%	-23.87%	15.89%	71.43%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.70	$5.88	33.17%	89.96%	0.76	2,677,000	-30.20%
DIS	WALT DISNEY CO	$102.19	0.85%	-3.73%	-5.36%	2.70%	5.78%	-8.87%	25.13%	-41.09%	10.49%	$117.09	$92.19	12.72%	10.85%	1.00	6,704,000	-27.25%
IMAX	IMAX CORP	$52.72	0.38%	-5.94%	2.01%	32.20%	31.37%	59.81%	169.67%	155.92%	86.88%	$57.73	$30.74	8.68%	71.50%	0.80	747,000	-61.55%
NXST	NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC	$155.42	-2.01%	-4.12%	-12.29%	-14.18%	-13.84%	-21.75%	10.45%	1.18%	165.68%	$254.30	$154.35	38.88%	0.70%	0.89	350,000	3.24%
WMG	WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP	$26.82	-0.87%	-1.20%	-5.41%	-5.18%	2.70%	-21.57%	-13.75%	-39.62%	N/A	$35.42	$23.34	24.29%	14.89%	0.80	2,540,000	-14.22%
VSNT	VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC	$30.94	0.32%	-5.67%	-25.50%	-18.47%	-17.34%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45.65	$27.17	32.22%	13.88%	0.56	2,017,000	-23.37%
SBGI	SINCLAIR INC	$12.43	-0.64%	-2.74%	-9.60%	-19.39%	-4.46%	-14.92%	16.93%	-60.89%	-56.66%	$17.88	$12.24	30.48%	1.55%	1.07	531,000	-9.08%
SIRI	SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC	$25.72	0.31%	-0.54%	-13.40%	-15.70%	8.11%	13.81%	-40.32%	-57.97%	-38.62%	$32.66	$19.77	21.25%	30.10%	0.81	5,273,000	35.31%
AMC	AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC	$2.77	0.36%	-5.78%	4.92%	46.56%	147.32%	-12.06%	-66.01%	-99.25%	-99.14%	$3.40	$0.93	18.53%	197.85%	1.68	18,918,000	-44.51%
AMCX	AMC GLOBAL MEDIA INC	$11.16	-0.53%	-8.22%	-11.78%	8.77%	55.65%	42.53%	-2.28%	-75.93%	-78.65%	$12.93	$6.47	13.69%	72.49%	1.14	699,000	-28.01%
NFLX	NETFLIX INC	$67.06	-1.16%	-5.75%	-18.94%	-13.64%	-32.03%	-42.32%	76.32%	11.15%	553.42%	$124.86	$65.10	46.29%	3.02%	1.22	38,672,000	-7.00%
LYV	LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC	$168.77	1.15%	-1.23%	-6.02%	-9.55%	8.36%	7.72%	99.94%	72.27%	509.06%	$189.25	$125.34	10.82%	34.65%	1.09	2,068,000	-22.55%
RSVR	RESERVOIR MEDIA INC	$9.52	-1.35%	0.32%	-2.86%	-6.67%	-1.45%	21.90%	59.46%	14.84%	N/A	$13.39	$7.07	28.90%	34.65%	0.73	39,500	-12.22%
CNVS	CINEVERSE CORP	$1.91	-2.31%	-5.69%	-16.45%	-35.42%	-21.28%	-44.94%	64.22%	-96.36%	-95.19%	$3.55	$1.77	46.34%	7.63%	1.39	175,000	62.04%
SPHR	SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO	$128.25	-0.23%	-9.13%	-8.80%	-21.70%	0.81%	95.15%	210.61%	85.41%	N/A	$181.63	$57.01	29.39%	124.96%	1.31	541,000	-33.54%
LVO	LIVEONE INC	$2.63	1.94%	12.39%	-20.78%	-53.53%	-45.55%	-38.69%	-71.44%	-91.26%	N/A	$7.19	$2.24	63.42%	17.41%	1.40	121,000	49.38%
MANU	MANCHESTER UNITED PLC	$20.08	-2.62%	-1.57%	-5.46%	-13.11%	16.61%	30.30%	3.45%	2.08%	17.84%	$24.45	$14.85	17.87%	35.22%	0.61	386,000	-53.55%
ANGX	ANGEL STUDIOS INC	$4.08	-3.55%	-15.00%	-9.13%	15.25%	36.45%	-56.22%	-61.51%	N/A	N/A	$8.80	$2.05	53.64%	99.51%	0.31	2,189,000	-16.96%
HUYA	HUYA INC	$2.30	0.44%	0.00%	10.58%	-3.36%	-32.55%	-29.88%	-18.44%	-69.58%	N/A	$4.93	$2.02	53.30%	13.86%	1.34	462,000	-26.08%
PSKY	PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP	$9.50	1.71%	-4.62%	-13.40%	-8.57%	-0.21%	-48.98%	-24.54%	-75.71%	-82.71%	$19.22	$7.62	50.57%	24.67%	0.97	37,325,000	-15.68%
TKO	TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$175.58	-0.26%	-3.88%	-7.49%	-9.69%	-13.83%	-11.32%	106.56%	N/A	N/A	$226.94	$171.19	22.63%	2.56%	0.71	930,000	-28.79%
STRZ	STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP	$23.25	1.75%	10.35%	-13.57%	-19.80%	91.99%	58.70%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$32.58	$8.40	28.64%	176.79%	1.19	187,000	-56.61%
CPOP	POP CULTURE GROUP CO LTD	$3.20	1.91%	-37.01%	-30.51%	-74.60%	-92.96%	-97.48%	-99.38%	-99.92%	N/A	$382.50	$3.05	99.16%	4.92%	0.19	24,800	-48.76%
IQ	IQIYI INC	$0.99	0.92%	-2.75%	15.35%	-1.78%	-28.63%	-60.16%	-78.89%	-86.34%	N/A	$2.51	$0.86	60.48%	15.35%	1.57	8,758,000	-19.87%
NIPG	NIP GROUP INC	$11.05	-0.90%	-11.60%	-28.71%	49.12%	-46.07%	-79.54%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$54.00	$4.20	79.54%	163.10%	1.39	3,400	-20.93%
SLMT	BRERA HOLDINGS PLC	$4.33	2.61%	-9.41%	13.95%	-16.09%	-48.51%	-98.28%	-95.47%	N/A	N/A	$242.84	$2.93	98.22%	47.78%	1.69	42,300	-36.49%
PLAY	DAVE & BUSTER's ENTERTAINMENT INC	$6.75	4.98%	1.96%	-27.73%	-38.86%	-45.34%	-62.75%	-81.70%	-83.30%	-83.35%	$22.10	$6.26	69.46%	7.83%	1.37	2,074,000	40.61%
MSGS	MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP	$406.95	1.94%	1.02%	5.14%	2.98%	25.40%	74.93%	131.88%	115.93%	136.05%	$438.93	$207.90	7.29%	95.74%	0.60	389,000	-31.03%
ANGH	ANGHAMI INC	$3.73	4.37%	-3.94%	7.07%	6.46%	8.63%	24.62%	-48.27%	-96.30%	N/A	$7.89	$2.25	52.78%	65.60%	0.23	1,200	0.00%
AENT	ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP	$4.49	1.81%	-7.99%	-10.20%	-24.54%	-32.78%	-33.08%	265.04%	-54.14%	N/A	$8.80	$4.36	48.98%	2.98%	0.53	25,000	23.76%
LLYVA	LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC	$95.72	2.25%	-0.62%	-3.08%	-8.06%	1.25%	7.38%	193.08%	N/A	N/A	$106.06	$74.38	9.74%	28.69%	0.97	104,000	-26.76%
RDI	READING INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.97	2.88%	-1.26%	-9.03%	54.72%	80.28%	36.46%	-5.53%	-61.17%	-85.35%	$2.41	$0.94	18.46%	110.16%	0.54	39,500	22.29%
BATRA	ATLANTA BRAVES HOLDINGS INC	$57.62	-0.38%	-2.39%	1.53%	0.02%	18.44%	27.48%	46.10%	N/A	N/A	$60.48	$41.50	4.73%	38.84%	0.54	38,700	-53.37%
MPU	MEGA MATRIX INC	$2.70	1.12%	-2.88%	1,425.42%	782.35%	233.33%	109.30%	215.79%	-74.32%	42.86%	$3.88	$0.17	30.41%	1,536.36%	0.43	2,600	-35.00%
ROKU	ROKU INC	$152.39	0.75%	-0.19%	-3.37%	6.99%	56.04%	46.75%	116.16%	-48.67%	N/A	$159.89	$78.53	4.69%	94.05%	2.06	1,420,000	-25.03%
WBD	WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC	$30.94	-0.03%	0.26%	8.98%	16.84%	13.25%	60.81%	194.39%	20.81%	12.96%	$30.97	$17.08	0.10%	81.20%	1.36	59,656,000	34.71%
GAIA	GAIA INC	$1.39	0.00%	6.92%	-16.77%	-33.17%	-45.70%	-74.91%	-47.74%	-85.74%	-80.77%	$6.39	$1.16	78.25%	19.72%	0.92	71,000	-26.04%
NXAT	NEXUS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC	$0.88	1.74%	-25.21%	-34.70%	-80.56%	-93.91%	-98.87%	-99.73%	N/A	N/A	$99.90	$0.80	99.12%	9.24%	0.14	151,000	203.82%
ZNB	ZETA NETWORK GROUP	$1.54	45.28%	14.07%	-6.10%	-67.58%	-89.76%	-99.89%	-100.00%	-100.00%	-100.00%	$4.18k	$1.06	99.96%	45.28%	1.58	27,516,000	75,286.30%
AIFA	ALL IN FUTURETECH ALLIANCE INC	$4.47	1.71%	12.88%	52.56%	99.55%	158.23%	-20.04%	-16.37%	-57.18%	N/A	$5.94	$1.51	24.75%	197.01%	0.90	144,000	88.48%
FWONA	LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	$83.39	-0.36%	-3.55%	-7.54%	-8.25%	3.33%	-12.60%	34.87%	74.42%	186.96%	$99.49	$73.70	16.18%	13.15%	0.72	200,000	-2.44%
TOON	KARTOON STUDIOS INC	$0.56	-1.58%	-3.11%	-15.00%	-16.27%	-9.37%	-27.71%	-60.77%	-95.65%	-98.99%	$1.29	$0.50	56.51%	11.31%	1.11	199,000	-20.40%
LFS	LEIFRAS CO LTD	$2.14	1.90%	0.00%	-0.47%	-6.14%	-13.01%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.49	$1.58	82.87%	35.87%	0.62	47,600	40.83%

Entertainment Stocks FAQ

What are the best entertainment stocks to buy right now in Oct 2026?

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. Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK)

Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is 2 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 25.

CNK passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cinemark Holdings has seen its stock return 29.58% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 74 percentage points.

Cinemark Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $37.90, an upside of 5.13% from Cinemark Holdings's current stock price of $36.05.

Cinemark Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Cinemark Holdings, 10% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Marcus (NYSE:MCS)

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) is the #2 top entertainment stock out of 47 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 16 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 25.

MCS passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Marcus has seen its stock return 77.09% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 121 percentage points.

Marcus has an average 1 year price target of $30.25, an upside of 11.79% from Marcus's current stock price of $27.06.

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

3. News (NASDAQ:NWSA)

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) is the #3 top entertainment stock out of 47 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 13 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 25.

NWSA passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. News has seen its stock return 0.49% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 45 percentage points.

News has an average 1 year price target of $35.13, an upside of 22.46% from News's current stock price of $28.69.

News stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering News, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 13 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 8.05%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.97%. 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 126.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Huya (NYSE:HUYA)

Huya (NYSE:HUYA) has an annual dividend yield of 5.87%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.97%.

Huya's dividend payout ratio of -189.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST)

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) has an annual dividend yield of 4.79%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.97%. 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 137.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are entertainment stocks up?

Entertainment stocks were up 0.5% in the last day, and down -2.41% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why entertainment stocks are up.

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. Versant Media Group (NASDAQ:VSNT)

Versant Media Group (NASDAQ:VSNT) 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.

Versant Media Group has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VSNT a Valuation Rating of "A".

2. Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI)

Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) is the second 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.

Sirius XM Holdings has a valuation score of 86, which is 65 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 21. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sirius XM Holdings's stock has gained 13.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 58 percentage points.

3. Amc Global Media (NASDAQ:AMCX)

Amc Global Media (NASDAQ:AMCX) 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.

Amc Global Media has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amc Global Media's stock has gained 42.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 87 percentage points.

Are entertainment stocks a good buy now?

42.86% of entertainment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect entertainment stocks to rise by 26.52% over the next year.

9.68% of entertainment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.68% of entertainment stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.29% are rated C (Hold), 16.13% are rated D (Sell), and 3.23% 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 23.42x.

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Best Entertainment Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top entertainment stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best entertainment stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Entertainment Stocks FAQ

1. Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK)

2. Marcus (NYSE:MCS)

3. News (NASDAQ:NWSA)

1. Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI)

2. Huya (NYSE:HUYA)

3. Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST)

1. Versant Media Group (NASDAQ:VSNT)

2. Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI)

3. Amc Global Media (NASDAQ:AMCX)

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Sectors & IndustriesCommunication ServicesEntertainmentBest Entertainment Stocks to Buy Now (2026)Top entertainment stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best entertainment stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Entertainment Stocks FAQ

1. Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK)

2. Marcus (NYSE:MCS)

3. News (NASDAQ:NWSA)

1. Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI)

2. Huya (NYSE:HUYA)

3. Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST)

1. Versant Media Group (NASDAQ:VSNT)

2. Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI)

3. Amc Global Media (NASDAQ:AMCX)

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Best Entertainment Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top entertainment stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best entertainment stocks to buy now. Learn More.