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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 +32.52% per year, and are the best entertainment 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 entertainment stocks to buy right now are:

Imax (NYSE:IMAX) is the #1 top entertainment stock out of 46 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Imax (NYSE:IMAX) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -5 points lower than the entertainment industry average of 21. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IMAX as a "B".

IMAX passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Imax has seen its stock return 38.51% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 92 percentage points.

Imax has an average 1 year price target of $44.44, an upside of 21.13% from Imax's current stock price of $36.69.

Imax stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Imax, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 11.11% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) is the #2 top entertainment stock out of 46 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: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 25 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 21.

ROKU passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Roku has seen its stock return 26.35% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 80 percentage points.

Roku has an average 1 year price target of $130.00, an upside of 39.38% from Roku's current stock price of $93.27.

Roku stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Roku, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 31.25% have issued a Buy, 6.25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) is the #3 top entertainment stock out of 46 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 News (NASDAQ:NWSA) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 19 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 21.

NWSA passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. News has seen its stock lose -11.45% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 42 percentage points.

News has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 66.32% from News's current stock price of $24.05.

News stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering News, 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.

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

Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.55%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.62%. 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 -62.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.91%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.62%. 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 45.4% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) has an annual dividend yield of 3.28%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.62%. 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 244.7% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Entertainment stocks were down -1.54% in the last day, and down -2.15% over the last week.

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

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:

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 43, which is 26 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amc Networks's stock has dropped -6.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 47 percentage points.

Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) 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.

Sirius XM Holdings has a valuation score of 86, which is 69 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 17. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sirius XM Holdings's stock has dropped -4.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 49 percentage points.

Versant Media Group (NASDAQ:VSNT) 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.

Versant Media Group has a valuation score of 14, which is -3 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 17. 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 "B".

59.26% of entertainment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect entertainment stocks to rise by 21.32% over the next year.

0% of entertainment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.88% of entertainment stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.82% are rated C (Hold), 23.53% are rated D (Sell), and 11.76% are rated F (Strong Sell).