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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.

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:

Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) is the #1 top entertainment stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% 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: C, and AI: C.

Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is 2 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 24.

CNK passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cinemark Holdings has seen its stock return 1.43% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 52 percentage points.

Cinemark Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $34.88, an upside of 14.64% from Cinemark Holdings's current stock price of $30.42.

Cinemark Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Cinemark Holdings, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) is the #2 top entertainment stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% 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: B.

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 12 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 24.

NWSA passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. News has seen its stock lose -5.77% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 45 percentage points.

News has an average 1 year price target of $33.70, an upside of 18.54% from News's current stock price of $28.43.

News stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering News, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) is the #3 top entertainment stock out of 48 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Sinclair (NASDAQ:SBGI) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is 3 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 24.

SBGI passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sinclair has seen its stock lose -8.2% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 43 percentage points.

Sinclair has an average 1 year price target of $19.75, an upside of 42.91% from Sinclair's current stock price of $13.82.

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

Out of 13 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 7.24%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.69%. 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 106.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Huya (NYSE:HUYA) has an annual dividend yield of 5.63%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.69%.

Huya's dividend payout ratio of -1,960% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) has an annual dividend yield of 4.05%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.69%. 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 153.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Entertainment stocks were up 0.26% in the last day, and up 1.3% over the last week.

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

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 Global Media (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 Global Media 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.

Amc Global Media's stock has gained 68.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 119 percentage points.

Versant Media Group (NASDAQ:VSNT) 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.

Versant Media Group 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.

Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) 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.

Sirius XM Holdings 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.

Sirius XM Holdings's stock has gained 30.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 82 percentage points.

46.15% of entertainment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect entertainment stocks to rise by 17.9% over the next year.

0% of entertainment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.09% of entertainment stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 15.15% are rated D (Sell), and 9.09% are rated F (Strong Sell).