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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:

Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) 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 Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 22.

ROKU passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Roku has seen its stock return 98.75% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 142 percentage points.

Roku has an average 1 year price target of $130.29, an upside of 12.14% from Roku's current stock price of $116.19.

Roku stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 17 analysts covering Roku, 58.82% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 35.29% have issued a Buy, 5.88% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Imax (NYSE:IMAX) 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 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 30, which is 8 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 22.

IMAX passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Imax has seen its stock return 56.3% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 100 percentage points.

Imax has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 28.24% from Imax's current stock price of $35.09.

Imax stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Imax, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 44.44% have issued a Buy, 11.11% 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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 18 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 22.

NWSA passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. News has seen its stock return 0.58% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 44 percentage points.

News has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 53.79% from News's current stock price of $26.01.

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 12 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 5.96%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.16%. 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 4.24%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.16%. 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 3.71%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.16%. 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 up 0.85% in the last day, and up 3.09% over the last week. Allied Gaming & Entertainment was the among the top gainers in the entertainment industry, gaining 32.18% yesterday.

Shares of travel and leisure companies are trading higher after Iran signaled that the Strait of Hormuz will remain open for the duration of the ceasefire, easing concerns around oil prices and inflation.

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 29, which is 13 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 16. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amc Networks's stock has gained 43.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 87 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 71, which is 55 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 16. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sirius XM Holdings's stock has gained 25.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 69 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 -2 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 16. 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".

53.33% of entertainment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect entertainment stocks to rise by 15.85% over the next year.

0% of entertainment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 8.82% of entertainment stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.71% are rated C (Hold), 14.71% are rated D (Sell), and 11.76% are rated F (Strong Sell).