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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 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 18.97% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 59 percentage points.

Cinemark Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $37.67, an upside of 11.01% from Cinemark Holdings's current stock price of $33.93.

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

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) is the #2 top entertainment stock out of 47 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 Marcus (NYSE:MCS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, 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 68.39% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 108 percentage points.

Marcus has an average 1 year price target of $30.25, an upside of 10.68% from Marcus's current stock price of $27.33.

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.

News (NASDAQ:NWSA) is the #3 top entertainment stock out of 47 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: C.

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 1.82% over the past year, overperforming other entertainment stocks by 42 percentage points.

News has an average 1 year price target of $35.13, an upside of 15.44% from News's current stock price of $30.44.

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.

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 7.09%, which is 4 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 126.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Huya (NYSE:HUYA) has an annual dividend yield of 6.52%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the entertainment industry average of 2.69%.

Huya's dividend payout ratio of -189.4% 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 4.41%, which is 2 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 137.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Entertainment stocks were down -1.3% in the last day, and up 0.07% over the last week. Dave & Buster's Entertainment was the among the top losers in the entertainment industry, dropping -19.01% yesterday.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 financial results. Freedom Capital Markets lowered its price target on the stock from $13 to $9.

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:

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 -6 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 20. 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".

Amc Global Media (NASDAQ:AMCX) 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.

Amc Global Media has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amc Global Media's stock has gained 45.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 85 percentage points.

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 71, which is 51 points higher than the entertainment industry average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sirius XM Holdings's stock has gained 25.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the entertainment industry by 66 percentage points.

42.86% of entertainment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect entertainment stocks to rise by 21.57% over the next year.

2.86% of entertainment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.29% of entertainment stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.86% are rated C (Hold), 17.14% are rated D (Sell), and 2.86% are rated F (Strong Sell).