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Best Leisure Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top leisure stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best leisure stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the leisure industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best leisure stocks to buy right now are:

Yeti Holdings (NYSE:YETI) is the top leisure stock with a Zen Score of 60, which is 33 points higher than the leisure industry average of 27. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Yeti Holdings has seen its stock lose -5.69% over the past year, overperforming other leisure stocks by 6 percentage points.

Yeti Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $40.60, an upside of 12.31% from Yeti Holdings's current stock price of $36.15.

Yeti Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Yeti Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Golden Heaven Group Holdings (NASDAQ:GDHG) is the second best leisure stock with a Zen Score of 45, which is 18 points higher than the leisure industry average of 27. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Golden Heaven Group Holdings has seen its stock lose -92.49% over the past year, underperforming other leisure stocks by -81 percentage points.

Bowlero (NYSE:BOWL) is the third best leisure stock with a Zen Score of 44, which is 17 points higher than the leisure industry average of 27. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bowlero has seen its stock lose -17.88% over the past year, underperforming other leisure stocks by -6 percentage points.

Bowlero has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 53.71% from Bowlero's current stock price of $11.71.

Bowlero stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Bowlero, 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 6 leisure stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 leisure stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) has an annual dividend yield of 4.39%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the leisure industry average of 2.98%. Escalade's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Escalade's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Escalade's dividend payout ratio of 65.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) has an annual dividend yield of 3.26%, which is the same as the leisure industry average of 2.98%. Hasbro's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hasbro's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hasbro's dividend payout ratio of -26.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.13%, which is the same as the leisure industry average of 2.98%. Cedar Fair's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cedar Fair's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cedar Fair's dividend payout ratio of 49% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Leisure stocks were up 0.16% in the last day, and up 1.62% over the last week. Hwh International was the among the top gainers in the leisure industry, gaining 9.64% yesterday.

HWH International shares are trading higher after the company announced that it entered into a joint venture to build its travel business in Asia.

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued leisure stocks right now are:

Golden Heaven Group Holdings (NASDAQ:GDHG) is the most undervalued leisure stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Golden Heaven Group Holdings has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the leisure industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Golden Heaven Group Holdings's stock has dropped -92.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by -81 percentage points.

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) is the second most undervalued leisure stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Escalade has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the leisure industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Escalade's stock has dropped -7.88% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by 4 percentage points.

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) is the third most undervalued leisure stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mattel has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the leisure industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mattel's stock has gained 8.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the leisure industry by 20 percentage points.