Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 6 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Advertising & Marketing industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

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Before choosing which top Advertising & Marketing stock to buy, be sure to conduct proper due diligence: analyze various financial metrics and look at historical data, public statements and news coverage.

The outlook for the advertising subindustry is neutral. There are growth prospects, supported by exposure to emerging market consumers and enhanced digital capabilities on new advertising technologies for data and analytics. However, global economic outlook has been significantly hampered by the global pandemic, precipitating a U.S. (and global) economic recession and some likely pullback of discretionary spending by several marketers. This provides potential for a revenue shortfall in the U.S. and some international markets. With growing share of advertising spending shifting toward the internet and other digital platforms. Despite the decline in traditional ratings, television advertising will likely continue to garner the bulk of the overall spending, thanks in part to marketers looking for mass audiences. In 2020, the S&P Advertising subindustry Index fell 11.5% versus a 15.8% increase for the S&P Composite 1500 Index.

Why Focus on Undervalued Advertising & Marketing Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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6 Undervalued Advertising & Marketing Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 6 undervalued stocks in the Advertising & Marketing industry for Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Advertising & Marketing industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Cardlytics Inc’s Value Grade

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Cardlytics, Inc. is a digital advertising platform. The Company operates advertising platform, namely the Cardlytics platform within its own and its partners' digital channels, which include online, mobile applications, email, and various real-time notifications. It also operates a customer data platform, namely the Bridg platform, which utilizes point-of-sale (POS) data, including product-level purchase data, to enable marketers, in a privacy-protective manner, to perform analytics and targeted loyalty marketing and also enable marketers to measure the impact of their marketing. Through the Cardlytics platform, marketers can deliver advertising content to customers in the form of an opportunity to earn rewards, which are funded with a portion of the fees, which it collect from marketers. With the Cardlytics platform, it enables marketers to reach potential customers across its network of financial institutions (FI) partners through their digital banking accounts.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Cardlytics Inc has a Value Score of 83, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Cardlytics Inc’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.55 compared to the industry median at 0.72, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Cardlytics Inc’s stock more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Cardlytics Inc’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 12.9, when compared to the industry median of 7.0, the company may be considered overvalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Cardlytics Inc’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (2.24%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Cardlytics Inc’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.63. This could make Cardlytics Inc more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Fluent Inc’s Value Grade

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Fluent, Inc. is engaged in data-driven digital marketing services. The Company conducts customer acquisition services by operating digital marketing campaigns, through which it connects its advertiser clients with consumers they are seeking to reach. Its segments include Fluent and All Other. It delivers data and performance-based marketing executions to its clients, which consists of about 500 consumer brands, direct marketers, and agencies across a range of industries, including media and entertainment, financial products and services, health and wellness, retail and consumer and staffing and recruitment. It primarily provides performance marketing solutions to its clients based on their desired outcomes, or specific actions in their marketing funnels, including the submission of a registration form, an application installation, or a completed transaction. Its owned and operated media properties include Flash Rewards, The Smart Wallet and Find Dream Job to meet its clients needs.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Fluent Inc has a Value Score of 90, which is considered to be undervalued.

Fluent Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Fluent Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.63.

You can read more about Fluent Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

IDW Media Holdings Inc’s Value Grade

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IDW Media Holdings, Inc. is an integrated media company, which provides compelling stories and characters for global audiences. The Company's segments include IDW Publishing (IDWP) and IDW Entertainment (IDWE). IDWP is a publishing company that creates comic books, graphic novels, digital content through its imprints IDW, Top Shelf Productions, Artists Editions and The Library of American Comics. IDWE is a production company and studio that develops, produces, and distributes content for a variety of formats, including film and television. The IDWP and IDWE businesses are also focused on franchise development across comics and graphic novels, television and other entertainment platforms and leverage stories from its partners. The Company's comics and graphic novels are primarily distributed through three channels, such as comic book specialty stores, traditional retail outlets, and e-book distributors (digital publishers).

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

IDW Media Holdings Inc has a Value Score of 70, which is considered to be undervalued.

IDW Media Holdings Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make IDW Media Holdings Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.63.

You can read more about IDW Media Holdings Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Kubient Inc’s Value Grade

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Kubient, Inc. is a technology company. The Company provides Audience Marketplace, a cloud-based software platform for real-time trading of digital, programmatic advertising. Its platform enables advertisers and publishers to transact directly with each other on an open, end-to-end real-time bidding platform for programmatic digital advertising. Its advertising inventory on its platform is available in any channel: desktop, mobile, digital out-of-home, and connected devices; and in any format: video, display, audio, and native. Its fully integrated audience platform provides a fraud-minimized, transparent, independent advertising marketplace that facilitates intelligent decision-making, and automated transaction execution for the programmatic advertising industry. Its platform offers a machine learning-powered fraud prevention solution and an audience management platform which provides omni-channel access into all advertising channels, inventory and advertisement formats.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Kubient Inc has a Value Score of 77, which is considered to be undervalued.

Kubient Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Kubient Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.63.

You can read more about Kubient Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Loyalty Ventures Inc’s Value Grade

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Loyalty Ventures Inc. is a provider of technology-enabled, data-driven consumer loyalty solutions. The Company's solutions are focused on helping partners achieve their strategic and financial objectives. It designs loyalty solutions around clients' needs and goals, which can be both transactional and emotional. It helps financial services providers, retailers, and other consumer-facing businesses create and enhance customer loyalty across multiple touch points, such as traditional, digital, mobile, and emerging technologies. Its operating business is divided into two segments, such as the Air Miles Reward Program segment and the BrandLoyalty segment, which provide coalitions and campaign-based loyalty programs. The Company's AIR MILES Reward Program is a loyalty platform, combining technology, data/analytics, and other solutions to help its clients (sponsors) engagement by consumers (collectors) with their brand. BrandLoyalty is a provider of campaign-based loyalty solutions.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Loyalty Ventures Inc has a Value Score of 91, which is considered to be undervalued.

You can read more about Loyalty Ventures Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Stran & Company Inc’s Value Grade

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Stran & Company, Inc. is an outsourced marketing solutions provider that supports sales, marketing, human resource and procurement teams with promotional marketing, branded merchandise, loyalty, incentive and reward solutions. The Company purchases products and branding through various third-party manufacturers and decorators and resell the finished goods to customers. In addition to selling branded products, the Company offer its clients custom sourcing capabilities; a customizable e-commerce solution for promoting branded merchandise and other promotional products, managing promotional loyalty and incentives, print collateral, and event assets, order and inventory management, and designing and hosting online retail popup shops, fixed public retail online stores, and online business-to-business service offerings. It also offers merchandising services, warehousing/fulfillment and distribution, print-on-demand, kitting, point of sale displays, and loyalty and incentive programs.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Stran & Company Inc has a Value Score of 65, which is considered to be undervalued.

Stran & Company Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Stran & Company Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.63.

You can read more about Stran & Company Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Advertising & Marketing Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 6 Best Advertising & Marketing Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Cardlytics Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Fluent Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• IDW Media Holdings Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Kubient Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Loyalty Ventures Inc stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Stran & Company Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 6 undervalued stocks in the Advertising & Marketing industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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