Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 4 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Interactive Media & Services 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.
Why Focus on Undervalued Interactive Media & Services 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.
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4 Undervalued Interactive Media & Services Stocks
Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 4 undervalued stocks in the Interactive Media & Services industry for Monday, November 24, 2025. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Interactive Media & Services industry median.
| Company | Ticker | Price/Sales | Price/Earnings | EV/EBITDA | Shareholder Yield | Price/Book Value | Price/Free Cash Flow | Value Grade |
| Cars.com Inc. | CARS | 1.02 | 24.5 | na | 6.7% | 1.45 | 5.2 | B |
| IAC Inc. | IAC | 0.73 | na | 13.4 | 4.3% | 0.53 | 40.9 | B |
| MediaAlpha, Inc. | MAX | 0.59 | na | 10.0 | (3.1%) | na | 7.6 | B |
| Yelp Inc. | YELP | 1.28 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 6.2% | 2.44 | 6.0 | A |
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.
Cars.com Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | CARS | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 34 | 1.02 | 0.90 |
| Price/Earnings | 63 | 24.5 | 15.2 |
| EV/EBITDA | na | na | 10.3 |
| Shareholder Yield | 11 | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Price/Book Value | 42 | 1.45 | 1.24 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 11 | 5.2 | 9.7 |
Cars.com Inc., an audience-driven technology company, provides solutions for the automotive industry in the United States. The company offers cars commerce platforms, such as Marketplace, allowing OEMs and dealers to merchandise their inventory and allowing consumers to add and save vehicles to virtual garage and track the Cars.com market value of current vehicle, as well as provides reputation management technology and digital financing tools and access to in-market consumers who are ready to trade-in its vehicle for a new one. It also provides website creation and platform hosting; digital retailing solutions; and trade and appraisal product, including AccuTrade, uses real-time market data and diagnostic scans to determine the right trade-in offer for every VIN in minutes. In addition, the company offers Cars Commerce Media Network products comprising Cars Social, allows dealers to target and serve native advertisements displaying real-time inventory to in-market car shoppers on Facebook and Instagram; VIN Performance Media, a machine-learning for media campaign, including audience targeting, real-time inventory, and ad placement across search, social, and display; In-Market Video, provides OEMs and dealers to pinpoint serious, ready-to-buy shoppers geographically; and In-Market Display, enable dealers and OEMs to extend reach and access audience of in-market car shoppers. The company serves local dealers, OEMs, dealer groups, and auto-adjacent companies. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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.
Cars.com Inc. has a Value Score of 79, which is considered to be undervalued.
When you look at Cars.com Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 1.02 compared to the industry median at 0.90, this company has a higher price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Cars.com Inc.’s stock less attractive for value investors.
Cars.com Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 24.50 compared to the industry median at 15.20. This means it has a higher share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Cars.com Inc. less attractive for value investors.
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. Cars.com Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 0.00%. 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. Cars.com Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 1.24. This could make Cars.com Inc. less attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.
Lastly, let’s take a look at Cars.com Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Cars.com Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 9.70. This could make Cars.com Inc. more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that Cars.com Inc. is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.
IAC Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | IAC | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 26 | 0.73 | 0.90 |
| Price/Earnings | na | na | 15.2 |
| EV/EBITDA | 54 | 13.4 | 10.3 |
| Shareholder Yield | 19 | 4.3% | 0.0% |
| Price/Book Value | 9 | 0.53 | 1.24 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 77 | 40.9 | 9.7 |
IAC Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and internet company worldwide. The company publishes original and engaging digital content in the form of articles, illustrations, and videos and images; and magazines related to women and lifestyle under the People, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The Spruce, allrecipes, BYRDIE, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern Living brands. It also operates a digital marketplace that connects home service professionals with consumers for repairing, remodeling, cleaning, landscaping, maintenance, and enhancement services under the Angi Ads and Leads, and Angi Services brands. In addition, the company operates websites that offers general search services and information, including Ask.com, a search site with a variety of fresh and contemporary content; Reference.com that offers content across select vertical categories; Consumersearch.com, which offers content designed to simplify the product research process; and Shopping.net, a vertical shopping search site, as well as offers direct-to-consumer downloadable desktop applications. Further, it provides Care.com, an online destination for families to connect with caregivers for their children, aging parents, pets, and homes under the Care For Business and HomePay brands; a platform to connect healthcare professionals with job opportunities under the Vivian Health name; The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news, commentary, culture, and entertainment that publishes original reporting and opinion; and production and producer services for feature films for sale and distribution through theatrical releases and video-on-demand services under the IAC Films name. The company was formerly known as IAC/InterActiveCorp. The company is headquartered in New York, New York.
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.
IAC Inc. has a Value Score of 70, which is considered to be undervalued.
IAC Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make IAC Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.24.
You can read more about IAC 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.
MediaAlpha, Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | MAX | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 22 | 0.59 | 0.90 |
| Price/Earnings | na | na | 15.2 |
| EV/EBITDA | 35 | 10.0 | 10.3 |
| Shareholder Yield | 66 | (3.1%) | 0.0% |
| Price/Book Value | na | na | 1.24 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 17 | 7.6 | 9.7 |
MediaAlpha, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates an insurance customer acquisition platform in the United States. Its technology platform offers end customer acquisition for insurance carriers, distributors, and other clients in a range of verticals, including property and casualty insurance, health insurance, and life insurance. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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.
MediaAlpha, Inc. has a Value Score of 74, which is considered to be undervalued.
You can read more about MediaAlpha, 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.
Yelp Inc.’s Value Grade
Value Grade:
| Metric | Score | YELP | Industry Median |
| Price/Sales | 39 | 1.28 | 0.90 |
| Price/Earnings | 31 | 12.8 | 15.2 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18 | 6.8 | 10.3 |
| Shareholder Yield | 12 | 6.2% | 0.0% |
| Price/Book Value | 59 | 2.44 | 1.24 |
| Price/Free Cash Flow | 13 | 6.0 | 9.7 |
Yelp Inc. operates a platform that connects consumers with local businesses in the United States and internationally. Its platform covers various categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, health, and other categories, as well as home, local, auto, professional, pets, events, real estate, and financial services. It provides free and paid advertising products to businesses, which include cost-per-click advertising and multi-location Ad products, RepairPal network, as well as enables businesses to deliver targeted advertising to large and high-intent audience; and business listing page products. The company also offers other services comprising Yelp Guest Manager, a subscription-based suite of front-of-house management tools for restaurants, nightlife, and certain other venues, which include online reservations, a waitlist management solution, as well as through hostless kiosks, and seating and server rotation management tools; Yelp Fusion Insights program that offers business owners local analytics and insights through access to its historical data and other proprietary content; and Yelp Fusion, which offers free access to various basic information through publicly available APIs, and paid access to content and data for consumer-facing enterprise use. In addition, it provides content licensing, consumer-interactive tools, as well as allows third-party data providers to update and manage business listing information on behalf of businesses. Further, the company offers its products directly through its sales force; indirectly through partners; and online through its website and business app, as well as non-advertising partner arrangements. It has partnership with Grubhub for providing consumers with a service to place food orders for pickup and delivery. The company was formerly known as Yelp! Inc. and changed its name to Yelp Inc. in August 2012. Yelp Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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.
Yelp Inc. has a Value Score of 85, which is considered to be undervalued.
Yelp Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 12.8 compared to the industry median at 15.2. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Yelp Inc. more attractive for value investors.
Yelp Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Yelp Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.24.
You can read more about Yelp 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 Interactive Media & Services Stock Grades
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Choosing Which of the 4 Best Interactive Media & Services 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.
- Cars.com Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
- IAC Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
- MediaAlpha, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
- Yelp Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 4 undervalued stocks in the Interactive Media & Services 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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Additional Resources About Interactive Media & Services Stocks
Want to learn more about Interactive Media & Services stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.
- 4 Undervalued Interactive Media & Services Stocks for Monday, November 24
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