Angel Studios (ANGX): Redefining Media with Community-Driven Growth

Angel Studios Inc. (NYSE:ANGX) is one of the best NYSE penny stocks to buy now. On January 22, Maxim analyst Thomas Forte initiated coverage of Angel Studios Inc. (NYSE:ANGX) with a Buy rating and $9 price target. He said the company is well-positioned to disrupt legacy media and streaming through its subscriber-driven curation model. Maxim also noted Angel trades at 1.7x expected 2026 revenue, below the peer median of 2.4x.

On December 18, Oppenheimer initiated coverage of Angel Studios, assigning an Outperform rating and a price target of $8. Earlier, on December 16 Roth/MKM maintained a Buy rating and a $9 price target on Angel Studios Inc., citing it as an attractive emerging growth media company. The research firm has touted the company’s value-driven content, which serves a sizable and underserved market.

According to the research firm, the company boasts a unique business model while maintaining an asset-light approach to content acquisition. As 2025 came to a close, Angel Studios had already surpassed 2 million paying Guild members, its membership having doubled since March 2025.

Roth/MKM expects the company’s membership to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 30% over the next three years and reach 4.3 million subscribers by 2028. Similarly, the company’s revenue is expected to grow at a similar rate and surpass $700 million by the end of 2028, per the research firm’s analysis.

The company is benefiting from a string of key theatrical releases, including the animated film ‘DAVID’, which has become the highest-grossing faith-based animated theatrical release. In 2025, the company introduced 430 new films, television episodes, and specials to its platforms.

Angel Studios Inc. (NYSE:ANGX) is a non-traditional, community-driven media company that produces, distributes, and streams “values-based” films and television series. The company uses a unique, audience-led crowd funding model in which members of the “Angel Guild” pay fees to vote on which projects are produced.

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