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Best Communication Equipment Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top communication equipment stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best communication equipment stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Communication Equipment

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Communication Equipment is Zen Rated B and is the 33rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$2.91B	$614.10M	$112.10M	$55.90M	$0.64	11.17%	-5.20%	N/A	15.60%
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.21B	$448.82M	$95.35M	$42.43M	$1.13	6.40%	9.12%	15.31%	33.15%
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$354.36M	$86.14M	$17.63M	$13.54M	$3.69	12.46%	14.31%	57.02%	105.78%
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$268.72M	$116.91M	-$4.74M	-$9.23M	-$0.23	-24.98%	11.56%	N/A	N/A	2026-05-07
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$1.17B	$359.02M	$93.89M	$57.97M	$2.92	6.77%	7.89%	8.15%	30.55%	2026-05-26
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$217.37M	$247.37M	$18.12M	$6.89M	$0.25	2.02%	1.68%	-56.90%	-24.06%
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$3.08B	$1.25B	$75.38M	$16.27M	$0.12	14.90%	5.75%	N/A	N/A
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$1.27B	$1.12B	$86.29M	-$35.71M	-$0.39	18.84%	16.65%	N/A	N/A
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$81.56B	$5.12B	$507.26M	$229.05M	$1.61	26.54%	8.19%	192.73%	-6.89%
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$12.40B	$1.37B	$67.40M	-$55.10M	-$0.24	30.59%	3.42%	N/A	N/A
KVHI	KVH INDUSTRIES INC	$204.33M	$111.01M	$3.18M	-$7.38M	-$0.38	-2.48%	-6.90%	N/A	N/A
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$36.57B	$1.07B	$371.50M	$339.77M	$1.92	226.12%	N/A	9,500.00%	N/A	2026-06-01
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$31.94M	$50.57M	$3.39M	$3.61M	$0.59	26.58%	8.55%	47.50%	N/A	2026-05-28
BDC	BELDEN INC	$4.46B	$2.79B	$449.37M	$236.61M	$6.01	9.28%	9.17%	14.04%	N/A
PI	IMPINJ INC	$4.73B	$361.05M	-$8.12M	-$27.66M	-$0.91	-0.69%	21.50%	N/A	N/A
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$40.30B	$35.74B	$2.69B	-$234.00M	-$0.17	14.47%	5.88%	N/A	N/A	2026-06-02
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$75.74B	$23.40B	$1.38B	$765.88M	$0.14	16.87%	-2.57%	-56.35%	N/A
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$62.23B	$2.97B	$1.06B	$888.63M	$14.69	38.19%	13.10%	99.59%	12.78%	2026-05-08
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$71.84B	$11.68B	$3.53B	$2.15B	$12.93	8.00%	9.52%	36.83%	18.30%
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$234.24M	$338.73M	$21.57M	-$2.09M	-$0.02	-14.07%	5.20%	N/A	N/A
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.34B	$360.52M	-$20.78M	-$43.31M	-$0.38	-26.15%	-0.99%	N/A	N/A
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$90.26M	$73.73M	$993.14k	-$744.95k	-$0.09	9.12%	6.32%	N/A	N/A
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$252.15M	$66.64M	N/A	-$11.04M	-$1.93	14.63%	-10.23%	N/A	N/A
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$414.39M	$149.00M	$1.82M	-$6.76M	-$0.49	23.10%	8.13%	N/A	N/A
VISN	VISTANCE NETWORKS INC	$2.75B	$1.29B	$6.95B	$6.95B	$31.03	48.45%	-31.36%	812.65%	N/A
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$361.97B	$59.05B	$17.00B	$11.08B	$2.79	9.00%	4.22%	21.30%	3.06%	2026-05-13
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$1.47B	$451.66M	$47.09M	$20.72M	$0.35	47.87%	22.14%	-20.45%	-11.09%	2026-05-25
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$9.14B	$4.62B	$1.47B	-$338.96M	-$2.61	2.07%	15.44%	N/A	N/A	2026-05-26
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$40.52B	$25.31B	$4.39B	$3.04B	$0.91	14.47%	-1.92%	92,600.00%	7.66%
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$73.46B	$2.49B	$552.20M	$438.20M	$6.25	68.98%	7.68%	N/A	4.94%
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$308.48M	$166.19M	$14.09M	-$2.74M	-$0.18	-13.10%	-11.94%	N/A	N/A
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$11.30B	$5.40B	$853.00M	$419.00M	$8.24	8.33%	3.94%	-19.61%	-2.66%	2026-05-12
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$58.26M	$25.20M	-$5.34M	-$7.01M	-$0.33	164.99%	48.76%	N/A	N/A
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$89.36M	$51.28M	-$3.56M	-$6.78M	-$0.55	-12.17%	-1.27%	N/A	N/A	2026-05-07
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$686.03M	$696.38M	-$14.22M	-$24.93M	-$0.89	3.75%	-12.31%	N/A	N/A
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$213.11M	$434.14M	$33.50M	$9.01M	$0.70	-0.41%	10.30%	N/A	-40.94%
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$78.29M	$2.39M	-$16.87M	-$16.83M	-$1.90	14.27%	7.43%	N/A	N/A
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$113.97M	$474.95M	$81.61M	-$65.98M	-$2.23	-4.37%	-3.96%	N/A	N/A
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$444.03M	$432.93M	$66.01M	-$30.33M	-$0.24	125.80%	30.68%	N/A	N/A	2026-06-22
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$3.44M	$109.25M	-$4.42M	-$25.08M	-$39.74	-19.61%	14.76%	N/A	N/A
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$13.43B	$455.72M	-$15.51M	-$38.23M	-$0.64	82.75%	14.20%	N/A	N/A
SATS	ECHOSTAR CORP	$36.33B	$15.00B	-$15.78B	-$14.50B	-$50.41	-5.18%	51.37%	N/A	N/A	2026-05-07
ONDS	ONDAS INC	$4.36B	$50.73M	-$122.12M	-$142.32M	-$0.62	605.28%	87.94%	N/A	N/A
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$562.47M	$67.82M	$9.07M	$7.20M	$0.73	3.69%	6.78%	-69.58%	N/A
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$27.00B	$70.92M	-$250.86M	-$341.94M	-$1.34	1,505.21%	64.06%	N/A	N/A	2026-05-11
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$747.51M	$285.49M	$66.79M	-$136.26M	-$9.17	-24.36%	N/A	N/A	N/A
FIEE	FIEE INC	$52.72M	$8.32M	$3.18M	$1.31M	$0.23	6,652,284.00%	-30.44%	N/A	N/A
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$22.42M	$8.98M	-$5.05M	-$7.95M	-$0.87	-17.47%	-18.06%	N/A	N/A
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$7.83M	$5.81M	-$2.75M	-$3.06M	-$0.49	-36.16%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SONM	DNA X INC	$7.83M	$0.00	-$14.87M	-$20.66M	-$28.58	N/A	-100.00%	N/A	N/A
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.12M	$18.83M	$29.00k	-$275.00k	-$0.03	-0.54%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2026-05-14
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$41.36M	$39.61M	$868.39k	$187.07k	$0.02	-8.82%	-26.27%	N/A	-58.78%	2026-06-03
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$4.16M	$6.93M	-$12.18M	-$15.64M	$360.99	-20.20%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$8.72M	$0.00	-$25.72M	-$26.08M	-$14.77	N/A	-100.00%	N/A	N/A

Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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 communication equipment stocks to buy right now are:

1. Knowles (NYSE:KN)

Knowles (NYSE:KN) is the #1 top communication equipment stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Knowles (NYSE:KN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Knowles (NYSE:KN) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 14 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

KN passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Knowles has seen its stock return 110.28% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -44 percentage points.

Knowles has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 14.84% from Knowles's current stock price of $33.96.

Knowles stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Knowles, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII)

Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) is the #2 top communication equipment stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 13 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

DGII passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Digi International has seen its stock return 110.25% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -44 percentage points.

Digi International has an average 1 year price target of $48.80, a downside of -17.08% from Digi International's current stock price of $58.85.

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

3. Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI)

Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI) is the #3 top communication equipment stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 5 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

BKTI passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bk Technologies has seen its stock return 112.8% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -42 percentage points.

What are the communication equipment stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 11 communication equipment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication equipment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN)

Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) has an annual dividend yield of 163.8%, which is 147 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 16.64%.

Vistance Networks's dividend payout ratio of 64.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) has an annual dividend yield of 5.09%, which is -12 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.64%. Ituran Location & Control's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Ituran Location & Control's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ituran Location & Control's dividend payout ratio of 102.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.68%, which is -12 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.64%. Audiocodes's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Audiocodes's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Audiocodes's dividend payout ratio of 160% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication equipment stocks up?

Communication equipment stocks were up 0.41% in the last day, and up 9.15% over the last week. Kvh Industries was the among the top gainers in the communication equipment industry, gaining 11.24% yesterday.

KVH Industries shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results.

What are the most undervalued communication equipment stocks?

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 communication equipment stocks right now are:

1. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) is the most undervalued communication equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Audiocodes has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Audiocodes's stock has gained 4.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -150 percentage points.

2. Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW)

Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) is the second most undervalued communication equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aviat Networks has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aviat Networks's stock has dropped -16.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -171 percentage points.

3. Belden (NYSE:BDC)

Belden (NYSE:BDC) is the third most undervalued communication equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Belden has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Belden's stock has gained 10.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -144 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

64.86% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to fall by -7.87% over the next year.

15.22% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.57% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.83% are rated C (Hold), 13.04% are rated D (Sell), and 4.35% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the communication equipment industry?

The average P/E ratio of the communication equipment industry is 55.89x.

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