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Best Communication Equipment Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top communication equipment stocks in 2025 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 A and is the 26th 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
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$2.77B	$1.14B	$49.31M	-$7.47M	-$0.06	2.05%	3.76%	N/A	N/A	2025-10-29
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$288.50M	$78.33M	$13.29M	$11.89M	$3.32	4.63%	14.39%	325.64%	N/A
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.36B	$420.94M	$90.72M	$42.69M	$1.16	-2.37%	9.20%	141.67%	39.45%	2025-11-19
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$27.46B	$24.79B	$633.80M	$2.00M	$0.00	-13.98%	-1.66%	N/A	-57.49%	2025-10-14
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$2.83B	$1.08B	$107.60M	$34.80M	$0.16	8.39%	-0.93%	N/A	-5.29%	2025-10-30
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$23.08B	$4.54B	$430.64M	$140.88M	$0.98	12.97%	4.34%	4.26%	-16.68%
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$2.02B	$563.10M	$89.30M	$24.80M	$0.28	9.17%	-6.43%	N/A	6.96%	2025-10-22
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$805.89M	$349.75M	$38.62M	$22.42M	$0.40	19.67%	9.56%	14.29%	9.00%	2025-11-12
COMM	COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY INC	$3.42B	$4.75B	$1.56B	$748.10M	$3.46	20.88%	-11.63%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-06
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$276.57B	$56.65B	$15.50B	$10.18B	$2.56	5.30%	2.82%	0.39%	-0.69%	2025-11-12
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$42.14B	$2.57B	$858.18M	$711.92M	$11.77	33.45%	14.91%	103.28%	15.16%	2025-11-07
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$26.15B	$600.14M	$151.64M	$125.12M	$0.73	175.81%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2025-12-01
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$285.81M	$434.61M	$19.20M	$1.34M	$0.11	6.50%	12.74%	-87.50%	40.63%	2025-10-29
BDC	BELDEN INC	$4.52B	$2.62B	$419.54M	$225.02M	$5.60	12.93%	5.84%	17.15%	N/A	2025-10-30
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$707.22M	$339.61M	$89.73M	$55.54M	$2.79	3.30%	5.80%	8.98%	N/A	2025-11-20
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$11.17B	$1.65B	$106.80M	$25.90M	$0.38	21.03%	-0.40%	N/A	-26.65%	2025-11-04
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$94.83M	$72.69M	$788.98k	-$1.13M	-$0.14	12.67%	4.04%	N/A	N/A
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$718.87M	$983.37M	$27.20M	-$108.95M	-$1.31	3.52%	15.76%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-05
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$279.53M	$243.25M	$19.23M	$13.78M	$0.47	-0.93%	3.01%	4.44%	11.72%	2025-11-04
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$507.92M	$179.32M	$9.21M	$200.00k	$0.01	5.72%	14.85%	N/A	-53.30%	2025-11-06
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$29.63M	$46.77M	$2.27M	$3.17M	$0.54	15.66%	7.74%	58.82%	N/A	2025-11-26
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$15.19B	$5.19B	$937.00M	$548.00M	$10.65	19.12%	3.69%	138.79%	3.02%	2025-10-28
PI	IMPINJ INC	$5.98B	$358.94M	$19.47M	$633.00k	$0.00	13.96%	18.16%	-100.00%	N/A	2025-10-29
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$1.04B	$697.87M	$84.40M	$63.73M	$2.23	0.41%	-7.47%	N/A	37.12%	2025-10-29
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.17B	$689.08M	$115.49M	$68.65M	$0.60	24.14%	12.04%	17.65%	N/A	2025-10-27
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$76.24B	$11.09B	$3.26B	$2.12B	$12.68	6.45%	7.74%	44.58%	20.60%	2025-11-06
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$103.38M	$58.65M	N/A	-$14.90M	-$2.56	-24.50%	-9.14%	N/A	N/A	2025-10-30
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$29.08B	$20.89B	$2.15B	$1.39B	$0.34	-14.76%	-5.24%	164.75%	N/A	2025-10-23
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$34.64B	$33.08B	$3.80B	$1.14B	$0.86	13.97%	4.15%	-39.86%	N/A	2025-12-04
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$220.81M	$122.92M	-$5.07M	-$11.37M	-$0.29	-23.33%	15.47%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-06
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$217.41M	$380.52M	$38.47M	$13.58M	$0.15	5.06%	7.77%	25.00%	N/A	2025-11-12
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$4.63B	$4.52B	$1.21B	-$574.96M	-$4.48	5.50%	14.37%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-05
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$72.78M	$1.85M	N/A	-$4.20M	N/A	-19.27%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONDS	ONDAS HOLDINGS INC	$2.30B	$16.13M	-$31.28M	-$49.55M	-$0.53	75.16%	61.89%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-17
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$246.12M	$192.94M	$29.24M	$4.11M	$0.35	14.62%	-3.27%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-10
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$93.40M	$19.31M	-$7.21M	-$8.62M	-$0.62	58.04%	43.00%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-18
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$90.83M	$495.35M	-$203.82M	-$293.30M	-$10.03	-12.02%	-5.10%	N/A	N/A
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$18.52M	$8.67M	-$8.68M	-$12.52M	$358.48	49.13%	5.13%	N/A	N/A
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$692.57M	$391.21M	$47.75M	-$38.91M	-$0.31	407.54%	29.22%	N/A	N/A
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$1.80B	$308.55M	-$145.27M	-$172.74M	-$4.08	50.30%	11.55%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-06
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$376.91M	$68.55M	$12.24M	$21.89M	$2.27	18.30%	10.34%	272.13%	N/A
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$510.43M	$357.15M	$161.08M	-$75.15M	-$5.37	-24.21%	N/A	N/A	N/A	2025-11-13
SONM	SONIM TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.49M	$58.24M	-$26.20M	-$30.28M	-$6.40	-31.16%	-10.68%	N/A	N/A
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$31.12B	$4.89M	-$280.90M	-$352.90M	-$1.76	249.43%	33.01%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-17
SATS	ECHOSTAR CORP	$22.01B	$15.45B	$2.39B	-$315.38M	-$1.06	-4.84%	52.13%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-11
ASNS	ACTELIS NETWORKS INC	$6.78M	$5.27M	-$5.71M	-$6.07M	-$0.78	-12.53%	N/A	N/A	N/A
FOXX	FOXX DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS INC	$28.48M	$53.87M	-$2.95M	-$6.28M	-$2.39	3,899.98%	-15.96%	N/A	N/A
KVHI	KVH INDUSTRIES INC	$110.93M	$109.98M	$3.71M	-$9.60M	-$0.49	-13.75%	-7.00%	N/A	N/A	2025-10-30
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.10M	$18.15M	-$625.00k	-$948.00k	-$0.10	-9.89%	2.09%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-13
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$53.97M	$46.09M	$571.95k	-$243.10k	-$0.02	49.65%	-9.30%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-19
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$9.99M	$6.00M	-$3.14M	-$3.29M	N/A	-39.32%	N/A	N/A	N/A
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$23.26M	$9.79M	-$4.07M	-$6.07M	-$0.67	-34.53%	-24.82%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-07
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$10.34M	$9.69M	-$10.67M	-$11.67M	-$6.99	-35.27%	-16.87%	N/A	N/A
CMBM	CAMBIUM NETWORKS CORP	$24.26M	$172.22M	-$78.18M	-$98.12M	-$3.54	-34.89%	-8.35%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-06
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$49.99M	$56.82M	-$3.11M	-$6.74M	-$0.58	6.84%	3.08%	N/A	N/A	2025-11-06
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$5.53M	$113.56M	$1.31M	-$29.00M	-$13.30	-30.79%	29.83%	N/A	N/A
FIEE	FIEE INC	$17.18M	$45.12k	-$1.24M	-$1.49M	-$0.23	-99.49%	-74.72%	N/A	N/A

Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in Oct 2025?

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. Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR)

Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) is the #1 top communication equipment stock out of 57 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 Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -14 points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EXTR as a "A".

EXTR passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Extreme Networks has seen its stock return 35.4% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -10 percentage points.

Extreme Networks has an average 1 year price target of $21.25, an upside of 1.58% from Extreme Networks's current stock price of $20.92.

Extreme Networks stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Extreme Networks, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI)

Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI) is the #2 top communication equipment stock out of 57 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: D.

Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 3 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

BKTI passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Bk Technologies has seen its stock return 209.2% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 164 percentage points.

Bk Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, a downside of -4.23% from Bk Technologies's current stock price of $77.27.

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

3. Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII)

Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) is the #3 top communication equipment stock out of 57 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 29 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

DGII passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Digi International has seen its stock return 24.47% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -21 percentage points.

Digi International has an average 1 year price target of $41.00, an upside of 11.96% from Digi International's current stock price of $36.62.

Digi International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Digi International, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the communication equipment stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 9 communication equipment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication equipment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) has an annual dividend yield of 4.22%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 1.97%. Ituran Location & Control's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 63.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.93%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 1.97%. 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 76.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC)

Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.41%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 1.97%. Ericsson LM Telephone Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Ericsson LM Telephone Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co's dividend payout ratio of 26,200% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication equipment stocks up?

Communication equipment stocks were up 0.11% in the last day, and up 3.12% over the last week. Netgear was the among the top gainers in the communication equipment industry, gaining 8.92% yesterday.

NETGEAR shares are trading higher following reports suggesting that the Trump administration may restrict U.S. operations of China-linked router-maker TP-Link Systems.

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. Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC)

Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC) 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.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co's stock has gained 8.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -37 percentage points.

2. Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ:CRNT)

Ceragon Networks (NASDAQ:CRNT) 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.

Ceragon Networks has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ceragon Networks's stock has dropped -5.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -51 percentage points.

3. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) 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.

Audiocodes has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Audiocodes's stock has gained 4.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -40 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

50% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to fall by -7.59% over the next year.

19.57% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.22% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 8.7% are rated D (Sell), and 6.52% 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 384.79x.

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