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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best communication equipment stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Communication Equipment

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Communication Equipment is Zen Rated B and is the 35th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$282.06M	24,590,849	0.04%	22.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$102.39M	8,842,024	0.02%	24.14%	Net Selling
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$1.02B	19,773,000	0.06%	27.96%
BDC	BELDEN INC	$4.02B	39,078,191	0.11%	5.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$77.95B	1,327,464,779	0.09%	0.56%	Net Buying	Net Selling
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.89B	37,948,123	0.10%	5.75%	Net Selling
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$2.96B	130,490,653	0.10%	20.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$2.79B	85,410,326	0.10%	3.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$191.69M	91,280,512	0.02%	1.09%	Net Buying
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$18.17B	47,310,660	0.10%	12.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$7.87B	246,749,828	0.10%	2.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$272.29M	46,705,312	0.02%	99.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.11B	109,066,445	0.09%	5.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$434.63B	3,942,586,873	0.08%	1.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$36.71B	3,371,351,735	0.01%	0.00%
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$47.64B	141,808,525	0.09%	3.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$251.81M	12,801,539	0.08%	35.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$758.47M	11,273,287	0.07%	63.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PI	IMPINJ INC	$5.26B	30,554,413	0.04%	99.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$258.77M	3,769,389	0.01%	99.99%	Net Selling
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$52.79M	13,100,234	0.03%	28.49%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$391.90M	13,583,955	0.06%	41.06%	Net Selling
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$80.37B	165,493,788	0.09%	37.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$35.39B	60,528,381	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$73.38B	89,700,000	0.09%	7.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$230.48M	5,747,611	0.04%	18.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$49.61B	5,742,239,696	0.02%	0.00%
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$28.41B	187,951,918	0.07%	20.64%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$533.70M	81,481,407	0.10%	26.83%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$587.56M	77,007,203	0.04%	0.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$614.25M	27,179,021	0.10%	14.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VISN	VISTANCE NETWORKS INC	$1.45B	230,626,412	0.10%	8.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$6.08B	84,569,237	0.06%	9.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$39.78M	30,137,266	0.04%	7.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$348.99M	134,225,918	0.09%	25.90%	Net Selling
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$9.15B	137,755,810	0.10%	61.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$13.30M	2,675,412	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$41.37M	12,867,653	0.02%	6.96%
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$72.74M	16,420,592	0.01%	99.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$680.15M	15,219,358	0.28%	0.93%
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$78.71M	30,043,887	0.02%	10.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$15.35B	389,167,494	0.04%	47.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ONDS	ONDAS INC	$3.51B	570,552,341	0.05%	4.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIEE	FIEE INC	$26.78M	8,528,598	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying
NUR	NURAN WIRELESS INC	$9.63M	13,084,716	0.00%	0.00%
SONM	DNA X INC	$4.41M	1,488,268	0.00%	100.00%
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$4.89M	6,634,000	0.00%	43.88%
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$4.49M	24,691,846	0.01%	6.59%
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$25.93M	11,784,280	0.00%	100.00%
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$20.70M	9,200,000	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$1.79M	667,393	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$30.91M	7,050,000	0.02%	1.05%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.20M	9,952,223	0.01%	74.78%

Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) is the #1 top communication equipment stock out of 53 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 33.

AUDC passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Audiocodes has seen its stock return 26.74% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 3 percentage points.

2. Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC)

Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) is the #2 top communication equipment stock out of 53 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 33.

OCC passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Optical Cable has seen its stock return 59.28% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 36 percentage points.

3. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) is the #3 top communication equipment stock out of 53 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 33.

ITRN passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ituran Location & Control has seen its stock return 33.64% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 10 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 79.49%, which is 71 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 8.98%.

Vistance Networks's dividend payout ratio of 62.1% 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 5.83%, which is -3 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 8.98%. 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 92.6% 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 3.49%, which is -5 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 8.98%. 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 153.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication equipment stocks up?

Communication equipment stocks were up 3.03% in the last day, and down -0.42% over the last week. Lumentum Holdings was the among the top gainers in the communication equipment industry, gaining 8.19% yesterday.

Lumentum Holdings shares are trading higher after StoneX initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and announced a $1200 price target.

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. Belden (NYSE:BDC)

Belden (NYSE:BDC) 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.

Belden has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Belden's stock has dropped -12.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -36 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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aviat Networks has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aviat Networks's stock has dropped -18.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -41 percentage points.

3. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

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

Audiocodes has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Audiocodes's stock has gained 26.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by 3 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

53.13% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to rise by 34.32% over the next year.

16.28% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 27.91% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 34.88% are rated C (Hold), 9.3% are rated D (Sell), and 11.63% 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 23.9x.

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Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

1. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

2. Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC)

3. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

1. Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN)

2. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

3. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

1. Belden (NYSE:BDC)

2. Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW)

3. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

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