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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 Forecast

Communication Equipment is Zen Rated B and is the 39th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$7.00B	$28.47	$57.83	103.14%	Strong Buy	6	16.38%	113.56%	52.28%	26.74%
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$3.15B	$24.03	$34.80	44.82%	Strong Buy	5	9.75%	64.81%	267.69%	18.09%
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$59.43B	$44.77	$70.90	58.35%	Buy	19	9.28%	31.13%	25.44%	8.07%
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$209.34M	$2.28	$3.50	53.51%	Buy	1	6.22%	N/A	12.34%	6.64%
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.40B	$63.21	$82.33	30.25%	Strong Buy	3	10.49%	63.84%	19.18%	13.63%
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$83.20M	$9.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.11%	70.66%	49.72%	16.33%
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$187.92M	$7.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.79%	98.42%	12.36%	5.41%
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$983.90M	$49.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.32%	10.98%	39.34%	21.04%
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.02B	$9.51	$16.25	70.87%	Buy	4	10.96%	N/A	30.35%	19.35%
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$2.65B	$31.27	$35.00	11.93%	Hold	1	8.04%	47.32%	23.88%	17.73%
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$15.16B	$322.02	$407.80	26.64%	Buy	10	5.70%	25.93%	38.24%	15.47%
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$34.51B	$243.39	$513.47	110.96%	Strong Buy	15	14.77%	42.81%	58.77%	22.46%
PI	IMPINJ INC	$5.28B	$171.03	$208.14	21.70%	Strong Buy	7	14.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$241.23M	$5.17	$11.00	112.97%	Strong Buy	4	12.65%	N/A	N/A	N/A
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$34.59B	$10.26	$9.60	-6.43%	Sell	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$226.08M	$17.66	$34.25	93.94%	Strong Buy	4	6.79%	176.86%	1.95%	0.87%
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$370.01B	$93.85	$133.53	42.28%	Strong Buy	15	7.01%	18.44%	48.94%	18.98%
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$678.88M	$60.22	$91.00	51.11%	Hold	1	14.68%	101.09%	26.39%	20.59%
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$252.32M	$66.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.51%	0.60%	31.23%	22.02%
BDC	BELDEN INC	$3.83B	$97.83	$151.25	54.60%	Strong Buy	4	11.72%	49.34%	31.93%	7.45%
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$388.91M	$28.63	$40.00	39.71%	Buy	1	46.58%	N/A	5.03%	4.63%
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$52.92M	$4.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	12.55%	N/A	15.04%	9.42%
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$35.85B	$592.84	$734.50	23.90%	Sell	2	8.51%	8.64%	79.51%	53.55%
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$85.07B	$514.51	$566.83	10.17%	Strong Buy	6	6.89%	19.91%	123.08%	17.87%
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$159.29M	$27.54	$60.00	117.86%	Buy	1	14.56%	N/A	1.88%	1.40%
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$22.65B	$120.51	$280.17	132.48%	Strong Buy	12	43.66%	55.76%	86.64%	78.47%
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$43.99B	$7.66	$16.50	115.40%	Strong Buy	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$329.24M	$4.04	$9.31	130.52%	Buy	4	5.05%	N/A	N/A	N/A
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$553.68M	$7.19	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.86%	26.10%	11.68%	8.36%
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$495.66M	$18.88	$30.00	58.90%	Strong Buy	1	3.70%	N/A	7.08%	4.11%
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$4.55B	$50.13	$86.67	72.88%	Buy	3	83.35%	N/A	34.08%	24.36%
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$34.06M	$1.13	$4.75	320.35%	Strong Buy	1	18.44%	N/A	-27.66%	-1.55%
VISN	VISTANCE NETWORKS INC	$1.12B	$5.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-85.12%	6.04%	4.79%
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$361.07M	$2.69	$6.50	141.64%	Buy	2	9.10%	N/A	4.54%	2.28%
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$13.40M	$5.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$8.90B	$63.95	$105.50	64.97%	Strong Buy	2	5.04%	N/A	-2.70%	-0.81%
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$27.92M	$2.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	170.56%	N/A	36.93%	22.71%
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$71.73M	$3.88	$18.00	363.92%	Hold	1	-1.53%	N/A	N/A	-12.84%
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$640.03M	$41.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	26.36%	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$69.25M	$2.31	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	54.76%	N/A	5.24%	4.19%
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$12.58B	$32.33	$75.39	133.18%	Buy	7	142.89%	N/A	312.70%	101.15%
ONDS	ONDAS INC	$3.04B	$5.34	$17.35	225.21%	Strong Buy	5	100.88%	N/A	12.97%	6.80%
FIEE	FIEE INC	$26.61M	$3.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$27.57M	$3.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.74%	-0.46%	14.11%	9.16%
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$24.86M	$2.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	35.20%	N/A	1.64%	1.04%
NUR	NURAN WIRELESS INC	$5.36M	$0.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$48.85B	$538.59	$1.07k	97.98%	Strong Buy	17	57.09%	N/A	108.99%	68.51%
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.89M	$0.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$4.35M	$0.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20.75%	N/A	N/A	N/A
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$19.32M	$2.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SONM	DNA X INC	$3.17M	$2.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$5.98M	$0.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$1.33M	$1.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.29%	N/A	N/A	-18.88%

Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV)

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) 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 Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 21 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 34.

VIAV passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Viavi Solutions has seen its stock return 62.31% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 51 percentage points.

Viavi Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $57.83, an upside of 103.14% from Viavi Solutions's current stock price of $28.47.

Viavi Solutions stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Viavi Solutions, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR)

Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) 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 Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 34.

EXTR passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Extreme Networks has seen its stock return 37.24% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 26 percentage points.

Extreme Networks has an average 1 year price target of $34.80, an upside of 44.82% from Extreme Networks's current stock price of $24.03.

Extreme Networks stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Extreme Networks, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) 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 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 27 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 34.

HPE passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has seen its stock return 91.32% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 80 percentage points.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has an average 1 year price target of $70.90, an upside of 58.35% from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's current stock price of $44.77.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 19 analysts covering Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, 47.37% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10.53% have issued a Buy, 42.11% 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 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 90.99%, which is 81 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 10.3%.

Vistance Networks's dividend payout ratio of 41.2% 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 6.03%, which is -4 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 10.3%. 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 5.1%, which is -5 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 10.3%. 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 129% 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 5.2% in the last day, and down -13.25% over the last week. Ubiquiti was the among the top gainers in the communication equipment industry, gaining 15.29% yesterday.

Ubiquiti 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 47 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Audiocodes's stock has dropped -14.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -26 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 57, which is 33 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aviat Networks's stock has dropped -24.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -36 percentage points.

3. Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC)

Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC) 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.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co's stock has gained 5.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -6 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 53.77% over the next year.

16.67% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.43% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 40.48% are rated C (Hold), 14.29% are rated D (Sell), and 7.14% 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 22.68x.

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