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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
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Communication Equipment is Zen Rated A and is the 29th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries
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ITRN
ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD
$1.11B$56.00$60.678.33%Strong Buy39.69%14.27%41.68%21.55%
KN
KNOWLES CORP
$3.17B$37.05$39.005.26%Buy17.91%108.02%17.59%13.02%
HPE
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO
$64.28B$48.54$69.6943.57%Buy169.33%53.72%26.60%8.46%
DGII
DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC
$2.55B$67.69$69.001.94%Buy29.13%55.98%17.09%11.68%
CRNT
CERAGON NETWORKS LTD
$213.17M$2.35$3.0027.66%Buy18.92%N/A13.49%7.53%
AUDC
AUDIOCODES LTD
$258.86M$10.17N/AN/AN/AN/A3.74%148.08%10.65%5.37%
HLIT
HARMONIC INC
$1.52B$14.05$17.6725.74%Buy37.49%N/A31.63%15.93%
EXTR
EXTREME NETWORKS INC
$4.41B$33.71$30.90-8.34%Strong Buy512.09%145.63%300.69%20.29%
ADTN
ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC
$1.09B$13.44$18.6738.89%Strong Buy38.89%N/AN/AN/A
CIEN
CIENA CORP
$65.22B$460.72$552.3319.88%Buy1515.84%52.74%62.00%29.69%
BKTI
BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$319.27M$85.27N/AN/AN/AN/A4.09%-5.46%33.78%23.43%
LTRX
LANTRONIX INC
$222.97M$5.60$10.1781.55%Strong Buy313.10%N/AN/AN/A
ZBRA
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$12.98B$272.52$322.2918.26%Buy76.89%39.88%39.78%16.57%
VIAV
VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC
$10.08B$43.08$56.8331.92%Strong Buy624.53%N/A51.95%17.40%
CRDO
CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD
$48.07B$257.79$268.154.02%Strong Buy1349.79%57.84%96.71%86.94%
PI
IMPINJ INC
$4.39B$144.03$171.4319.02%Strong Buy718.44%N/AN/AN/A
OCC
OPTICAL CABLE CORP
$139.56M$15.81N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CSCO
CISCO SYSTEMS INC
$478.14B$121.31$127.795.34%Strong Buy145.08%18.76%53.36%20.77%
KVHI
KVH INDUSTRIES INC
$179.57M$9.21N/AN/AN/AN/A22.71%N/A11.34%9.65%
VISN
VISTANCE NETWORKS INC
$2.82B$12.49$21.0068.13%Hold166.67%-96.01%6.51%5.50%
BDC
BELDEN INC
$4.17B$106.96$158.7548.42%Strong Buy46.17%22.04%29.16%10.82%
BOSC
BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD
$29.83M$4.24$8.0088.68%Strong Buy111.59%4.13%13.39%8.89%
NOK
NOKIA CORP
$71.43B$12.44$14.6717.90%Strong Buy3N/AN/AN/AN/A
INSG
INSEEGO CORP
$142.58M$8.76$18.00105.48%Hold113.89%-36.86%-40.72%12.30%
SILC
SILICOM LTD
$252.04M$44.17$60.0035.84%Buy126.40%N/A-2.29%-1.67%
AIRG
AIRGAIN INC
$76.18M$6.01$6.00-0.17%Strong Buy112.94%N/A14.46%9.34%
ERIC
ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO
$38.26B$11.35$11.00-3.08%Hold1N/AN/AN/AN/A
UI
UBIQUITI INC
$33.35B$550.99$826.0049.91%Sell214.81%12.66%99.56%69.77%
MSI
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC
$70.20B$422.88$514.2521.61%Strong Buy47.21%17.78%149.07%19.88%
GILT
GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD
$886.71M$12.01$19.0058.20%Strong Buy213.20%45.95%12.49%8.38%
CLFD
CLEARFIELD INC
$458.92M$33.77N/AN/AN/AN/A23.44%N/A6.93%6.38%
LITE
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
$62.40B$802.01$892.5711.29%Buy1484.89%112.60%73.91%31.27%
VSAT
VIASAT INC
$10.05B$73.56$73.25-0.42%Strong Buy44.33%N/A-4.01%-1.23%
AMPG
AMPLITECH GROUP INC
$169.52M$6.69$7.004.63%Strong Buy189.27%N/A19.77%16.01%
NTGR
NETGEAR INC
$616.78M$22.98N/AN/AN/AN/A5.58%N/A6.74%3.96%
AIOT
POWERFLEET INC
$568.93M$4.24$11.00159.43%Buy210.77%N/A5.61%2.79%
AVNW
AVIAT NETWORKS INC
$280.14M$21.65$32.6750.89%Strong Buy66.29%54.35%7.94%3.50%
ECHO
ECHOSTAR CORP
$27.82B$96.00$136.0041.67%Strong Buy3-3.24%N/A-2.94%-0.40%
MOB
MOBILICOM LTD
$62.90M$5.15N/AN/AN/AN/A-35.15%N/A177.98%75.74%
CMTL
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP
$57.23M$1.91N/AN/AN/AN/A-3.30%N/A-27.94%-2.12%
ONDS
ONDAS INC
$3.60B$7.26$19.17164.01%Strong Buy6107.27%N/A16.48%7.26%
AAOI
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC
$9.62B$119.92$118.00-1.60%Buy3107.30%N/A35.32%24.94%
FEIM
FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC
$564.24M$57.33$65.0013.38%Strong Buy119.98%32.58%N/AN/A
ASTS
AST SPACEMOBILE INC
$28.46B$73.32$84.0014.57%Sell4176.12%N/A284.06%97.61%
TSAT
TELESAT CORP
$629.27M$41.35$37.00-10.52%Hold118.33%N/AN/AN/A
FKWL
FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP
$27.93M$2.37N/AN/AN/AN/A40.87%N/A1.44%0.95%
SONM
DNA X INC
$6.03M$4.05N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FIEE
FIEE INC
$33.31M$4.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CLRO
CLEARONE INC
$22.45M$8.39N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SYNX
SILYNXCOM LTD
$6.83M$1.03N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
UTSI
UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP
$22.88M$2.49N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CHAI
CORE AI HOLDINGS INC
$10.76M$0.54N/AN/AN/AN/A34.88%N/AN/AN/A
MITQ
MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$5.87M$0.59N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BOXL
BOXLIGHT CORP
$3.19M$4.78N/AN/AN/AN/A3.68%N/AN/A-17.56%
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Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)


Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 22 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 32.

ITRN passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ituran Location & Control has seen its stock return 39.79% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -37 percentage points.

Ituran Location & Control has an average 1 year price target of $60.67, an upside of 8.33% from Ituran Location & Control's current stock price of $56.00.

Ituran Location & Control stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Ituran Location & Control, 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.

2. Knowles (NYSE:KN)


Knowles (NYSE:KN) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Knowles (NYSE:KN) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 10 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 32.

KN passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Knowles has seen its stock return 101.25% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 25 percentage points.

Knowles has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 5.26% from Knowles's current stock price of $37.05.

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.

3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE)


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 17 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 32.

HPE passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has seen its stock return 127.99% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 52 percentage points.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has an average 1 year price target of $69.69, an upside of 43.57% from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's current stock price of $48.54.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 37.5% 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 160.13%, which is 144 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 16.27%.

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 5.36%, which is -11 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.27%. 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 99% 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 3.93%, which is -12 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.27%. 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 dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication equipment stocks up?

Communication equipment stocks were up 0.19% in the last day, and up 1.68% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why communication equipment stocks are up.

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 43, which is 24 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Belden's stock has dropped -13.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -90 percentage points.

2. Bos Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC)


Bos Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC) 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.

Bos Better Online Solutions has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Bos Better Online Solutions's stock has dropped -14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -90 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 57, which is 38 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Audiocodes's stock has gained 5.28% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -71 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

54.05% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to rise by 21.51% over the next year.

17.78% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.11% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 4.44% 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 45.77x.
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