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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 Dividends

Communication Equipment is Zen Rated B and is the 30th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Dividend Yield	Payout Ratio	Last Dividend	Annual Dividend	Dividend Percentile	Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)	Ex-dividend Date	Div. Payment Date
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$1.13B	5.25%	99.00%	$0.5000	$3.00	84%	3		2026-07-08
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$3.15B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$54.60B	1.35%	49.60%	$0.1425	$0.56	31%	0		2026-07-15
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$3.90B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$219.52M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$247.41M	4.12%	160.00%	$0.2000	$0.40	76%	1
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.72B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$1.03B	N/A	0.00%	$0.0900	N/A	N/A	0
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.53B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$59.80B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$316.95M	N/A	0.00%	$0.1500	N/A	N/A	1
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$12.73B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$9.74B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$218.59M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PI	IMPINJ INC	$4.31B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$444.16B	1.10%	54.80%	$0.4200	$1.24	24%	0	2026-07-06	2026-07-22
BDC	BELDEN INC	$4.49B	0.17%	3.30%	$0.0500	$0.20	2%	1		2026-07-09
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$45.11B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$141.23M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KVHI	KVH INDUSTRIES INC	$177.23M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VISN	VISTANCE NETWORKS INC	$2.74B	164.61%	64.50%	$10.0000	$20.00	100%	0
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$69.31B	0.68%	102.30%	$0.0346	$0.08	14%	4
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$30.40M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$144.37M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$243.02M	N/A	0.00%	$1.0000	N/A	N/A	0
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$36.38B	2.92%	30.70%	$0.1663	$0.31	61%	3
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$78.46M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$31.80B	0.61%	19.30%	$0.8000	$3.20	12%	0
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$70.16B	1.12%	36.60%	$1.2100	$4.72	25%	0		2026-07-15
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$950.95M	N/A	0.00%	$0.6300	N/A	N/A	1
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$461.63M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$11.34B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$56.66B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$577.06M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$151.78M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$273.93M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ECHO	ECHOSTAR CORP	$29.42B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$586.37M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$60.95M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONDS	ONDAS INC	$3.67B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$57.83M	N/A	0.00%	$0.1000	N/A	N/A	1
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$9.71B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$635.69M	N/A	0.00%	$1.0000	N/A	N/A	0
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$33.04B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$703.53M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$6.97M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FIEE	FIEE INC	$33.31M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$17.34M	N/A	0.00%	$0.0001	N/A	N/A	1
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.82M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$22.78M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SONM	DNA X INC	$5.58M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$29.93M	1.57%	-66.70%	$0.0400	$0.04	36%	0
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$12.99M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$3.33M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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: B.

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 45.06% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -28 percentage points.

Ituran Location & Control has an average 1 year price target of $60.67, an upside of 6.17% from Ituran Location & Control's current stock price of $57.14.

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 103.2% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 31 percentage points.

Knowles has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 6.04% from Knowles's current stock price of $36.78.

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: B, 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 94.02% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 21 percentage points.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has an average 1 year price target of $69.69, an upside of 69.02% from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's current stock price of $41.23.

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 164.61%, which is 148 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 16.68%.

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 5.25%, which is -11 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.68%. 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 4.12%, which is -13 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.68%. 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 down?

Communication equipment stocks were down -4.73% in the last day, and down -4.21% over the last week. Lumentum Holdings was the among the top losers in the communication equipment industry, dropping -9.09% yesterday.

Shares of fiber optic connectivity companies are trading lower amid ongoing weakness following reports that Meta will enter the cloud compute business, which may affect pricing power and margins along the hyperscaler and data center value chains.

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 52 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Audiocodes's stock has dropped -0.41% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -73 percentage points.

2. Belden (NYSE:BDC)

Belden (NYSE:BDC) 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.

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 -4.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -77 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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co 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.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co's stock has gained 26.35% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -46 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

51.35% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to rise by 25.37% over the next year.

20% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.22% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 42.22% are rated C (Hold), 11.11% 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 39.6x.

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