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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 +32.52% 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 30th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$62.78B	1,324,203,521	90.64%	0.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$1.30B	19,808,000	61.67%	27.91%
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$3.54B	85,560,660	96.56%	3.44%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.60B	37,702,199	94.70%	5.30%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$4.10B	130,778,088	83.08%	16.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.64B	108,496,436	84.82%	5.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$244.91M	90,709,210	19.75%	1.10%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$60.62B	141,552,922	94.79%	3.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$231.88M	25,453,614	35.02%	19.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$311.07M	3,744,198	7.95%	92.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$1.23B	80,998,100	78.26%	21.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$197.73M	8,827,092	19.37%	24.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PI	IMPINJ INC	$3.92B	30,459,185	30.23%	69.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$264.38M	39,816,930	9.82%	90.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$50.69B	186,477,898	73.27%	20.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$11.03B	233,907,870	97.85%	2.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BDC	BELDEN INC	$4.80B	38,944,040	94.62%	5.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KVHI	KVH INDUSTRIES INC	$187.96M	19,497,751	29.27%	70.73%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$11.24B	47,633,392	88.59%	11.41%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$471.16B	3,941,434,665	76.76%	1.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VISN	VISTANCE NETWORKS INC	$2.86B	225,569,631	90.17%	8.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$167.81M	16,276,707	6.90%	93.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$38.37B	3,371,351,735	9.34%	0.00%
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$267.87M	5,706,142	30.31%	17.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$77.46B	5,742,239,696	18.72%	0.00%
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$85.94M	12,675,780	29.08%	28.84%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$65.60B	165,995,582	69.59%	30.41%	Net Selling	Net Buying
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$35.68B	60,522,085	1.87%	98.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$30.68M	7,036,000	13.09%	0.61%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$973.84M	73,831,318	40.83%	0.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$549.69M	13,589,460	59.57%	40.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$8.76B	136,568,953	60.56%	39.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$66.13B	77,800,000	92.39%	7.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$227.80M	25,338,799	24.24%	12.80%	Net Buying	Net Selling
SATS	ECHOSTAR CORP	$31.64B	289,813,488	59.34%	6.71%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$618.66M	26,839,903	87.84%	12.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$259.31M	12,939,463	69.84%	30.16%	Net Selling
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$534.04M	134,180,878	79.54%	20.46%	Net Selling
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$69.50M	12,213,935	17.96%	6.18%
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$71.91M	29,961,431	51.90%	7.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ONDS	ONDAS INC	$4.60B	495,762,650	40.21%	5.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$12.99B	80,242,767	66.07%	9.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$716.69M	9,841,927	51.18%	48.82%
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$694.10M	15,218,091	99.68%	0.32%
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$31.31B	388,124,572	42.31%	47.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$30.87M	11,784,280	0.42%	99.58%
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$24.25M	9,186,976	0.23%	99.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$9.02M	2,675,412	1.61%	98.39%	Net Selling
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$2.39M	4,001,707	0.56%	99.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$7.56M	6,634,440	0.24%	43.87%
SONM	DNA X INC	$7.32M	1,488,268	0.19%	99.81%	Net Selling
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.36M	9,941,072	5.85%	74.49%
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$17.91M	19,922,402	0.58%	8.16%
FIEE	FIEE INC	$33.73M	8,328,598	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying

Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in Jun 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. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) 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 +32.52% 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: B.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 15 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 32.

HPE passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has seen its stock return 166.65% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 66 percentage points.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has an average 1 year price target of $69.69, an upside of 46.99% from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's current stock price of $47.41.

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.

2. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) 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 +32.52% 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: C.

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 18 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 32.

ITRN passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ituran Location & Control has seen its stock return 84.12% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -17 percentage points.

Ituran Location & Control has an average 1 year price target of $60.67, a downside of -7.36% from Ituran Location & Control's current stock price of $65.49.

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.

3. Knowles (NYSE:KN)

Knowles (NYSE:KN) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Knowles (NYSE:KN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, 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 142.36% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 41 percentage points.

Knowles has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, a downside of -5.73% from Knowles's current stock price of $41.37.

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.

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 157.98%, which is 142 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 15.96%.

Vistance Networks's dividend payout ratio of 64.5% 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 4.39%, which is -12 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 15.96%. 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.

3. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.82%, which is -12 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 15.96%. Ituran Location & Control's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two 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 dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication equipment stocks up?

Communication equipment stocks were up 0.53% in the last day, and down -2.46% over the last week. Credo Technology Group Holding was the among the top gainers in the communication equipment industry, gaining 9.02% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading higher. The industry may be rallying in response to President Trump's social media post about American semiconductors, Musk's TerraFab chip factory and Intel's collaborations with Nvidia and Apple.

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 -3.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -105 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 29, which is 10 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Belden's stock has gained 12.59% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -88 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 36.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -64 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

52.78% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to rise by 17.48% over the next year.

15.56% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.22% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.67% are rated C (Hold), 8.89% are rated D (Sell), and 6.67% 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 44.79x.

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