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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 A and is the 29th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$2.73B	85,560,660	96.53%	3.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.14B	37,611,160	94.61%	5.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$267.52M	39,692,026	8.31%	91.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$354.25M	3,785,503	7.36%	92.64%	Net Selling
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$1.16B	19,808,642	62.35%	27.91%
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$2.99B	130,778,088	82.89%	17.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$1.48B	80,659,651	76.31%	23.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$76.14B	141,398,427	96.97%	3.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$33.21B	184,449,940	77.03%	21.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$274.69M	27,089,259	36.29%	18.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$12.28B	233,907,870	96.48%	2.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BDC	BELDEN INC	$4.36B	38,944,040	94.63%	5.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$32.99M	7,049,810	22.62%	0.00%
PI	IMPINJ INC	$4.36B	30,459,185	30.60%	69.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$75.45B	5,742,239,696	16.74%	0.00%
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$60.77B	60,520,794	2.78%	97.22%	Net Selling
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$72.49B	165,658,912	69.66%	30.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$223.63M	88,392,925	18.73%	0.55%
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$95.91M	8,831,598	18.16%	25.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.30B	110,242,356	89.77%	5.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KVHI	KVH INDUSTRIES INC	$186.02M	19,478,934	28.81%	71.19%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$38.09B	1,326,854,089	91.55%	0.53%	Net Buying	Net Selling
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$236.46M	5,706,142	33.58%	16.99%
VISN	VISTANCE NETWORKS INC	$2.79B	225,569,631	83.66%	8.98%	Net Selling
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$365.88B	3,949,893,042	77.85%	1.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$1.35B	73,831,318	42.09%	0.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$69.70B	71,400,000	92.58%	7.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$292.95M	12,939,463	69.14%	30.86%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$39.21B	3,371,351,735	9.53%	0.00%
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$317.89M	16,218,934	5.31%	94.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$401.94M	13,685,411	60.37%	39.63%	Net Buying	Net Selling
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$8.67B	135,831,401	60.01%	39.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$55.73M	25,331,299	29.52%	12.84%	Net Buying
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$11.01B	49,191,704	88.59%	11.41%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$87.28M	12,223,892	31.29%	29.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$663.21M	26,839,903	87.50%	12.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$82.81M	12,213,935	15.07%	6.18%
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$108.33M	29,679,464	46.01%	7.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$440.00M	134,147,277	78.99%	21.01%	Net Selling
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$13.01B	75,198,817	63.34%	7.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$3.61M	3,401,707	0.18%	99.82%	Net Selling
SATS	ECHOSTAR CORP	$34.76B	288,875,859	53.22%	6.71%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ONDS	ONDAS INC	$4.55B	467,133,265	33.07%	5.51%	Net Buying
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$521.03M	9,841,927	49.79%	50.21%
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$721.70M	14,843,623	99.68%	0.32%
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$26.14B	382,015,228	39.35%	47.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIEE	FIEE INC	$57.80M	8,328,598	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$22.14M	9,186,976	0.21%	99.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$8.49M	6,634,440	1.11%	43.87%
SONM	DNA X INC	$7.26M	1,488,268	0.17%	99.83%	Net Selling
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.90M	9,945,115	5.62%	74.46%
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$42.66M	11,784,280	0.46%	99.54%	Net Selling
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$4.22M	3,016,654	3.00%	53.92%
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$8.75M	2,675,412	1.37%	98.63%	Net Selling	Net Buying

Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in May 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. Knowles (NYSE:KN)

Knowles (NYSE:KN) 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 Knowles (NYSE:KN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Knowles (NYSE:KN) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 14 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

KN passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Knowles has seen its stock return 95.65% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -55 percentage points.

Knowles has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 22.14% from Knowles's current stock price of $31.93.

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.

2. Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII)

Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) 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 Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 13 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

DGII passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Digi International has seen its stock return 103.07% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -47 percentage points.

Digi International has an average 1 year price target of $48.80, a downside of -14.27% from Digi International's current stock price of $56.92.

Digi International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Digi International, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX)

Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) 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 Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -11 points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LTRX as a "A".

LTRX passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Lantronix has seen its stock return 204.98% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 55 percentage points.

Lantronix has an average 1 year price target of $8.25, an upside of 22.4% from Lantronix's current stock price of $6.74.

Lantronix stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Lantronix, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% 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 161.81%, which is 145 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 16.41%.

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 5.14%, which is -11 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.41%. 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 102.7% 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 3.94%, which is -12 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.41%. 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 down?

Communication equipment stocks were down -0.54% in the last day, and up 4.72% over the last week. Aviat Networks was the among the top losers in the communication equipment industry, dropping -2.08% yesterday.

Aviat Networks shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q3 financial results and cut its FY26 sales guidance below estimates.

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. Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW)

Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) 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.

Aviat Networks has a valuation score of 57, which is 37 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aviat Networks's stock has gained 19.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -131 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 23 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Belden's stock has gained 7.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -143 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 71, which is 51 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co's stock has gained 40.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -110 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

59.46% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to fall by -9.55% over the next year.

10.87% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.57% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.17% are rated C (Hold), 13.04% are rated D (Sell), and 4.35% 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 61.52x.

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