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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 45th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
VISN	VISTANCE NETWORKS INC	$4.25B	221,548,707	59.01%	9.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$308.02M	3,732,241	6.27%	93.73%	Net Selling
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$2.32B	84,913,639	88.09%	3.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$217.51M	39,692,026	6.49%	93.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.82B	37,611,160	81.36%	5.65%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$943.53M	19,889,000	45.11%	0.00%
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$37.07B	3,348,251,735	5.55%	0.00%
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$1.94B	134,269,540	78.42%	19.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$42.81B	140,854,735	72.11%	3.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$6.08B	231,389,345	72.81%	2.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$896.09M	65,075,472	41.36%	0.00%
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$200.97M	27,418,000	31.38%	0.00%
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$21.94B	180,631,719	55.60%	21.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BDC	BELDEN INC	$5.88B	39,300,209	64.67%	5.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$43.58B	60,520,794	1.58%	98.42%	Net Selling
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$303.64B	3,951,094,563	62.74%	1.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$6.64B	135,831,401	53.26%	46.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$28.83M	6,186,000	20.85%	0.00%
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$40.18B	71,400,000	76.81%	9.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$39.46B	5,613,496,565	6.15%	0.00%
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.20B	112,233,082	68.53%	5.29%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$811.58M	80,115,995	63.08%	26.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$322.04M	12,902,310	66.41%	33.59%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$111.32M	5,706,000	32.49%	11.31%
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$76.49B	165,658,912	63.27%	36.73%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$447.24M	13,685,411	40.61%	40.82%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PI	IMPINJ INC	$3.66B	30,231,686	21.63%	78.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$55.72M	20,638,095	31.85%	15.76%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$30.28B	1,334,533,171	67.44%	0.55%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$13.02B	49,191,704	77.01%	12.08%	Net Buying	Net Selling
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$151.74M	15,327,475	4.58%	95.42%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$173.63M	29,629,375	30.06%	7.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KVHI	KVH INDUSTRIES INC	$131.34M	19,573,251	18.59%	81.41%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$53.04M	8,870,070	15.84%	25.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$44.35M	2,072,377,143	0.06%	0.00%
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$204.07M	90,296,561	15.11%	0.00%
ONDS	ONDAS INC	$3.43B	368,459,664	26.82%	6.97%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$521.83M	134,147,277	61.87%	22.07%	Net Buying
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$1.27M	951,875	0.16%	99.84%	Net Selling
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$3.04B	68,278,417	43.63%	9.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$456.81M	9,777,647	43.86%	56.14%	Net Buying
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$616.80M	28,113,151	65.51%	12.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$30.28B	367,019,330	33.75%	42.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SATS	ECHOSTAR CORP	$32.57B	287,876,315	29.85%	6.67%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SONM	SONIM TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.83M	1,028,693	0.14%	99.86%	Net Selling
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$391.26M	14,798,216	99.39%	0.61%
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$4.59M	3,016,654	1.45%	0.00%
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$5.98M	5,980,013	0.24%	0.00%
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.66M	9,945,115	4.90%	74.46%
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$66.73M	11,958,193	19.32%	30.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIEE	FIEE INC	$41.99M	6,295,961	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$47.96M	11,784,280	0.37%	99.63%	Net Selling
ASNS	ACTELIS NETWORKS INC	$405.49k	1,747,786	12.92%	82.62%
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$11.15M	1,734,250	0.79%	99.21%	Net Buying	Net Selling
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$22.62M	9,156,634	0.21%	99.79%

Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in Feb 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. Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN)

Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) is the #1 top communication equipment stock out of 55 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 Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -7 points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VISN as a "A".

VISN passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Vistance Networks has seen its stock return 272.09% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 210 percentage points.

Vistance Networks has an average 1 year price target of $23.50, an upside of 22.4% from Vistance Networks's current stock price of $19.20.

Vistance Networks stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Vistance Networks, 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. Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI)

Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI) is the #2 top communication equipment stock out of 55 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 Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 15 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

BKTI passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bk Technologies has seen its stock return 184.88% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 123 percentage points.

3. Knowles (NYSE:KN)

Knowles (NYSE:KN) is the #3 top communication equipment stock out of 55 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: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Knowles (NYSE:KN) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 17 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

KN passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Knowles has seen its stock return 49.53% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -12 percentage points.

Knowles has an average 1 year price target of $23.00, a downside of -15.72% from Knowles's current stock price of $27.29.

Knowles stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Knowles, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 9 communication equipment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication equipment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.18%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 1.95%. 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 122.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) has an annual dividend yield of 4.22%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 1.95%. 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 66.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC)

Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.53%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 1.95%. Ericsson LM Telephone Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Ericsson LM Telephone Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co's dividend payout ratio of 26,200% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication equipment stocks up?

Communication equipment stocks were up 0.92% in the last day, and up 5.7% 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. 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 100, which is 73 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 27. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Audiocodes's stock has dropped -38.46% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -100 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 30 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aviat Networks's stock has gained 11.23% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -50 percentage points.

3. Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN)

Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) 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.

Vistance Networks has a valuation score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vistance Networks's stock has gained 272.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by 210 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 3.62% over the next year.

13.04% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.57% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 10.87% are rated D (Sell), and 6.52% 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 563.66x.

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Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

1. Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN)

2. Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI)

3. Knowles (NYSE:KN)

1. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

2. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

3. Ericsson LM Telephone Co (NASDAQ:ERIC)

1. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

2. Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW)

3. Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN)

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