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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 31st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$3.02B	85,560,660	96.53%	3.47%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.48B	37,702,199	94.61%	5.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$214.32M	25,453,614	38.63%	19.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$355.38M	3,785,503	7.36%	92.64%	Net Selling
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$1.21B	80,998,100	76.31%	23.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$3.14B	130,778,088	82.98%	17.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$1.21B	19,808,642	62.35%	27.91%
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$245.27M	39,816,930	8.30%	91.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$11.98B	233,907,870	96.48%	2.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$77.50B	141,398,427	96.97%	3.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$34.77B	184,449,940	77.03%	21.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$32.08M	7,049,810	22.62%	0.00%
BDC	BELDEN INC	$4.37B	38,944,040	94.63%	5.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$41.60B	1,326,854,089	91.55%	0.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PI	IMPINJ INC	$4.66B	30,459,185	30.60%	69.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$90.38M	12,675,780	30.18%	28.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$73.62B	5,742,239,696	16.74%	0.00%
KVHI	KVH INDUSTRIES INC	$192.83M	19,497,751	28.81%	71.19%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$223.63M	88,392,925	18.73%	0.55%
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$91.32M	8,831,598	18.16%	25.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$261.73M	16,276,707	5.31%	94.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.41B	110,242,356	89.77%	5.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$256.03M	5,706,142	33.58%	16.99%
VISN	VISTANCE NETWORKS INC	$2.64B	225,569,631	83.66%	8.98%	Net Selling
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$50.97B	60,522,085	2.78%	97.22%	Net Selling
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$1.43B	73,831,318	42.09%	0.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$381.44B	3,949,893,042	77.85%	1.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$9.51B	135,831,401	60.01%	39.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$63.74B	165,995,582	69.66%	30.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$40.05B	3,371,351,735	9.53%	0.00%
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$70.32B	77,800,000	92.58%	7.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$55.73M	25,331,299	29.52%	12.84%	Net Buying
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$11.12B	49,191,704	88.57%	11.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$544.12M	13,589,460	60.37%	39.63%	Net Buying	Net Selling
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$737.29M	26,839,903	87.50%	12.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$204.57M	12,939,463	69.14%	30.86%	Net Selling
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$77.31M	12,213,935	15.07%	6.18%
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$116.64M	29,679,464	46.01%	7.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$3.21M	3,401,707	0.18%	99.82%	Net Selling
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$457.44M	134,147,277	78.99%	21.01%	Net Selling
SATS	ECHOSTAR CORP	$36.73B	288,875,859	53.22%	6.71%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$11.95B	80,242,767	59.36%	7.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ONDS	ONDAS INC	$4.23B	467,133,265	33.07%	5.51%	Net Buying
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$613.94M	9,841,927	49.79%	50.21%
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$28.67B	382,015,228	39.35%	47.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$831.67M	15,218,091	99.68%	0.32%
FIEE	FIEE INC	$54.30M	8,328,598	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$23.98M	9,186,976	0.21%	99.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$7.89M	6,634,440	1.11%	43.87%
SONM	DNA X INC	$7.58M	1,488,268	0.17%	99.83%	Net Selling
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.17M	9,945,115	5.62%	74.46%
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$40.54M	11,784,280	0.46%	99.54%	Net Selling
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$3.59M	3,016,654	3.00%	53.92%
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$8.48M	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 42, which is 11 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

KN passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Knowles has seen its stock return 115.52% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -18 percentage points.

Knowles has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 10.54% from Knowles's current stock price of $35.28.

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: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 5 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

DGII passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Digi International has seen its stock return 105.43% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -28 percentage points.

Digi International has an average 1 year price target of $54.20, a downside of -17.6% from Digi International's current stock price of $65.78.

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. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

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

Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 16 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

AUDC passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Audiocodes has seen its stock lose -0.24% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -134 percentage points.

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 170.65%, which is 153 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 17.26%.

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 4.92%, which is -12 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 17.26%. 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 4.75%, which is -13 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 17.26%. 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 -1.61% in the last day, and down -5.1% over the last week. Inseego was the among the top losers in the communication equipment industry, dropping -14.47% yesterday.

Inseego shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q1 financial results and issued Q2 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. 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 86, which is 65 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 21. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Audiocodes's stock has dropped -0.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -134 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 86, which is 65 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 21. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aviat Networks's stock has dropped -24.35% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -158 percentage points.

3. Belden (NYSE:BDC)

Belden (NYSE:BDC) 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.

Belden has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Belden's stock has gained 4.69% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -129 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

64.86% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to fall by -0.43% over the next year.

13.04% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.74% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.17% are rated C (Hold), 8.7% 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 51.58x.

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Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

1. Knowles (NYSE:KN)

2. Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII)

3. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

1. Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN)

2. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

3. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

1. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

2. Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW)

3. Belden (NYSE:BDC)

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