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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

Communication Equipment is Zen Rated B and is the 32nd ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$1.11B	19,808,000	61.67%	27.91%
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$3.19B	85,560,660	96.56%	3.44%	Net Selling	Net Buying
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$65.03B	1,324,203,521	90.66%	0.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$255.55M	25,453,614	35.02%	19.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$216.80M	90,709,210	19.75%	1.10%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.73B	37,702,199	94.70%	5.30%	Net Selling	Net Buying
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.53B	108,496,436	85.22%	5.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$4.30B	130,778,088	83.08%	16.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$1.10B	80,998,100	78.25%	21.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$313.43M	3,744,198	7.95%	92.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$226.96M	39,816,930	9.82%	90.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$65.45B	141,552,922	94.84%	3.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$12.99B	47,633,392	88.59%	11.41%	Net Buying	Net Selling
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$10.03B	233,907,870	97.85%	2.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PI	IMPINJ INC	$4.40B	30,459,185	30.23%	69.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$49.54B	186,477,898	73.28%	20.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$144.85M	8,827,092	19.37%	24.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$466.31B	3,941,434,665	76.78%	1.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KVHI	KVH INDUSTRIES INC	$176.84M	19,497,751	29.27%	70.73%	Net Buying	Net Selling
VISN	VISTANCE NETWORKS INC	$2.84B	225,569,631	90.17%	8.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BDC	BELDEN INC	$4.21B	38,944,040	94.62%	5.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$30.47M	7,036,000	13.09%	0.61%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$74.07B	5,742,239,696	18.70%	0.00%
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$139.98M	16,276,707	6.90%	93.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$250.50M	5,706,142	30.31%	17.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$74.53M	12,675,780	29.08%	28.84%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$39.04B	3,371,351,735	9.34%	0.00%
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$69.26B	165,995,582	69.59%	30.41%	Net Selling	Net Buying
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$32.95B	60,522,085	1.87%	98.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$897.79M	73,831,318	40.83%	0.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$458.92M	13,589,460	59.57%	40.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$9.61B	136,568,953	60.56%	39.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$61.13B	77,800,000	92.40%	7.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$166.22M	25,338,799	24.24%	12.73%	Net Buying	Net Selling
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$615.71M	26,839,903	87.87%	12.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$574.29M	134,180,878	79.54%	20.46%	Net Selling
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$278.20M	12,939,463	69.84%	30.16%	Net Selling
ECHO	ECHOSTAR CORP	$28.39B	289,813,488	59.39%	7.53%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$64.86M	12,213,935	17.96%	6.18%
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$56.03M	29,961,431	51.90%	7.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ONDS	ONDAS INC	$3.79B	495,762,650	40.21%	5.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$9.81B	80,242,767	66.07%	9.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$601.05M	9,841,927	51.18%	48.82%
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$28.67B	388,124,572	42.31%	47.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$646.16M	15,218,091	99.68%	0.32%
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$3.05M	666,951	0.56%	99.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$10.78M	19,922,402	0.58%	8.16%
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$25.82M	2,675,412	1.61%	98.39%	Net Selling
FIEE	FIEE INC	$33.40M	8,328,598	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$22.69M	9,186,976	0.23%	99.77%	Net Selling
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$7.33M	6,634,440	0.24%	43.87%
SONM	DNA X INC	$6.00M	1,488,268	0.19%	99.81%
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.93M	9,941,072	5.85%	74.49%
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$28.64M	11,784,280	0.42%	99.58%

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 43.21% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -33 percentage points.

Ituran Location & Control has an average 1 year price target of $60.67, an upside of 7.79% from Ituran Location & Control's current stock price of $56.28.

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 104.28% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 28 percentage points.

Knowles has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 4.73% from Knowles's current stock price of $37.24.

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: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, 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 136.11% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 60 percentage points.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co has an average 1 year price target of $69.69, an upside of 41.9% from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co's current stock price of $49.11.

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 158.73%, which is 143 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 16.13%.

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 5.33%, which is -11 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.13%. 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 3.98%, which is -12 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 16.13%. 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 dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication equipment stocks up?

Communication equipment stocks were up 4.05% in the last day, and up 3.08% over the last week. Lumentum Holdings was the among the top gainers in the communication equipment industry, gaining 11.13% yesterday.

Shares of fiber optic connectivity companies are trading higher. Catalysts for the sector include reports suggesting Meta plans to double its compute to 14GW in 2027 and MARA's purchase of a Texas land plot with 2GW of power capacity, which may help underscore continued demand.

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. Belden (NYSE:BDC)

Belden (NYSE:BDC) 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.

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 -11.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -88 percentage points.

2. Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC)

Audiocodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) 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.

Audiocodes 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.

Audiocodes's stock has gained 3.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -73 percentage points.

3. Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW)

Aviat Networks (NASDAQ:AVNW) is the third most undervalued communication equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aviat Networks 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.

Aviat Networks's stock has dropped -13.06% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -90 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

54.05% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to rise by 21.76% over the next year.

17.78% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.11% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% 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 45.87x.

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