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Best Communication Equipment Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top communication equipment stocks in 2025 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 51st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
COMM	COMMSCOPE HOLDING COMPANY INC	$3.95B	221,548,707	88.34%	8.86%	Net Selling
BKTI	BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$279.88M	3,732,241	6.70%	93.30%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KN	KNOWLES CORP	$1.86B	85,151,884	96.67%	3.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITRN	ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD	$859.60M	19,889,000	60.51%	0.00%
DGII	DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.62B	37,232,593	94.62%	5.38%	Net Buying	Net Selling
EXTR	EXTREME NETWORKS INC	$2.25B	133,718,479	82.39%	17.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VIAV	VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC	$3.88B	223,198,857	97.33%	2.67%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LTRX	LANTRONIX INC	$216.08M	39,358,610	7.46%	92.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AUDC	AUDIOCODES LTD	$256.06M	28,169,000	36.56%	0.00%
GILT	GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD	$663.72M	58,477,579	47.17%	0.00%
CIEN	CIENA CORP	$29.68B	140,854,735	96.44%	3.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AVNW	AVIAT NETWORKS INC	$267.79M	12,837,468	68.72%	31.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CRDO	CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD	$25.03B	180,631,719	71.80%	21.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ERIC	ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO	$32.18B	3,348,251,735	9.41%	0.00%
BDC	BELDEN INC	$4.60B	39,300,209	94.81%	5.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UI	UBIQUITI INC	$33.38B	60,499,655	1.95%	98.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OCC	OPTICAL CABLE CORP	$48.79M	8,870,070	18.72%	25.40%	Net Selling
CSCO	CISCO SYSTEMS INC	$304.04B	3,951,094,563	75.19%	1.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NOK	NOKIA CORP	$35.81B	5,613,496,565	11.29%	0.00%
PI	IMPINJ INC	$5.16B	30,109,132	30.27%	69.73%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HLIT	HARMONIC INC	$1.14B	112,233,082	89.02%	5.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOSC	BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD	$25.55M	6,186,000	24.02%	0.00%
MSI	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC	$62.25B	166,554,998	69.56%	30.44%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ZBRA	ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP	$12.80B	50,660,242	88.89%	11.11%	Net Buying	Net Buying
LITE	LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC	$23.60B	70,000,000	92.43%	7.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ADTN	ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC	$687.40M	80,115,995	75.78%	24.22%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CMBM	CAMBIUM NETWORKS CORP	$42.93M	28,243,808	64.04%	5.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HPE	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO	$31.92B	1,334,533,171	86.35%	0.55%	Net Buying	Net Buying
VSAT	VIASAT INC	$4.38B	135,263,968	60.63%	39.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SILC	SILICOM LTD	$80.06M	5,706,000	30.57%	11.31%
KVHI	KVH INDUSTRIES INC	$136.03M	19,573,251	27.84%	72.16%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AMPG	AMPLITECH GROUP INC	$60.26M	20,638,095	16.75%	14.96%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CMTL	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP	$91.26M	29,629,375	44.26%	7.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INSG	INSEEGO CORP	$166.46M	15,327,475	5.39%	94.61%	Net Buying	Net Selling
MOB	MOBILICOM LTD	$52.64M	2,072,377,143	0.06%	0.00%
CRNT	CERAGON NETWORKS LTD	$183.30M	90,296,561	19.99%	0.00%
ONDS	ONDAS HOLDINGS INC	$2.87B	368,459,664	30.35%	7.04%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NTGR	NETGEAR INC	$680.81M	28,402,755	88.10%	11.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BOXL	BOXLIGHT CORP	$3.85M	5,711,239	6.14%	93.86%	Net Selling
CLFD	CLEARFIELD INC	$400.64M	13,839,096	61.08%	38.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AIOT	POWERFLEET INC	$691.87M	133,824,621	79.30%	20.70%	Net Buying
AAOI	APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC	$2.00B	68,278,417	58.18%	8.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ASTS	AST SPACEMOBILE INC	$24.20B	367,019,330	36.87%	42.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FEIM	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC	$438.43M	9,777,647	48.27%	51.73%	Net Buying
CHAI	CORE AI HOLDINGS INC	$6.82M	3,016,654	2.90%	0.00%
TSAT	TELESAT CORP	$406.95M	14,798,216	99.68%	0.32%
SATS	ECHOSTAR CORP	$29.53B	287,876,315	51.24%	6.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SONM	SONIM TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.39M	1,028,693	1.02%	98.98%	Net Selling
ASNS	ACTELIS NETWORKS INC	$1.09M	1,747,786	46.19%	53.81%
FIEE	FIEE INC	$17.50M	6,295,961	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying
CLRO	CLEARONE INC	$9.28M	1,734,250	0.65%	99.35%	Net Buying	Net Selling
UTSI	UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP	$21.43M	9,156,634	0.23%	99.77%
SYNX	SILYNXCOM LTD	$4.54M	5,980,013	18.20%	0.00%
FKWL	FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP	$50.79M	11,784,280	0.49%	99.51%	Net Selling
MITQ	MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.38M	9,939,732	5.20%	74.50%
AIRG	AIRGAIN INC	$48.19M	11,958,193	31.95%	30.36%	Net Buying	Net Selling

Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

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. Commscope Holding Company (NASDAQ:COMM)

Commscope Holding Company (NASDAQ:COMM) is the #1 top communication equipment stock out of 56 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 Commscope Holding Company (NASDAQ:COMM) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Commscope Holding Company (NASDAQ:COMM) 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 COMM as a "A".

COMM passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Commscope Holding Company has seen its stock return 191.19% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 161 percentage points.

Commscope Holding Company has an average 1 year price target of $16.00, a downside of -10.36% from Commscope Holding Company's current stock price of $17.85.

Commscope Holding Company stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Commscope Holding Company, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% 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 56 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: D.

Bk Technologies (NYSEMKT:BKTI) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

BKTI passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Bk Technologies has seen its stock return 135.3% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 105 percentage points.

Bk Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, a downside of -1.32% from Bk Technologies's current stock price of $74.99.

Bk Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Bk Technologies, 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 56 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: B, and AI: C.

Knowles (NYSE:KN) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

KN passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Knowles has seen its stock return 13.83% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -16 percentage points.

Knowles has an average 1 year price target of $22.50, an upside of 2.79% from Knowles's current stock price of $21.89.

Knowles stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Knowles, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 4.18%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 1.69%. 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 79.2% 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 3.47%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 1.69%. 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 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 2.91%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 1.69%. 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 1.82% in the last day, and down -6.03% over the last week. Credo Technology Group Holding was the among the top gainers in the communication equipment industry, gaining 3.31% yesterday.

Shares of broader chip stocks are trading higher in possible sympathy with NVIDIA, which rose on reports suggesting the US is launching a review of advanced NVIDIA AI chip sales to China. The sector may also be continuing to gain following strong guidance from Micron.

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 43, which is 18 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aviat Networks's stock has gained 23.72% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -7 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 71, which is 46 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Audiocodes's stock has gained 1.56% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -29 percentage points.

3. Commscope Holding Company (NASDAQ:COMM)

Commscope Holding Company (NASDAQ:COMM) 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.

Commscope Holding Company has a valuation score of 29, which is 4 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Commscope Holding Company's stock has gained 191.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by 161 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

58.33% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to rise by 13.16% over the next year.

16.33% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.29% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.06% are rated C (Hold), 6.12% are rated D (Sell), and 10.2% 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 461.94x.

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