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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
OverviewZen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentiment
ForecastDividendsDue Diligence
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Communication Equipment is Zen Rated B and is the 47th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
DGII
DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC
$3.10B37,948,12394.70%5.30%Net SellingNet Buying
ITRN
ITURAN LOCATION & CONTROL LTD
$1.05B19,808,00061.67%27.91%
AUDC
AUDIOCODES LTD
$244.43M24,590,84936.25%20.41%Net SellingNet Selling
BDC
BELDEN INC
$5.19B39,078,19194.61%5.39%Net SellingNet Buying
HPE
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO
$70.47B1,324,203,52190.66%0.57%Net BuyingNet Buying
EXTR
EXTREME NETWORKS INC
$3.13B130,778,08883.09%16.91%Net SellingNet Selling
CRNT
CERAGON NETWORKS LTD
$200.47M90,709,21019.75%1.10%Net BuyingNet Buying
VIAV
VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC
$9.16B233,907,87097.85%2.15%Net SellingNet Selling
HLIT
HARMONIC INC
$1.28B108,496,43685.22%5.77%Net SellingNet Selling
KN
KNOWLES CORP
$3.34B85,410,32696.57%3.43%Net SellingNet Selling
CIEN
CIENA CORP
$58.38B141,552,92294.84%3.30%Net SellingNet Selling
BKTI
BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$291.00M3,744,1987.95%92.05%Net SellingNet Selling
PI
IMPINJ INC
$5.60B30,554,41330.24%69.76%Net SellingNet Selling
ZBRA
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$17.81B47,310,66088.59%11.41%Net SellingNet Buying
LTRX
LANTRONIX INC
$237.71M39,816,9309.82%90.18%Net SellingNet Selling
OCC
OPTICAL CABLE CORP
$143.44M8,827,09219.37%24.18%Net SellingNet Selling
CRDO
CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING LTD
$46.60B186,477,89873.28%20.98%Net SellingNet Selling
MSI
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC
$77.38B165,493,78869.59%30.41%Net SellingNet Buying
CSCO
CISCO SYSTEMS INC
$478.61B3,941,434,66576.78%1.90%Net SellingNet Selling
SILC
SILICOM LTD
$240.46M5,713,00030.27%17.10%Net SellingNet Selling
AIRG
AIRGAIN INC
$72.44M13,100,23428.14%28.04%Net SellingNet Buying
ECHO
ECHOSTAR CORP
$26.16B290,490,70859.26%7.51%Net BuyingNet Buying
ADTN
ADTRAN HOLDINGS INC
$616.00M81,481,40778.25%21.75%Net SellingNet Selling
KVHI
KVH INDUSTRIES INC
$156.57M19,497,75129.27%70.73%Net BuyingNet Selling
ERIC
ERICSSON LM TELEPHONE CO
$34.22B3,371,351,7359.34%0.00%
NOK
NOKIA CORP
$53.75B5,742,239,69618.70%0.00%
UI
UBIQUITI INC
$34.27B60,522,0851.87%98.13%Net SellingNet Selling
LITE
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
$69.26B77,800,00092.39%7.61%Net SellingNet Selling
GILT
GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LTD
$864.79M77,007,20339.15%0.06%Net SellingNet Selling
AVNW
AVIAT NETWORKS INC
$273.28M12,939,46369.84%30.16%Net SellingNet Selling
AMPG
AMPLITECH GROUP INC
$146.97M25,338,79924.24%12.74%Net BuyingNet Selling
CLFD
CLEARFIELD INC
$373.29M13,583,95559.57%40.43%Net SellingNet Selling
AIOT
POWERFLEET INC
$591.74M134,180,87879.59%20.41%Net SellingNet Selling
AAOI
APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC
$11.47B84,569,23762.69%9.63%Net SellingNet Selling
NTGR
NETGEAR INC
$643.33M27,179,02187.43%12.57%Net SellingNet Selling
MOB
MOBILICOM LTD
$72.18M12,213,93517.96%6.18%
VISN
VISTANCE NETWORKS INC
$2.52B230,626,41288.19%8.76%Net SellingNet Selling
FEIM
FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC
$734.63M9,870,07750.53%49.47%Net SellingNet Selling
CMTL
COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP
$51.83M29,961,43151.90%7.85%Net SellingNet Selling
VSAT
VIASAT INC
$11.07B137,755,81060.55%39.45%Net SellingNet Selling
ONDS
ONDAS INC
$4.52B495,762,65040.21%5.63%Net SellingNet Selling
INSG
INSEEGO CORP
$90.48M16,420,5926.76%93.24%Net SellingNet Selling
TSAT
TELESAT CORP
$896.65M15,218,09199.68%0.32%
ASTS
AST SPACEMOBILE INC
$27.92B388,124,57242.31%47.18%Net SellingNet Selling
FIEE
FIEE INC
$27.65M8,328,5980.00%100.00%Net Buying
SONM
DNA X INC
$5.63M1,488,2680.19%99.81%
CLRO
CLEARONE INC
$27.21M2,675,4121.61%98.39%Net Selling
SYNX
SILYNXCOM LTD
$6.77M6,634,4400.24%43.87%
UTSI
UTSTARCOM HOLDINGS CORP
$22.97M9,186,9760.23%99.77%Net Selling
MITQ
MOVING IMAGE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$5.42M9,941,0725.85%74.49%
FKWL
FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP
$26.99M11,784,2800.42%99.58%
CHAI
CORE AI HOLDINGS INC
$6.69M19,922,4020.58%8.16%
BOXL
BOXLIGHT CORP
$2.13M666,9510.56%99.44%Net SellingNet Selling
BOSC
BOS BETTER ONLINE SOLUTIONS LTD
$31.10M7,036,00013.09%0.61%Net BuyingNet Buying
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Communication Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication equipment stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII)


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

Digi International (NASDAQ:DGII) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 2 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

DGII passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Digi International has seen its stock return 154.52% over the past year, overperforming other communication equipment stocks by 77 percentage points.

Digi International has an average 1 year price target of $82.33, an upside of 0.77% from Digi International's current stock price of $81.70.

Digi International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Digi International, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)


Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) 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 Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ituran Location & Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 23 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 31.

ITRN passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ituran Location & Control has seen its stock return 27.04% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -51 percentage points.

Ituran Location & Control has an average 1 year price target of $60.67, an upside of 14.57% from Ituran Location & Control's current stock price of $52.95.

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.

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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

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

AUDC passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Audiocodes has seen its stock return 1.95% over the past year, underperforming other communication equipment stocks by -76 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 182.82%, which is 164 percentage points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 18.4%.

Vistance Networks's dividend payout ratio of 62.1% 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 5.67%, which is -13 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 18.4%. 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 4.02%, which is -14 percentage points lower than the communication equipment industry average of 18.4%. 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 153.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication equipment stocks up?

Communication equipment stocks were up 2.74% in the last day, and up 13.62% over the last week. Applied Optoelectronics was the among the top gainers in the communication equipment industry, gaining 9.19% yesterday.

Applied Optoelectronics shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 financial results. The stock initially traded lower yesterday after the market closed, but it has since reversed.

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 29, which is 10 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Belden's stock has gained 14.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -63 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 1.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -76 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 52 points higher than the communication equipment industry average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ericsson LM Telephone Co's stock has gained 35.33% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication equipment industry by -42 percentage points.

Are communication equipment stocks a good buy now?

51.35% of communication equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication equipment stocks to rise by 19.36% over the next year.

15.91% of communication equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.91% of communication equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.27% are rated C (Hold), 9.09% are rated D (Sell), and 6.82% 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 41.67x.
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