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Best Telecom Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top telecom stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best telecom stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 telecommunication stocks to buy right now are:

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #1 top telecom 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 Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 20 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27.

OOMA passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 62.9% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 75 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $24.75, an upside of 28.11% from Ooma's current stock price of $19.32.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ooma, 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.

Idt (NYSE:IDT) is the #2 top telecom stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Idt (NYSE:IDT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Idt (NYSE:IDT) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27.

IDT passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Idt has seen its stock return 60.94% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 73 percentage points.

Idt has an average 1 year price target of $85.00, an upside of 3.32% from Idt's current stock price of $82.27.

Idt stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Idt, 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.

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) is the #3 top telecom stock out of 54 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 3 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27.

VEON passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Veon has seen its stock return 65.23% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 77 percentage points.

Veon has an average 1 year price target of $98.50, an upside of 23.96% from Veon's current stock price of $79.46.

Veon stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Veon, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 23 telecom stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 telecom stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 12.53%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 4.01%.

Liberty Capital's dividend payout ratio of -25.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

GPA (NYSE:TLK) has an annual dividend yield of 8.64%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 4.01%. GPA's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. GPA's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

GPA's dividend payout ratio of 128.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Telus (NYSE:TU) has an annual dividend yield of 8.29%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 4.01%. Telus's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Telus's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Telus's dividend payout ratio of -298.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Telecom stocks were up 0.14% in the last day, and up 1.9% over the last week. Echostar was the among the top gainers in the telecom services industry, gaining 1.33% yesterday.

EchoStar shares are trading higher following reports suggesting SpaceX is in talks to acquire Boost Mobile.

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 telecom stocks right now are:

Pldt (NYSE:PHI) is the most undervalued telecom stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pldt has a valuation score of 14, which is -8 points higher than the telecom industry average of 22. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PHI a Valuation Rating of "A".

Pldt's stock has dropped -7.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 4 percentage points.

Kt (NYSE:KT) is the second most undervalued telecom stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kt has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the telecom industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kt's stock has dropped -7.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 5 percentage points.

Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) is the third most undervalued telecom stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Charter Communications has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the telecom industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Charter Communications's stock has dropped -48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -36 percentage points.

32.35% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 33.74% over the next year.

2.22% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.78% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.22% are rated C (Hold), 15.56% are rated D (Sell), and 2.22% are rated F (Strong Sell).