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Best Telecom Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top telecom stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best telecom stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Telecom Services

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Telecom is Zen Rated B and is the 54th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
OOMA	OOMA INC	$319.61M	-5.80%	-3.30%	-4.14%	-8.00%	0.70	1.16	61.00%	-1.90%	-1.59%
VEON	VEON LTD	$4.22B	N/A	N/A	25.56%	N/A	6.17	0.78	87.10%	10.40%	28.15%
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$221.07M	7.80%	5.90%	3.01%	3.90%	0.37	4.20	74.20%	11.40%	5.06%
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	$162.28M	4.70%	3.80%	4.76%	38.90%	0.22	2.71	62.60%	3.90%	4.28%
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$2.13B	N/A	-1.00%	25.27%	15.20%	-13.06	1.27	51.00%	-2.60%	53.36%
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	$4.97B	15.20%	8.00%	17.92%	24.40%	0.84	1.25	175.30%	14.10%	27.25%
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	$55.33B	7.50%	1.60%	9.15%	7.60%	3.69	0.72	61.90%	3.20%	13.67%
IDT	IDT CORP	$1.47B	36.10%	16.80%	30.15%	-1,493.90%	1.01	1.74	35.50%	7.80%	7.73%
KT	KT CORP	$9.94B	2.80%	1.10%	5.79%	4.70%	1.49	1.02	100.00%	1.70%	6.06%
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$6.79B	10.80%	2.80%	12.04%	12.20%	3.05	0.72	76.20%	6.90%	24.06%
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	$18.24B	8.00%	4.50%	8.61%	13.10%	0.79	N/A	43.90%	9.90%	15.51%
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$179.62B	18.20%	4.80%	9.34%	10.20%	2.71	0.64	59.30%	13.30%	21.97%
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$672.91M	-11.40%	-3.90%	0.70%	0.90%	2.08	1.38	51.10%	-5.10%	0.67%
TIMB	TIM SA	$8.72B	12.00%	5.70%	N/A	12.10%	1.13	N/A	53.30%	12.40%	25.31%
GOGO	GOGO INC	$2.17B	-7.30%	-0.50%	4.04%	3.30%	13.93	1.84	55.10%	-0.80%	7.41%
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	$271.88B	19.70%	5.80%	10.20%	10.80%	2.48	1.21	63.60%	14.50%	23.13%
T	AT&T INC	$196.64B	12.20%	3.20%	6.76%	8.20%	2.70	0.81	59.70%	10.20%	19.46%
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$18.02B	14.00%	2.10%	6.53%	6.20%	5.29	1.70	100.00%	7.30%	21.63%
BCE	BCE INC	$21.65B	2.20%	0.50%	4.92%	4.20%	3.15	0.64	43.50%	1.60%	12.14%
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	$17.39B	17.00%	8.10%	16.74%	14.90%	0.97	0.82	72.50%	15.70%	24.85%
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$6.36B	48.90%	22.20%	43.54%	64.80%	0.99	1.76	65.00%	48.10%	61.80%
PHI	PLDT INC	$5.01B	29.30%	5.20%	9.76%	6.40%	4.39	0.34	87.20%	14.90%	19.57%
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	$121.35B	18.40%	5.90%	10.01%	12.90%	2.09	0.65	100.00%	12.70%	18.26%
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$470.49M	-3.60%	-1.00%	4.42%	3.10%	3.13	0.96	37.50%	-2.00%	6.16%
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$33.67B	9.80%	7.00%	10.12%	12.50%	0.34	1.57	36.60%	16.10%	20.23%
TU	TELUS CORP	$24.51B	7.60%	2.10%	3.25%	3.40%	2.64	0.64	62.60%	5.80%	7.52%
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	$8.57B	10.70%	4.20%	10.85%	8.90%	1.52	0.88	73.70%	7.00%	12.78%
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$38.23B	33.90%	3.50%	8.75%	6.00%	8.10	0.33	100.00%	9.50%	21.71%
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$407.20M	-7.70%	-3.50%	-3.10%	-25.60%	1.13	2.23	100.00%	-188.60%	-157.19%
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	$1.77B	-7.50%	-3.20%	0.55%	0.50%	1.37	2.50	34.00%	-13.30%	1.98%
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$2.64B	20.30%	4.30%	8.67%	5.30%	4.42	2.51	71.60%	13.20%	24.93%
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	$29.19B	-6.60%	-2.70%	-1.42%	-1.20%	1.41	1.26	33.40%	-10.00%	-4.01%
SNRE	SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS AG	$5.13B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.71	0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLIBA	GCI LIBERTY INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.36	1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
USM	UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP	$6.13B	-0.80%	-0.40%	1.49%	1.60%	1.26	1.70	57.30%	-1.10%	3.83%
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	$261.12M	-5.90%	-1.70%	0.00%	0.00%	2.22	1.16	56.50%	-4.00%	0.00%
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$746.47M	-1.10%	-0.30%	2.20%	2.00%	2.62	0.36	73.60%	-1.30%	7.99%
WOW	WIDEOPENWEST INC	$293.18M	-26.90%	-3.80%	0.73%	0.50%	6.67	0.66	59.90%	-9.30%	1.57%
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$2.99B	-21.10%	-5.90%	-3.34%	-4.00%	4.02	2.27	66.70%	-30.70%	-21.06%
TEF	TELEFONICA S A	$29.37B	-0.20%	0.00%	N/A	2.90%	5.19	N/A	67.60%	-0.10%	7.98%
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$4.22B	-2.30%	-0.90%	1.79%	1.80%	1.51	1.74	57.60%	-2.40%	4.63%
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.58B	-80.20%	-0.90%	2.84%	2.20%	115.05	1.21	48.20%	-2.40%	6.55%
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$811.89M	-3.80%	-2.00%	-1.63%	-1.50%	1.01	1.20	61.00%	-10.10%	-8.06%
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$101.59M	-44.20%	-13.10%	-37.86%	-49.60%	2.44	1.24	6.30%	-15.30%	-17.20%
ATUS	ALTICE USA INC	$1.16B	N/A	-0.50%	5.33%	4.80%	-59.32	0.36	68.10%	-1.80%	17.77%
FYBR	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT INC	$9.16B	-7.90%	-1.90%	2.02%	1.40%	3.47	0.36	64.80%	-6.40%	6.15%
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$2.32B	-69.10%	-5.90%	-3.91%	-2.50%	20.85	1.49	40.00%	-18.80%	-10.91%
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$9.09B	9.30%	5.40%	7.43%	6.70%	0.69	1.39	75.60%	86.40%	117.65%
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$39.55M	N/A	-30.40%	-25.08%	-29.10%	-4.87	1.23	55.70%	-50.80%	-33.75%
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$11.24M	-91.30%	-40.30%	-56.13%	-61.40%	2.48	2.18	54.00%	-61.20%	-57.23%
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$3.41B	-1.70%	-0.80%	0.27%	0.20%	1.04	0.95	66.90%	-7.30%	1.73%
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$12.20M	-12.40%	-4.00%	-8.96%	-9.70%	2.25	1.13	17.80%	-2.20%	-1.71%
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$100.45M	16.50%	5.70%	17.44%	516.80%	1.94	1.34	174.00%	11.10%	12.17%
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$1.38B	-63.20%	-6.20%	-1.52%	-1.20%	10.84	1.08	77.90%	-17.90%	-3.67%

Telecom Stocks FAQ

What are the best telecom stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 telecommunication stocks to buy right now are:

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -6 points lower than the telecom industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OOMA as a "A".

OOMA passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 13.64% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 20 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $18.50, an upside of 59.76% from Ooma's current stock price of $11.58.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 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.

2. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) is the #2 top telecom 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 Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -1 points lower than the telecom industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VEON as a "A".

VEON passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Veon has seen its stock return 112.46% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 119 percentage points.

Veon has an average 1 year price target of $60.00, an upside of 5.06% from Veon's current stock price of $57.11.

Veon stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Veon, 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. Radcom (NASDAQ:RDCM)

Radcom (NASDAQ:RDCM) is the #3 top telecom 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 Radcom (NASDAQ:RDCM) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Radcom (NASDAQ:RDCM) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 25 points higher than the telecom industry average of 26.

RDCM passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Radcom has seen its stock return 44.39% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 51 percentage points.

Radcom has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 29.59% from Radcom's current stock price of $13.89.

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

What are the telecom stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 20 telecom stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 telecom stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Chunghwa Telecom Co (NYSE:CHT)

Chunghwa Telecom Co (NYSE:CHT) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the telecom industry average of 3.95%. Chunghwa Telecom Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Chunghwa Telecom Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Chunghwa Telecom Co's dividend payout ratio of 93.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 12.8%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.95%. Bce's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Bce's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bce's dividend payout ratio of 1,211.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 8.51%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.95%. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -99.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are telecom stocks up?

Telecom stocks were up 1.02% in the last day, and down -8.12% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why telecom stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued telecom 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 telecom stocks right now are:

1. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

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 29, which is 9 points higher than the telecom industry average of 20. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pldt's stock has dropped -10.18% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -4 percentage points.

2. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) 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.

Veon has a valuation score of 29, which is 9 points higher than the telecom industry average of 20. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veon's stock has gained 112.46% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 119 percentage points.

3. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is the third 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.

Comcast has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the telecom industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Comcast's stock has dropped -20.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -14 percentage points.

Are telecom stocks a good buy now?

44.12% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 46.93% over the next year.

6.38% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25.53% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.32% are rated C (Hold), 6.38% are rated D (Sell), and 6.38% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the telecom services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the telecom services industry is 10.4x.

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Sectors & Industries Communication ServicesTelecom Services
Best Telecom Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top telecom stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best telecom stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Telecom Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

3. Radcom (NASDAQ:RDCM)

1. Chunghwa Telecom Co (NYSE:CHT)

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

3. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

1. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

2. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

3. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

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1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

3. Radcom (NASDAQ:RDCM)

1. Chunghwa Telecom Co (NYSE:CHT)

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

3. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

1. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

2. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

3. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

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Best Telecom Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
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