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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 50th 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
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$2.29B	-28.60%	2.50%	23.79%	15.20%	-16.94	1.54	50.70%	6.40%	52.89%
OOMA	OOMA INC	$330.92M	-1.80%	-1.00%	-1.39%	-2.80%	0.70	1.19	61.00%	-0.60%	-0.53%
TIMB	TIM SA	$10.81B	12.00%	5.70%	N/A	12.10%	1.13	N/A	53.30%	12.40%	25.31%
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$8.20B	27.40%	7.00%	16.06%	17.50%	3.25	0.91	76.50%	17.60%	35.08%
KT	KT CORP	$9.59B	2.80%	1.10%	5.79%	4.70%	1.49	1.02	100.00%	1.70%	6.06%
VEON	VEON LTD	$3.76B	88.80%	12.50%	30.80%	24.50%	5.34	0.86	87.80%	23.70%	40.62%
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$672.91M	-11.40%	-3.90%	0.70%	0.90%	2.08	1.38	51.10%	-5.10%	0.67%
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	$196.10M	5.70%	4.60%	5.64%	44.00%	0.22	2.86	62.60%	4.70%	5.18%
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	$64.05B	7.50%	1.60%	9.15%	7.60%	3.69	0.72	61.90%	3.20%	13.67%
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	$5.30B	15.20%	8.00%	17.92%	24.40%	0.84	1.25	175.30%	14.10%	27.25%
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$230.62M	7.80%	5.90%	3.01%	3.90%	0.37	4.20	74.20%	11.40%	5.06%
AD	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$4.30B	-0.50%	-0.20%	1.53%	1.70%	1.25	1.87	57.10%	-0.70%	3.95%
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	$20.74B	8.00%	4.50%	8.61%	13.10%	0.79	N/A	43.90%	9.90%	15.51%
PHI	PLDT INC	$4.04B	29.30%	5.20%	9.76%	6.40%	4.39	0.34	87.20%	14.90%	19.57%
IDT	IDT CORP	$1.32B	27.10%	12.90%	28.41%	-778.30%	0.97	1.78	36.20%	6.20%	7.69%
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$185.31B	18.20%	4.80%	9.34%	10.20%	2.71	0.64	59.30%	13.30%	21.97%
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	$1.70B	-7.50%	-3.20%	0.55%	0.50%	1.37	2.50	34.00%	-13.30%	1.98%
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$4.61B	-13.40%	-3.10%	-1.28%	-1.50%	4.29	2.81	66.70%	-18.80%	-8.75%
T	AT&T INC	$201.93B	12.20%	3.20%	6.76%	8.20%	2.70	0.81	59.70%	10.20%	19.46%
GOGO	GOGO INC	$1.14B	-7.30%	-0.50%	4.04%	3.30%	13.93	1.84	55.10%	-0.80%	7.41%
BCE	BCE INC	$21.53B	2.50%	0.60%	5.06%	4.30%	2.92	0.61	43.30%	1.80%	12.35%
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$18.62B	14.00%	2.10%	6.53%	6.20%	5.29	1.70	100.00%	7.30%	21.63%
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$8.91B	51.40%	25.00%	45.38%	71.90%	0.83	1.96	67.80%	51.90%	64.86%
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$33.84B	9.90%	7.00%	10.94%	12.50%	0.45	1.15	36.60%	16.00%	20.28%
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	$116.01B	25.80%	8.50%	13.26%	18.00%	1.82	0.91	100.00%	18.40%	25.85%
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	$30.61B	-6.60%	-2.70%	-1.42%	-1.20%	1.41	1.26	33.40%	-10.00%	-4.01%
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	$269.40B	19.70%	5.80%	10.20%	10.80%	2.48	1.21	63.60%	14.50%	23.13%
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	$18.64B	17.00%	8.10%	16.74%	14.90%	0.97	0.82	72.50%	15.70%	24.85%
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$990.28M	-3.60%	-1.00%	4.42%	3.10%	3.13	0.96	37.50%	-2.00%	6.16%
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$1.85B	20.30%	4.30%	8.67%	5.30%	4.42	2.51	71.60%	13.20%	24.93%
GLIBA	GCI LIBERTY INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.36	1.82	N/A	N/A	N/A
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$4.24B	-2.20%	-0.80%	1.82%	1.80%	1.54	1.78	57.70%	-2.30%	4.75%
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	$8.28B	8.60%	3.40%	9.58%	8.20%	1.46	1.04	73.80%	5.70%	11.77%
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	$228.40M	-9.40%	-2.60%	-1.36%	-1.00%	2.31	1.22	56.00%	-6.30%	-2.71%
TU	TELUS CORP	$23.88B	6.20%	1.70%	2.59%	2.80%	2.93	0.86	62.60%	4.70%	6.26%
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$37.58B	33.90%	3.50%	8.75%	6.00%	8.10	0.33	100.00%	9.50%	21.71%
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$81.85M	8.90%	3.10%	10.21%	166.20%	1.88	1.37	172.60%	6.90%	8.33%
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$996.61M	-29.20%	-7.80%	-9.70%	-8.30%	3.32	0.37	73.60%	-32.20%	-31.42%
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.28B	-943.20%	-3.50%	-1.00%	-0.70%	-56.42	2.13	47.70%	-9.20%	-2.28%
TEF	TELEFONICA S A	$28.80B	-0.20%	0.00%	N/A	2.90%	5.19	N/A	67.60%	-0.10%	7.98%
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$402.34M	18.80%	8.80%	8.57%	84.30%	0.95	1.54	100.00%	495.10%	468.35%
ATUS	ALTICE USA INC	$1.13B	N/A	-0.50%	5.33%	4.80%	-59.32	0.36	68.10%	-1.80%	17.77%
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$736.72M	-3.60%	-1.80%	-1.26%	-1.10%	1.01	0.73	61.90%	-9.30%	-6.15%
IQST	IQSTEL INC	$23.45M	-94.50%	-14.40%	-27.52%	-77.10%	3.89	0.97	3.00%	-2.60%	-1.42%
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$93.87M	-44.20%	-13.10%	-37.86%	-49.60%	2.44	1.24	6.30%	-15.30%	-17.20%
FYBR	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT INC	$9.35B	-7.90%	-1.90%	2.02%	1.40%	3.47	0.36	64.80%	-6.40%	6.15%
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$1.89B	-69.10%	-5.90%	-3.91%	-2.50%	20.85	1.49	40.00%	-18.80%	-10.91%
WOW	WIDEOPENWEST INC	$442.56M	-32.30%	-4.30%	0.63%	0.50%	7.30	0.64	60.50%	-10.70%	1.39%
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$10.93M	-115.50%	-47.60%	-73.52%	-90.20%	1.04	2.20	55.20%	-63.10%	-56.96%
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$9.98M	-12.40%	-4.00%	-8.96%	-9.70%	2.25	1.13	17.80%	-2.20%	-1.71%
KYIV	KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD	$395.25M	121.70%	60.60%	36.30%	149.70%	0.59	1.57	89.40%	30.40%	45.74%
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$1.66B	-118.00%	-9.40%	-6.50%	-5.00%	17.80	1.08	78.00%	-26.60%	-14.83%
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$3.90B	-23.40%	-11.00%	-13.94%	-10.70%	1.08	1.02	64.30%	-112.00%	-107.35%
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$9.08B	9.30%	5.40%	7.43%	6.70%	0.69	1.39	75.60%	86.40%	117.65%
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$42.33M	N/A	-17.00%	-6.96%	-7.80%	-4.24	1.11	55.30%	-26.80%	-8.80%

Telecom Stocks FAQ

What are the best telecom stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is the #1 top telecom stock out of 55 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 Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) 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 IHS as a "A".

IHS passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ihs Holding has seen its stock return 128.09% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 128 percentage points.

Ihs Holding has an average 1 year price target of $9.85, an upside of 44.43% from Ihs Holding's current stock price of $6.82.

Ihs Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Ihs Holding, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #2 top telecom stock out of 55 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: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is equal to the telecom industry average of 26.

OOMA passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 5.27% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 5 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 66.81% from Ooma's current stock price of $11.99.

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

3. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is the #3 top telecom stock out of 55 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 Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 8 points higher than the telecom industry average of 26.

TIMB passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 29.62% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 29 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $20.17, a downside of -9.65% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $22.32.

Tim Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Tim Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% 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 17 telecom stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 telecom stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 10.5%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.26%. 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.

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 8.61%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.26%. 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 896.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Atn International (NASDAQ:ATNI)

Atn International (NASDAQ:ATNI) has an annual dividend yield of 5.28%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.26%. Atn International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Atn International's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Atn International's dividend payout ratio of -29.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are telecom stocks down?

Telecom stocks were down -0.08% in the last day, and up 0.21% over the last week. Idt was the among the top losers in the telecom services industry, dropping -18.38% yesterday.

IDT shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q4 financial results.

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. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) 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.

Veon has a valuation score of 29, which is 12 points higher than the telecom industry average of 17. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veon's stock has gained 78.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 79 percentage points.

2. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

Pldt (NYSE:PHI) 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.

Pldt has a valuation score of 43, which is 26 points higher than the telecom industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pldt's stock has dropped -30.43% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -31 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 26 points higher than the telecom industry average of 17. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Comcast's stock has dropped -24.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -25 percentage points.

Are telecom stocks a good buy now?

38.24% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 16.57% over the next year.

12.77% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.89% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.45% are rated C (Hold), 4.26% are rated D (Sell), and 10.64% 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 10.84x.

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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.

Telecom Stocks FAQ

1. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)

2. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

3. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

3. Atn International (NASDAQ:ATNI)

1. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

2. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

3. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

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1. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)

2. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

3. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

3. Atn International (NASDAQ:ATNI)

1. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

2. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

3. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

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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.