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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	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
OOMA	OOMA INC	$11.38	138,000	-15.34%	11.92	12.22	12.66	12.76	13.36	32.47	6.76	5.92	5.18	9.14	-0.30	-0.23	-0.07	0.77
VEON	VEON LTD	$54.71	132,000	-2.22%	53.96	51.08	48.76	46.64	42.54	60.19	70.60	70.45	68.37	77.89	2.55	2.10	0.45	0.79
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$13.56	47,600	-54.67%	14.09	13.62	13.27	12.51	12.29	49.83	65.38	77.24	43.64	58.37	0.26	0.27	-0.01	0.41
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	$5.57	128,000	13.27%	5.73	5.87	5.71	5.45	5.53	41.81	6.34	15.01	1.30	9.67	-0.04	0.01	-0.05	1.05
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$6.50	578,000	-3.99%	6.22	6.14	5.85	5.42	4.34	62.30	91.02	88.83	89.63	89.53	0.16	0.13	0.03	0.90
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	$5.62	816,000	-2.04%	5.72	5.81	5.98	6.12	6.46	39.84	17.00	12.51	24.03	12.52	-0.10	-0.08	-0.01	0.49
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	$18.07	1,228,000	-3.15%	17.87	17.75	17.48	16.51	15.71	57.19	78.20	82.11	71.37	77.36	0.21	0.15	0.05	0.49
TIMB	TIM SA	$18.38	288,000	-13.25%	18.05	18.69	18.52	17.15	15.38	48.24	31.92	17.65	53.62	28.90	-0.23	-0.15	-0.08	0.54
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$40.15	690,000	10.75%	40.48	39.37	37.85	34.68	30.52	56.45	43.39	45.85	9.05	9.80	0.82	0.93	-0.11	0.74
IDT	IDT CORP	$58.91	142,000	-2.07%	57.43	59.91	62.62	56.96	52.72	44.08	42.88	27.18	91.16	69.52	-1.62	-1.63	0.01	1.01
KT	KT CORP	$20.19	586,000	22.34%	20.61	20.84	20.19	19.26	17.86	43.13	20.30	17.13	15.93	11.53	0.01	0.16	-0.15	0.47
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$42.76	25,515,000	92.94%	42.57	42.32	42.81	43.24	42.31	52.59	71.43	70.16	81.63	80.54	0.01	-0.11	0.11	0.28
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$3.76	491,000	-23.40%	3.94	3.98	3.87	3.75	3.90	41.75	30.43	33.09	3.65	3.91	-0.02	0.02	-0.04	1.48
GOGO	GOGO INC	$15.86	1,149,000	-9.88%	16.01	15.83	13.85	11.00	9.36	57.65	65.78	71.26	20.74	24.32	0.64	0.76	-0.12	1.17
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	$11.22	666,000	-47.39%	11.05	11.24	10.81	9.96	9.31	54.95	48.19	34.06	55.27	35.40	0.05	0.09	-0.04	0.43
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	$238.41	4,079,000	-3.18%	237.55	234.40	235.38	244.71	239.87	53.36	54.65	55.30	58.84	60.76	1.59	0.45	1.14	0.58
T	AT&T INC	$27.41	34,095,000	13.39%	27.53	27.56	27.78	27.49	25.46	45.86	63.60	66.92	51.28	59.75	-0.09	-0.10	0.01	0.37
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$33.40	1,248,000	-27.19%	33.81	33.31	29.87	27.97	30.12	62.74	35.71	48.71	0.63	3.23	1.12	1.36	-0.23	0.44
BCE	BCE INC	$23.33	2,445,000	16.82%	23.96	23.89	22.75	22.55	24.30	47.45	6.44	17.27	0.00	1.52	0.28	0.43	-0.15	0.35
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$258.20	628,000	-32.40%	230.15	228.49	224.56	216.08	201.27	77.30	63.52	49.55	66.67	33.33	3.93	1.65	2.29	0.93
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	$17.60	818,000	-5.43%	17.39	16.97	16.93	16.02	16.36	62.48	92.48	88.16	91.93	85.39	0.24	0.17	0.07	0.51
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	$33.23	40,584,000	13.86%	34.18	34.73	34.85	34.92	37.02	39.80	11.16	10.13	10.11	3.37	-0.50	-0.23	-0.27	0.78
PHI	PLDT INC	$23.08	100,000	-0.99%	22.89	22.42	22.26	22.64	22.91	62.13	85.06	85.53	88.13	87.54	0.29	0.18	0.11	0.40
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$6.68	204,000	-8.93%	5.91	5.43	5.02	4.71	4.10	78.13	88.71	85.33	87.23	67.71	0.42	0.30	0.11	1.08
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$43.40	98,000	16.67%	43.79	44.13	44.66	42.44	40.31	39.05	14.86	17.56	12.15	11.93	-0.37	-0.25	-0.12	0.23
TU	TELUS CORP	$16.10	3,201,000	-0.71%	16.36	16.40	16.25	15.57	15.29	42.72	8.08	12.71	2.14	5.92	0.02	0.07	-0.05	0.43
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	$22.19	292,000	-19.34%	22.25	22.32	21.99	21.71	21.93	48.47	32.26	24.13	37.61	22.34	-0.03	0.05	-0.07	0.47
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$269.36	3,520,000	-9.91%	338.29	368.16	386.40	377.37	369.52	18.24	1.88	1.85	0.00	0.00	-28.83	-15.09	-13.74	0.85
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$22.21	173,000	38.40%	21.99	22.99	25.51	29.28	31.17	36.45	33.97	27.17	91.85	74.82	-1.20	-1.26	0.06	0.69
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	$2.80	2,686,000	-46.19%	2.42	2.30	2.21	2.01	2.02	73.10	90.24	78.55	96.33	83.20	0.12	0.06	0.06	1.11
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$24.46	1,513,000	1.61%	27.89	29.80	28.63	27.20	28.45	28.51	2.02	4.11	2.31	3.08	-1.18	-0.23	-0.95	0.96
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	$10.81	8,872,000	87.65%	11.18	11.03	10.59	9.95	9.37	47.60	29.68	40.84	0.00	7.86	0.17	0.23	-0.05	0.56
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$127.98	262,000	19.63%	141.63	134.75	137.35	187.58	266.98	42.49	36.97	47.85	37.45	47.25	-0.39	-0.71	0.32	0.80
USM	UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP	$72.93	439,000	33.03%	71.20	69.31	64.89	65.23	64.05	67.40	52.59	55.81	17.37	19.84	2.26	2.09	0.17	0.53
SNRE	SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS AG	$53.06	344,000	107.23%	55.83	55.84	54.18	52.11	N/A	35.95	3.17	9.38	0.00	0.00	-0.02	0.50	-0.52	0.26
GLIBA	GCI LIBERTY INC	$33.04	42,800	5.42%	34.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.26
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.45	13,406,000	39.18%	4.44	4.47	4.25	4.13	5.13	51.96	52.27	50.00	44.77	44.17	0.05	0.06	-0.01	1.25
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	$17.15	34,700	-28.45%	17.80	17.88	16.47	17.47	18.58	46.90	21.08	20.64	0.00	0.58	0.22	0.40	-0.18	0.54
WOW	WIDEOPENWEST INC	$3.37	519,000	23.87%	3.66	3.82	4.00	4.26	4.56	24.76	11.03	10.45	2.87	1.91	-0.16	-0.12	-0.05	1.02
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$23.49	450,000	26.05%	25.12	26.10	23.19	21.69	23.56	39.38	3.81	5.67	0.00	1.12	0.09	0.69	-0.60	1.46
TEF	TELEFONICA S A	$5.14	545,000	-37.50%	5.27	5.25	5.25	5.01	4.67	42.85	28.56	40.14	16.44	32.36	0.00	0.02	-0.01	0.44
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$14.68	324,000	16.13%	15.07	14.87	13.89	13.13	12.86	51.44	29.51	37.60	0.00	6.52	0.29	0.38	-0.09	0.71
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$39.04	1,177,000	11.25%	38.85	38.38	36.05	35.94	34.69	57.75	43.04	46.34	39.55	42.57	0.95	0.99	-0.03	0.69
ATUS	ALTICE USA INC	$2.60	4,046,000	18.90%	2.72	2.64	2.37	2.44	2.52	52.41	16.36	19.03	6.38	2.13	0.08	0.11	-0.03	1.40
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$1.62	351,000	-34.39%	1.69	1.80	2.29	2.15	1.88	40.31	32.61	47.67	64.96	78.87	-0.13	-0.16	0.03	0.77
FYBR	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT INC	$36.74	3,118,000	-32.76%	36.77	36.72	36.51	36.29	35.80	55.38	28.16	19.86	17.85	7.83	0.06	0.09	-0.04	0.85
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$45.59	900,000	24.65%	48.22	49.34	48.44	53.10	65.72	37.29	4.41	6.21	0.75	2.39	-0.63	-0.12	-0.50	0.74
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$0.48	447,000	23.82%	0.59	1.34	1.16	0.89	N/A	36.59	0.59	1.21	1.28	1.87	-0.28	-0.16	-0.12	1.53
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$10.02	2,909,000	9.32%	10.03	10.01	9.88	10.29	12.21	51.30	42.16	46.24	22.02	24.52	0.02	0.03	-0.02	0.82
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$0.46	328,000	34.98%	0.49	0.47	0.44	N/A	N/A	44.47	29.09	41.99	23.33	51.89	0.00	-0.00	0.00	3.44
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$7.05	431,000	47.60%	6.72	6.52	5.84	5.80	6.58	70.60	85.69	78.78	69.82	53.68	0.29	0.27	0.02	1.14
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$61.13	242,000	43.20%	76.79	85.57	90.60	87.41	84.34	18.01	1.30	1.35	0.00	0.00	-7.60	-4.28	-3.32	0.90
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$2.55	51,000	-33.77%	2.53	2.27	1.96	1.56	1.46	59.22	72.49	77.89	33.16	53.59	0.23	0.20	0.03	0.44
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$2.11	22,200	-11.20%	2.55	2.55	2.47	2.45	2.26	33.04	10.91	19.81	0.00	0.47	-0.03	0.04	-0.06	0.72

Telecom Stocks FAQ

What are the best telecom stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 9.42% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 17 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $18.50, an upside of 62.57% from Ooma's current stock price of $11.38.

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 105.44% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 113 percentage points.

Veon has an average 1 year price target of $60.00, an upside of 9.67% from Veon's current stock price of $54.71.

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: C, 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 32.42% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 40 percentage points.

Radcom has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 32.74% from Radcom's current stock price of $13.56.

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 18 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 3.98%. 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 12.91%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.98%. 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 8.76%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.98%. 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 down?

Telecom stocks were down -0.58% in the last day, and down -7.39% over the last week. Charter Communications was the among the top losers in the telecom services industry, dropping -3.76% yesterday.

Charter Communications shares are trading lower after the company announced its stockholders have approved the proposals to complete the transaction with Cox Communications.

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 10 points higher than the telecom industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pldt's stock has dropped -12.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -5 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 10 points higher than the telecom industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veon's stock has gained 105.44% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 113 percentage points.

3. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) 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.

Tim Sa has a valuation score of 14, which is -5 points higher than the telecom industry average of 19. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TIMB a Valuation Rating of "A".

Tim Sa's stock has gained 19.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 27 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 49.3% 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), 59.57% are rated C (Hold), 4.26% are rated D (Sell), and 4.26% 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 10.12x.

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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. 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. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

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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. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

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Best Telecom Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
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