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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 +32.52% 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 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: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 15 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27.

OOMA passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 48.67% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 59 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $18.30, a downside of -3.68% from Ooma's current stock price of $19.00.

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.

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) 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 Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -11 points lower than the telecom industry average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VIV as a "A".

VIV passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Telefonica Brasil Sa has seen its stock return 56.3% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 67 percentage points.

Telefonica Brasil Sa has an average 1 year price target of $15.90, an upside of 3.38% from Telefonica Brasil Sa's current stock price of $15.38.

Telefonica Brasil Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Telefonica Brasil Sa, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Idt (NYSE:IDT) is the #3 top telecom stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Idt (NYSE:IDT) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 13 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27.

IDT passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Idt has seen its stock return 1.17% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 12 percentage points.

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

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 12.65%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.38%. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -58.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 10.6%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.38%.

Gci Liberty's dividend payout ratio of -28.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) has an annual dividend yield of 5.87%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.38%. Verizon's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Verizon's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Verizon's dividend payout ratio of 67.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Telecom stocks were down -0.28% in the last day, and down -3.4% over the last week. Optimum Communications was the among the top losers in the telecom services industry, dropping -14.49% yesterday.

Optimum Communications shares are trading lower. The company reported Q1 financial results.

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:

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 57, which is 34 points higher than the telecom industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veon's stock has gained 5.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 15 percentage points.

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 14, which is -9 points higher than the telecom industry average of 23. 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 -13.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -4 percentage points.

Kt (NYSE:KT) 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.

Kt has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the telecom industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kt's stock has gained 7.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 18 percentage points.

35.29% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 26.02% over the next year.

4.55% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.18% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.09% are rated C (Hold), 13.64% are rated D (Sell), and 4.55% are rated F (Strong Sell).