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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.

Industry: Telecom Services

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Telecom is Zen Rated D and is the 90th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
OOMA	OOMA INC	$21.75	1.45%	8.64%	13.16%	33.27%	82.01%	91.12%	45.00%	20.37%	158.31%	$22.20	$9.79	2.03%	122.10%	0.79	301,000	-23.41%
IDT	IDT CORP	$65.86	-0.12%	2.43%	13.24%	31.33%	34.19%	11.80%	177.66%	27.19%	338.77%	$69.15	$45.81	4.76%	43.77%	0.88	140,000	-5.41%
TEO	TELECOM ARGENTINA SA	$14.00	0.72%	2.41%	7.69%	17.25%	6.95%	51.52%	123.29%	177.23%	-24.73%	$16.34	$6.43	14.32%	117.73%	0.89	248,000	101.63%
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	$31.63	-0.50%	-11.33%	-1.65%	-15.45%	13.33%	42.54%	57.60%	-34.16%	-15.45%	$47.18	$19.66	32.96%	60.89%	0.44	1,145,000	-38.87%
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	$12.92	0.31%	-8.04%	-1.82%	-18.59%	-9.52%	15.15%	43.88%	59.11%	-13.98%	$17.26	$11.46	25.12%	12.74%	0.45	1,239,000	-51.73%
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	$25.35	0.12%	-2.54%	-2.46%	-4.70%	21.70%	40.29%	21.18%	51.61%	119.48%	$28.45	$17.94	10.90%	41.30%	0.47	1,036,000	-48.02%
KYIV	KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD	$13.56	-3.28%	1.19%	-16.14%	14.05%	17.81%	29.89%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.53	$9.29	17.97%	45.96%	0.67	1,443,000	119.97%
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	$6.88	1.03%	3.93%	-7.90%	5.20%	-5.88%	23.52%	304.71%	13.53%	417.29%	$11.23	$5.26	38.74%	30.80%	1.21	228,000	-15.24%
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$14.64	0.41%	3.76%	-11.86%	-5.00%	-5.37%	119.16%	2.09%	-28.45%	123.85%	$17.85	$6.51	17.98%	124.88%	1.11	69,500	146.45%
TIMB	TIM SA	$19.17	0.26%	-10.00%	-10.50%	-26.10%	-18.25%	4.30%	26.95%	71.47%	49.65%	$28.22	$18.90	32.07%	1.43%	0.52	453,000	-11.70%
VEON	VEON LTD	$52.29	-0.95%	2.51%	0.15%	5.13%	-2.04%	-4.42%	191.80%	19.52%	-49.48%	$64.00	$42.60	18.30%	22.75%	0.86	158,000	64.58%
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	$15.78	-2.23%	4.16%	19.32%	-0.13%	5.84%	45.98%	64.03%	-4.07%	-48.68%	$16.61	$10.97	4.97%	43.85%	0.52	3,325,000	-14.28%
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$10.24	2.09%	-21.41%	-27.38%	-35.84%	-18.60%	-24.48%	5.24%	-8.57%	-29.43%	$16.74	$9.40	38.83%	8.94%	0.45	203,000	-80.00%
PHI	PLDT INC	$19.69	-0.15%	0.00%	12.39%	-2.72%	-12.45%	-14.69%	-15.75%	-19.89%	-56.99%	$24.51	$17.05	19.67%	15.48%	0.41	103,000	-8.85%
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	$23.81	1.32%	1.54%	-10.12%	-14.75%	-3.41%	38.83%	-34.48%	-44.21%	-67.12%	$30.45	$13.86	21.81%	71.79%	0.51	75,000	102.70%
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	$2.80	-2.78%	1.82%	3.32%	-1.75%	-13.58%	0.00%	-47.27%	-78.92%	-89.33%	$3.49	$2.27	19.77%	23.35%	1.02	423,000	-59.94%
GLIBA	LIBERTY CAPITAL CORP	$23.64	0.94%	5.91%	7.95%	-32.19%	-37.13%	-28.45%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$41.87	$19.61	43.54%	20.55%	0.28	38,000	-46.48%
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$39.99	1.09%	6.27%	-24.70%	-56.29%	-54.40%	-68.75%	-94.48%	-97.90%	-92.31%	$180.74	$33.38	77.87%	19.82%	0.75	115,000	-24.34%
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	$5.38	-0.74%	-3.24%	-8.50%	-14.87%	-17.48%	-4.27%	11.85%	19.03%	-37.80%	$7.18	$5.29	25.07%	1.70%	0.50	2,775,000	-47.75%
GOGO	GOGO INC	$4.18	1.09%	9.71%	34.84%	0.00%	-6.07%	-73.64%	-72.26%	-59.38%	-50.53%	$16.18	$3.02	74.17%	38.41%	1.12	1,898,000	93.67%
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	$172.71	-0.36%	-4.10%	2.97%	-11.66%	-11.43%	-27.56%	25.36%	19.18%	266.92%	$261.56	$165.66	33.97%	4.26%	0.41	6,744,000	-0.46%
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	$14.66	0.69%	1.66%	9.16%	-13.31%	-29.89%	-16.70%	-40.24%	-35.25%	-57.42%	$23.52	$13.23	37.66%	10.81%	0.48	895,000	25.17%
KT	KT CORP	$18.09	-2.11%	-2.53%	4.69%	-15.59%	-12.57%	-10.40%	54.22%	24.67%	18.39%	$24.58	$17.13	26.40%	5.64%	0.46	2,459,000	41.16%
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$42.61	-0.16%	-0.33%	-3.73%	-1.68%	1.89%	-1.82%	16.10%	1.52%	16.42%	$46.48	$39.28	8.33%	8.48%	0.22	114,000	-25.00%
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	$23.96	1.23%	7.47%	-2.40%	-11.39%	-19.03%	-27.90%	-47.06%	-59.02%	-29.05%	$34.45	$21.28	30.45%	12.59%	0.66	26,242,000	-4.47%
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$304.83	0.49%	18.01%	7.66%	2.79%	-7.45%	18.06%	228.87%	366.16%	414.65%	$412.60	$249.14	26.12%	22.35%	0.97	366,000	-44.12%
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$95.48	0.33%	0.99%	5.20%	12.49%	57.43%	137.81%	511.27%	141.29%	N/A	$100.75	$39.01	5.23%	144.73%	0.68	2,213,000	20.34%
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$93.02	-0.60%	-1.04%	-9.64%	92.51%	238.87%	318.82%	231.39%	58.49%	341.69%	$113.00	$17.58	17.68%	429.12%	0.75	252,000	-2.33%
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$4.91	-5.21%	-9.24%	4.91%	155.73%	-20.81%	-66.01%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.80	$1.35	70.77%	263.70%	1.80	63,000	-8.70%
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$2.14	0.94%	6.47%	-8.55%	-18.94%	-22.46%	-43.09%	-32.70%	-68.58%	-75.37%	$4.24	$1.80	49.53%	18.89%	1.51	789,000	3.27%
T	AT&T INC	$23.25	0.17%	-3.65%	12.32%	-11.02%	-11.60%	-15.18%	60.12%	-17.29%	-46.16%	$29.79	$19.89	21.95%	16.89%	0.29	58,129,000	17.68%
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$46.81	1.52%	0.93%	10.56%	-2.54%	4.93%	9.47%	37.35%	-16.05%	-14.11%	$51.68	$38.39	9.42%	21.93%	0.21	28,276,000	67.65%
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$144.98	2.10%	17.57%	1.95%	-12.22%	-32.13%	-46.18%	-64.22%	-80.67%	-38.57%	$285.82	$111.55	49.28%	29.97%	0.79	2,826,000	-15.21%
BCE	BCE INC	$21.68	-0.09%	1.78%	0.79%	-8.83%	-16.07%	-7.07%	-49.84%	-56.40%	-54.85%	$26.52	$20.87	18.25%	3.88%	0.26	4,319,000	11.98%
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$33.58	0.00%	-2.30%	-9.27%	-25.48%	-26.04%	-13.99%	318.70%	66.57%	7.90%	$49.12	$32.94	31.64%	1.94%	0.64	481,000	-8.21%
IQST	IQSTEL INC	$1.04	-1.89%	1.96%	-10.34%	-27.78%	-61.76%	-88.58%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.05	$0.87	88.51%	19.54%	1.03	1,352,000	-1.96%
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$11.99	1.44%	4.99%	-20.49%	-23.78%	0.17%	-18.32%	-35.78%	-76.29%	-70.62%	$17.33	$9.67	30.81%	24.06%	0.70	714,000	-19.05%
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$33.85	-0.67%	3.42%	4.15%	-7.08%	-8.19%	1.35%	-22.68%	-33.67%	-23.10%	$41.14	$31.38	17.72%	7.87%	0.39	1,363,000	4.85%
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.38	-2.74%	0.63%	-16.93%	-27.83%	-28.56%	43.37%	256.42%	-49.12%	-79.43%	$11.95	$3.61	46.61%	76.73%	1.59	10,486,000	-23.47%
TU	TELUS CORP	$9.56	-11.23%	-6.46%	-9.56%	-23.70%	-30.62%	-40.62%	-46.26%	-56.68%	-42.60%	$16.72	$9.22	42.82%	3.68%	0.36	32,516,000	181.65%
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$13.50	1.96%	13.73%	-2.74%	-40.40%	-45.37%	-70.39%	-77.96%	-82.53%	-68.91%	$45.82	$10.93	70.54%	23.57%	0.85	922,000	-5.05%
OPTU	OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$0.76	2.97%	-5.46%	-47.45%	-51.77%	-52.08%	-70.69%	-77.52%	-97.56%	N/A	$2.79	$0.58	72.69%	30.70%	1.44	2,298,000	-30.93%
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$0.27	13.92%	1.89%	-28.57%	-73.27%	-80.99%	-83.33%	-95.44%	-95.57%	N/A	$2.20	$0.23	87.73%	20.00%	1.01	918,000	207.02%
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$47.34	-0.63%	3.41%	-13.69%	21.17%	139.45%	93.54%	-9.91%	12.88%	436.73%	$57.18	$15.65	17.21%	202.59%	0.93	1,290,000	-16.45%
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$34.06	2.19%	17.98%	2.34%	-11.37%	-31.37%	-44.28%	-61.66%	-80.30%	-45.84%	$65.40	$26.14	47.92%	30.30%	0.84	201,000	-3.37%
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$10.61	1.63%	9.49%	-6.68%	-8.38%	-3.89%	5.89%	-42.86%	-60.25%	-66.89%	$13.52	$9.43	21.52%	12.57%	0.78	2,918,000	-7.01%
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$8.15	0.62%	8.38%	3.95%	0.37%	4.89%	15.60%	-2.98%	-38.54%	N/A	$9.04	$4.77	9.85%	70.86%	1.02	512,000	-28.59%
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$8.20	0.00%	-0.36%	-0.49%	-0.12%	-6.07%	26.15%	1.23%	N/A	N/A	$8.95	$5.71	8.38%	43.61%	0.87	395,000	28.25%
AD	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$34.84	-0.40%	-0.11%	-3.92%	-29.89%	-28.12%	-52.23%	96.73%	5.86%	-12.70%	$79.17	$33.71	55.99%	3.35%	0.47	81,000	-25.69%
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$83.38	4.11%	5.64%	2.57%	1.31%	37.18%	254.96%	414.69%	302.80%	375.10%	$84.70	$23.25	1.55%	258.62%	1.46	2,282,000	57.60%
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$0.86	-1.04%	-6.11%	-8.51%	-28.33%	-47.24%	-66.27%	-72.61%	-87.92%	N/A	$4.19	$0.78	79.47%	10.26%	0.52	700	-56.25%
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$2.97	-4.50%	-6.60%	29.69%	8.79%	-11.61%	-35.20%	N/A	N/A	N/A	$7.47	$1.51	60.24%	96.69%	2.19	6,600	8.20%
ELWT	ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC	$8.15	-6.75%	12.26%	13.67%	17.86%	59.02%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$9.72	$4.11	16.15%	98.30%	0.22	24,100	86.82%

Telecom Stocks FAQ

What are the best telecom stocks to buy right now in Aug 2026?

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 53 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: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 21 points higher than the telecom industry average of 26.

OOMA passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 91.12% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 98 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $23.50, an upside of 8.05% from Ooma's current stock price of $21.75.

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. Idt (NYSE:IDT)

Idt (NYSE:IDT) is the #2 top telecom stock out of 53 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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Idt (NYSE:IDT) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 7 points higher than the telecom industry average of 26.

IDT passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Idt has seen its stock return 11.8% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 19 percentage points.

3. Telecom Argentina Sa (NYSE:TEO)

Telecom Argentina Sa (NYSE:TEO) is the #3 top telecom stock out of 53 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 Telecom Argentina Sa (NYSE:TEO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Telecom Argentina Sa (NYSE:TEO) has a Due Diligence Score of 10, which is -16 points lower than the telecom industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TEO as a "B".

TEO passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Telecom Argentina Sa has seen its stock return 51.52% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 59 percentage points.

Telecom Argentina Sa has an average 1 year price target of $15.07, an upside of 7.62% from Telecom Argentina Sa's current stock price of $14.00.

Telecom Argentina Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Telecom Argentina Sa, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 33.33% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the telecom stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 12.18%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.64%.

Liberty Capital's dividend payout ratio of -26.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.96%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.64%. 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.

3. Telus (NYSE:TU)

Telus (NYSE:TU) has an annual dividend yield of 6.44%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.64%. Telus's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Telus's dividend has 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.

Why are telecom stocks up?

Telecom stocks were up 0.34% in the last day, and up 4.51% 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 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 PHI a Valuation Rating of "A".

Pldt's stock has dropped -14.69% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -8 percentage points.

2. Kt (NYSE:KT)

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 38 points higher than the telecom industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kt's stock has dropped -10.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -3 percentage points.

3. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) 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.

Cable One 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 CABO a Valuation Rating of "B".

Cable One's stock has dropped -68.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -62 percentage points.

Are telecom stocks a good buy now?

37.5% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 30.8% over the next year.

2.38% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.43% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.9% are rated C (Hold), 11.9% are rated D (Sell), and 2.38% 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 2.61x.

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Telecom Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Idt (NYSE:IDT)

3. Telecom Argentina Sa (NYSE:TEO)

1. Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

3. Telus (NYSE:TU)

1. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

2. Kt (NYSE:KT)

3. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

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1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Idt (NYSE:IDT)

3. Telecom Argentina Sa (NYSE:TEO)

1. Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

3. Telus (NYSE:TU)

1. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

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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.