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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 46th 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	$11.98	145,000	-11.59%	11.63	11.45	12.04	12.41	13.31	55.32	88.04	80.14	97.63	94.17	-0.06	-0.18	0.12	0.79
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$7.43	637,000	46.44%	7.01	6.77	6.27	5.80	4.67	67.16	75.65	62.18	44.36	26.07	0.25	0.23	0.02	0.90
TIMB	TIM SA	$21.22	255,000	-12.97%	20.63	20.00	19.43	18.05	15.84	68.96	87.48	81.54	40.98	34.31	0.55	0.48	0.07	0.54
VEON	VEON LTD	$57.90	94,000	-25.40%	58.84	56.14	50.37	48.73	44.70	55.58	65.71	68.36	39.58	52.26	2.22	2.30	-0.08	0.81
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$47.81	1,018,000	-13.07%	45.20	43.03	40.19	36.98	31.90	75.98	98.75	95.75	100.00	94.33	1.95	1.58	0.38	0.73
KT	KT CORP	$20.97	1,068,000	-12.53%	20.63	20.46	20.57	19.69	18.28	57.46	70.74	74.30	66.48	71.64	0.07	0.02	0.05	0.47
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	$6.06	73,000	-33.64%	6.06	5.94	5.87	5.51	5.56	52.53	53.80	50.37	22.71	30.37	0.07	0.07	0.00	1.08
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$13.26	91,000	-31.06%	13.13	13.19	13.25	12.69	12.51	50.40	46.22	39.23	69.06	51.48	-0.07	-0.08	0.01	0.42
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	$20.04	1,418,000	-59.51%	19.29	18.84	18.09	17.29	15.92	75.55	93.15	91.31	95.48	87.69	0.50	0.40	0.10	0.49
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	$6.08	560,000	-38.80%	5.96	5.84	5.85	5.99	6.43	60.07	90.25	84.29	83.17	77.85	0.05	0.02	0.03	0.49
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$3.93	352,000	-30.71%	3.90	3.83	3.93	3.73	3.93	52.60	58.33	44.55	58.23	45.66	-0.01	-0.01	0.01	1.50
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$44.23	15,880,000	-16.90%	44.28	43.55	42.84	43.16	42.42	58.43	66.93	75.67	67.45	84.05	0.55	0.44	0.11	0.28
IDT	IDT CORP	$63.18	114,000	-30.91%	62.47	60.78	62.23	58.78	53.94	60.02	86.31	82.83	80.92	76.20	0.69	0.30	0.39	1.01
AD	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$53.45	230,000	-40.72%	67.39	70.18	67.36	65.72	64.83	25.33	14.19	20.09	7.89	8.47	-2.88	-0.02	-2.86	0.53
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	$12.80	514,000	-50.81%	12.42	12.02	11.51	10.55	9.55	76.08	92.92	91.68	77.22	67.06	0.37	0.33	0.04	0.43
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$26.74	446,000	-31.80%	26.48	25.81	25.43	22.43	24.28	55.24	35.49	33.71	38.87	32.54	0.33	0.40	-0.08	1.47
T	AT&T INC	$28.74	19,402,000	-42.93%	28.86	28.30	28.01	27.72	26.01	57.21	73.01	83.57	59.81	80.03	0.35	0.29	0.06	0.36
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$44.55	86,000	-41.50%	45.17	44.74	44.98	43.44	40.91	46.75	45.43	69.56	26.17	54.61	0.17	0.18	-0.01	0.22
BCE	BCE INC	$25.22	3,150,000	-11.86%	25.39	24.53	23.71	22.77	23.62	61.05	83.54	87.41	77.42	89.32	0.55	0.50	0.05	0.34
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$35.50	616,000	-18.30%	35.18	34.41	32.58	29.15	29.85	69.62	89.38	89.03	95.03	95.74	0.84	0.84	-0.00	0.44
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	$251.74	4,296,000	7.80%	254.23	247.74	238.36	242.70	242.15	57.68	70.73	80.93	46.19	71.62	4.96	4.74	0.22	0.57
PHI	PLDT INC	$23.04	106,000	65.63%	22.81	22.96	22.39	22.60	22.71	55.17	48.21	31.44	42.93	24.15	0.07	0.11	-0.04	0.40
GOGO	GOGO INC	$11.12	1,353,000	-39.95%	11.99	13.35	14.35	11.87	9.86	31.90	3.49	5.34	10.26	12.56	-0.94	-0.72	-0.22	1.17
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	$34.01	17,148,000	-32.14%	33.38	32.84	34.19	34.33	36.24	54.95	88.99	86.20	94.42	90.62	-0.07	-0.34	0.26	0.78
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$265.21	513,000	109.39%	266.84	262.64	240.73	224.72	210.86	59.59	35.59	34.20	16.37	8.48	7.51	9.19	-1.68	0.94
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$9.00	156,000	129.41%	8.44	7.85	6.08	5.31	4.49	71.74	71.12	64.54	14.70	7.31	0.75	0.77	-0.02	1.09
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	$2.49	1,022,000	-25.89%	2.42	2.48	2.35	2.12	2.02	55.14	55.85	37.34	66.52	41.73	0.03	0.03	-0.01	1.11
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	$20.13	582,000	39.23%	19.95	18.96	17.61	16.78	16.42	73.10	66.13	64.31	34.19	32.10	0.75	0.70	0.04	0.52
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	$11.87	3,038,000	-32.62%	11.75	11.45	11.03	10.29	9.54	69.84	91.54	93.70	85.35	91.96	0.25	0.23	0.02	0.56
GLIBA	GCI LIBERTY INC	$38.00	58,000	-1.69%	36.02	35.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	50.97	92.63	92.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.53
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$38.57	1,704,000	43.43%	38.91	38.60	37.41	36.30	35.64	51.37	56.71	60.17	61.96	82.58	0.35	0.41	-0.07	0.69
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	$22.07	270,000	4.25%	22.36	22.35	22.47	21.89	21.88	44.52	14.14	26.50	15.94	20.10	-0.03	0.02	-0.05	0.47
TU	TELUS CORP	$16.50	3,166,000	5.85%	16.41	16.19	16.24	15.83	15.30	58.76	85.44	88.57	92.34	97.45	0.09	0.04	0.05	0.43
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	$15.91	37,000	-9.76%	15.72	16.12	16.76	16.52	17.43	45.77	52.97	45.53	97.41	91.44	-0.36	-0.38	0.02	0.55
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$24.83	1,287,000	-23.53%	24.65	24.48	27.88	26.59	27.99	43.00	66.82	54.03	86.19	75.09	-0.90	-1.12	0.21	0.96
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$273.44	1,202,000	-33.99%	268.25	267.05	340.10	360.66	363.69	36.56	76.86	73.20	96.70	98.24	-19.77	-25.48	5.71	0.85
TEF	TELEFONICA S A	$5.38	407,000	-37.58%	5.55	5.42	5.32	5.15	4.74	47.78	33.67	57.53	0.31	32.83	0.06	0.08	-0.01	0.45
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.69	8,976,000	-19.15%	4.44	4.20	4.30	4.05	4.94	60.80	72.31	69.35	76.90	73.84	0.09	0.02	0.07	1.28
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$162.85	119,000	-19.05%	154.63	145.58	138.34	168.52	249.97	61.60	90.09	86.06	88.94	86.19	5.96	3.86	2.10	0.80
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$3.95	162,000	-3.57%	3.62	3.26	2.55	1.92	1.65	65.80	62.77	52.56	27.28	15.80	0.33	0.34	-0.01	0.46
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$22.37	162,000	-23.94%	22.02	21.85	23.62	26.59	30.24	49.84	64.39	52.61	97.26	86.43	-0.34	-0.56	0.22	0.70
ATUS	ALTICE USA INC	$2.37	2,014,000	-18.79%	2.31	2.34	2.38	2.39	2.51	49.73	71.59	57.01	91.52	80.18	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	1.40
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$1.72	237,000	37.79%	1.55	1.55	1.78	2.17	1.84	54.46	86.77	81.71	99.66	97.72	-0.05	-0.10	0.05	0.79
IQST	IQSTEL INC	$6.85	114,000	-5.00%	7.29	7.91	9.05	N/A	N/A	33.88	18.64	18.63	38.80	37.41	-0.67	-0.62	-0.05	0.58
FYBR	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT INC	$36.91	745,000	-62.81%	37.02	36.82	36.65	36.47	35.90	54.53	60.15	64.32	36.78	44.80	0.09	0.09	-0.00	0.85
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$13.23	266,000	-19.88%	12.75	13.05	13.92	13.16	12.74	49.36	81.71	59.70	100.00	89.75	-0.34	-0.41	0.07	0.72
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$38.30	1,091,000	-19.72%	36.36	39.07	45.12	48.16	61.94	42.69	52.24	50.38	99.15	98.86	-2.57	-3.08	0.51	0.74
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$0.39	91,000	-62.08%	0.41	0.42	0.43	N/A	N/A	41.40	11.57	23.87	31.94	35.01	-0.02	-0.02	-0.00	3.04
WOW	WIDEOPENWEST INC	$5.08	707,000	-40.44%	5.07	4.20	4.06	4.19	4.50	77.33	98.78	99.13	99.17	99.30	0.37	0.26	0.11	1.05
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$8.08	582,000	3.74%	7.77	7.49	6.70	5.96	6.39	73.85	68.86	64.80	40.53	31.21	0.38	0.37	0.01	1.14
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$2.39	6,500	-61.76%	2.28	2.29	2.41	2.42	2.28	52.23	43.09	26.02	65.40	44.96	-0.05	-0.06	0.00	0.72
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$0.47	276,000	367.80%	0.48	0.46	1.04	0.84	N/A	39.89	37.95	36.90	59.28	55.58	-0.14	-0.18	0.04	1.62
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$11.63	1,145,000	-35.67%	11.45	11.03	10.39	10.23	11.41	69.49	85.74	82.25	40.39	36.18	0.37	0.35	0.03	0.81
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$62.43	42,400	-58.02%	61.20	60.69	79.04	83.49	82.57	36.27	80.28	79.99	96.98	98.38	-4.77	-6.25	1.47	0.90

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: C.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -5 points lower than the telecom industry average of 25. 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 32.52% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 34 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $18.50, an upside of 54.42% from Ooma's current stock price of $11.98.

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. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) 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 Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is equal to the telecom industry average of 25.

IHS passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ihs Holding has seen its stock return 110.48% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 112 percentage points.

Ihs Holding has an average 1 year price target of $9.38, an upside of 26.18% from Ihs Holding's current stock price of $7.43.

Ihs Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Ihs Holding, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% 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 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 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 9 points higher than the telecom industry average of 25.

TIMB passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 29.39% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 31 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $20.17, a downside of -4.96% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $21.22.

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 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 3.56%. 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 0% 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 11.94%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.56%. 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. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 10.51%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.56%. 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 -0.51% in the last day, and down -0.47% over the last week.

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

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 11 points higher than the telecom industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veon's stock has gained 113.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 115 percentage points.

2. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) 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.

Millicom International Cellular Sa has a valuation score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the telecom industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millicom International Cellular Sa's stock has gained 79.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 81 percentage points.

3. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

Pldt (NYSE:PHI) 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.

Pldt has a valuation score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the telecom industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pldt's stock has dropped -17.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -16 percentage points.

Are telecom stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 36.35% 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), 55.32% are rated C (Hold), 6.38% 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 11.41x.

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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. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)

3. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

1. Chunghwa Telecom Co (NYSE:CHT)

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

3. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

1. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

2. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

3. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

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Telecom Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)

3. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

1. Chunghwa Telecom Co (NYSE:CHT)

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

3. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

1. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

2. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

3. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

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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.