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

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 39.14% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 51 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $23.50, an upside of 37.43% from Ooma's current stock price of $17.10.

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.

America Movil Sab De CV (NYSE:AMX) is the #2 top telecom stock out of 54 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 America Movil Sab De CV (NYSE:AMX) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: A.

America Movil Sab De CV (NYSE:AMX) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -7 points lower than the telecom industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AMX as a "B".

AMX passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. America Movil Sab De CV has seen its stock return 53.75% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 66 percentage points.

America Movil Sab De CV has an average 1 year price target of $27.43, an upside of 3.68% from America Movil Sab De CV's current stock price of $26.46.

America Movil Sab De CV stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering America Movil Sab De CV, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% 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 54 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: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Idt (NYSE:IDT) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 9 points higher than the telecom industry average of 26.

IDT passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Idt has seen its stock lose -16.13% over the past year, underperforming other telecom stocks by -4 percentage points.

Out of 22 telecom stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 telecom stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Array Digital Infrastructure (NYSE:AD) has an annual dividend yield of 28.31%, which is 23 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 5.06%.

Array Digital Infrastructure's dividend payout ratio of 1,374% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 13.7%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 5.06%.

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

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.58%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 5.06%. 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.

Telecom stocks were down -0.59% in the last day, and down -2.79% over the last week.

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

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:

Kt (NYSE:KT) 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.

Kt has a valuation score of 57, which is 40 points higher than the telecom industry average of 17. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kt's stock has dropped -7.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 5 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 -3 points higher than the telecom industry average of 17. 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 -19.43% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -8 percentage points.

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) 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.

Cable One has a valuation score of 14, which is -3 points higher than the telecom industry average of 17. 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 "A".

Cable One's stock has dropped -67.48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -56 percentage points.

34.38% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 37.43% over the next year.

2.33% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.26% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.47% are rated C (Hold), 6.98% are rated D (Sell), and 6.98% are rated F (Strong Sell).