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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.

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:

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) 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 Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 8 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27.

TIMB passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 59.96% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 77 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $23.87, an upside of 4.63% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $22.81.

Tim Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Tim Sa, 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.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) 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 Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -1 points lower than the telecom industry average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OOMA as a "A".

OOMA passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock lose -10.11% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 7 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, an upside of 60.61% from Ooma's current stock price of $11.83.

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.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is the #3 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 Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is 1 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27.

IHS passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ihs Holding has seen its stock return 115.1% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 133 percentage points.

Ihs Holding has an average 1 year price target of $9.85, an upside of 53.67% from Ihs Holding's current stock price of $6.41.

Ihs Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Ihs Holding, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 16 telecom stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 telecom stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co (NASDAQ:SHEN) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the telecom industry average of 3.98%. Shenandoah Telecommunications Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Shenandoah Telecommunications Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Shenandoah Telecommunications Co's dividend payout ratio of -14.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 16.13%, which is 12 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.

Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) has an annual dividend yield of 7.33%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.98%. Millicom International Cellular Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Millicom International Cellular Sa's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Millicom International Cellular Sa's dividend payout ratio of 44.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Telecom stocks were down -2.53% in the last day, and down -4.01% over the last week. Cogent Communications Holdings was the among the top losers in the telecom services industry, dropping -34.86% yesterday.

Cogent Communications Holdings shares are trading lower after the company reported mixed Q3 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 29, which is 8 points higher than the telecom industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veon's stock has gained 36.24% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 54 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 43, which is 22 points higher than the telecom industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pldt's stock has dropped -17.93% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the telecom industry.

Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) 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.

Millicom International Cellular Sa has a valuation score of 14, which is -7 points higher than the telecom industry average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TIGO a Valuation Rating of "A".

Millicom International Cellular Sa's stock has gained 77.74% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 95 percentage points.

42.86% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 28.69% over the next year.

12.77% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.02% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.19% are rated C (Hold), 10.64% are rated D (Sell), and 6.38% are rated F (Strong Sell).