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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.

Industry: Telecom Services

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Telecom is Zen Rated B and is the 55th 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
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$59.62	941,000	-32.59%	54.07	54.66	53.10	50.43	43.88	66.76	97.24	86.78	77.12	67.88	1.19	0.64	0.55	0.70
TIMB	TIM SA	$22.66	562,000	6.24%	21.19	20.55	21.62	21.69	19.92	65.97	93.33	92.46	95.32	95.32	0.20	-0.15	0.35	0.52
OOMA	OOMA INC	$12.00	173,000	10.90%	11.78	11.63	11.48	11.75	12.08	55.98	54.87	57.01	58.58	63.80	0.11	0.08	0.03	0.82
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	$13.00	845,000	-24.62%	12.35	12.13	12.45	12.41	11.52	64.42	77.02	62.46	78.62	64.21	0.07	-0.03	0.10	0.43
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$7.68	1,024,000	-32.36%	7.63	7.47	7.16	7.01	6.43	55.91	43.50	39.11	18.91	13.63	0.11	0.13	-0.01	0.91
IDT	IDT CORP	$49.58	192,000	52.38%	50.96	51.19	50.77	53.56	56.28	42.01	9.85	26.31	5.76	20.72	-0.23	0.03	-0.26	1.02
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	$20.74	2,264,000	-34.30%	20.44	20.58	21.59	21.40	19.40	48.87	65.94	46.74	100.00	77.78	-0.25	-0.33	0.08	0.46
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	$7.29	125,000	-22.84%	6.98	6.78	6.75	6.61	6.07	60.61	70.83	75.94	64.75	77.62	0.14	0.08	0.06	1.14
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	$22.94	32,000	10.34%	22.07	22.37	21.46	18.37	17.41	57.52	58.35	50.11	46.64	37.36	0.26	0.35	-0.09	0.53
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$12.46	88,000	-27.27%	12.84	13.04	13.02	13.48	13.10	34.18	10.89	16.42	0.00	3.82	-0.16	-0.09	-0.07	0.43
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	$6.12	714,000	-57.58%	5.84	5.75	5.77	5.82	5.90	67.29	97.63	95.39	99.35	99.78	0.06	0.00	0.06	0.49
KYIV	KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD	$12.98	1,050,000	120.13%	12.39	12.79	13.17	12.70	12.09	50.93	26.98	15.11	35.93	14.85	-0.33	-0.30	-0.03	0.43
KT	KT CORP	$19.63	1,657,000	0.91%	19.18	19.08	18.64	18.99	19.37	66.73	91.59	88.96	100.00	94.11	0.20	0.16	0.05	0.45
VEON	VEON LTD	$54.10	60,000	-24.05%	53.32	52.99	51.62	51.88	50.44	60.55	67.28	70.67	75.95	86.73	0.67	0.55	0.12	0.83
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$36.75	762,000	-22.32%	36.22	36.82	37.34	36.90	33.13	49.73	32.79	20.71	49.72	32.86	-0.31	-0.29	-0.02	0.39
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$2.65	352,000	-29.88%	2.78	2.85	2.90	3.33	3.53	33.61	17.08	26.58	22.38	38.10	-0.06	-0.05	-0.01	1.55
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$84.43	169,000	-20.66%	93.02	103.21	113.13	137.80	152.05	25.72	5.97	4.66	3.54	1.18	-9.84	-8.09	-1.75	0.83
BCE	BCE INC	$24.51	2,468,000	-26.44%	23.99	23.64	23.36	23.49	23.16	67.31	88.62	87.46	94.30	94.30	0.29	0.19	0.09	0.30
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$332.99	274,000	-32.51%	314.18	320.26	337.21	340.49	283.25	54.84	66.72	50.98	73.21	49.75	-5.75	-8.10	2.35	0.95
PHI	PLDT INC	$22.16	73,000	78.05%	22.11	21.85	21.70	20.48	21.53	56.40	67.69	71.37	58.59	65.66	0.21	0.18	0.03	0.42
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	$3.27	1,755,000	25.99%	3.01	2.99	2.91	2.78	2.46	70.02	81.32	67.25	86.18	73.40	0.06	0.04	0.02	1.06
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$19.62	2,149,000	-26.15%	19.18	18.42	17.54	18.35	22.45	63.87	74.37	74.96	62.44	65.91	0.54	0.45	0.09	0.95
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$42.33	181,000	54.70%	42.13	41.85	41.76	42.66	43.09	58.59	75.72	72.22	73.54	66.99	0.17	0.10	0.07	0.23
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	$28.89	44,865,000	-11.28%	28.37	28.83	28.06	29.47	31.88	53.31	39.74	36.65	36.97	32.06	-0.03	0.04	-0.07	0.73
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$60.81	558,000	-38.00%	61.59	62.52	62.62	51.09	36.84	47.31	27.49	34.26	5.44	15.85	-0.27	0.16	-0.43	1.54
ELWT	ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC	$6.19	49,000	115.86%	5.48	5.17	6.05	N/A	N/A	60.54	75.70	74.09	92.62	93.17	-0.01	-0.23	0.22	-1.43
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	$21.76	672,000	47.05%	21.56	21.34	21.38	20.30	18.59	56.66	76.62	79.86	74.40	79.51	0.15	0.10	0.05	0.49
GOGO	GOGO INC	$4.80	1,451,000	-44.89%	4.92	4.82	5.80	7.57	9.75	38.95	33.05	35.42	62.40	62.67	-0.26	-0.34	0.08	1.12
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$4.70	62,000	-27.49%	4.81	4.63	4.40	3.63	3.02	54.04	68.36	74.78	47.28	59.39	0.14	0.15	-0.01	0.77
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$39.24	21,132,000	-31.03%	39.64	40.00	40.44	41.19	42.16	41.48	15.73	19.38	28.36	30.99	-0.36	-0.25	-0.12	0.27
TU	TELUS CORP	$13.39	4,430,000	-59.34%	13.41	13.19	13.34	14.44	15.16	53.45	70.39	81.56	52.17	73.31	0.06	0.01	0.05	0.40
GLIBA	GCI LIBERTY INC	$37.68	27,700	9.06%	38.18	37.43	35.06	35.76	N/A	56.95	66.35	76.23	21.49	47.08	0.92	0.98	-0.06	0.55
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	$183.60	8,185,000	2.20%	191.92	196.08	202.10	216.73	229.57	28.38	5.75	9.60	0.00	6.62	-4.62	-3.30	-1.31	0.52
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	$13.60	5,567,000	46.35%	13.54	13.38	12.78	12.18	11.26	61.75	46.03	42.75	25.51	21.93	0.22	0.26	-0.03	0.53
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$8.39	9,996,000	-7.38%	8.18	7.98	8.23	7.60	5.84	53.75	60.41	69.20	63.10	75.50	0.04	-0.02	0.07	1.39
T	AT&T INC	$23.50	40,647,000	19.55%	23.70	24.15	24.74	25.99	26.86	36.52	16.29	20.16	31.03	34.09	-0.37	-0.32	-0.05	0.36
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$187.37	2,395,000	7.98%	198.95	203.69	204.24	231.16	294.85	32.60	6.30	7.76	6.38	6.77	-5.09	-2.79	-2.30	0.85
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$14.63	83,000	7.79%	14.29	13.29	12.06	12.29	8.84	61.77	63.46	63.89	32.45	33.96	0.73	0.64	0.09	1.20
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$23.95	257,000	-25.07%	23.64	22.92	21.56	21.41	23.87	59.19	79.28	88.71	74.33	90.64	0.85	0.67	0.18	0.70
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	$23.35	871,000	-30.87%	21.19	20.79	20.40	20.88	21.39	82.74	92.92	88.28	92.32	85.44	0.51	0.22	0.29	0.42
AD	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$58.17	386,000	-17.70%	55.16	54.50	50.66	50.32	57.87	66.58	86.40	81.09	67.48	67.89	1.67	1.39	0.28	0.53
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$43.97	786,000	-16.74%	42.97	41.81	39.89	39.35	37.84	65.42	82.10	87.54	58.79	78.51	1.26	1.02	0.24	0.68
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$11.66	314,000	4.67%	11.59	11.51	11.18	12.17	12.67	53.74	45.33	50.07	44.57	46.61	0.05	0.06	-0.01	0.74
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$23.72	716,000	-23.01%	23.08	22.31	21.03	30.48	39.09	55.66	86.25	84.65	91.27	93.40	0.20	-0.10	0.30	0.78
IQST	IQSTEL INC	$3.04	100,000	184.09%	2.90	2.97	3.68	4.91	N/A	45.06	49.21	36.60	96.02	93.13	-0.23	-0.30	0.07	1.12
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$1.18	204,000	-47.15%	1.21	1.29	1.35	1.48	1.82	41.96	13.98	11.53	24.81	21.37	-0.07	-0.05	-0.02	0.90
OPTU	OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$1.84	1,153,000	-36.16%	1.85	1.77	1.81	2.10	2.24	51.92	55.83	62.22	62.47	72.61	0.01	-0.00	0.02	1.47
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$0.20	480,000	-9.60%	0.24	0.27	0.28	0.36	0.60	40.77	8.01	9.55	0.96	2.47	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	1.74
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$2.93	490,000	463.22%	2.82	2.71	2.88	3.26	N/A	52.21	21.97	25.09	25.35	27.82	0.02	-0.02	0.03	2.99
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$1.71	4,200	-16.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.50
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$10.52	2,972,000	8.11%	10.56	10.83	10.97	11.16	10.70	41.31	17.44	14.76	18.70	6.50	-0.19	-0.14	-0.05	0.81
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$7.54	651,000	18.36%	7.21	7.31	7.93	7.97	6.98	50.29	85.71	81.52	94.13	96.09	-0.17	-0.24	0.07	1.12
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$43.57	156,000	24.80%	46.19	47.27	47.23	53.18	68.10	33.68	6.77	7.61	6.34	6.74	-1.12	-0.58	-0.54	0.91

Telecom Stocks FAQ

What are the best telecom stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the telecom industry average of 28.

TIGO passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Millicom International Cellular Sa has seen its stock return 117.19% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 129 percentage points.

Millicom International Cellular Sa has an average 1 year price target of $59.93, an upside of 0.52% from Millicom International Cellular Sa's current stock price of $59.62.

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

2. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is the #2 top telecom stock out of 53 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: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 7 points higher than the telecom industry average of 28.

TIMB passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 80.99% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 93 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $24.70, an upside of 9% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $22.66.

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.

3. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #3 top telecom stock out of 53 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 16 points higher than the telecom industry average of 28.

OOMA passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock lose -14.95% over the past year, underperforming other telecom stocks by -3 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, an upside of 58.33% from Ooma's current stock price of $12.00.

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.

What are the telecom stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 12.86%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.96%. 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 -99.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 7.64%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.96%.

3. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) has an annual dividend yield of 7.13%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.96%. Millicom International Cellular Sa's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Millicom International Cellular Sa's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Millicom International Cellular Sa's dividend payout ratio of 68.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are telecom stocks up?

Telecom stocks were up 1.38% in the last day, and down -0.15% 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. Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR)

Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) 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.

Charter Communications has a valuation score of 100, which is 75 points higher than the telecom industry average of 25. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Charter Communications's stock has dropped -46.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -35 percentage points.

2. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

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 57, which is 32 points higher than the telecom industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pldt's stock has dropped -1.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 11 percentage points.

3. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) 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.

Comcast has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the telecom industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Comcast's stock has dropped -21.86% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -10 percentage points.

Are telecom stocks a good buy now?

43.24% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 34.44% over the next year.

14.89% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.02% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.94% are rated C (Hold), 10.64% are rated D (Sell), and 8.51% 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 10.24x.

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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.

Telecom Stocks FAQ

1. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

2. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

3. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

2. Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

3. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

1. Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR)

2. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

3. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

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Sectors & IndustriesCommunication ServicesTelecom ServicesBest 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.

Telecom Stocks FAQ

1. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

2. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

3. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

2. Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

3. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

1. Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR)

2. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

3. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

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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.