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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 C and is the 69th 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	$14.40	426,000	-40.17%	12.72	12.16	11.90	11.64	12.01	77.90	91.30	92.33	98.09	99.36	0.52	0.24	0.29	0.81
TIMB	TIM SA	$25.45	284,000	2.90%	26.58	26.26	23.52	22.90	21.34	49.99	37.90	40.47	8.21	8.21	0.64	0.93	-0.30	0.51
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	$15.78	1,213,000	49.20%	16.29	15.94	14.14	13.32	12.45	54.20	44.51	46.41	9.42	9.42	0.53	0.67	-0.14	0.42
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$69.28	1,272,000	1.44%	70.59	68.18	61.65	55.94	49.07	56.15	62.19	71.83	23.92	42.09	2.87	2.93	-0.06	0.70
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	$23.73	2,728,000	49.89%	24.97	24.16	22.14	22.22	20.46	50.40	36.17	55.06	6.76	15.87	0.78	0.93	-0.15	0.46
KT	KT CORP	$22.01	2,352,000	-17.65%	23.35	23.30	21.11	19.80	19.95	44.17	29.19	34.97	2.76	2.76	0.45	0.80	-0.35	0.46
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$11.20	24,000	-50.41%	11.40	11.69	12.36	12.82	13.15	39.05	27.76	31.27	63.03	72.21	-0.30	-0.31	0.01	0.45
IDT	IDT CORP	$51.44	150,000	16.28%	50.93	49.81	50.00	50.10	55.91	59.00	80.52	88.81	71.77	85.91	0.65	0.35	0.30	0.97
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	$6.08	998,000	-57.17%	6.64	6.77	6.35	6.09	6.01	30.61	10.00	14.72	0.00	0.00	-0.03	0.09	-0.13	0.48
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	$7.06	340,000	-10.99%	6.22	6.21	6.60	6.59	6.31	62.65	91.92	88.45	99.30	99.30	0.00	-0.14	0.14	1.16
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	$24.18	123,000	-62.61%	28.04	27.73	24.86	21.75	18.91	37.39	36.04	62.38	22.90	38.34	0.64	1.19	-0.55	0.53
VEON	VEON LTD	$54.00	324,000	227.27%	55.00	54.53	53.82	52.06	51.89	48.69	31.97	39.03	25.50	27.54	0.19	0.41	-0.22	0.84
KYIV	KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD	$11.88	517,000	0.19%	11.95	12.26	12.42	12.89	12.15	45.47	32.83	35.78	38.92	42.03	-0.14	-0.13	-0.01	0.46
PHI	PLDT INC	$22.46	56,000	-6.67%	23.55	23.76	22.87	21.76	21.61	36.36	12.55	17.39	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.23	-0.23	0.42
BCE	BCE INC	$26.06	3,392,000	-14.67%	26.08	25.87	24.97	24.12	23.78	56.25	66.39	76.98	43.02	68.97	0.31	0.35	-0.04	0.29
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	$2.84	1,111,000	7.86%	3.01	3.16	3.12	2.93	2.67	35.93	32.98	28.65	19.44	13.41	-0.09	-0.03	-0.06	1.04
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$2.15	617,000	-8.05%	2.26	2.14	2.53	2.85	3.36	41.99	61.08	74.14	68.07	79.90	-0.07	-0.10	0.04	1.52
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	$19.23	694,000	-18.45%	20.74	20.82	21.17	20.92	19.47	31.07	12.65	19.42	0.00	0.00	-0.33	-0.15	-0.18	0.49
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$40.23	745,000	7.19%	39.92	38.94	37.73	37.76	35.15	62.48	78.23	81.58	55.53	63.30	0.86	0.72	0.14	0.39
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$111.33	100,000	-27.54%	101.87	104.61	99.19	116.22	132.50	57.69	86.35	81.71	72.87	67.58	2.60	1.32	1.28	0.79
ELWT	ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC	$7.15	113,000	151.11%	7.11	6.42	5.70	N/A	N/A	61.49	57.33	57.97	20.37	25.03	0.44	0.40	0.04	-0.20
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	$28.71	2,497,000	-30.06%	30.39	30.55	26.13	23.26	22.61	47.95	31.03	34.41	10.07	10.07	0.90	1.46	-0.56	0.40
T	AT&T INC	$28.64	26,609,000	-20.37%	28.35	28.18	25.98	25.59	26.84	63.29	83.62	77.18	43.39	41.86	0.74	0.79	-0.05	0.34
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$56.44	683,000	35.52%	60.68	59.85	61.29	58.80	43.25	41.78	34.47	48.20	26.11	39.77	-0.41	-0.25	-0.17	1.49
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$51.12	23,472,000	-14.60%	50.22	49.26	44.24	42.30	42.71	74.03	93.20	92.96	56.29	47.35	1.93	1.99	-0.06	0.24
GLIBA	GCI LIBERTY INC	$38.01	46,000	106.28%	38.99	39.07	38.20	36.41	N/A	45.31	23.83	28.88	7.35	8.63	0.14	0.38	-0.25	0.51
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$24.01	1,121,000	-38.13%	23.84	22.80	20.64	19.06	22.07	59.48	76.52	84.05	40.30	58.04	1.08	1.07	0.00	0.91
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	$14.51	3,694,000	8.30%	15.21	15.37	14.47	13.28	12.18	41.18	20.27	23.06	4.68	4.68	0.08	0.28	-0.19	0.54
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$232.24	1,493,000	-9.95%	230.45	233.91	215.23	217.28	271.88	56.02	43.42	37.73	19.60	17.10	4.41	5.67	-1.27	0.83
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$42.92	113,000	-45.15%	43.26	42.86	42.37	42.27	43.37	51.86	52.06	64.86	9.44	29.91	0.26	0.29	-0.03	0.23
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$15.28	426,000	-14.29%	14.24	13.56	12.34	11.98	12.76	77.21	87.05	89.46	72.05	72.87	0.82	0.63	0.18	0.72
GOGO	GOGO INC	$5.23	2,383,000	16.59%	4.73	4.46	4.61	6.01	9.14	64.34	90.45	92.99	95.64	98.55	0.14	-0.01	0.14	1.12
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$14.16	21,700	-63.53%	15.19	15.05	14.35	13.07	10.50	44.79	15.59	15.98	19.10	15.06	0.08	0.28	-0.21	1.08
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.62	9,246,000	7.79%	7.03	7.50	7.89	8.21	6.48	36.01	15.09	16.95	8.21	10.47	-0.36	-0.28	-0.08	1.51
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$357.06	207,000	-17.86%	367.90	365.42	340.15	349.14	306.38	49.90	54.62	66.73	19.20	34.54	7.28	8.75	-1.47	0.96
AD	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$49.03	162,000	-16.49%	48.78	49.29	51.24	49.97	55.44	47.36	50.39	46.32	68.65	62.86	-0.44	-0.56	0.13	0.51
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	$221.57	3,482,000	-35.89%	218.73	214.46	202.56	206.60	222.91	64.58	67.44	70.27	39.34	33.11	5.44	5.43	0.00	0.48
OPTU	OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$1.49	1,438,000	-17.88%	1.47	1.55	1.65	1.83	2.11	41.37	34.71	28.84	72.35	64.86	-0.05	-0.06	0.01	1.46
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$39.60	455,000	53.20%	37.41	34.40	28.18	24.31	24.03	75.81	94.16	91.63	49.89	42.06	3.17	3.01	0.16	0.69
TU	TELUS CORP	$13.70	5,431,000	-29.06%	13.65	13.76	13.59	13.79	14.96	49.95	69.87	57.75	80.89	67.56	0.00	0.00	-0.00	0.39
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$44.91	719,000	22.07%	44.72	45.38	43.95	41.33	39.37	50.89	42.12	37.91	31.87	24.69	0.16	0.34	-0.18	0.67
IQST	IQSTEL INC	$1.88	72,000	120.18%	2.00	2.04	2.54	3.66	6.08	38.35	27.78	32.59	62.55	64.66	-0.18	-0.21	0.03	1.44
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$23.07	918,000	-35.58%	20.54	22.98	22.95	25.70	34.56	51.86	53.41	50.28	56.76	53.37	-0.52	-0.65	0.13	0.77
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$1.17	78,000	-22.00%	1.19	1.16	1.22	1.34	1.64	48.21	53.33	63.56	51.20	62.67	-0.00	-0.01	0.01	0.97
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$7.98	434,000	90.35%	7.93	7.96	7.64	7.93	7.39	53.29	55.28	50.61	71.11	56.68	0.07	0.06	0.00	1.09
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$1.97	9,700	31.08%	2.06	2.39	2.87	2.95	3.59	37.57	5.40	5.02	14.86	7.24	-0.32	-0.29	-0.03	2.90
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$8.98	60,000	-68.91%	7.43	6.22	5.33	4.65	3.54	90.62	99.12	99.28	97.73	98.34	1.09	0.69	0.40	0.75
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$2.76	26,500	24.41%	3.85	4.51	6.23	8.00	16.18	25.92	10.92	9.07	2.52	1.68	-0.83	-0.69	-0.14	1.74
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$8.08	1,359,000	-63.65%	8.00	8.11	7.86	7.36	6.88	52.55	38.24	25.38	73.16	50.27	0.03	0.05	-0.02	0.93
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$12.54	1,373,000	-30.59%	12.73	12.23	11.41	11.21	10.95	57.49	70.12	70.41	49.39	55.21	0.42	0.42	-0.00	0.82
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$1.65	2,800	115.38%	1.67	1.67	1.68	1.89	2.15	48.31	37.13	39.68	11.11	12.41	-0.01	-0.00	-0.00	0.55
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	$31.91	20,088,000	-17.00%	31.33	31.52	30.05	29.06	31.35	60.63	69.88	54.12	69.13	50.20	0.42	0.47	-0.05	0.71
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$54.07	119,000	-32.39%	53.60	54.34	49.98	50.24	62.99	56.52	44.32	38.39	21.90	19.56	1.07	1.35	-0.28	0.89

Telecom Stocks FAQ

What are the best telecom stocks to buy right now in Mar 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 20 points higher than the telecom industry average of 26.

OOMA passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 4.96% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 12 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 25% from Ooma's current stock price of $14.40.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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. 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: B, and AI: A.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) 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 TIMB as a "A".

TIMB passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 79.48% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 87 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $25.53, an upside of 0.33% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $25.45.

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. Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV)

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) 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 Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -2 points lower than the telecom industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VIV as a "A".

VIV passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Telefonica Brasil Sa has seen its stock return 86.97% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 94 percentage points.

What are the telecom stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 17 telecom stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 telecom stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the telecom industry average of 3.66%. Cable One's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Cable One's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cable One's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its 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 13.31%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.66%. 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 -80.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 7.57%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.66%.

Gci Liberty's dividend payout ratio of -28.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are telecom stocks down?

Telecom stocks were down -0.5% in the last day, and down -0.64% 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. 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 29, which is 7 points higher than the telecom industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pldt's stock has dropped -8.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -1 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 29, which is 7 points higher than the telecom industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kt's stock has gained 22.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 30 percentage points.

3. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

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 -8 points higher than the telecom industry average of 22. 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 -59.48% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -52 percentage points.

Are telecom stocks a good buy now?

44.12% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 18.7% over the next year.

15.91% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.64% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.55% are rated C (Hold), 13.64% are rated D (Sell), and 2.27% 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 11.31x.

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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. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

3. Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV)

1. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

3. Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

1. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

2. Kt (NYSE:KT)

3. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

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Telecom Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

3. Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV)

1. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

3. Gci Liberty (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

1. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)

2. Kt (NYSE:KT)

3. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)

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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.