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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 +28.50% 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

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 71.11% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 85 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $23.50, an upside of 13.69% from Ooma's current stock price of $20.67.

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.

Telecom Argentina Sa (NYSE:TEO) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Telecom Argentina Sa (NYSE:TEO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Telecom Argentina Sa (NYSE:TEO) has a Due Diligence Score of 10, which is -16 points lower than the telecom industry average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TEO as a "A".

TEO passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Telecom Argentina Sa has seen its stock return 46.76% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 61 percentage points.

Telecom Argentina Sa has an average 1 year price target of $15.07, an upside of 14.84% from Telecom Argentina Sa's current stock price of $13.12.

Telecom Argentina Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Telecom Argentina Sa, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 33.33% 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 +17.17% 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: C.

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 return 11.12% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 25 percentage points.

Out of 23 telecom stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 telecom stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 13.04%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.73%.

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 9.8%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.73%. 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.

Verizon (NYSE:VZ) has an annual dividend yield of 6.41%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.73%. Verizon's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Verizon's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Verizon's dividend payout ratio of 67.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Telecom stocks were down -0.47% in the last day, and down -0.08% over the last week. Liberty Global was the among the top losers in the telecom services industry, dropping -2.98% yesterday.

Liberty Global shares are trading lower amid possible sympathy with Netflix after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 sales results, issued Q3 guidance below estimates and narrowed its FY26 sales guidance with its midpoint below estimates.

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 -16.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -2 percentage points.

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) is the second most undervalued telecom stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. 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 "B".

Cable One's stock has dropped -68.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -54 percentage points.

Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) is the third most undervalued telecom stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Charter Communications has a valuation score of 71, which is 54 points higher than the telecom industry average of 17. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Charter Communications's stock has dropped -65.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -51 percentage points.

37.5% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 26.58% over the next year.

4.76% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.19% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.52% are rated C (Hold), 9.52% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).