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.

Industry: Telecom Services
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Telecom is Zen Rated C and is the 84th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
OOMA
OOMA INC
$600.85M11.60%5.20%6.91%13.30%1.300.9561.50%3.60%3.47%
VEON
VEON LTD
$5.06B4.20%0.60%13.87%11.30%5.520.9787.10%1.20%18.77%
ATNI
ATN INTERNATIONAL INC
$440.84M34.30%9.60%16.38%13.70%1.781.6356.90%22.50%34.51%
IDT
IDT CORP
$1.68B24.70%12.30%26.27%-2,918.30%0.871.9237.40%6.40%8.03%
SKM
SK TELECOM CO LTD
$14.03B2.90%1.20%4.99%4.30%1.261.1973.50%2.10%6.94%
KYIV
KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD
$3.01B12.40%7.60%17.56%26.10%0.631.2688.80%12.70%24.53%
TLK
PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK
$13.21B12.90%6.00%13.73%11.70%1.060.8371.90%11.90%19.92%
VIV
TELEFONICA BRASIL SA
$37.07B8.80%4.90%9.49%14.50%0.79N/A44.80%10.30%16.53%
AMX
AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV
$66.38B22.70%4.60%15.10%11.40%3.790.7462.10%8.80%20.88%
CXDO
CREXENDO INC
$202.52M6.20%5.00%5.50%38.80%0.292.0662.80%5.30%5.72%
TIMB
TIM SA
$8.69B17.10%7.60%N/A14.30%1.38N/A53.90%16.20%29.71%
SIFY
SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$968.94M-7.00%-1.60%5.29%3.20%3.790.7440.20%-3.00%6.70%
TEO
TELECOM ARGENTINA SA
$5.61B-2.80%-1.20%4.16%6.10%1.400.4866.80%-2.00%6.39%
TV
GRUPO TELEVISA SAB
$1.47B-9.40%-3.80%3.13%2.70%1.352.1438.20%-15.60%10.65%
KT
KT CORP
$9.50B10.20%4.00%9.83%8.50%1.341.19100.00%6.00%10.74%
ECHO
ECHOSTAR CORP
$26.18B-69.80%-13.40%-18.38%-28.50%1.785.2029.50%-38.70%-44.66%
VOD
VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO
$40.43B-0.10%0.00%1.66%1.50%1.491.1331.50%-0.10%4.34%
KVHI
KVH INDUSTRIES INC
$134.06M-4.50%-3.90%-4.30%-8.10%0.167.0725.10%-4.70%-4.62%
TMUS
T-MOBILE US INC
$177.45B18.20%4.90%9.39%9.30%2.800.9262.20%11.50%19.36%
TKC
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S
$4.55B7.90%4.20%12.99%18.40%0.931.70171.70%7.30%21.98%
GLIBA
LIBERTY CAPITAL CORP
$943.75M-20.70%-10.40%-11.58%-14.90%1.023.3748.00%-32.50%-37.07%
TIGO
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA
$15.65B19.10%3.20%11.72%11.90%7.410.5389.80%8.30%25.15%
IDCC
INTERDIGITAL INC
$8.62B26.80%14.30%27.86%50.90%0.821.7454.20%38.30%49.15%
PHI
PLDT INC
$3.72B23.70%4.60%7.88%5.20%3.990.4486.80%13.10%17.16%
CMCSA
COMCAST CORP
$77.75B12.00%4.20%8.38%10.40%1.870.80100.00%9.00%15.06%
CHT
CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD
$35.80B10.60%7.50%11.30%12.50%0.471.2136.50%16.50%20.06%
VZ
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$195.61B15.50%4.00%8.21%8.90%2.940.6059.30%11.60%20.57%
RBBN
RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$321.88M3.80%1.40%-3.88%-4.40%1.911.3148.80%2.00%-4.05%
CHTR
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC
$13.47B30.40%3.20%8.30%5.70%7.890.36100.00%9.10%21.63%
T
AT&T INC
$173.91B19.40%5.10%8.48%10.10%2.730.9759.70%16.80%24.99%
RCI
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC
$17.24B35.60%6.90%12.14%12.90%4.070.55100.00%27.30%38.82%
PCLA
PICOCELA INC
$31.03M-890.30%-368.70%-877.65%-1,014.80%2.251.7754.40%-440.20%-439.82%
BCE
BCE INC
$19.56B27.10%7.80%13.35%12.00%2.380.7343.40%25.30%38.08%
TDS
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC
$4.10B7.20%4.20%7.79%9.90%0.583.8259.40%27.70%48.09%
RDCM
RADCOM LTD
$172.80MN/AN/AN/AN/A0.256.32N/AN/AN/A
GOGO
GOGO INC
$311.67M-0.80%-0.10%8.77%6.40%9.311.7341.60%-0.10%9.78%
LUMN
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC
$5.89BN/A-3.10%-1.41%-1.00%-21.690.9647.80%-8.70%-3.17%
CCOI
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC
$393.85MN/A-1.50%4.99%2.30%-91.940.6346.30%-4.70%11.18%
SHEN
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO
$627.57M-5.10%-2.30%-1.21%-1.00%1.300.8564.90%-12.20%-6.17%
CABO
CABLE ONE INC
$83.12M-89.90%-19.60%-24.46%-19.20%13.160.4873.50%-72.80%-68.32%
GSAT
GLOBALSTAR INC
$10.74B-19.20%-2.80%0.45%0.50%7.361.5562.20%-23.20%3.41%
ATEX
ANTERIX INC
$1.60B25.70%14.60%15.74%244.70%0.744.85100.00%933.00%1,042.42%
TU
TELUS CORP
$13.36B-6.10%-1.60%-1.64%-1.60%3.220.6762.00%-4.50%-3.72%
IQST
IQSTEL INC
$10.78M-87.80%-21.70%-47.22%-161.30%2.431.092.70%-2.60%-2.08%
OPTU
OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$275.29MN/A-16.60%-14.25%-9.60%-5.960.3269.90%-58.10%-37.44%
LILA
LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD
$1.66B-17.40%-0.80%6.56%5.10%21.271.1978.10%-2.20%15.17%
LBTYA
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD
$3.22B-29.50%-13.30%-12.63%-10.60%1.311.2867.20%-62.10%-48.59%
IRDM
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$5.17B20.10%3.70%8.46%5.30%4.432.7871.90%10.50%23.24%
IOTR
IOTHREE LTD
$8.38M-37.40%-16.40%-20.82%-35.10%0.901.8021.40%-7.90%-7.60%
FNGR
FINGERMOTION INC
$9.26M-46.60%-11.90%-51.07%-47.20%3.631.094.60%-42.80%-41.76%
UCL
UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC
$13.67M12.60%5.10%18.01%59.80%1.411.65165.30%17.60%25.90%
ELWT
ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC
$47.17M-3,716.20%-80.10%-823.90%-360.20%-14.340.9017.70%-45.30%-44.48%
SURG
SURGEPAYS INC
$7.72MN/A-307.70%168.61%1,694.20%-1.450.19-19.60%-47.90%-42.55%
AD
ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC
$2.98B26.10%12.70%24.17%22.30%1.660.9558.40%250.80%329.36%

Telecom Stocks FAQ

What are the best telecom stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 20 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27.

OOMA passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 75.14% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 86 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $24.67, an upside of 13.31% from Ooma's current stock price of $21.77.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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.

2. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)


Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) 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 Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 3 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27.

VEON passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Veon has seen its stock return 35.9% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 47 percentage points.

Veon has an average 1 year price target of $72.00, a downside of -2.07% from Veon's current stock price of $73.52.

Veon stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Veon, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Atn International (NASDAQ:ATNI)


Atn International (NASDAQ:ATNI) 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 Atn International (NASDAQ:ATNI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Atn International (NASDAQ:ATNI) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 8 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27.

ATNI passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Atn International has seen its stock return 82.88% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 94 percentage points.

What are the telecom stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA)


Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 12.17%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.78%.

Liberty Capital's dividend payout ratio of -25.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Telus (NYSE:TU)


Telus (NYSE:TU) has an annual dividend yield of 8.84%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.78%. Telus's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Telus's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Telus's dividend payout ratio of -298.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Pldt (NYSE:PHI)


Pldt (NYSE:PHI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.73%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 3.78%. Pldt's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Pldt's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Pldt's dividend payout ratio of 65.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are telecom stocks up?

Telecom stocks were up 0.06% in the last day, and down -1.02% 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. 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 14, which is -9 points higher than the telecom industry average of 23. 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 -8.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 2 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 43, which is 20 points higher than the telecom industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kt's stock has gained 1.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 13 percentage points.

3. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA)


Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) 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.

Comcast has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the telecom industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Comcast's stock has dropped -30.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -19 percentage points.

Are telecom stocks a good buy now?

40% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a hold right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 35.53% over the next year.

4.44% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.78% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.44% are rated C (Hold), 11.11% are rated D (Sell), and 2.22% 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 6.49x.
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