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Best Communication Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top communication service stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best communication service stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the communication services sector.

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 communication stocks to buy right now are:

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 254 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 Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) has a Due Diligence Score of 18, which is -10 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ZDGE as a "A".It passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Zedge has seen its stock return 21.79% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 54 percentage points.

Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 254 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 Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 32 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taboolacom has seen its stock return 47.2% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 80 percentage points.

Taboolacom has an average 1 year price target of $6.25, an upside of 25.25% from Taboolacom's current stock price of $4.99.

Taboolacom stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Taboolacom, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 254 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 Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 12 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Veon has seen its stock lose -1.15% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 31 percentage points.

Veon has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, an upside of 36.31% from Veon's current stock price of $54.29.

Veon stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Veon, 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.

Out of 55 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) has an annual dividend yield of 18.06%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.35%.

Jiayin Group's dividend payout ratio of 18.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has an annual dividend yield of 16.67%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.35%.

Curiositystream's dividend payout ratio of -323.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 14.82%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.35%.

Sound Group's dividend payout ratio of 45.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were down -0.91% in the last day, and down -1.15% over the last week. Inuvo was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -20.21% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader tech sector are trading lower amid overall market weakness, driven by rising bond yields and inflation concerns that may keep interest rates elevated.

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 communication service stocks right now are:

Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI) is the most undervalued communication service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Doubledown Interactive Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has gained 18.23% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 51 percentage points.

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) is the second most undervalued communication service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Criteo Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -12 percentage points.

Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) is the third most undervalued communication service stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Weibo has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Weibo's stock has dropped -3.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 29 percentage points.

43.08% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 27.04% over the next year.

4.97% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.39% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.28% are rated C (Hold), 15.53% are rated D (Sell), and 6.83% are rated F (Strong Sell).