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Best Communication Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top communication service stocks in 2025 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:

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 256 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 Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -1 points lower than the communication service sector average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IHS as a "A".It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ihs Holding has seen its stock return 94.38% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 101 percentage points.

Ihs Holding has an average 1 year price target of $9.05, an upside of 30.78% from Ihs Holding's current stock price of $6.92.

Ihs Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Ihs Holding, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 256 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 Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is equal to the communication service sector average of 26. It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Arena Group Holdings has seen its stock return 758.84% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 765 percentage points.

Arena Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, an upside of 65.75% from Arena Group Holdings's current stock price of $7.24.

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

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 256 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: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -1 points lower than the communication service sector average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VEON as a "A".It passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Veon has seen its stock return 117.33% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 124 percentage points.

Veon has an average 1 year price target of $60.00, a downside of -0.73% from Veon's current stock price of $60.44.

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

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 3.34%. Autohome's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Autohome's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

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

Chunghwa Telecom Co (NYSE:CHT) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 3.34%. Chunghwa Telecom Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Chunghwa Telecom Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Chunghwa Telecom Co's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 11.77%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.34%. Bce's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Bce's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bce's dividend payout ratio of 896.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were up 0.12% in the last day, and up 3.47% over the last week. Newsmax was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 15.03% yesterday.

Newsmax shares are trading higher after the company announced it had settled its lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems.

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:

Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) 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.

Hello Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hello Group's stock has gained 15.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 22 percentage points.

Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI) 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.

Doubledown Interactive Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has dropped -33.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -26 percentage points.

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) 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.

Criteo Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -51.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -45 percentage points.

48.65% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 19.84% over the next year.

6.84% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.26% are rated C (Hold), 13.16% are rated D (Sell), and 4.74% are rated F (Strong Sell).