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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:

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 251 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 44, which is 16 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 98.29% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 163 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $23.50, an upside of 6.96% from Ooma's current stock price of $21.97.

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.

Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 251 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 Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -12 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MRDN as a "A".It passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Meridian Holdings has seen its stock lose -14.78% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 50 percentage points.

Mediaalpha (NYSE:MAX) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 251 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 Mediaalpha (NYSE:MAX) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Mediaalpha (NYSE:MAX) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 4 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mediaalpha has seen its stock return 17.65% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 82 percentage points.

Mediaalpha has an average 1 year price target of $14.33, an upside of 6.96% from Mediaalpha's current stock price of $13.40.

Mediaalpha stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Mediaalpha, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 60 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 N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 4.21%.

Jiayin Group's dividend payout ratio of 30% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 23.15%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.21%. Shutterstock's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Shutterstock's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Shutterstock's dividend payout ratio of -232.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 17.43%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.21%.

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 up 1.52% in the last day, and up 3.49% over the last week. Quinstreet was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 38.5% yesterday.

QuinStreet shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 financial results and issued Q1 sales guidance above 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 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 86, which is 64 points higher than the communication service sector average of 22. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has gained 27.25% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 92 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 49 points higher than the communication service sector average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -21.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 43 percentage points.

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) 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.

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

Nerdwallet's stock has dropped -10.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 54 percentage points.

38.1% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 21.99% over the next year.

2.94% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.29% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.18% are rated C (Hold), 14.12% are rated D (Sell), and 6.47% are rated F (Strong Sell).