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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 246 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: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 19 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 58.01% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 100 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $24.75, an upside of 37.04% from Ooma's current stock price of $18.06.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 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.

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 246 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: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is 2 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Veon has seen its stock return 63.54% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 106 percentage points.

Veon has an average 1 year price target of $98.50, an upside of 24.42% from Veon's current stock price of $79.17.

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.

Niq Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 246 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 Niq Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Niq Global Intelligence (NYSE:NIQ) has a Due Diligence Score of 12, which is -16 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NIQ as a "A".It passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Niq Global Intelligence has seen its stock return 38.09% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 80 percentage points.

Niq Global Intelligence has an average 1 year price target of $21.78, an upside of 12.49% from Niq Global Intelligence's current stock price of $19.36.

Niq Global Intelligence stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Niq Global Intelligence, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 44.44% have issued a Buy, 11.11% 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:

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 55.94%, which is 51 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 5.18%. Townsquare Media's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Townsquare Media's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Townsquare Media's dividend payout ratio of -29.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) has an annual dividend yield of 14.25%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 5.18%. Saga Communications's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% eight times in the last 10 years. Saga Communications's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Saga Communications's dividend payout ratio of -72.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 11.82%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 5.18%.

Sound Group's dividend payout ratio of 33.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were up 0.44% in the last day, and up 0.84% over the last week. Onfolio Holdings was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 128.99% yesterday.

Onfolio Holdings shares are trading higher after the company announced its stockholders' equity is now above the $2.5 million minimum required for continued listing on the Nasdaq.

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:

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) 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.

Yelp has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Yelp's stock has dropped -30.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 12 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 71, which is 46 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has gained 73.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 115 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 46 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -16.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 26 percentage points.

40.91% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 28.4% over the next year.

3.45% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.79% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.64% are rated C (Hold), 17.24% are rated D (Sell), and 2.87% are rated F (Strong Sell).