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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:

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) 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 Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -9 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TIMB as a "A".It passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 93.49% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 130 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $27.50, a downside of -1.65% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $27.96.

Tim Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Tim Sa, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) 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 Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -14 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 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Zedge has seen its stock return 64.67% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 101 percentage points.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) 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 Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 25 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 96.71% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 133 percentage points.

Out of 56 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 3.96%.

Weibo's dividend payout ratio of 43.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) has an annual dividend yield of 19.09%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.96%.

Jiayin Group's dividend payout ratio of 18.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has an annual dividend yield of 13.29%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.96%.

Curiositystream's dividend payout ratio of -418.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were down -0.22% in the last day, and up 1.95% over the last week. K Wave Media was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -33.87% yesterday.

K Wave Media shares are trading lower. The company entered into a global distribution agreement with HYBE for video and print merchandise related to 2026 concert activities.

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:

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) 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.

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 -38.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -2 percentage points.

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) 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.

Veon has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veon's stock has gained 27.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 63 percentage points.

Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM) 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.

Motorsport Games 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.

Motorsport Games's stock has gained 341.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 377 percentage points.

42.65% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 30.42% over the next year.

7.32% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.02% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.93% are rated C (Hold), 12.2% are rated D (Sell), and 8.54% are rated F (Strong Sell).