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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 247 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 54.95% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 97 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $24.75, an upside of 35.25% from Ooma's current stock price of $18.30.

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.

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 247 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 Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 9 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nexxen International has seen its stock return 16.17% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 58 percentage points.

Nexxen International has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 43.65% from Nexxen International's current stock price of $9.05.

Nexxen International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Nexxen International, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 62.5% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Mediaalpha (NYSE:MAX) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 247 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Mediaalpha (NYSE:MAX) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 11 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mediaalpha has seen its stock return 12.64% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 54 percentage points.

Mediaalpha has an average 1 year price target of $15.33, an upside of 2.42% from Mediaalpha's current stock price of $14.97.

Mediaalpha stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Mediaalpha, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 53.33%, which is 48 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 5.17%. 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 14.04%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 5.17%. 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.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has an annual dividend yield of 13.92%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 5.17%.

Curiositystream's dividend payout ratio of 3,250% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were up 0.56% in the last day, and up 0.96% over the last week. Ucloudlink Group was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 21.69% yesterday.

uCloudlink Group shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q3 financial result and issued Q4 sales guidance with its midpoint 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 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 72.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 114 percentage points.

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) 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.

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 -29.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 12 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 -22.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 20 percentage points.

40% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 26.71% over the next year.

2.87% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.79% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.37% are rated C (Hold), 15.52% are rated D (Sell), and 3.45% are rated F (Strong Sell).