Sectors & IndustriesCommunication Services
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.

Sector: Communication Services
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OOMA
OOMA INC
$337.55M$12.23$17.6344.11%Strong Buy45.65%N/AN/AN/A
EVER
EVERQUOTE INC
$848.09M$23.74$32.2035.64%Strong Buy518.91%22.60%45.66%29.36%
IHS
IHS HOLDING LTD
$1.63B$4.90$8.6776.88%Strong Buy30.73%N/A-70.42%7.48%
NRDS
NERDWALLET INC
$664.01M$8.96$14.0056.25%Buy37.48%24.74%10.58%8.81%
NEXN
NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$325.52M$9.93$12.3324.20%Strong Buy69.58%-36.27%9.02%5.69%
IDT
IDT CORP
$1.27B$50.25N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
YELP
YELP INC
$2.28B$35.08$34.00-3.08%Sell34.22%11.10%23.29%17.61%
TRVG
TRIVAGO NV
$292.77M$4.16$3.22-22.67%Hold33.55%N/AN/AN/A
RBBN
RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$566.71M$3.21$5.8883.02%Strong Buy45.51%N/A11.10%3.72%
VEON
VEON LTD
$3.36B$45.36$60.0032.28%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
DLX
DELUXE CORP
$648.69M$14.60N/AN/AN/AN/A0.07%130.83%25.47%5.59%
FOXA
FOX CORP
$22.58B$49.79$51.944.31%Buy161.65%-2.68%17.08%8.53%
CXDO
CREXENDO INC
$137.55M$4.93$8.7577.48%Strong Buy210.14%175.00%10.31%8.16%
TSQ
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC
$106.71M$6.62$15.00126.59%Buy11.49%N/A-42.51%2.33%
TIGO
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA
$5.94B$34.54$36.736.33%Buy4-0.35%53.23%18.33%4.84%
CNVS
CINEVERSE CORP
$47.30M$2.96$10.00237.84%Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
GOOGL
ALPHABET INC
$1.93T$158.80$197.6424.46%Buy283.74%9.07%44.92%32.62%
MAX
MEDIAALPHA INC
$566.75M$8.40$17.92113.30%Strong Buy66.78%82.57%1,209.84%39.92%
DDI
DOUBLEDOWN INTERACTIVE CO LTD
$469.27M$9.47$20.00111.19%Buy31.64%-4.01%0.70%0.65%
IMAX
IMAX CORP
$1.31B$24.33$30.6325.87%Strong Buy89.20%44.33%21.71%7.67%
RDCM
RADCOM LTD
$191.78M$12.05$16.0032.78%Buy111.95%22.73%11.15%8.17%
TWLO
TWILIO INC
$14.76B$96.71$139.5544.30%Buy207.25%N/A6.03%4.86%
CRTO
CRITEO SA
$1.85B$34.06$49.5645.50%Strong Buy9-20.56%33.50%21.62%10.01%
STGW
STAGWELL INC
$1.49B$5.58$9.5070.25%Strong Buy44.20%530.48%63.50%5.39%
AENT
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP
$318.45M$2.87N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
IDCC
INTERDIGITAL INC
$5.16B$201.00N/AN/AN/AN/A-14.06%-22.97%30.11%14.06%
QNST
QUINSTREET INC
$989.33M$17.52$29.6769.33%Buy613.08%N/A13.35%7.31%
EEX
EMERALD HOLDING INC
$786.18M$3.93$7.8098.47%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
CMPR
CIMPRESS PLC
$1.04B$42.02$91.00116.56%Strong Buy23.30%-11.95%-22.34%6.46%
ZD
ZIFF DAVIS INC
$1.27B$29.53$46.2556.62%Hold43.10%113.29%16.09%7.87%
VOD
VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO
$28.13B$9.76N/AN/AN/AN/A11.38%16.64%62.22%26.59%
AMX
AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV
$53.83B$17.24$15.88-7.92%Buy49.25%N/A647.74%151.86%
IAS
INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE HOLDING CORP
$1.16B$7.07$13.3989.38%Buy911.30%35.43%12.51%10.95%
TBLA
TABOOLACOM LTD
$999.68M$2.95$4.5052.54%Strong Buy35.19%N/A5.15%3.15%
DIS
WALT DISNEY CO
$164.42B$90.95$126.1138.66%Strong Buy184.21%30.08%12.41%6.42%
SKM
SK TELECOM CO LTD
$8.27B$21.59N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A8.64%6.82%2.61%
TEF
TELEFONICA S A
$28.97B$5.11N/AN/AN/AN/A2.78%N/A10.58%2.04%
OB
OUTBRAIN INC
$332.55M$3.54$7.50111.86%Buy4-23.96%N/AN/AN/A
GETY
GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS INC
$788.00M$1.91$4.60140.84%Buy41.27%9.54%9.23%2.41%
WPP
WPP PLC
$8.32B$38.56N/AN/AN/AN/A-12.34%28.87%141.04%35.88%
STFS
STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD
$14.22M$1.17N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TME
TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
$30.40B$13.42$15.0011.77%Strong Buy410.89%20.55%46.36%34.79%
TKC
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S
$5.20B$5.91N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A11.43%53.54%29.08%
MCS
MARCUS CORP
$517.83M$16.31$25.0053.28%Strong Buy23.62%N/A4.30%1.91%
TMUS
T-MOBILE US INC
$280.40B$246.95$265.687.59%Buy114.31%12.36%31.12%8.86%
RDDT
REDDIT INC
$21.09B$116.57$162.2039.14%Buy2029.51%N/A38.15%34.79%
TGNA
TEGNA INC
$2.60B$16.23$21.2530.93%Strong Buy4-2.63%-12.58%11.92%4.89%
META
META PLATFORMS INC
$1.39T$549.00$704.4428.31%Strong Buy3612.44%8.39%50.48%33.40%
VZ
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$185.77B$44.06$49.0011.21%Hold51.77%6.31%23.15%6.13%
ROKU
ROKU INC
$9.95B$68.18$96.1841.07%Buy1411.75%N/A9.46%5.48%
GRVY
GRAVITY CO LTD
$416.24M$59.90N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
OPRA
OPERA LTD
$1.53B$17.07$23.8339.62%Strong Buy312.97%N/A16.95%15.10%
NTES
NETEASE INC
$67.83B$107.06$114.607.04%Strong Buy57.37%7.94%134.84%95.41%
NFLX
NETFLIX INC
$481.75B$1,131.72$1.10k-2.87%Buy2910.99%18.79%66.44%30.65%
MATH
METALPHA TECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD
$75.98M$1.98N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RSVR
RESERVOIR MEDIA INC
$489.24M$7.50N/AN/AN/AN/A-24.84%42.75%N/AN/A
FVRR
FIVERR INTERNATIONAL LTD
$912.23M$25.45$32.8329.01%Buy69.84%58.73%13.44%4.56%
ANGI
ANGI INC
$571.22M$11.46$27.25137.78%Buy6-3.00%26.91%8.91%5.17%
PINS
PINTEREST INC
$17.17B$25.32$40.3559.34%Strong Buy2613.27%-26.01%N/AN/A
DASH
DOORDASH INC
$81.03B$192.89$219.6813.89%Buy2517.54%154.67%41.08%24.95%
JFIN
JIAYIN GROUP INC
$589.20M$11.04N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TU
TELUS CORP
$23.12B$15.38N/AN/AN/AN/A3.02%28.15%11.18%3.01%
EA
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC
$37.81B$145.09$149.733.20%Buy155.51%23.89%25.98%14.32%
NXST
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC
$4.57B$149.66$209.0039.65%Strong Buy5-0.38%-1.93%52.95%10.42%
KIND
NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS INC
$567.86M$1.47$2.8895.58%Buy28.98%N/A-8.52%-7.52%
TIMB
TIM SA
$8.08B$16.68$17.001.92%Hold33.27%16.35%89.51%41.96%
XNET
XUNLEI LTD
$259.40M$4.22N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TZOO
TRAVELZOO
$155.97M$13.87$19.0036.99%Buy314.33%34.26%-3,578.00%30.21%
USM
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP
$5.84B$68.66$86.3325.74%Strong Buy3-1.15%N/A4.44%1.94%
PHI
PLDT INC
$5.07B$23.47N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A32.18%5.96%
BILI
BILIBILI INC
$7.29B$17.50$25.3344.76%Strong Buy310.43%N/A18.43%7.95%
MGNI
MAGNITE INC
$1.70B$11.89$19.4463.53%Strong Buy99.62%82.34%N/AN/A
PLTK
PLAYTIKA HOLDING CORP
$1.98B$5.27$7.6845.71%Buy77.03%20.61%-186.09%6.70%
CNK
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC
$3.66B$29.91$34.3814.93%Strong Buy87.69%-8.03%52.13%6.11%
SPOT
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA
$127.70B$613.98$621.121.16%Strong Buy2510.68%45.95%50.82%25.02%
LION
LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP
$2.11B$7.31$8.5016.28%Strong Buy17.88%N/AN/AN/A
TTGT
TECHTARGET INC
$233.00M$7.97$23.40193.60%Buy5126.84%N/A2.11%0.72%
CURI
CURIOSITYSTREAM INC
$189.01M$3.28$3.00-8.54%Buy112.40%N/A-1.00%-0.67%
GMGI
GOLDEN MATRIX GROUP INC
$248.32M$1.88$4.00112.77%Strong Buy1N/AN/A7.54%3.71%
SSP
EW SCRIPPS CO
$174.27M$2.01$8.00298.01%Strong Buy1-12.53%-93.07%5.00%1.27%
WB
WEIBO CORP
$1.98B$8.10N/AN/AN/AN/A0.17%4.62%N/AN/A
TKO
TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$27.89B$162.91$167.442.78%Strong Buy9N/AN/AN/AN/A
CMCSA
COMCAST CORP
$127.69B$34.20$43.6427.61%Buy210.66%7.01%24.02%7.77%
VIV
TELEFONICA BRASIL SA
$15.80B$9.71$10.336.42%Strong Buy35.13%18.88%13.51%7.54%
CHTR
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC
$55.00B$391.86$410.834.84%Buy120.93%10.43%49.12%5.29%
NWSA
NEWS CORP
$15.39B$27.12$39.2544.73%Strong Buy4-2.24%17.97%10.58%5.34%
BOC
BOSTON OMAHA CORP
$488.47M$15.53$25.0060.98%Strong Buy18.15%N/AN/AN/A
TLK
PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK
$15.48B$15.63N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1,689.71%801.04%
SBGI
SINCLAIR INC
$957.16M$14.40$20.0038.89%Buy4-1.89%-40.99%14.14%1.40%
TRUE
TRUECAR INC
$130.01M$1.49$4.00168.46%Buy214.24%N/A2.95%2.19%
RBLX
ROBLOX CORP
$44.74B$67.05$67.260.32%Strong Buy1927.75%N/A-9.04%-0.28%
BCE
BCE INC
$20.30B$22.25$34.5055.06%Hold20.11%287.16%14.27%3.31%
WMG
WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP
$15.84B$30.45$36.2218.96%Buy94.10%21.24%150.86%8.99%
IRDM
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$2.61B$24.13$31.5030.54%Buy23.81%13.10%38.04%7.56%
GENI
GENIUS SPORTS LTD
$2.51B$10.79$11.8810.06%Strong Buy1218.29%N/A6.04%4.37%
MCTR
CTRL GROUP LTD
$112.05M$7.47N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
WIMI
WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC
$927.08M$4.72N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
T
AT&T INC
$199.32B$27.70$30.038.42%Strong Buy151.39%14.64%18.45%4.82%
SIRI
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC
$7.26B$21.42$25.6019.51%Hold10-0.60%N/A9.02%3.63%
BIDU
BAIDU INC
$30.34B$87.82$110.2025.48%Buy54.33%1.54%81.32%50.11%

Communication Service Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
44-1.50%+2.59%-8.27%-46.59%17.01x2.68x+22.94%+2.60%-3.79%+60.66%Strong Buy
13+0.74%+1.21%-47.37%-30.45%-3.88x1.27x-3.53%+0.14%-117.84%+63.38%Strong Buy
23+0.47%+4.94%+5.10%+0.99%-1.53x5.51x-140.70%-2.32%-1.74%+4.15%Strong Buy
47-0.00%+5.19%+6.86%+34.41%80.97x3.75x+54.23%+10.46%+16.57%+13.54%Buy
69+0.39%+4.15%+1.35%+3.04%33.32x5.78x+31.75%+22.65%+29.81%+24.33%Buy
54+0.60%+4.73%-0.36%+18.59%14.18x1.92x+15.05%+4.20%+8.63%+27.80%Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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:

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)


Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 250 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 Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -7 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OOMA as a "A".It passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 73.23% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 64 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $17.63, an upside of 44.11% from Ooma's current stock price of $12.23.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ooma, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER)


Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 250 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 Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 34 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Everquote has seen its stock return 17.7% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 9 percentage points.

Everquote has an average 1 year price target of $32.20, an upside of 35.64% from Everquote's current stock price of $23.74.

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

3. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)


Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 250 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: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) has a Due Diligence Score of 9, which is -18 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IHS as a "A".It passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ihs Holding has seen its stock return 36.49% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 28 percentage points.

Ihs Holding has an average 1 year price target of $8.67, an upside of 76.88% from Ihs Holding's current stock price of $4.90.

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

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

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:

1. Gdev (NASDAQ:GDEV)


Gdev (NASDAQ:GDEV) has an annual dividend yield of 31.43%, which is 27 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.94%.

Gdev's dividend payout ratio of 236.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)


Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 16.57%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.94%. Bce's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Bce's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bce's dividend payout ratio of 3,147.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC)


Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) has an annual dividend yield of 10.93%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.94%. Entravision Communications's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Entravision Communications's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Entravision Communications's dividend payout ratio of -12% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication service stocks up?

Communication service stocks were up 0.24% in the last day, and up 4.57% over the last week. Liveone was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 16.45% yesterday.

LVO stock has given up its prior gain. PodcastOne shares were trading higher. The company provided FY25 guidance.

What are the most undervalued communication service stocks?

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:

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)


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 43, which is 20 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has dropped -7.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -17 percentage points.

2. Weibo (NASDAQ:WB)


Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) 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.

Weibo has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Weibo's stock has dropped -6.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -15 percentage points.

3. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)


Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) 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.

Ziff Davis has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -41.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -50 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

45.52% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 21.56% over the next year.

5.49% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.48% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.29% are rated C (Hold), 10.99% are rated D (Sell), and 2.75% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the communication services sector?

The average P/E ratio of the communication services sector is 35.02x.
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