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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.

Sector: Communication Services
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
ADV
ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC
NASDAQ
Advertising Agencies
$242.36M$0.740.14%$75.88M-1.06x4.04
United States
NXST
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$7.08B$233.61-2.31%$1.34B76.85x4.26
United States
VZ
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
NYSE
Telecom Services
$216.70B$51.381.48%$47.28B12.66x2.86
United States
GOGO
GOGO INC
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$580.48M$4.31-4.01%$155.31M43.10x11.89
United States
HUYA
HUYA INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$752.88M$3.374.33%N/A-32.72x0.35
China
VOD
VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$35.32B$14.410.70%N/A-7.49x1.37
United Kingdom
SKLZ
SKILLZ INC
NYSE
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
$49.10M$3.25-5.25%-$72.12M-0.68x1.43
United States
CHTR
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$27.63B$218.191.45%$20.43B5.91x8.33
United States
WPP
WPP PLC
NYSE
Advertising Agencies
$3.38B$15.68-0.19%N/A6.57x2.67
United Kingdom
MSGS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP
NYSE
Entertainment
$7.51B$312.18-0.04%$18.17M-452.43x-6.48
United States
CHT
CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD
NYSE
Telecom Services
$33.12B$42.690.07%$2.85B27.09x0.35
Taiwan
SSTK
SHUTTERSTOCK INC
NYSE
Internet Content & Information
$570.17M$16.04-1.41%$183.05M12.43x1.33
United States
CNK
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$2.98B$25.780.98%$516.10M21.85x9.92
United States
TTGT
TECHTARGET INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$287.00M$3.97-5.48%-$922.57M-0.28x0.58
United States
WSHP
WESHOP HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
N/A$16.20-1.22%N/AN/A2.48
AD
ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC
NYSE
Telecom Services
$4.17B$48.210.37%$94.09M84.58x0.82
United States
LUMN
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSE
Telecom Services
$6.80B$6.643.11%$1.32B-3.79x-31.75
United States
SHEN
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$811.83M$14.68-0.47%$108.68M-20.68x1.17
United States
NMAX
NEWSMAX INC
NYSE
Broadcasting
$907.78M$7.032.93%N/AN/A1.20
United States
LVO
LIVEONE INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$59.51M$5.111.19%-$18.44M-2.23x-3.31
United States
IDCC
INTERDIGITAL INC
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$9.22B$359.07-0.91%$586.93M22.77x0.88
United States
SIFY
SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$998.39M$13.76-0.65%$99.73M-53.33x3.26
India
PSKY
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$10.81B$9.72-0.82%N/AN/A2.61
United States
DASH
DOORDASH INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$70.10B$161.36-0.24%$1.81B73.68x0.96
United States
TSQ
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC
NYSE
Advertising Agencies
$114.90M$6.98-2.65%$70.53M5.87x-15.33
United States
ASST
STRIVE INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$388.58M$9.537.93%N/AN/A0.02
United States
ZH
ZHIHU INC
NYSE
Internet Content & Information
$246.43M$3.090.32%N/A17.86x0.34
China
ATHM
AUTOHOME INC
NYSE
Internet Content & Information
$2.24B$18.860.59%N/A11.07x0.15
China
STUB
STUBHUB HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Internet Content & Information
$2.68B$7.52-4.69%-$1.47B-1.20x2.63
United States
ZNB
ZETA NETWORK GROUP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$63.67k$5.81-33.30%-$34.02M-0.00x0.54
China
IAC
IAC INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$2.87B$37.26-0.05%$218.16M-25.52x0.50
United States
FUBO
FUBOTV INC
NYSE
Broadcasting
$1.55B$1.193.48%$231.57M2.64x5.24
United States
AENT
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$752.29M$6.78-1.45%$50.29M15.41x2.69
United States
GTN
GRAY MEDIA INC
NYSE
Broadcasting
$480.48M$4.63-4.34%$598.00M-3.28x3.54
United States
PLAY
DAVE & BUSTER's ENTERTAINMENT INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$448.76M$12.94-0.23%$399.50M-1,294.00x30.58
United States
TMUS
T-MOBILE US INC
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$239.53B$217.391.41%$31.56B22.30x2.70
United States
LYV
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$36.15B$153.97-3.96%$1.53B-641.54x81.25
United States
RBLX
ROBLOX CORP
NYSE
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
$39.99B$56.420.21%-$673.91M-36.64x23.28
United States
CDLX
CARDLYTICS INC
NASDAQ
Advertising Agencies
$37.16M$0.681.05%-$68.16M-0.35x-44.89
United States
LION
LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP
NYSE
Entertainment
$2.82B$9.72-1.42%N/AN/A-5.00
ATEX
ANTERIX INC
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$693.49M$37.02-2.86%$85.64M8.49x0.77
United States
GENI
GENIUS SPORTS LTD
NYSE
Internet Content & Information
$1.37B$5.333.09%-$38.64M-12.11x0.56
United Kingdom
TU
TELUS CORP
NYSE
Telecom Services
$20.30B$13.11-0.53%$4.12B24.41x2.73
Canada
TKO
TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$37.77B$194.57-3.33%$983.15M80.40x1.67
United States
OPTU
OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
NYSE
Telecom Services
$663.35M$1.41-2.08%$1.52B-0.35x-14.26
United States
IQ
IQIYI INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$1.27B$1.311.55%N/A-43.67x2.51
China
BIDU
BAIDU INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$42.20B$124.070.74%N/A62.66x0.60
China
STRZ
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$234.57M$14.02-6.28%-$14.30MN/A1.96
United States
SLMT
BRERA HOLDINGS PLC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$2.31M$0.944.22%-$3.84M-0.43x2.10
Ireland
NBIS
NEBIUS GROUP NV
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$28.58B$112.954.54%$618.10MN/A1.70
Netherlands
IQST
IQSTEL INC
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$7.95M$1.85-3.90%-$5.03M-0.52x2.20
United States
TDS
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC
NYSE
Telecom Services
$4.92B$43.38-0.78%$396.13M-65.73x0.65
United States
BOC
BOSTON OMAHA CORP
NYSE
Advertising Agencies
$382.47M$12.16-0.41%$31.48MN/A0.33
United States
UPXI
UPEXI INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$77.43M$1.1119.35%-$115.41M-2.71x4.57
United States
INUV
INUVO INC
NYSEMKT
Advertising Agencies
$37.08M$2.52-5.62%-$2.32M-7.20x1.48
United States
TEAD
TEADS HOLDING CO
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$71.99M$0.750.67%$12.50M-0.71x2.30
United States
DRCT
DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Advertising Agencies
$534.68k$0.98-0.10%-$969.00k-0.01x-25.00
United States
CCOI
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$941.17M$18.80-4.23%$186.58M-4.95x-49.55
United States
GXAI
GAXOSAI INC
NASDAQ
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
$9.83M$1.38-4.83%-$3.61M-3.54x0.03
United States
DTCX
DATACENTREX INC
NASDAQ
Advertising Agencies
$47.97M$2.90-6.15%-$16.28M-2.01x0.02
United States
FNGR
FINGERMOTION INC
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$85.79M$1.402.94%-$5.76M-14.00x2.67
United States
MANU
MANCHESTER UNITED PLC
NYSE
Entertainment
$2.77B$16.040.38%$373.60M-229.14x7.76
United Kingdom
BZFD
BUZZFEED INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$26.05M$0.70-1.96%$32.53M-0.80x1.77
United States
ANGX
ANGEL STUDIOS INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$594.50M$3.70-17.04%-$94.45M-0.92x47.56
United States
CNVS
CINEVERSE CORP
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$50.88M$2.60-3.70%-$3.34M-5.00x0.80
United States
AMC
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Entertainment
$577.21M$1.090.00%$151.00M-0.81x-5.23
United States
SEAT
VIVID SEATS INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$63.52M$5.904.42%-$286.78M-0.10x-8.48
United States
TGNA
TEGNA INC
NYSE
Broadcasting
$3.29B$20.300.45%$544.56M14.93x1.18
United States
TDIC
DREAMLAND LTD
NASDAQ
Advertising Agencies
$6.03M$0.161.88%-$3.92M-1.17x1.91
Hong Kong
TBH
BRAG HOUSE HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
$5.25M$0.277.72%$113.03k-2.21x0.10
United States
SGA
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC
NASDAQ
Broadcasting
$73.35M$11.392.71%$6.10M227.80x0.35
United States
IHS
IHS HOLDING LTD
NYSE
Telecom Services
$2.75B$8.200.49%N/A5.86x-34.21
United Kingdom
SCOR
COMSCORE INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$32.85M$6.55-7.49%$30.46M-1.20x-8.60
United States
SWAG
STRAN & COMPANY INC
NASDAQ
Advertising Agencies
$33.47M$1.831.67%$168.00k-20.33x0.67
United States
ONFO
ONFOLIO HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$3.17M$0.54-1.82%-$706.07k-1.17x2.03
United States
UONE
URBAN ONE INC
NASDAQ
Broadcasting
$36.14M$8.04-2.43%-$17.45M-0.28x8.15
United States
RDI
READING INTERNATIONAL INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$24.76M$1.09-0.91%$37.87M-1.79x-37.16
United States
TC
TOKEN CAT LTD
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$0.00$10.48-0.81%N/A-0.06x5.18
China
STFS
STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Advertising Agencies
$1.29M$4.071.55%-$18.22M-0.06x0.90
China
SDM
SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Advertising Agencies
$58.69M$1.850.00%-$37.87M-1.32x0.63
Singapore
SLE
SUPER LEAGUE ENTERPRISE INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$3.36M$4.00-8.36%-$10.72M-0.01x-5.34
United States
SJ
SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP
NASDAQ
Broadcasting
$58.43M$1.3815.00%N/A23.39x0.14
China
SSP
EW SCRIPPS CO
NASDAQ
Broadcasting
$353.44M$3.97-2.46%$188.72M-2.12x3.02
United States
CMCM
CHEETAH MOBILE INC
NYSE
Internet Content & Information
$207.97M$6.860.29%-$70.98M-2.41x1.74
China
RMSG
REAL MESSENGER CORP
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$3.87M$0.44-3.54%-$3.26M-0.81x0.09
United States
VBIX
VIEWBIX INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$18.78M$1.76-1.12%-$8.42M-0.55x2.00
Israel
QMMM
QMMM HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Advertising Agencies
$2.05B$119.400.00%-$2.63M-702.35x0.14
China
PODC
PODCASTONE INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$62.20M$2.293.15%-$3.25M-14.31x0.57
United States
GCL
GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
$79.27M$0.65-7.54%$8.04M21.67x3.74
Singapore
PCLA
PICOCELA INC
NASDAQ
Telecom Services
$2.60M$2.25-2.60%-$3.74M-0.50x1.31
Japan
WBD
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$67.31B$27.14-1.06%$9.39B93.59x1.75
United States
NIPG
NIP GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$49.03M$0.84-1.18%N/A-0.20x0.63
Sweden
KORE
KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Telecom Services
$157.68M$8.99-0.11%$35.15M-2.51x-3.91
United States
FENG
PHOENIX NEW MEDIA LTD
NYSE
Internet Content & Information
$21.79M$1.80-1.10%N/AN/A0.46
China
ANGH
ANGHAMI INC
NASDAQ
Entertainment
$18.26M$2.73-9.51%-$61.82M-0.25x4.73
United Arab Emirates
NCTY
THE9 LTD
NASDAQ
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
$79.63M$5.850.34%N/AN/A0.60
China
MYPS
PLAYSTUDIOS INC
NASDAQ
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
$64.31M$0.51-1.35%$4.21M-1.82x0.25
United States
GIFT
GIFTIFY INC
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$25.08M$0.81-3.69%-$9.18M-1.93x0.52
United States
MNY
MONEYHERO LTD
NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information
$61.71M$1.43-0.35%N/A-2.26x0.98
Singapore
MDIA
MEDIACO HOLDING INC
NASDAQ
Broadcasting
$53.20M$0.651.40%-$16.60M-1.20x2.69
United States

Communication Service Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
43+0.10%-3.26%+3.68%-24.89%-184.14x1.94x-9.02%-3.89%-4.88%+37.52%Buy
13+0.35%-7.13%-5.69%-12.49%8.47x1.28x+9.43%+1.84%+3.88%+40.35%Buy
27+0.21%-1.76%-4.21%-13.02%15.57x5.56x-64.95%-2.56%-3.47%+32.76%Buy
46-1.71%-4.60%+0.35%-54.36%3.50x3.50x+23.61%+11.23%+17.31%+19.62%Buy
71-0.54%-3.55%+0.32%-52.01%30.43x7.31x+31.69%+22.31%+29.33%+42.70%Buy
54+0.49%-2.20%-3.52%-3.55%10.63x1.92x+15.34%+4.58%+8.81%+24.59%Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Mar 2026?

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 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 Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 19 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 1.56% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 43 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 31.58% from Ooma's current stock price of $13.68.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

2. Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE)


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

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -3 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ZDGE as a "A".It passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Zedge has seen its stock return 26.67% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 68 percentage points.

3. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)


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

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -8 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TIMB as a "A".It passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 71.28% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 112 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $25.53, an upside of 2.17% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $24.99.

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.

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 53 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)


Cable One (NYSE:CABO) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 4.21%. Cable One's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Cable One's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cable One's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK)


Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK) has an annual dividend yield of 14.04%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.21%.

Playtika Holding's dividend payout ratio of -72.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)


Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) has an annual dividend yield of 13.61%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.21%.

Jiayin Group's dividend payout ratio of 17.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication service stocks down?

Communication service stocks were down -0.44% in the last day, and down -3.3% over the last week. Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -43.75% yesterday.

Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology shares are trading lower after the company announced it received a Nasdaq delisting determination letter.

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. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)


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 47 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -49.1% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -8 percentage points.

2. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)


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 47 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has dropped -8.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 32 percentage points.

3. Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN)


Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) 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.

Arena Group Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is 5 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arena Group Holdings's stock has gained 88.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 130 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

46.62% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 31.53% over the next year.

8.98% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.38% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.48% are rated C (Hold), 12.57% are rated D (Sell), and 6.59% 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 22.92x.
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