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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:

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 253 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 24 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 43.24% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 78 percentage points.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 253 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 44, which is 17 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock lose -19.43% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 16 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, an upside of 60.74% from Ooma's current stock price of $11.82.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 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.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 253 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: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 8 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 86.26% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 121 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $24.70, a downside of -2.06% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $25.22.

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.

Out of 50 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) has an annual dividend yield of 12.54%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.96%.

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

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 11.57%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.96%. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -99.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has an annual dividend yield of 11.45%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.96%.

Curiositystream's dividend payout ratio of -333.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were up 1.32% in the last day, and up 1.02% over the last week. Spotify was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 14.75% yesterday.

Spotify Technology shares are trading higher after reporting better-than-expected Q4 financial results and strong Q1 MAU outlook.

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 -55.85% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -21 percentage points.

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) 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.

Shutterstock 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.

Shutterstock's stock has dropped -39.77% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -5 percentage points.

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 71, which is 46 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -38.43% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -3 percentage points.

50.72% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 28.8% over the next year.

9.14% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.14% are rated C (Hold), 13.14% are rated D (Sell), and 8.57% are rated F (Strong Sell).