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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

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Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
LYV	LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC	$40.67B	-140.40%	-1.00%	7.27%	8.70%	333.11	0.85	25.80%	-1.00%	2.94%
LVO	LIVEONE INC	$38.39M	N/A	-39.60%	-116.75%	494.40%	-3.93	0.62	17.90%	-25.80%	-20.81%
HUYA	HUYA INC	$506.97M	-2.30%	-1.70%	-2.22%	-2.70%	0.35	2.29	14.20%	-1.60%	-1.51%
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$12.19B	30.40%	3.20%	8.30%	5.70%	7.89	0.36	100.00%	9.10%	21.63%
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$24.63M	-890.30%	-368.70%	-877.65%	-1,014.80%	2.25	1.77	54.40%	-440.20%	-439.82%
CAST	FREECAST INC	$52.82M	N/A	-720.40%	-521.79%	930.60%	3.39	1.26	82.10%	-3,440.30%	-1,784.75%
MYPS	PLAYSTUDIOS INC	$51.89M	-20.90%	-16.40%	-19.02%	-204.20%	0.31	2.99	77.90%	-20.60%	-19.12%
XHLD	TEN HOLDINGS INC	$10.30M	-441.00%	-177.10%	-274.27%	-363.40%	0.48	3.01	74.80%	-627.50%	-619.59%
PAAI	PARADIUMAI INC	$33.61M	-124.10%	8.40%	20.21%	16.30%	-15.06	2.38	42.70%	9.30%	18.58%
MANU	MANCHESTER UNITED PLC	$3.57B	-24.30%	-2.60%	3.44%	5.20%	9.30	0.33	100.00%	-6.30%	4.53%
GRPN	GROUPON INC	$677.08M	N/A	-20.30%	-47.73%	-67.90%	-9.31	0.79	90.70%	-25.30%	-20.11%
SSP	EW SCRIPPS CO	$191.82M	-139.60%	-28.80%	-35.17%	-30.70%	35.21	1.34	40.40%	-64.20%	-53.80%
ZH	ZHIHU INC	$256.72M	-7.90%	-5.80%	-8.25%	-32.50%	0.36	3.73	57.90%	-11.40%	-11.71%
WB	WEIBO CORP	$1.48B	8.20%	4.50%	9.64%	9.80%	0.77	3.59	73.40%	17.80%	32.82%
BIDU	BAIDU INC	$26.43B	-1.40%	-0.80%	-0.11%	-0.10%	0.64	2.33	40.90%	-2.90%	-0.34%
SPOT	SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA	$117.75B	35.40%	21.10%	32.73%	105.10%	0.64	2.13	33.10%	15.70%	16.00%
DTCX	DATACENTREX INC	$49.38M	-24.80%	-24.60%	-23.15%	-76.10%	0.00	183.58	37.30%	-151.70%	-156.04%
TC	TOKEN CAT LTD	$0.00	-138.10%	-74.70%	-67.43%	-94.30%	0.25	15.24	-254.30%	-3,362.10%	-3,375.17%
TRUG	TRUGOLF HOLDINGS INC	$165.44k	-294.40%	-55.10%	-300.46%	170.80%	7.74	0.84	50.50%	-55.70%	-52.08%
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$170.30M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.25	6.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$37.34B	10.60%	7.50%	11.30%	12.50%	0.47	1.21	36.50%	16.50%	20.06%
SKYD	SKYDANCE CORP	$8.40B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.69	1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$17.47B	35.60%	6.90%	12.14%	12.90%	4.07	0.55	100.00%	27.30%	38.82%
ANGX	ANGEL STUDIOS INC	$605.74M	N/A	-257.80%	-397.21%	-1,170.40%	47.56	0.88	62.30%	-57.30%	-52.63%
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$4.08B	7.20%	4.20%	7.79%	9.90%	0.58	3.82	59.40%	27.70%	48.09%
CNVS	CINEVERSE CORP	$35.18M	-28.10%	-11.40%	-20.59%	-65.00%	2.37	0.75	46.30%	-13.30%	-14.68%
RBLX	ROBLOX CORP	$38.84B	-288.80%	-10.60%	-22.61%	-20.40%	63.26	0.82	78.90%	-17.60%	-16.80%
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$376.95M	N/A	-1.50%	4.99%	2.30%	-91.94	0.63	46.30%	-4.70%	11.18%
TKO	TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$32.41B	6.40%	1.40%	4.10%	10.90%	2.33	1.28	59.50%	4.30%	10.63%
ATHM	AUTOHOME INC	$2.30B	4.10%	3.40%	4.44%	5.80%	0.16	6.76	72.70%	17.10%	19.07%
GAME	GAMESQUARE HOLDINGS INC	$29.20M	-169.80%	-73.60%	-431.43%	-239.30%	4.96	0.90	45.70%	-96.10%	-95.57%
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.57B	N/A	-3.10%	-1.41%	-1.00%	-21.69	0.96	47.80%	-8.70%	-3.17%
SEAT	VIVID SEATS INC	$26.30M	N/A	-40.00%	-96.20%	-166.20%	-7.56	0.66	68.30%	-60.30%	-57.52%
BOC	BOSTON OMAHA CORP	$379.90M	-2.60%	-1.90%	-1.77%	-2.30%	0.33	2.05	65.70%	-12.10%	-10.13%
NCMI	NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC	$174.03M	-2.20%	-1.60%	-1.79%	-9.10%	0.34	1.84	42.70%	-3.10%	-2.77%
BCE	BCE INC	$18.88B	27.10%	7.80%	13.35%	12.00%	2.38	0.73	43.40%	25.30%	38.08%
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$541.12M	-5.10%	-2.30%	-1.21%	-1.00%	1.30	0.85	64.90%	-12.20%	-6.17%
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$25.42M	-89.90%	-19.60%	-24.46%	-19.20%	13.16	0.48	73.50%	-72.80%	-68.32%
SPHR	SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO	$3.97B	-3.80%	-2.00%	-4.47%	-4.30%	0.81	1.22	54.20%	-6.10%	-11.17%
GOGO	GOGO INC	$296.76M	-0.80%	-0.10%	8.77%	6.40%	9.31	1.73	41.60%	-0.10%	9.78%
TZOO	TRAVELZOO	$52.18M	-5.30%	1.00%	21.79%	-32.70%	-4.64	0.64	76.30%	0.50%	1.95%
ANGI	ANGI INC	$259.56M	-25.20%	-13.90%	-17.59%	-33.80%	0.93	1.20	95.70%	-22.30%	-19.69%
GIBO	GIBO HOLDINGS LTD	$9.38M	N/A	-408.20%	24,379.02%	-227.70%	-1.01	0.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
STRZ	STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP	$358.07M	-82.10%	-23.30%	-34.77%	-172.50%	4.65	0.25	57.00%	-34.00%	-29.73%
THRY	THRYV HOLDINGS INC	$52.88M	-7.40%	-2.40%	5.47%	5.60%	2.09	1.00	66.10%	-2.30%	3.81%
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$10.74B	-19.20%	-2.80%	0.45%	0.50%	7.36	1.55	62.20%	-23.20%	3.41%
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$2.57B	-29.50%	-13.30%	-12.63%	-10.60%	1.31	1.28	67.20%	-62.10%	-48.59%
NBIS	NEBIUS GROUP NV	$41.67B	0.60%	0.20%	0.64%	1.00%	1.70	4.03	74.30%	3.10%	12.15%
SSTK	SHUTTERSTOCK INC	$162.20M	-39.80%	-16.10%	-36.13%	-330.80%	2.00	0.48	56.90%	-22.90%	-20.26%
WSHP	WESHOP HOLDINGS LTD	$61.66M	-1,405.00%	-533.00%	-1,172.55%	2,450.00%	1.06	0.08	-335.70%	-32,973.40%	-32,723.40%
IQST	IQSTEL INC	$9.41M	-87.80%	-21.70%	-47.22%	-161.30%	2.43	1.09	2.70%	-2.60%	-2.08%
UPXI	UPEXI INC	$62.40M	-640.10%	-91.90%	-213.32%	-56.40%	-4.35	1.64	89.50%	-984.30%	-930.09%
FIRY	FIRY INC	$190.49M	-66.50%	-24.40%	-71.02%	-77.50%	2.22	1.03	87.80%	-60.20%	-53.10%
ADV	ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC	$368.77M	-51.50%	-10.10%	-6.57%	-6.10%	5.32	1.79	13.40%	-7.60%	-3.78%
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$1.56B	25.70%	14.60%	15.74%	244.70%	0.74	4.85	100.00%	933.00%	1,042.42%
FUBO	FUBOTV INC	$850.64M	-6.10%	-1.10%	-0.82%	-38.70%	1.60	1.01	8.40%	-0.70%	-0.50%
IQ	IQIYI INC	$842.10M	-6.40%	-1.80%	1.41%	3.30%	2.61	0.45	17.90%	-3.20%	1.30%
BZFD	BUZZFEED INC	$78.50M	-115.40%	-34.00%	-62.16%	-73.70%	1.97	1.01	39.20%	-35.80%	-32.29%
PODC	PODCASTONE INC	$51.43M	-17.60%	-11.00%	-12.99%	-258.90%	0.59	1.05	12.80%	-5.00%	-5.01%
TU	TELUS CORP	$13.69B	-6.10%	-1.60%	-1.64%	-1.60%	3.22	0.67	62.00%	-4.50%	-3.72%
SLMT	BRERA HOLDINGS PLC	$35.23M	-785.70%	-633.40%	-426.80%	-1,029.70%	0.08	1.77	100.10%	-6,126.20%	-6,127.33%
GENI	GENIUS SPORTS LTD	$1.74B	-25.70%	-13.70%	-10.39%	-66.10%	2.09	0.97	27.40%	-23.00%	-21.57%
DJT	TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP	$1.71B	-84.10%	-51.40%	-122.57%	-54.40%	0.97	0.96	33.70%	-28,860.40%	-27,826.80%
CCG	CHECHE GROUP INC	$19.31M	-11.20%	-3.20%	-11.09%	-17.20%	2.33	1.30	6.00%	-1.40%	-1.35%
OPTU	OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$197.61M	N/A	-16.60%	-14.25%	-9.60%	-5.96	0.32	69.90%	-58.10%	-37.44%
GDC	GD CULTURE GROUP LTD	$4.37M	-63.30%	-63.00%	-80.25%	-63.90%	0.00	31.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
PLAY	DAVE & BUSTER's ENTERTAINMENT INC	$246.25M	-86.50%	-2.10%	0.98%	0.60%	45.88	0.30	85.40%	-4.30%	1.74%
GIGM	GIGAMEDIA LTD	$13.59M	-5.30%	-4.90%	-4.89%	-19.60%	0.09	10.94	54.90%	-44.20%	-44.22%
KRKR	36KR HOLDINGS INC	$6.36M	24.30%	11.70%	20.59%	24.70%	0.99	1.40	63.00%	12.00%	12.02%
GIFT	GIFTIFY INC	$15.62M	-39.90%	-27.40%	-37.80%	-343.80%	0.43	1.02	20.10%	-10.30%	-10.31%
GDEV	GDEV INC	$176.97M	-83.70%	33.60%	445.30%	-118.20%	-5.65	0.75	64.80%	19.90%	22.22%
GAIA	GAIA INC	$32.42M	-6.90%	-3.90%	-5.16%	-8.80%	0.59	0.41	86.30%	-6.10%	-5.90%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$1.97M	-76.40%	-39.70%	-107.13%	-117.60%	1.32	1.48	24.80%	-58.00%	-56.56%
BODI	BEACHBODY COMPANY INC	$30.38M	39.10%	8.70%	26.37%	-76.70%	2.67	0.79	73.30%	5.70%	7.64%
KUST	KUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT INC	$1.96M	-346.40%	-83.00%	-230.67%	-286.20%	6.71	0.80	-1.40%	-126.10%	-123.61%
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$13.78M	-73.90%	-16.90%	-89.65%	-80.30%	4.56	1.04	10.70%	-130.50%	-128.41%
ELWT	ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC	$35.42M	-3,716.20%	-80.10%	-823.90%	-360.20%	-14.34	0.90	17.70%	-45.30%	-44.48%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$4.76M	6.50%	3.40%	5.87%	13.90%	0.45	3.56	25.80%	31.40%	38.72%
ZDGE	ZEDGE INC	$36.07M	-4.50%	-3.20%	-4.75%	-39.40%	0.40	3.21	93.10%	-3.60%	-4.05%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$12.77M	-46.00%	-6.40%	-5.37%	-7.70%	7.83	0.77	94.80%	-6.30%	-2.39%
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$5.54M	-243.00%	-142.10%	-237.20%	-252.80%	0.58	2.63	-72.40%	-7,763.40%	-7,740.38%
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$217.81k	-54.10%	-44.20%	-52.90%	-106.00%	0.21	4.53	1.10%	-17.40%	-17.23%
CPOP	POP CULTURE GROUP CO LTD	$529.80k	-21.20%	-9.90%	-14.71%	-9.50%	0.52	2.00	3.30%	-6.80%	-6.49%
ZNB	ZETA NETWORK GROUP	$317.52k	-220.80%	-188.30%	-112.44%	-171.50%	0.10	9.67	-18.60%	-555.20%	-472.88%
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$9.72M	N/A	-37.20%	-52.96%	-40.80%	-15.67	1.62	47.90%	-55.90%	-50.92%
GMHS	GAMEHAUS HOLDINGS INC	$37.89M	11.80%	8.40%	10.70%	24.50%	0.42	2.84	52.70%	4.10%	4.11%
LCFY	LOCAFY LTD	$2.19M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.43	1.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
AENT	ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP	$542.14M	11.30%	3.30%	12.48%	14.00%	2.41	1.34	13.30%	1.10%	2.30%
SNAL	SNAIL INC	$21.58M	N/A	-17.20%	1,715.26%	219.50%	-6.45	0.55	33.70%	-11.20%	-12.34%
TOON	KARTOON STUDIOS INC	$31.41M	28.70%	11.90%	15.87%	30.00%	0.78	2.00	31.40%	26.90%	30.60%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$99.77M	-18.20%	-4.50%	0.41%	0.30%	3.05	1.61	11.30%	-1.40%	0.05%
MSGS	MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP	$9.26B	-2.70%	0.50%	4.36%	2.40%	-6.84	0.50	27.70%	0.70%	3.39%
MPU	MEGA MATRIX INC	$5.23M	-318.10%	-216.30%	-301.45%	-749.60%	0.43	1.97	58.30%	-168.30%	-167.86%
MNY	MONEYHERO LTD	$24.50M	-29.60%	-14.90%	-31.03%	-129.10%	0.97	1.98	49.20%	-14.80%	-14.73%
NAMI	JINXIN TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO	$5.12M	-83.80%	-38.40%	-77.89%	-181.40%	1.08	1.50	12.20%	-23.90%	-23.76%
GXAI	GAXOSAI INC	$4.73M	-25.70%	-25.50%	-23.81%	-30.50%	0.07	10.57	100.00%	-64.80%	-64.79%
MDIA	MEDIACO HOLDING INC	$88.22M	-138.20%	-23.60%	-43.92%	-48.20%	8.50	0.22	-7.50%	-48.90%	-36.47%
NIPG	NIP GROUP INC	$18.72M	-147.10%	-92.20%	-218.62%	-673.10%	1.21	0.88	-1.20%	-187.70%	-196.56%
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$55.87M	-18.20%	-13.90%	-16.71%	-100.30%	0.30	2.29	61.20%	-12.40%	-11.40%
GCL	GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD	$119.33M	-68.80%	-17.60%	-21.71%	-38.70%	3.87	1.52	10.30%	-10.50%	-9.09%

Communication Service Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	39	-1.56%	+1.04%	-0.33%	-87.16%	45.52x	1.98x	+3.12%	+1.30%	+1.30%	+41.00%	Strong Buy
Broadcasting	13	-2.64%	-3.56%	-21.86%	-53.38%	256.25x	2.11x	-21.35%	-17.38%	-15.35%	+83.90%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	23	+0.11%	-1.56%	-19.11%	-79.08%	-28.65x	4.70x	-62.10%	+3.60%	+5.39%	+39.18%	Strong Buy
Entertainment	46	-1.16%	-0.97%	-4.41%	-41.08%	26.79x	3.30x	+15.96%	+10.39%	+19.40%	+28.34%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	65	-1.66%	-2.94%	-4.30%	-21.99%	29.23x	5.63x	+43.03%	+28.79%	+30.89%	+31.31%	Buy
Telecom Services	54	-0.74%	-0.62%	-3.10%	-16.03%	5.49x	1.57x	+12.79%	+3.87%	+8.26%	+39.06%	Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 240 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: B.

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 73.87% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 124 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $24.75, an upside of 24% from Ooma's current stock price of $19.96.

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.

2. Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN)

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 240 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 1.88% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 52 percentage points.

Nexxen International has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 50.12% from Nexxen International's current stock price of $8.66.

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.

3. Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK)

Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 240 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 Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -1 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CNK as a "A".It passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cinemark Holdings has seen its stock return 44.16% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 95 percentage points.

Cinemark Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $38.10, a downside of -2.26% from Cinemark Holdings's current stock price of $38.98.

Cinemark Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Cinemark Holdings, 10% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30% have issued a Buy, 60% 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 57 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 24.54%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.83%. 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 -27.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 23.92%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.83%. Shutterstock's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Shutterstock's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Shutterstock's dividend payout ratio of -24.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA)

Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 13.8%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.83%.

Liberty Capital's dividend payout ratio of -25.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication service stocks down?

Communication service stocks were down -1.2% in the last day, and down -1.58% over the last week. Tim Sa was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -12.42% yesterday.

Shares of U.S.-traded companies with Brazil exposure are trading lower after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in the country's runoff election.

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. Yelp (NYSE:YELP)

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) 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.

Yelp has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Yelp's stock has dropped -41.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 9 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 gained 48.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 99 percentage points.

3. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

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 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 -30.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 20 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

40.46% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 33.01% over the next year.

4.19% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.77% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.07% are rated C (Hold), 14.97% are rated D (Sell), and 2.99% 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 25.08x.

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