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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
XNET	XUNLEI LTD	$319.34M	-5.60%	-4.70%	-6.51%	-5.50%	0.20	2.03	54.60%	-17.00%	-15.68%
ZH	ZHIHU INC	$233.80M	-7.90%	-5.80%	-8.25%	-32.50%	0.36	3.73	57.90%	-11.40%	-11.71%
TSQ	TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC	$105.93M	N/A	-9.70%	0.32%	0.20%	-7.05	0.93	24.80%	-11.80%	0.31%
XHLD	TEN HOLDINGS INC	$99.17M	-441.00%	-177.10%	-274.27%	-363.40%	0.48	3.01	74.80%	-627.50%	-619.59%
BCE	BCE INC	$21.82B	27.10%	7.80%	13.35%	12.00%	2.38	0.73	43.40%	25.30%	38.08%
ANGX	ANGEL STUDIOS INC	$719.82M	N/A	-257.80%	-397.21%	-1,170.40%	47.56	0.88	62.30%	-57.30%	-52.63%
RSVR	RESERVOIR MEDIA INC	$642.82M	2.30%	0.90%	4.40%	7.50%	1.51	1.31	64.70%	4.90%	21.77%
GLIBA	LIBERTY CAPITAL CORP	$1.06B	-20.70%	-10.40%	-11.58%	-14.90%	1.02	3.37	48.00%	-32.50%	-37.07%
BIDU	BAIDU INC	$32.91B	-1.40%	-0.80%	-0.11%	-0.10%	0.64	2.33	40.90%	-2.90%	-0.34%
GXAI	GAXOSAI INC	$8.72M	-25.70%	-25.50%	-23.81%	-30.50%	0.07	10.57	100.00%	-64.80%	-64.79%
RBLX	ROBLOX CORP	$27.25B	-288.80%	-10.60%	-22.61%	-20.40%	63.26	0.82	78.90%	-17.60%	-16.80%
KVHI	KVH INDUSTRIES INC	$140.05M	-4.50%	-3.90%	-4.30%	-8.10%	0.16	7.07	25.10%	-4.70%	-4.62%
MYPS	PLAYSTUDIOS INC	$60.30M	-20.90%	-16.40%	-19.02%	-204.20%	0.31	2.99	77.90%	-20.60%	-19.12%
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$17.69B	30.40%	3.20%	8.30%	5.70%	7.89	0.36	100.00%	9.10%	21.63%
GRPN	GROUPON INC	$791.75M	N/A	-20.30%	-47.73%	-67.90%	-9.31	0.79	90.70%	-25.30%	-20.11%
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$3.80B	7.20%	4.20%	7.79%	9.90%	0.58	3.82	59.40%	27.70%	48.09%
DTCX	DATACENTREX INC	$108.79M	-24.80%	-24.60%	-23.15%	-76.10%	0.00	183.58	37.30%	-151.70%	-156.04%
T	AT&T INC	$174.26B	19.40%	5.10%	8.48%	10.10%	2.73	0.97	59.70%	16.80%	24.99%
WB	WEIBO CORP	$1.67B	8.20%	4.50%	9.64%	9.80%	0.77	3.59	73.40%	17.80%	32.82%
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$33.34B	10.60%	7.50%	11.30%	12.50%	0.47	1.21	36.50%	16.50%	20.06%
KUST	KUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT INC	$6.29M	-346.40%	-83.00%	-230.67%	-286.20%	6.71	0.80	-1.40%	-126.10%	-123.61%
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.33B	N/A	-3.10%	-1.41%	-1.00%	-21.69	0.96	47.80%	-8.70%	-3.17%
TME	TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP	$20.05B	11.30%	8.40%	11.67%	21.10%	0.46	1.75	44.30%	26.30%	32.40%
LVO	LIVEONE INC	$54.30M	N/A	-39.60%	-116.75%	494.40%	-3.93	0.62	17.90%	-25.80%	-20.81%
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$19.69B	35.60%	6.90%	12.14%	12.90%	4.07	0.55	100.00%	27.30%	38.82%
GAME	GAMESQUARE HOLDINGS INC	$41.78M	-169.80%	-73.60%	-431.43%	-239.30%	4.96	0.90	45.70%	-96.10%	-95.57%
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$205.37B	15.50%	4.00%	8.21%	8.90%	2.94	0.60	59.30%	11.60%	20.57%
TKO	TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$34.89B	6.40%	1.40%	4.10%	10.90%	2.33	1.28	59.50%	4.30%	10.63%
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$3.68M	-167.60%	-109.70%	-136.62%	-227.10%	0.43	3.10	6.80%	-93.40%	-92.29%
BOC	BOSTON OMAHA CORP	$414.54M	-2.60%	-1.90%	-1.77%	-2.30%	0.33	2.05	65.70%	-12.10%	-10.13%
SEAT	VIVID SEATS INC	$70.48M	N/A	-40.00%	-96.20%	-166.20%	-7.56	0.66	68.30%	-60.30%	-57.52%
PSKY	PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP	$12.12B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.69	1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$23.61M	N/A	-37.20%	-52.96%	-40.80%	-15.67	1.62	47.90%	-55.90%	-50.92%
ZNB	ZETA NETWORK GROUP	$332.82k	-126.50%	-111.20%	-61.01%	-111.20%	0.09	21.17	-4.60%	-457.80%	-445.80%
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$495.26M	N/A	-1.50%	4.99%	2.30%	-91.94	0.63	46.30%	-4.70%	11.18%
HUYA	HUYA INC	$493.27M	-2.30%	-1.70%	-2.22%	-2.70%	0.35	2.29	14.20%	-1.60%	-1.51%
ATHM	AUTOHOME INC	$2.54B	4.10%	3.40%	4.44%	5.80%	0.16	6.76	72.70%	17.10%	19.07%
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$127.61M	-89.90%	-19.60%	-24.46%	-19.20%	13.16	0.48	73.50%	-72.80%	-68.32%
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$648.91M	-5.10%	-2.30%	-1.21%	-1.00%	1.30	0.85	64.90%	-12.20%	-6.17%
TC	TOKEN CAT LTD	$0.00	-53.20%	2.10%	1.45%	3.20%	0.31	10.66	2.80%	38.30%	38.34%
SSP	EW SCRIPPS CO	$295.61M	-139.60%	-28.80%	-35.17%	-30.70%	35.21	1.34	40.40%	-64.20%	-53.80%
NCMI	NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC	$235.18M	-2.20%	-1.60%	-1.79%	-9.10%	0.34	1.84	42.70%	-3.10%	-2.77%
GOGO	GOGO INC	$369.94M	-0.80%	-0.10%	8.77%	6.40%	9.31	1.73	41.60%	-0.10%	9.78%
TZOO	TRAVELZOO	$67.95M	-5.30%	1.00%	21.79%	-32.70%	-4.64	0.64	76.30%	0.50%	1.95%
ANGI	ANGI INC	$189.40M	-25.20%	-13.90%	-17.59%	-33.80%	0.93	1.20	95.70%	-22.30%	-19.69%
TJGC	TJGC GROUP LTD	$121.48M	-131.10%	-61.30%	-179.09%	-121.20%	4.67	1.08	21.50%	-81.80%	-78.60%
WSHP	WESHOP HOLDINGS LTD	$135.12M	-1,405.00%	-533.00%	-1,172.55%	2,450.00%	1.06	0.08	-335.70%	-32,973.40%	-32,723.33%
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$173.63M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.25	6.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
NBIS	NEBIUS GROUP NV	$59.39B	0.60%	0.20%	0.64%	1.00%	1.70	4.03	74.30%	3.10%	12.15%
STRZ	STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP	$465.26M	-82.10%	-23.30%	-34.77%	-172.50%	4.65	0.25	57.00%	-34.00%	-29.73%
PODC	PODCASTONE INC	$81.98M	-17.60%	-11.00%	-12.99%	-258.90%	0.59	1.05	12.80%	-5.00%	-5.01%
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$1.86B	25.70%	14.60%	15.74%	244.70%	0.74	4.85	100.00%	933.00%	1,042.42%
THRY	THRYV HOLDINGS INC	$84.43M	-7.40%	-2.40%	5.47%	5.60%	2.09	1.00	66.10%	-2.30%	3.81%
SSTK	SHUTTERSTOCK INC	$202.84M	-39.80%	-16.10%	-36.13%	-330.80%	2.00	0.48	56.90%	-22.90%	-20.26%
UPXI	UPEXI INC	$81.15M	-307.00%	-90.00%	-168.31%	-60.60%	-4.86	1.72	87.00%	-874.00%	-834.23%
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$73.61k	-16.00%	-13.00%	-14.32%	-24.20%	0.30	3.45	4.80%	-6.50%	-5.44%
ADV	ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC	$428.65M	-51.50%	-10.10%	-6.57%	-6.10%	5.32	1.79	13.40%	-7.60%	-3.78%
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$10.63B	-19.20%	-2.80%	0.45%	0.50%	7.36	1.55	62.20%	-23.20%	3.41%
IQST	IQSTEL INC	$10.41M	-87.80%	-21.70%	-47.22%	-161.30%	2.43	1.09	2.70%	-2.60%	-2.08%
CAST	FREECAST INC	$59.12M	N/A	-1,054.00%	192.09%	1,337.80%	-1.16	0.08	63.00%	-2,366.80%	-2,306.85%
TU	TELUS CORP	$15.37B	-6.10%	-1.60%	-1.64%	-1.60%	3.22	0.67	62.00%	-4.50%	-3.72%
SLMT	BRERA HOLDINGS PLC	$373.08M	-516.00%	-431.30%	-255.02%	-615.10%	0.16	3.50	100.00%	-8,390.30%	-8,409.97%
FUBO	FUBOTV INC	$1.10B	-6.10%	-1.10%	-0.82%	-38.70%	1.60	1.01	8.40%	-0.70%	-0.50%
IQ	IQIYI INC	$887.23M	-6.40%	-1.80%	1.41%	3.30%	2.61	0.45	17.90%	-3.20%	1.30%
FIRY	FIRY INC	$169.38M	-66.50%	-24.40%	-71.02%	-77.50%	2.22	1.03	87.80%	-60.20%	-53.10%
BZFD	BUZZFEED INC	$92.50M	-115.40%	-34.00%	-62.16%	-73.70%	1.97	1.01	39.20%	-35.80%	-32.29%
GENI	GENIUS SPORTS LTD	$2.13B	-25.70%	-13.70%	-10.39%	-66.10%	2.09	0.97	27.40%	-23.00%	-21.57%
PLAY	DAVE & BUSTER's ENTERTAINMENT INC	$319.36M	-53.10%	-1.60%	1.89%	1.20%	40.52	0.29	85.80%	-3.10%	3.33%
OPTU	OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$278.02M	N/A	-16.60%	-14.25%	-9.60%	-5.96	0.32	69.90%	-58.10%	-37.44%
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$748.88k	-1,012.10%	-102.80%	-460.52%	-623.30%	13.95	1.23	0.90%	-146.10%	-144.31%
GDC	GD CULTURE GROUP LTD	$6.78M	-63.30%	-63.00%	-80.25%	-63.90%	0.00	31.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
ONFO	ONFOLIO HOLDINGS INC	$3.48M	-2,395.40%	-96.80%	363.31%	335.60%	-3.09	0.09	54.50%	-108.40%	-80.87%
INUV	INUVO INC	$12.02M	-43.80%	-17.00%	-24.68%	-222.10%	2.28	0.60	63.20%	-8.60%	-7.16%
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$116.95M	-151.70%	-29.70%	-133.28%	-74.30%	8.27	0.88	26.50%	-11.50%	-10.19%
SURG	SURGEPAYS INC	$9.31M	N/A	-307.70%	168.61%	1,694.20%	-1.45	0.19	-19.60%	-47.90%	-42.55%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$15.37M	-46.00%	-6.40%	-5.37%	-7.70%	7.83	0.77	94.80%	-6.30%	-2.39%
CHR	CHEER HOLDING INC	$4.27M	7.30%	6.60%	7.28%	25.10%	0.08	12.48	73.60%	18.70%	20.47%
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$3.60B	-29.50%	-13.30%	-12.63%	-10.60%	1.31	1.28	67.20%	-62.10%	-48.59%
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$10.61M	-46.60%	-11.90%	-51.07%	-47.20%	3.63	1.09	4.60%	-42.80%	-41.76%
FENG	PHOENIX NEW MEDIA LTD	$17.92M	3.30%	2.40%	21.49%	26.30%	0.45	2.89	53.60%	3.60%	4.33%
DOYU	DOUYU INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	$128.56M	-1.60%	-1.00%	-0.25%	-3.20%	0.65	2.19	14.40%	-0.90%	-0.13%
ANGH	ANGHAMI INC	$32.09M	-205.20%	-75.20%	-287.75%	192.00%	3.21	0.49	-25.40%	-90.10%	-82.10%
GIBO	GIBO HOLDINGS LTD	$4.74M	N/A	-408.20%	24,379.02%	-227.70%	-1.01	0.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
DJT	TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP	$2.72B	-84.10%	-51.40%	-122.57%	-54.40%	0.97	0.96	33.70%	-28,860.40%	-27,826.80%
CTW	CTW	$166.61M	6.60%	3.80%	7.38%	12.60%	0.67	1.62	71.20%	2.30%	3.88%
GETY	GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS INC	$117.04M	-29.20%	-5.20%	6.24%	9.00%	5.68	0.78	72.40%	-16.20%	12.09%
NIPG	NIP GROUP INC	$58.36M	-147.10%	-92.20%	-218.62%	-673.10%	1.21	0.88	-1.20%	-187.70%	-196.56%
NAMI	JINXIN TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO	$8.07M	-87.40%	-43.30%	-83.08%	-429.90%	0.98	1.53	11.00%	-22.80%	-22.81%
CCG	CHECHE GROUP INC	$38.52M	-5.00%	-1.30%	-4.31%	-6.90%	3.15	1.23	5.30%	-0.60%	-0.53%
TEAD	TEADS HOLDING CO	$46.29M	-314.80%	-39.20%	-52.75%	-55.60%	157.06	0.98	33.20%	-43.30%	-32.35%
CCO	CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$1.22B	N/A	-2.80%	8.98%	3.40%	-2.09	1.25	54.10%	-6.30%	16.82%
FWONA	LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	$23.59B	5.40%	2.50%	6.00%	13.20%	0.99	1.27	35.50%	9.40%	19.66%
MSGM	MOTORSPORT GAMES INC	$17.90M	39.80%	19.90%	26.95%	2,970.90%	1.57	1.85	83.90%	16.20%	14.61%
GITS	GLOBAL INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.61M	-104.70%	-88.30%	-154.46%	-651.00%	0.40	0.03	100.00%	-225,010.10%	-224,793.00%
MPU	MEGA MATRIX INC	$15.34M	-175.10%	-138.50%	-189.77%	-357.90%	0.24	4.06	55.10%	-131.40%	-131.37%
KWM	K WAVE MEDIA LTD	$3.38M	N/A	-300.80%	-984.16%	3,987.10%	-6.91	0.24	8.80%	-266.50%	-217.83%
GCL	GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD	$87.84M	-68.80%	-17.60%	-21.71%	-38.70%	3.87	1.52	10.30%	-10.50%	-9.09%
MDIA	MEDIACO HOLDING INC	$87.38M	-138.20%	-23.60%	-43.92%	-48.20%	8.50	0.22	-7.50%	-48.90%	-36.47%
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$80.25M	-18.20%	-13.90%	-16.71%	-100.30%	0.30	2.29	61.20%	-12.40%	-11.40%
DKI	DARKIRIS INC	$4.65M	-313.30%	-212.50%	-235.34%	-996.10%	0.47	1.19	26.00%	-106.00%	-106.34%

Communication Service Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	40	+0.65%	+0.46%	-1.53%	-89.39%	116.11x	2.62x	+2.52%	+1.27%	+1.89%	+36.14%	Strong Buy
Broadcasting	13	-0.07%	-2.79%	+13.80%	-30.87%	342.29x	2.79x	-32.87%	-24.18%	-9.97%	+81.74%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	23	-0.17%	-0.75%	-2.44%	-68.34%	-31.69x	4.66x	-41.69%	+4.55%	+7.48%	+33.51%	Buy
Entertainment	47	-2.03%	-1.81%	+3.13%	-32.42%	23.00x	3.46x	+15.55%	+9.94%	+18.66%	+19.21%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	66	-0.61%	+2.07%	+3.40%	-11.58%	40.94x	5.86x	+43.44%	+29.25%	+32.06%	+23.16%	Buy
Telecom Services	54	-1.44%	+0.13%	+5.78%	-5.50%	7.29x	1.78x	+13.25%	+3.91%	+8.28%	+28.30%	Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 243 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: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 16 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 74.28% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 120 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $24.67, an upside of 7.06% from Ooma's current stock price of $23.04.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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. Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN)

Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 243 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 Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -12 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MRDN as a "A".It passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Meridian Holdings has seen its stock lose -9.56% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 37 percentage points.

3. Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE)

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 243 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 Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -5 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ZDGE as a "A".It passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Zedge has seen its stock lose -5.23% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 41 percentage points.

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 59 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 4.34%.

Jiayin Group's dividend payout ratio of 30% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 25.14%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.34%. 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. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 17.64%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.34%.

Sound Group's dividend payout ratio of 33.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication service stocks down?

Communication service stocks were down -1.07% in the last day, and up 0.22% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why communication service stocks are down.

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 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 34.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 81 percentage points.

2. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) 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.

Nerdwallet 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.

Nerdwallet's stock has dropped -7.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 39 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 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 -30.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 16 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

38.06% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 24.33% over the next year.

3.47% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.87% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.58% are rated C (Hold), 15.03% are rated D (Sell), and 4.05% 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 33.85x.

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1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

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2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

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