Sectors & IndustriesCommunication Services
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
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
CURI
CURIOSITYSTREAM INC
$191.80M-13.10%-8.20%-14.12%-41.70%0.831.2456.60%-9.00%-8.95%
ADV
ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC
$255.13M-34.50%-7.70%-5.35%-5.40%4.042.2514.00%-6.40%-3.57%
SKLZ
SKILLZ INC
$48.95M-47.50%-22.20%-28.66%-44.20%1.434.3286.20%-84.00%-79.32%
VZ
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$214.98B16.60%4.40%8.46%9.60%2.860.9158.90%12.40%20.94%
GOGO
GOGO INC
$593.95M13.10%1.00%9.19%6.90%11.891.6044.30%1.40%10.44%
VOD
VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO
$35.78B-7.10%-3.00%-1.47%-1.30%1.371.1632.90%-10.30%-4.06%
CHTR
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC
$27.56B31.20%3.30%8.32%5.80%8.330.39100.00%9.10%21.40%
SSTK
SHUTTERSTOCK INC
$577.28M7.90%3.40%12.67%116.20%1.330.5458.90%4.60%9.31%
MSGS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP
$7.63BN/A-1.10%1.65%0.90%-6.480.4726.20%-1.50%1.39%
CHT
CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD
$33.42B10.00%7.20%10.68%12.40%0.351.4936.80%16.20%20.67%
GETY
GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS INC
$317.50M-34.50%-7.50%-0.31%-0.40%4.780.7773.40%-21.00%-0.62%
TSQ
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC
$105.03MN/A-2.10%9.22%6.40%-12.830.8425.50%-2.70%9.63%
TTGT
TECHTARGET INC
$266.76M-138.20%-89.10%-127.35%-958.90%0.581.2360.20%-207.10%-212.09%
LUMN
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC
$6.85BN/A-5.10%-4.78%-3.50%-31.751.8046.50%-14.00%-11.55%
WPP
WPP PLC
$3.42B11.40%2.00%-57.83%90.70%2.670.8515.90%2.70%7.79%
CNK
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC
$3.05B34.90%3.00%8.76%6.80%9.920.7138.20%4.40%10.09%
WSHP
WESHOP HOLDINGS LTD
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2.480.02N/AN/AN/A
AD
ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC
$4.16B1.40%0.60%1.02%0.70%0.820.7251.20%29.90%28.12%
NMAX
NEWSMAX INC
$898.74MN/AN/AN/AN/A1.202.74N/AN/AN/A
SHEN
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO
$815.70M-4.40%-2.10%-1.27%-1.10%1.170.9063.60%-11.00%-6.41%
IDCC
INTERDIGITAL INC
$9.20B38.50%20.20%38.83%65.90%0.881.8463.40%48.80%61.08%
SIFY
SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$981.70M-7.50%-1.80%4.25%2.70%3.260.8838.60%-3.60%5.52%
PSKY
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP
$10.56BN/AN/AN/AN/A2.611.26N/AN/AN/A
LVO
LIVEONE INC
$61.60MN/A-48.40%-158.83%262.80%-3.310.5419.00%-30.50%-26.64%
ZH
ZHIHU INC
$252.02M2.50%1.80%3.08%14.60%0.343.6962.20%3.40%4.34%
DASH
DOORDASH INC
$72.89B10.20%5.50%6.97%25.10%0.961.4150.90%6.80%6.87%
ASST
STRIVE INC
$442.81MN/AN/AN/AN/A0.0211.97N/AN/AN/A
STUB
STUBHUB HOLDINGS INC
$2.66B-193.00%-39.30%-39.23%-138.70%2.631.0482.00%-114.20%-85.48%
ATHM
AUTOHOME INC
$2.21B6.10%4.90%5.97%8.40%0.157.7875.60%21.70%22.80%
IAC
IAC INC
$2.91B-2.20%-1.40%0.77%1.10%0.502.7566.20%-4.30%2.12%
ZNB
ZETA NETWORK GROUP
$43.84k-205.50%-135.60%-169.01%-271.20%0.540.30-2.90%-492.80%-451.72%
FUBO
FUBOTV INC
$1.53B42.80%8.10%5.91%-230.90%5.240.8512.40%5.70%6.36%
GTN
GRAY MEDIA INC
$479.45M-6.30%-1.30%3.64%5.00%3.541.2724.60%-4.40%11.66%
PLAY
DAVE & BUSTER's ENTERTAINMENT INC
$439.40M0.20%0.00%3.84%2.50%30.580.3285.80%0.00%6.84%
AENT
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP
$754.51M20.50%5.70%18.27%21.80%2.691.3514.00%2.10%3.81%
TMUS
T-MOBILE US INC
$236.70B18.20%5.10%9.27%9.70%2.701.0062.90%12.40%20.45%
LYV
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC
$36.88B-17.40%-0.20%9.69%13.70%81.251.0025.50%-0.20%4.57%
RBLX
ROBLOX CORP
$41.93B-290.60%-12.70%-23.02%-23.40%23.280.9678.10%-21.80%-20.86%
LION
LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP
$2.86BN/AN/AN/AN/A-5.000.46N/AN/AN/A
ATEX
ANTERIX INC
$681.88M39.80%21.30%22.36%314.30%0.771.39100.00%1,370.90%1,436.38%
CDLX
CARDLYTICS INC
$38.37M-371.00%-31.60%-46.11%-45.30%-44.891.7544.80%-44.40%-40.97%
GENI
GENIUS SPORTS LTD
$1.33B-15.50%-11.10%-14.67%-126.80%0.561.5623.00%-16.70%-17.04%
TKO
TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$38.78B4.90%1.30%3.46%10.50%1.671.2659.80%4.10%9.97%
TU
TELUS CORP
$20.71B7.10%1.90%3.08%3.30%2.730.8662.40%5.40%7.50%
OPTU
OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$653.94MN/A-6.00%-0.61%-0.50%-14.260.8069.30%-21.80%-2.03%
IQ
IQIYI INC
$1.25B-1.50%-0.40%3.44%8.90%2.510.4721.10%-0.80%3.11%
BIDU
BAIDU INC
$41.43B2.10%1.20%2.65%2.60%0.601.7643.90%4.30%7.46%
STRZ
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP
$231.39M-38.60%-13.20%-15.61%-92.40%1.960.2559.60%-20.80%-16.57%
SLMT
BRERA HOLDINGS PLC
$2.36M-73.20%-20.50%-19.67%134.10%2.100.2890.70%-228.40%-233.37%
IQST
IQSTEL INC
$8.25M-96.90%-16.20%-32.40%-104.20%2.201.042.80%-2.70%-1.77%
NBIS
NEBIUS GROUP NV
$32.85B2.50%1.30%1.50%2.40%1.703.0868.60%19.20%30.86%
CCOI
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC
$967.70M-842.50%-5.80%-2.90%-1.70%-49.552.0445.20%-18.70%-8.57%
TDS
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC
$4.86B-1.60%-0.70%0.56%0.50%0.652.1059.00%-6.10%3.60%
UPXI
UPEXI INC
$75.34M-139.90%-59.30%-60.00%-42.80%4.572.2080.70%-496.90%-468.75%
BOC
BOSTON OMAHA CORP
$386.88M0.00%0.00%0.23%0.30%0.332.0767.20%-0.20%1.33%
INUV
INUVO INC
$37.52M-44.30%-17.70%-45.63%317.00%1.480.6574.50%-5.90%-5.60%
TEAD
TEADS HOLDING CO
$67.76M-127.60%-31.80%-47.70%-55.10%12.921.1033.00%-39.80%-30.95%
DRCT
DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
$529.77kN/A-39.60%-70.68%-13.60%-25.000.3731.40%-26.80%-9.57%
GXAI
GAXOSAI INC
$9.97M-24.60%-24.00%-27.29%-38.90%0.0329.70100.00%-543.70%-543.74%
DTCX
DATACENTREX INC
$48.14M-109.40%-105.20%-32.36%-892.70%0.0250.79100.00%-2,327,373.70%-2,324,110.04%
ANGX
ANGEL STUDIOS INC
$618.60MN/A-257.80%-397.21%-1,170.40%47.560.8862.30%-57.30%-52.63%
FNGR
FINGERMOTION INC
$88.25M-34.70%-9.80%-36.88%-41.70%2.671.175.40%-16.10%-18.20%
MANU
MANCHESTER UNITED PLC
$2.84B-4.70%-0.50%6.44%10.10%7.760.32100.00%-1.40%8.51%
BZFD
BUZZFEED INC
$26.54M-76.90%-28.40%-55.56%-60.90%2.800.9040.50%-31.20%-27.87%
CNVS
CINEVERSE CORP
$51.27M-25.10%-14.50%-20.47%-62.60%0.800.9560.00%-17.30%-14.03%
AMC
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC
$571.91MN/A-7.80%-2.60%-1.40%-5.230.4111.80%-13.00%-3.35%
SEAT
VIVID SEATS INC
$64.59M-218.70%-38.20%-100.78%-168.20%-8.480.5969.60%-75.20%-58.90%
TGNA
TEGNA INC
$3.31B7.10%3.10%6.95%13.00%1.182.2836.20%8.10%16.50%
TDIC
DREAMLAND LTD
$6.11M-182.50%-55.80%-85.69%-116.00%1.911.6811.10%-60.80%-57.72%
TBH
BRAG HOUSE HOLDINGS INC
$5.48M-19.50%-8.20%0.68%20.70%0.106.05100.00%-1,039,182.00%226,054.00%
SGA
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC
$72.77M0.20%0.10%0.38%1.00%0.352.7414.50%0.30%0.68%
IHS
IHS HOLDING LTD
$2.72B-153.60%10.40%26.30%17.70%-34.211.6049.50%26.40%59.81%
SWAG
STRAN & COMPANY INC
$32.19M-5.00%-2.90%-4.76%-7.90%0.672.2729.90%-1.40%-1.37%
SCOR
COMSCORE INC
$35.51MN/A-6.80%-0.24%-1.10%-8.600.6540.90%-7.90%-0.17%
ONFO
ONFOLIO HOLDINGS INC
$3.61M-77.80%-26.30%-29.35%-160.20%2.030.4960.30%-21.10%-14.47%
STFS
STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD
$1.31M-382.80%-177.70%-282.48%-343.10%0.902.115.70%-108.30%-107.39%
UONE
URBAN ONE INC
$31.60M-104.30%-15.60%-10.30%-10.10%8.152.5967.10%-32.50%-16.61%
RDI
READING INTERNATIONAL INC
$24.53MN/A-3.10%1.83%0.90%-37.160.1714.50%-6.50%2.81%
TC
TOKEN CAT LTD
$0.00-1,085.30%-100.50%-206.84%-288.90%5.181.4973.30%-403.80%-400.24%
SDM
SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD
$58.69M-493.40%-269.50%-420.15%-481.90%0.632.1410.10%-101.70%-102.02%
SLE
SUPER LEAGUE ENTERPRISE INC
$3.36MN/A-164.10%1,430.62%529.20%-5.340.4739.60%-137.10%-112.29%
SJ
SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP
$61.14M1.40%1.20%1.90%5.80%0.144.6418.60%1.30%1.85%
SSP
EW SCRIPPS CO
$345.43M-17.80%-4.50%0.83%1.00%3.021.6540.70%-10.60%1.76%
CMCM
CHEETAH MOBILE INC
$216.76M-28.40%-11.10%-23.54%-1,652.40%1.741.2367.60%-76.50%-70.68%
RMSG
REAL MESSENGER CORP
$3.65M-2,610.70%-30.20%-85.03%-33.50%0.0919.70N/AN/AN/A
QMMM
QMMM HOLDINGS LTD
$2.05B-198.10%-98.40%-72.71%-203.20%0.147.110.80%-150.10%-151.33%
VBIX
VIEWBIX INC
$18.78M-380.90%-103.00%-137.25%535.60%2.000.48100.00%-199.00%-103.44%
PODC
PODCASTONE INC
$65.46M-26.70%-17.70%-25.30%2,608.80%0.571.3212.00%-6.70%-6.67%
GCL
GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD
$82.92M7.60%1.10%6.33%10.60%3.741.3113.20%0.50%2.81%
PCLA
PICOCELA INC
$2.69M-151.90%-53.90%-97.87%-102.50%1.312.1353.40%-115.00%-111.79%
NIPG
NIP GROUP INC
$44.36M-6,146.70%-55.10%-90.05%-959.30%0.630.91-0.60%-134.50%-137.82%
WBD
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC
$68.22B2.10%0.70%4.23%8.50%1.751.0644.00%1.90%9.93%
KORE
KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$157.68MN/A-15.90%-6.31%-7.00%-3.911.1955.30%-24.50%-7.83%
NCTY
THE9 LTD
$84.26MN/AN/AN/AN/A0.601.54N/AN/AN/A
FENG
PHOENIX NEW MEDIA LTD
$22.76M0.00%0.00%0.74%4.90%0.462.8548.90%0.00%1.11%
ANGH
ANGHAMI INC
$20.00M-123.10%-53.60%-120.93%338.90%4.730.54-31.70%-75.40%-71.52%
MYPS
PLAYSTUDIOS INC
$63.05M-15.40%-11.90%-13.33%-102.70%0.253.9175.00%-15.10%-14.21%
GIFT
GIFTIFY INC
$27.25M-56.90%-36.30%-53.43%-301.10%0.520.8217.20%-14.00%-14.51%
MNY
MONEYHERO LTD
$64.53M-54.80%-30.90%-60.99%-249.00%0.981.9651.10%-34.50%-34.42%
MDIA
MEDIACO HOLDING INC
$52.96M-49.90%-12.90%-10.93%-16.40%2.690.51-6.80%-32.40%-19.83%

Communication Service Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
43+0.47%-1.89%+5.85%-35.61%-187.05x1.96x-8.87%-3.93%-4.88%+35.99%Buy
14-3.71%-13.76%-6.78%-16.61%8.55x1.28x+9.47%+1.83%+3.89%+39.86%Buy
27+0.77%-1.55%-2.99%-10.56%16.37x5.62x-66.59%-2.50%-3.44%+31.65%Buy
46+1.59%-3.52%+1.27%-53.81%2.86x3.51x+23.53%+11.17%+17.25%+17.12%Buy
71+2.12%-1.10%+2.98%-51.82%30.85x7.43x+31.67%+22.28%+29.29%+40.09%Buy
54-0.24%-1.64%-2.89%-6.28%10.67x1.92x+15.10%+4.52%+8.75%+25.20%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 255 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 3.19% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 45 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 29.22% from Ooma's current stock price of $13.93.

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 255 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 18, which is -9 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 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Zedge has seen its stock return 30.22% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 72 percentage points.

3. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)


Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 255 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 68.12% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 110 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $25.53, an upside of 0.25% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $25.47.

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 54 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 4.23%. 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 14.23%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.23%.

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 13.29%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.23%.

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 up?

Communication service stocks were up 1.11% in the last day, and down -2.04% over the last week. Nebius Group Nv was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 14.96% yesterday.

NBIS stock has given up its prior loss. Nebius shares were trading lower after the company announced a $3.75 billion proposed private offering of convertible senior notes due 2031 and 2033.

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 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 -49.46% 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 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 dropped -15.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 26 percentage points.

3. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)


Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) 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.

Veon has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veon's stock has gained 12.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 54 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

46.21% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 29.97% over the next year.

8.38% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.77% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.28% are rated C (Hold), 12.57% are rated D (Sell), and 5.99% 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 23.21x.
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