Sectors & IndustriesCommunication Services
Best Communication Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top communication service stocks in 2025 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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GDEV
GDEV INC
$190.71M$10.53N/AN/AN/AN/A-2.55%50.36%-52.44%19.56%
AMCX
AMC NETWORKS INC
$282.47M$6.40$6.501.56%Strong Sell4-1.61%N/A21.67%4.25%
GAIA
GAIA INC
$131.38M$5.24$8.0052.67%Strong Buy211.94%N/A5.90%3.37%
SSTK
SHUTTERSTOCK INC
$556.90M$15.96$30.0087.97%Buy18.91%60.37%28.88%11.43%
ADV
ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC
$430.69M$1.34$3.50161.19%Strong Buy11.81%N/A-1.50%-0.36%
JOYY
JOYY INC
$2.14B$41.16N/AN/AN/AN/A-13.96%N/A76.45%47.86%
BZFD
BUZZFEED INC
$75.12M$1.95N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ZH
ZHIHU INC
$336.70M$3.86$4.7021.76%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
LYV
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC
$30.91B$132.45$164.5624.25%Strong Buy1610.28%13.17%453.97%4.01%
SIFY
SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$336.50M$4.65N/AN/AN/AN/A33.38%-32.06%5.54%1.39%
GTN
GRAY MEDIA INC
$340.17M$3.35$6.3389.04%Strong Buy3-3.29%-41.76%2.13%0.46%
NCMI
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC
$545.55M$5.73$7.3828.71%Strong Buy49.79%N/A6.60%4.77%
GRPN
GROUPON INC
$724.96M$18.21$17.25-5.27%Buy46.78%N/A-93.64%-6.24%
PERI
PERION NETWORK LTD
$418.22M$9.33$10.5012.54%Strong Buy1-17.68%96.30%3.22%2.55%
MOMO
HELLO GROUP INC
$936.97M$5.71$10.0075.13%Buy2-2.99%13.13%21.97%13.44%
CHT
CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD
$31.37B$40.44N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A94.86%67.97%
MTCH
MATCH GROUP INC
$7.43B$29.66$34.8117.37%Buy163.64%16.07%-1,129.03%16.09%
KT
KT CORP
$9.57B$19.46N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A297.55%4.80%1.85%
TTWO
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC
$41.18B$233.32$220.47-5.51%Strong Buy1714.90%N/A14.27%6.42%
CNM
CORE & MAIN INC
$10.42B$52.68$60.7815.37%Buy94.61%15.00%32.98%9.54%
IAC
IAC INC
$2.91B$34.94$61.0874.81%Strong Buy13-0.84%N/A3.67%2.14%
EDHL
EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD
N/A$3.93N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TEM
TEMPUS AI INC
$8.90B$51.67$62.2720.52%Buy1150.32%N/A16.81%1.02%
PCLA
PICOCELA INC
$14.13M$0.62N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
IHRT
IHEARTMEDIA INC
$151.59M$1.03$3.75264.08%Buy20.87%N/AN/AN/A
GOGO
GOGO INC
$994.32M$7.57$13.0071.73%Strong Buy130.27%121.17%185.68%10.47%
GSAT
GLOBALSTAR INC
$2.43B$19.22$35.0082.10%Buy213.59%N/A14.80%3.11%
SNAP
SNAP INC
$13.30B$7.96$10.9137.11%Hold2210.21%N/A24.22%7.38%
CMCM
CHEETAH MOBILE INC
$113.99M$3.76N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CSAI
CLOUDASTRUCTURE INC
$70.65M$4.44N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NBIS
NEBIUS GROUP NV
$5.36B$22.73$45.0097.98%Strong Buy2N/AN/A-7.25%-6.64%
THRY
THRYV HOLDINGS INC
$594.18M$13.70$22.7566.06%Buy4-5.83%N/A27.31%7.55%
FUBO
FUBOTV INC
$1.02B$3.00$4.8862.77%Buy38.91%N/A20.78%3.49%
NMAX
NEWSMAX INC
$2.96B$23.11N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ATNI
ATN INTERNATIONAL INC
$273.86M$17.69$30.0069.59%Buy1-0.14%N/A1.01%0.29%
DOYU
DOUYU INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD
$224.83M$7.45$10.5040.94%Hold1N/AN/A-8.91%-6.89%
EVC
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
$166.49M$1.83N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-11.84%-3.55%
HUYA
HUYA INC
$846.87M$3.76$4.5019.68%Buy22.96%N/A7.85%6.19%
WBD
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC
$21.28B$8.67$12.4543.55%Buy140.95%N/A-0.74%-0.24%
SNRE
SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS AG
$5.16B$53.92N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ATEX
ANTERIX INC
$554.82M$29.85$67.00124.46%Strong Buy132.23%N/A-20.16%-8.93%
TDS
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC
$4.01B$37.49$53.5042.70%Strong Buy2-1.96%N/A0.06%0.02%
LUMN
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.59B$3.54$5.3551.13%Hold5-4.31%N/A-205.38%-2.85%
CCG
CHECHE GROUP INC
$71.49M$0.89N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RCI
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC
$13.99B$26.09N/AN/AN/AN/A1.34%23.23%26.50%3.85%
BHAT
BLUE HAT INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY
$1.16M$1.99N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CDLX
CARDLYTICS INC
$75.00M$1.44$3.00108.33%Hold2-1.22%N/A17.86%3.18%
TZUP
THUMZUP MEDIA CORP
$47.79M$5.07N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CABO
CABLE ONE INC
$1.50B$267.27$405.0051.53%Hold3-1.68%318.11%15.91%4.38%
OMC
OMNICOM GROUP INC
$14.86B$76.16$103.3335.68%Strong Buy63.19%8.35%N/AN/A
ATHM
AUTOHOME INC
$3.27B$27.28$36.0031.96%Strong Buy12.48%5.89%31.21%24.73%
TEO
TELECOM ARGENTINA SA
$4.13B$9.59$9.600.10%Sell246.54%N/A-10.18%-4.03%
MYPS
PLAYSTUDIOS INC
$169.50M$1.27$1.5018.11%Hold1-5.02%N/A6.00%4.55%
FNGR
FINGERMOTION INC
$128.57M$2.25N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
VENU
VENU HOLDING CORP
$284.97M$7.60N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ADD
COLOR STAR TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
$359.03k$0.69N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
IQ
IQIYI INC
$1.77B$1.84$2.3025.00%Buy20.61%27.17%113.42%33.15%
SOHU
SOHUCOM LTD
$330.42M$10.99N/AN/AN/AN/A1.45%N/AN/AN/A
AMC
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC
$1.15B$2.67$3.8343.26%Sell46.15%N/AN/A-1.31%
GXAI
GAXOSAI INC
$8.05M$1.13N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TV
GRUPO TELEVISA SAB
$1.15B$1.82$4.60152.75%Strong Buy2-3.37%N/A2,354.76%958.66%
GAME
GAMESQUARE HOLDINGS INC
$31.13M$0.80N/AN/AN/AN/A3.95%N/A42.14%6.43%
ASST
ASSET ENTITIES INC
$8.47M$0.59N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MANU
MANCHESTER UNITED PLC
$2.33B$13.74$23.0067.39%Strong Buy15.96%N/AN/AN/A
NCTY
THE9 LTD
$139.99M$12.48N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ATUS
ALTICE USA INC
$1.15B$2.48$3.3334.40%Strong Buy3-3.04%N/AN/A-0.56%
SKLZ
SKILLZ INC
$91.49M$5.12N/AN/AN/AN/A3.64%N/A-27.23%-13.92%
WOW
WIDEOPENWEST INC
$370.91M$4.38N/AN/AN/AN/A-8.54%N/A-36.50%-5.04%
GIFT
GIFTIFY INC
$50.08M$1.72$4.00132.56%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
SEAT
VIVID SEATS INC
$587.07M$2.81$4.1949.22%Buy72.30%62.93%20.00%3.19%
LVO
LIVEONE INC
$84.37M$0.88N/AN/AN/AN/A3.94%N/AN/A-17.95%
DRCT
DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
$12.47M$0.70N/AN/AN/AN/A53.32%N/AN/A-48.55%
STBX
STARBOX GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$1.20M$2.23N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GCL
GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD
$7.50M$2.40N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PLAY
DAVE & BUSTER's ENTERTAINMENT INC
$662.35M$19.19$27.0040.70%Buy44.09%14.32%44.03%1.60%
QMMM
QMMM HOLDINGS LTD
$12.89M$0.75N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MSGS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP
$4.62B$192.57$252.0030.86%Strong Buy2-3.44%-29.98%-3.52%0.68%
CCO
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC
$482.22M$0.98$2.20123.58%Strong Buy23.91%N/A-0.67%0.51%
DJT
TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP
$5.40B$24.54N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SHEN
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO
$611.11M$11.14$26.00133.39%Buy15.20%N/A-4.10%-2.04%
CCOI
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC
$2.68B$54.35$102.0087.67%Strong Buy15.19%N/A26.78%1.88%
SPHR
SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO
$976.28M$27.25$46.4070.28%Buy50.93%N/A-6.82%-3.32%
FWONA
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP
$20.08B$80.55$81.000.56%Strong Buy18.81%N/A3.62%1.96%
MCHX
MARCHEX INC
$64.26M$1.47N/AN/AN/AN/A4.73%N/A-13.40%-10.12%
GDC
GD CULTURE GROUP LTD
$31.44M$2.56N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SCOR
COMSCORE INC
$24.61M$5.01N/AN/AN/AN/A3.24%N/A-344.86%6.62%
ONFO
ONFOLIO HOLDINGS INC
$5.49M$1.07N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ABTS
ABITS GROUP INC
$6.11M$2.58N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
RDI
READING INTERNATIONAL INC
$28.30M$1.27N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BBGI
BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC
$10.18M$5.68N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-3.65%-0.98%
TC
TOKEN CAT LTD
$1.83M$0.60N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FLNT
FLUENT INC
$51.01M$2.47$3.5041.64%Hold16.99%N/AN/AN/A
ZDGE
ZEDGE INC
$33.56M$2.42N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SJ
SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP
$39.13M$0.94N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
IOTR
IOTHREE LTD
N/A$0.39N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SNAL
SNAIL INC
$37.59M$1.01N/AN/AN/AN/A19.57%-100.00%100.02%15.56%
MSGM
MOTORSPORT GAMES INC
$9.48M$2.44N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ROLR
HIGH ROLLER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$23.43M$2.80N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NIPG
NIP GROUP INC
$92.49M$1.65$12.00627.27%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
FENG
PHOENIX NEW MEDIA LTD
$26.03M$2.15N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Communication Service Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
44-1.50%+2.59%-8.27%-46.59%17.01x2.68x+22.94%+2.60%-3.79%+60.66%Strong Buy
13+0.74%+1.21%-47.37%-30.45%-3.88x1.27x-3.53%+0.14%-117.84%+63.38%Strong Buy
23+0.47%+4.94%+5.10%+0.99%-1.53x5.51x-140.70%-2.32%-1.74%+4.15%Strong Buy
47-0.00%+5.19%+6.86%+34.41%80.97x3.75x+54.23%+10.46%+16.57%+13.54%Buy
69+0.39%+4.15%+1.35%+3.04%33.32x5.78x+31.75%+22.65%+29.81%+24.33%Buy
54+0.60%+4.73%-0.36%+18.59%14.18x1.92x+15.05%+4.20%+8.63%+27.80%Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -7 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OOMA as a "A".It passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 73.23% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 64 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $17.63, an upside of 44.11% from Ooma's current stock price of $12.23.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ooma, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER)


Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 250 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 Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 34 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Everquote has seen its stock return 17.7% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 9 percentage points.

Everquote has an average 1 year price target of $32.20, an upside of 35.64% from Everquote's current stock price of $23.74.

Everquote stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Everquote, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)


Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 250 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 Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) has a Due Diligence Score of 9, which is -18 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IHS as a "A".It passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ihs Holding has seen its stock return 36.49% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 28 percentage points.

Ihs Holding has an average 1 year price target of $8.67, an upside of 76.88% from Ihs Holding's current stock price of $4.90.

Ihs Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Ihs Holding, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 56 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Gdev (NASDAQ:GDEV)


Gdev (NASDAQ:GDEV) has an annual dividend yield of 31.43%, which is 27 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.94%.

Gdev's dividend payout ratio of 236.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)


Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 16.57%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.94%. Bce's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Bce's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bce's dividend payout ratio of 3,147.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC)


Entravision Communications (NYSE:EVC) has an annual dividend yield of 10.93%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.94%. Entravision Communications's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Entravision Communications's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Entravision Communications's dividend payout ratio of -12% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication service stocks up?

Communication service stocks were up 0.24% in the last day, and up 4.57% over the last week. Liveone was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 16.45% yesterday.

LVO stock has given up its prior gain. PodcastOne shares were trading higher. The company provided FY25 guidance.

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 43, which is 20 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has dropped -7.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -17 percentage points.

2. Weibo (NASDAQ:WB)


Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) 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.

Weibo has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Weibo's stock has dropped -6.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -15 percentage points.

3. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)


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 57, which is 34 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -41.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -50 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

45.52% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 21.56% over the next year.

5.49% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.48% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.29% are rated C (Hold), 10.99% are rated D (Sell), and 2.75% 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 35.02x.
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