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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
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
BZFD
BUZZFEED INC
$79.75M38,525,1609.51%90.49%Net SellingNet Selling
HUYA
HUYA INC
$552.07M223,509,70911.85%0.00%
NXST
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC
$5.47B30,148,87575.73%24.27%Net SellingNet Selling
SDM
SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD
N/A26,500,0000.00%0.00%
EDHL
EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD
$162.71M26,500,0000.00%0.00%
RCI
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC
$17.19B536,101,20246.60%0.00%
ATEX
ANTERIX INC
$471.70M18,695,87436.24%63.76%Net SellingNet Selling
WMG
WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP
$15.32B521,266,87928.43%2.33%Net Selling
STGW
STAGWELL INC
$1.22B267,682,73517.44%82.56%Net BuyingNet Buying
TEF
TELEFONICA S A
$30.00B5,670,161,5541.26%0.00%
LYV
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC
$34.94B234,089,50644.04%55.96%Net SellingNet Selling
CHT
CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD
$35.30B7,757,446,5450.23%0.00%
SIRI
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC
$8.21B337,924,5391.43%98.57%Net BuyingNet Selling
MCS
MARCUS CORP
$545.20M31,297,57460.08%15.46%Net SellingNet Buying
SKLZ
SKILLZ INC
$131.15M17,868,4896.01%93.99%Net Selling
CMPR
CIMPRESS PLC
$1.24B24,878,77232.95%67.05%Net SellingNet Selling
CDLX
CARDLYTICS INC
$97.65M52,502,39054.44%38.00%Net SellingNet Selling
ATHM
AUTOHOME INC
$3.12B475,483,22712.57%0.00%
OMC
OMNICOM GROUP INC
$14.58B195,109,41097.06%2.94%Net SellingNet Selling
UPXI
UPEXI INC
$119.02M37,253,3730.04%9.25%Net BuyingNet Buying
BIDU
BAIDU INC
$29.69B2,751,000,0002.75%0.00%
LUMN
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC
$4.72B1,025,907,76869.29%14.93%Net Selling
GAIA
GAIA INC
$106.31M25,072,63820.96%79.04%Net BuyingNet Buying
FTRK
FAST TRACK GROUP
N/A21,250,0000.00%0.00%
NMAX
NEWSMAX INC
$1.93B128,190,8760.08%94.59%
CCO
CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC
$615.93M496,715,40452.44%47.56%Net BuyingNet Buying
ADV
ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC
$509.17M324,312,00029.87%70.13%Net SellingNet Buying
SNRE
SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS AG
$5.38B95,737,01810.41%0.00%
WBD
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC
$27.76B2,474,075,00366.13%30.58%Net Selling
TEM
TEMPUS AI INC
$10.55B173,116,24534.14%49.79%Net SellingNet Selling
GAME
GAMESQUARE HOLDINGS INC
$34.79M38,913,5654.00%39.94%
DOYU
DOUYU INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD
$229.06M30,178,85921.41%0.00%
THRY
THRYV HOLDINGS INC
$563.79M43,738,22586.66%13.34%Net SellingNet Buying
USM
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP
$5.44B85,000,00016.47%1.06%Net Selling
RSVR
RESERVOIR MEDIA INC
$514.58M65,302,65119.48%80.52%Net SellingNet Selling
EVC
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
$222.89M90,976,28834.50%65.50%Net Selling
ATNI
ATN INTERNATIONAL INC
$265.98M15,216,53052.37%47.63%Net BuyingNet Buying
GENI
GENIUS SPORTS LTD
$2.34B232,597,45491.35%0.00%
SSP
EW SCRIPPS CO
$291.20M87,710,47857.18%42.82%
FNGR
FINGERMOTION INC
$119.77M57,581,1861.54%27.61%
NBIS
NEBIUS GROUP NV
$11.96B238,108,83134.00%0.00%
TRUE
TRUECAR INC
$167.46M87,676,36844.89%55.11%Net SellingNet Selling
BOC
BOSTON OMAHA CORP
$454.50M31,453,43446.10%53.90%Net Buying
CNK
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC
$3.53B115,011,61035.63%64.37%Net SellingNet Selling
WOW
WIDEOPENWEST INC
$356.43M85,475,93846.06%53.94%Net BuyingNet Buying
CABO
CABLE ONE INC
$773.03M5,627,76886.72%13.28%Net BuyingNet Buying
SLE
SUPER LEAGUE ENTERPRISE INC
$2.33M461,20421.57%78.43%Net Buying
KIND
NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS INC
$619.79M382,588,45636.35%11.90%Net SellingNet Selling
GDC
GD CULTURE GROUP LTD
$58.95M16,795,4330.01%99.99%
TTGT
TECHTARGET INC
$494.70M71,489,00025.95%74.05%Net Buying
ASST
ASSET ENTITIES INC
$67.35M15,772,0440.37%80.57%Net SellingNet Selling
STRZ
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP
$260.19M16,721,8100.00%16.55%Net SellingNet Selling
BHAT
BLUE HAT INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY
$8.59M4,938,2100.77%0.00%
GSAT
GLOBALSTAR INC
$3.15B126,583,1261.92%98.08%Net BuyingNet Buying
IHRT
IHEARTMEDIA INC
$287.86M147,621,98960.93%39.07%Net SellingNet Buying
GXAI
GAXOSAI INC
$11.18M7,123,4531.51%38.07%
LVO
LIVEONE INC
$85.04M96,092,40424.86%25.23%
SPHR
SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO
$1.56B35,999,41795.98%4.02%Net Selling
TDS
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC
$3.81B107,000,00084.33%15.67%Net SellingNet Selling
CSAI
CLOUDASTRUCTURE INC
$38.13M16,721,9630.64%1.49%Net SellingNet Selling
GTN
GRAY MEDIA INC
$500.82M101,793,41366.71%33.04%Net BuyingNet Selling
DJT
TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP
$4.18B220,624,5086.63%93.37%Net SellingNet Selling
TEAD
TEADS HOLDING CO
$252.72M94,300,09223.32%76.68%Net SellingNet Selling
IQ
IQIYI INC
$1.72B6,739,891,1653.36%0.00%
TZUP
THUMZUP MEDIA CORP
$88.24M9,508,7941.04%51.42%Net BuyingNet Buying
GETY
GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS INC
$748.29M413,417,16824.38%75.62%Net SellingNet Selling
PLAY
DAVE & BUSTER's ENTERTAINMENT INC
$1.19B34,576,04773.18%26.82%Net BuyingNet Selling
TRUG
TRUGOLF HOLDINGS INC
$3.54M597,6333.41%96.59%
IAC
IAC INC
$3.10B79,841,77485.66%3.51%Net BuyingNet Buying
STFS
STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD
$13.73M12,150,0000.23%0.00%
SHEN
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO
$791.04M54,857,14564.92%35.08%Net BuyingNet Buying
NCTY
THE9 LTD
$97.70M3,739,074,9930.01%0.00%
NCMI
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC
$451.72M94,304,38832.36%67.64%Net SellingNet Selling
QMMM
QMMM HOLDINGS LTD
$26.84M17,206,3421.18%0.00%
ADD
COLOR STAR TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
$3.54M4,068,1025.10%94.90%
VENU
VENU HOLDING CORP
$479.89M37,520,6333.14%30.21%Net SellingNet Selling
AGAE
ALLIED GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT INC
$68.81M38,018,8820.85%99.15%Net Buying
SBGI
SINCLAIR INC
$1.03B69,571,54339.04%14.30%Net BuyingNet Buying
ATUS
ALTICE USA INC
$1.04B467,697,20330.64%69.36%Net SellingNet Selling
MSGS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP
$4.99B24,017,61369.18%3.03%Net Selling
FYBR
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT INC
$9.13B250,247,00084.83%15.17%Net SellingNet Selling
AMC
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC
$1.28B433,143,56134.03%50.87%
DRCT
DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC
$11.78M18,911,4801.58%5.13%Net SellingNet Selling
SEAT
VIVID SEATS INC
$383.29M206,072,56924.24%75.76%Net SellingNet Selling
CCOI
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC
$2.48B49,337,31018.15%81.85%Net SellingNet Selling
SCOR
COMSCORE INC
$24.84M4,947,3752.30%97.70%Net SellingNet Selling
AENT
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP
$592.51M110,957,37021.62%35.42%Net BuyingNet Buying
SGA
SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC
$85.03M6,441,91348.34%51.66%Net BuyingNet Selling
RDI
READING INTERNATIONAL INC
$28.32M22,476,43323.46%76.54%Net SellingNet Selling
TC
TOKEN CAT LTD
$2.34M761,090,3710.01%0.00%
ABTS
ABITS GROUP INC
$11.57M2,370,1390.01%99.99%
SJ
SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP
$35.74M42,003,3980.19%46.34%
GCL
GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD
$10.63M3,126,3965.64%0.00%
RMSG
REAL MESSENGER CORP
N/A1,978,0520.65%99.35%
ROLR
HIGH ROLLER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$25.70M8,426,8490.30%99.70%Net BuyingNet Buying
CMCM
CHEETAH MOBILE INC
$145.52M1,515,787,1290.02%0.00%
SNAL
SNAIL INC
$58.43M37,213,6600.40%99.60%
PODC
PODCASTONE INC
$61.32M26,316,9723.07%77.78%Net Buying
PCLA
PICOCELA INC
$46.33M22,933,8601.26%0.00%
KORE
KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$39.47M17,160,06110.71%89.29%Net SellingNet Selling

Communication Service Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
45+0.70%+6.15%-0.24%-38.71%-6.87x2.74x+11.99%+2.35%-2.85%+37.28%Buy
12+1.25%+5.26%-2.86%-5.13%4.57x1.20x+10.00%+2.29%+6.65%+32.11%Strong Buy
25+0.07%+0.27%+5.69%-2.79%-14.85x7.43x-123.89%-2.96%-8.40%+1.68%Strong Buy
47+0.86%+0.68%+7.71%+44.24%47.01x4.36x+41.79%+10.46%+16.44%+3.50%Buy
68+1.10%-0.63%+8.25%-50.82%28.81x6.88x+31.30%+23.06%+30.24%+18.27%Buy
53+0.73%+3.67%+4.20%+13.43%11.46x1.97x+13.98%+4.05%+8.30%+30.75%Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Jul 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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -6 points lower than the communication service sector average of 26. 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 44.92% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 65 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $18.50, an upside of 39.52% from Ooma's current stock price of $13.26.

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.

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

Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 33 points higher than the communication service sector average of 26. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Everquote has seen its stock return 14.25% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 35 percentage points.

Everquote has an average 1 year price target of $32.67, an upside of 33.17% from Everquote's current stock price of $24.53.

Everquote stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Everquote, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)


Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) 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 Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the communication service sector average of 26. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nerdwallet has seen its stock lose -25.62% over the past year, underperforming other communication service stocks by -5 percentage points.

Nerdwallet has an average 1 year price target of $14.25, an upside of 25.88% from Nerdwallet's current stock price of $11.32.

Nerdwallet stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Nerdwallet, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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. Chunghwa Telecom Co (NYSE:CHT)


Chunghwa Telecom Co (NYSE:CHT) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 3.16%. Chunghwa Telecom Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Chunghwa Telecom Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Chunghwa Telecom Co's dividend payout ratio of 93.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Bce (NYSE:BCE)


Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 11.77%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.16%. 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 1,211.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Weibo (NASDAQ:WB)


Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) has an annual dividend yield of 8.59%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.16%.

Weibo's dividend payout ratio of 54.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication service stocks up?

Communication service stocks were up 0.83% in the last day, and up 1.16% over the last week.

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

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 22 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has dropped -23.39% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -3 percentage points.

2. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)


Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) 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.

Criteo Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -36.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -16 percentage points.

3. Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO)


Hello Group (NASDAQ:MOMO) 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.

Hello Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hello Group's stock has gained 37.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 58 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

50.35% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 15.11% over the next year.

5.41% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.46% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 12.97% are rated D (Sell), and 2.16% 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 26.59x.
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