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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	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$260.45	238,000	-18.77%	268.11	275.06	270.06	306.92	326.92	39.32	25.36	26.69	32.26	32.28	-3.72	-2.33	-1.39	0.96
WB	WEIBO CORP	$7.75	728,000	-34.36%	7.68	7.49	7.80	8.42	9.54	54.88	84.45	83.42	94.44	95.25	0.01	-0.06	0.07	0.84
ZH	ZHIHU INC	$3.17	122,000	-63.47%	3.23	3.16	3.15	3.17	3.53	49.28	70.01	80.78	51.47	78.53	0.03	0.02	0.01	1.40
KT	KT CORP	$17.56	822,000	3.53%	17.81	17.75	18.49	20.28	19.87	42.96	25.19	20.11	46.02	40.70	-0.27	-0.30	0.03	0.47
FIRY	FIRY INC	$8.30	66,400	-19.02%	8.67	8.97	8.47	6.18	5.79	45.76	14.72	17.44	17.69	12.76	-0.06	0.13	-0.19	2.27
DIS	WALT DISNEY CO	$97.67	9,879,000	32.09%	96.98	98.39	101.00	100.91	105.48	47.09	61.22	42.45	80.48	65.14	-0.99	-1.19	0.21	1.02
AMC	AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC	$1.94	39,610,000	21.31%	1.91	2.03	1.87	1.58	1.82	48.98	61.84	59.26	85.79	83.34	-0.00	0.01	-0.01	1.74
BIDU	BAIDU INC	$107.24	2,402,000	-10.47%	113.38	112.06	123.20	121.54	126.95	39.36	42.97	52.26	48.99	61.58	-2.46	-2.62	0.16	1.21
ANGI	ANGI INC	$6.12	309,000	3.34%	6.25	5.86	5.65	6.59	9.54	52.82	75.00	79.60	45.48	60.61	0.15	0.11	0.04	1.50
SPHR	SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO	$142.62	314,000	-23.79%	146.59	155.16	145.61	133.71	108.83	43.95	15.48	12.26	14.50	9.51	-1.81	1.20	-3.01	1.31
DTCX	DATACENTREX INC	$2.16	191,000	8.52%	2.04	1.98	2.13	2.28	2.90	57.04	80.25	73.44	96.57	97.07	-0.01	-0.04	0.04	0.62
PSKY	PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP	$8.75	12,140,000	45.49%	9.43	9.65	10.13	10.34	12.26	32.03	16.45	22.61	10.56	16.52	-0.31	-0.23	-0.08	0.98
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$98.34	984,000	-26.79%	95.58	92.29	87.82	82.47	68.17	62.83	73.85	75.13	41.47	53.07	2.70	2.45	0.25	0.68
ZD	ZIFF DAVIS INC	$53.98	573,000	25.11%	52.76	51.07	46.84	44.54	39.75	67.99	76.92	72.20	36.17	22.64	1.82	1.83	-0.01	1.17
BCE	BCE INC	$21.84	3,867,000	-14.54%	21.47	21.96	23.41	24.17	24.02	43.69	43.40	32.54	95.67	88.43	-0.55	-0.66	0.11	0.27
SSTK	SHUTTERSTOCK INC	$7.41	808,000	3.32%	8.28	10.81	13.33	15.10	17.71	23.22	6.37	6.56	7.59	5.75	-1.81	-1.57	-0.24	1.32
DASH	DOORDASH INC	$184.14	2,560,000	-17.18%	189.57	185.05	169.30	168.33	195.40	53.70	46.37	56.68	5.87	8.88	5.66	6.69	-1.04	1.75
MGNI	MAGNITE INC	$19.00	2,551,000	66.30%	20.32	19.48	16.49	14.62	15.17	52.09	51.93	65.74	9.88	17.68	1.03	1.28	-0.25	2.21
GTN	GRAY MEDIA INC	$3.96	728,000	-51.11%	3.90	3.89	4.03	4.60	4.69	49.73	57.78	53.48	87.01	81.92	-0.04	-0.07	0.03	1.11
TTGT	TECHTARGET INC	$3.72	380,000	63.09%	3.79	3.77	4.28	4.28	4.81	43.45	27.36	27.08	46.27	46.19	-0.11	-0.13	0.02	1.30
XNET	XUNLEI LTD	$5.77	196,000	11.36%	5.79	5.53	5.57	5.81	6.69	53.79	85.08	84.81	71.27	81.99	0.13	0.08	0.05	1.35
GETY	GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS INC	$0.52	3,245,000	-84.72%	0.72	0.81	0.84	0.83	1.18	33.67	6.14	4.30	0.00	0.00	-0.07	-0.03	-0.04	0.93
MYPS	PLAYSTUDIOS INC	$0.83	533,000	-19.61%	0.74	0.62	0.55	0.51	0.61	74.67	93.44	89.40	97.73	94.02	0.08	0.05	0.02	1.01
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$131.37	1,760,000	-19.71%	132.73	133.55	139.11	177.30	199.19	43.94	10.41	8.66	36.57	29.67	-3.08	-3.42	0.34	0.79
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$34.32	563,000	-29.27%	34.46	36.18	38.98	41.64	41.23	31.26	17.36	14.26	53.27	42.95	-1.53	-1.48	-0.04	0.64
HUYA	HUYA INC	$2.40	384,000	91.04%	2.41	2.35	2.56	2.92	3.10	47.23	59.59	61.26	68.10	71.43	-0.03	-0.05	0.02	1.32
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.28	10,568,000	14.31%	6.49	7.13	8.47	7.99	8.08	29.04	5.92	6.57	25.80	24.14	-0.63	-0.61	-0.02	1.59
FLZH	FLASH SPORTS & MEDIA HOLDINGS INC	$1.73	24,000	-10.45%	1.78	2.04	3.28	6.35	6.67	33.88	19.89	18.37	51.91	51.67	-0.51	-0.61	0.10	1.23
T	AT&T INC	$21.81	70,401,000	-9.93%	21.30	21.55	23.14	25.27	25.35	47.13	64.98	58.05	96.06	94.25	-0.47	-0.66	0.19	0.29
TKO	TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$185.13	879,000	-1.12%	187.25	195.21	195.86	196.55	197.38	39.90	12.92	11.44	18.92	15.53	-4.20	-2.65	-1.55	0.73
RBLX	ROBLOX CORP	$51.70	6,856,000	-17.53%	55.30	53.14	47.99	53.25	73.90	49.03	57.34	70.86	25.41	37.86	1.82	2.15	-0.33	1.75
IQST	IQSTEL INC	$1.24	5,723,000	-95.80%	1.05	1.16	1.18	1.47	2.77	54.20	43.32	22.30	62.89	32.50	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	1.19
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$9.14	12,100	-74.53%	15.04	13.68	11.09	7.55	6.64	39.03	27.34	44.85	3.95	13.64	0.90	1.62	-0.72	0.74
LYV	LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC	$180.22	1,196,000	-15.48%	181.50	179.39	171.90	164.56	154.92	55.60	38.46	51.48	7.96	11.38	2.89	3.67	-0.77	1.12
MSGS	MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP	$396.87	158,000	7.48%	388.40	386.41	373.18	348.60	298.03	59.80	45.15	44.90	31.46	26.09	4.69	5.42	-0.74	0.61
WSHP	WESHOP HOLDINGS LTD	$4.84	52,000	-53.15%	5.82	6.22	6.38	8.81	N/A	39.66	5.13	8.25	8.57	18.16	-0.40	-0.20	-0.20	4.58
STRZ	STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP	$26.77	191,000	44.70%	28.03	28.15	25.70	20.18	15.60	47.39	20.26	27.50	7.43	6.11	0.37	0.85	-0.48	1.15
LVO	LIVEONE INC	$5.29	111,000	267.55%	5.17	5.59	5.92	5.49	5.08	45.28	15.91	20.56	25.56	23.02	-0.26	-0.21	-0.05	1.40
PPLI	PEOPLE INC	$44.53	636,000	-28.78%	46.33	45.21	43.47	41.93	38.95	47.76	41.63	52.92	11.98	20.19	0.68	0.91	-0.23	1.26
KUST	KUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT INC	$1.15	890,000	-66.73%	1.05	1.16	2.07	3.06	10.38	41.50	35.19	25.90	89.50	90.02	-0.25	-0.33	0.08	0.96
CDLX	CARDLYTICS INC	$4.18	36,200	60.89%	4.21	4.56	5.61	7.31	10.61	34.86	21.61	20.49	87.67	78.53	-0.46	-0.52	0.06	2.55
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$3.02	46,700	-74.48%	3.65	4.80	22.40	21.63	62.05	45.25	6.85	11.68	0.00	1.85	-3.32	-4.12	0.79	4.28
ATHM	AUTOHOME INC	$21.53	866,000	58.90%	20.42	19.54	18.46	18.44	21.22	69.55	89.99	92.12	95.06	97.20	0.89	0.64	0.25	0.82
INUV	INUVO INC	$1.21	339,000	35.60%	1.16	1.20	1.43	1.81	2.28	46.17	54.95	60.86	77.89	85.66	-0.07	-0.09	0.02	1.19
FUBO	FUBOTV INC	$9.72	1,773,000	37.55%	9.80	9.52	9.74	11.20	22.96	49.59	70.64	73.88	81.72	85.84	0.02	-0.07	0.09	2.26
ANGX	ANGEL STUDIOS INC	$4.11	1,455,000	15.11%	3.96	3.63	3.18	3.19	4.21	71.14	91.08	92.90	89.25	95.73	0.30	0.26	0.04	0.29
GAIA	GAIA INC	$2.03	48,500	21.25%	2.08	2.15	2.32	2.66	3.42	38.61	26.32	26.46	69.48	72.53	-0.09	-0.10	0.01	0.91
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$10.97	1,548,000	67.71%	12.18	12.96	15.37	18.08	22.82	32.80	14.53	23.26	39.96	55.76	-1.15	-1.15	0.01	0.84
BOC	BOSTON OMAHA CORP	$14.14	81,000	-10.00%	14.22	13.93	13.16	12.71	12.76	55.20	53.32	53.35	20.30	25.63	0.28	0.32	-0.04	0.90
UPXI	UPEXI INC	$0.81	709,000	-35.25%	0.83	0.83	1.05	1.07	2.06	42.85	42.48	42.84	81.62	86.12	-0.05	-0.07	0.01	0.58
CAST	FREECAST INC	$2.64	653,000	63.25%	3.09	5.18	2.93	N/A	N/A	42.31	3.52	2.77	1.59	1.44	-0.29	0.13	-0.42	6.10
HODO	HOUSE OF DOGE INC	$1.15	266,000	-38.28%	1.43	2.57	4.00	3.65	5.14	23.14	5.86	4.14	7.08	4.79	-0.89	-0.79	-0.10	1.14
SEAT	VIVID SEATS INC	$7.09	28,000	-33.33%	7.26	7.11	7.94	7.18	8.03	46.31	54.28	66.12	60.52	77.23	-0.09	-0.18	0.09	1.26
AIFA	ALL IN FUTURETECH ALLIANCE INC	$2.05	13,800	-12.10%	2.03	2.17	2.49	2.37	2.61	42.26	48.45	45.33	75.19	66.07	-0.12	-0.14	0.01	0.92
GXAI	GAXOSAI INC	$1.08	160,000	3.23%	1.11	1.14	1.19	1.25	1.31	36.01	9.89	15.81	0.00	10.59	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	1.04
GRPN	GROUPON INC	$27.83	1,756,000	-33.86%	26.31	23.79	20.17	16.36	16.90	66.09	88.74	82.40	46.02	38.78	2.31	2.15	0.17	1.58
TEAD	TEADS HOLDING CO	$0.79	54,000	-40.66%	0.83	0.92	1.05	0.90	0.92	38.59	17.67	17.39	64.84	55.47	-0.08	-0.07	-0.01	1.50
NBIS	NEBIUS GROUP NV	$177.71	24,813,000	-0.06%	201.41	229.92	224.83	174.78	137.85	37.64	8.17	7.80	7.24	8.55	-12.77	-5.09	-7.68	1.07
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$11.38	790,000	114.67%	12.50	13.55	15.04	15.08	13.49	22.83	3.69	3.52	2.73	2.27	-0.94	-0.77	-0.17	0.69
TOON	KARTOON STUDIOS INC	$0.62	794,000	-33.78%	0.61	0.69	0.73	0.67	0.70	41.24	31.62	25.60	39.05	18.26	-0.06	-0.04	-0.01	1.14
ASST	STRIVE INC	$11.86	2,623,000	2.10%	12.35	12.50	14.79	13.11	17.02	41.31	46.01	49.01	77.12	80.18	-0.72	-0.77	0.05	1.57
NCMI	NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC	$3.78	377,000	-23.37%	3.88	3.77	3.51	3.45	3.71	52.17	65.38	77.29	23.48	39.70	0.11	0.12	-0.01	1.24
ELWT	ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC	$7.40	2,300	-79.09%	7.09	6.76	7.11	6.94	N/A	58.54	65.46	63.54	86.57	82.59	0.16	0.06	0.10	0.40
OPTU	OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$0.86	10,464,000	168.45%	1.08	1.23	1.08	1.27	1.59	37.20	8.49	14.03	0.00	0.25	-0.07	-0.01	-0.06	1.44
GENI	GENIUS SPORTS LTD	$6.30	5,712,000	126.94%	6.38	6.21	5.82	5.34	7.71	52.20	53.37	63.18	29.66	52.53	0.12	0.16	-0.03	1.61
SLMT	BRERA HOLDINGS PLC	$5.08	42,000	-4.55%	5.39	5.26	5.52	7.22	33.42	46.59	38.36	51.70	39.74	53.26	-0.05	-0.10	0.05	1.56
BZFD	BUZZFEED INC	$1.33	706,000	54.49%	1.44	1.46	1.43	1.07	1.11	43.85	17.49	20.65	6.93	7.06	-0.01	0.02	-0.02	1.42
PLAY	DAVE & BUSTER's ENTERTAINMENT INC	$10.19	865,000	-36.68%	10.28	10.87	11.25	12.06	14.64	43.82	35.84	25.91	60.20	39.78	-0.42	-0.36	-0.05	1.38
GDC	GD CULTURE GROUP LTD	$1.63	182,000	-63.96%	1.62	2.60	23.97	460.07	779.38	29.36	11.99	7.15	69.37	39.50	-25.19	-35.23	10.03	1.15
IQ	IQIYI INC	$1.19	8,020,000	-28.75%	1.13	1.07	1.09	1.21	1.65	60.13	83.17	85.35	91.10	96.57	0.03	0.01	0.02	1.55
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$2.10	13,900	34.95%	2.04	2.12	2.03	1.86	1.89	52.09	23.53	17.65	41.14	30.50	-0.01	0.01	-0.01	0.63
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$4.75	54,400	-79.47%	4.82	4.84	4.93	3.72	6.30	48.34	19.80	19.76	28.18	36.41	-0.11	-0.06	-0.05	1.78
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$8.15	1,007,000	120.35%	8.19	8.20	8.25	8.22	7.73	43.83	26.50	36.87	21.23	33.64	-0.02	-0.02	-0.00	0.87
NIPG	NIP GROUP INC	$4.78	21,800	87.93%	6.50	7.29	11.44	17.05	27.83	21.25	3.82	2.61	0.37	3.50	-1.76	-1.76	0.00	1.34
NCTY	THE9 LTD	$3.89	84,000	-12.50%	4.30	4.65	5.01	5.32	6.42	30.44	14.99	11.66	4.15	1.38	-0.31	-0.20	-0.10	2.12
SSP	EW SCRIPPS CO	$3.10	715,000	3.17%	3.04	2.95	3.26	3.71	3.57	50.65	75.23	63.03	97.03	85.17	-0.05	-0.09	0.04	1.42
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$1.19	18,600	35.77%	1.20	1.19	1.22	1.57	3.71	47.79	29.52	27.62	81.19	74.80	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	1.08
NAMI	JINXIN TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO	$3.38	18,000	125.00%	3.40	3.91	6.36	9.81	14.25	32.08	21.77	15.19	71.57	65.89	-0.94	-1.08	0.14	0.25
MSGM	MOTORSPORT GAMES INC	$4.64	3,400	-86.40%	4.58	4.30	4.37	4.23	3.63	57.69	73.49	68.11	63.51	59.59	0.11	0.07	0.04	1.51
FENG	PHOENIX NEW MEDIA LTD	$1.47	4,200	147.06%	1.50	1.52	1.61	1.69	1.89	40.29	15.63	11.82	45.53	33.93	-0.04	-0.04	-0.00	0.46
MPU	MEGA MATRIX INC	$0.24	219,000	-33.03%	0.26	0.29	0.38	0.57	0.79	33.28	16.31	17.88	3.34	4.39	-0.04	-0.04	0.00	1.09
ANGH	ANGHAMI INC	$3.27	4,600	-84.03%	3.38	3.85	3.86	3.63	3.25	39.65	21.39	17.18	42.32	28.31	-0.26	-0.20	-0.06	0.23
GCL	GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD	$0.41	37,000	-44.78%	0.42	0.43	0.47	0.53	0.96	45.08	34.00	29.38	82.53	71.24	-0.01	-0.02	0.00	0.51
MDIA	MEDIACO HOLDING INC	$1.01	2,600	-94.47%	1.02	0.94	0.89	0.81	0.84	58.58	81.90	88.34	58.91	73.35	0.05	0.05	0.01	0.83
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$1.80	34,500	-71.01%	1.75	1.66	1.62	1.58	1.64	63.23	73.76	72.95	66.44	64.37	0.05	0.04	0.01	0.90
MATH	METALPHA TECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD	$0.90	27,500	80.92%	0.97	0.98	0.99	1.07	1.81	37.10	23.50	36.57	17.51	45.39	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	0.37
LLYVA	LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC	$98.78	147,000	-26.87%	100.55	99.75	96.89	95.03	89.32	49.87	26.54	36.66	5.85	7.47	0.83	1.43	-0.59	0.99
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$7.34	360,000	-5.26%	7.42	7.10	7.45	7.79	7.86	49.59	46.03	54.83	32.76	40.25	0.02	-0.01	0.03	1.04
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$0.92	3,000	25.00%	0.93	0.95	1.01	1.22	1.58	41.21	26.67	32.59	58.07	67.27	-0.03	-0.03	0.00	0.52
LFS	LEIFRAS CO LTD	$2.07	64,600	31.84%	2.19	2.26	2.26	2.28	N/A	42.75	11.11	17.34	8.22	16.24	-0.03	-0.01	-0.02	0.64
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$10.41	1,579,000	66.74%	10.70	10.98	11.58	11.92	11.50	34.09	20.59	26.86	35.44	44.24	-0.29	-0.27	-0.02	0.79
KWM	K WAVE MEDIA LTD	$0.12	373,000	25.17%	0.13	0.15	0.21	0.37	0.78	28.42	13.06	8.47	56.26	33.36	-0.03	-0.03	0.00	0.17
KRKR	36KR HOLDINGS INC	$2.65	6,100	7.02%	2.73	2.76	3.19	3.44	4.22	40.61	39.74	46.73	53.78	68.55	-0.13	-0.15	0.02	0.80
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$9.26	76,400	87.71%	9.25	9.27	9.21	9.02	6.61	51.92	13.53	11.24	15.59	7.83	0.01	0.02	-0.01	0.73
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$30.86	203,000	-25.37%	31.12	31.28	32.52	41.33	46.19	44.53	11.44	9.34	39.35	31.51	-0.68	-0.77	0.09	0.85
JFIN	JIAYIN GROUP INC	$2.49	50,000	-18.70%	2.81	2.99	3.78	4.49	6.15	25.30	11.57	13.09	1.96	22.43	-0.34	-0.33	-0.01	1.03
IZEA	IZEA WORLDWIDE INC	$3.47	36,700	-43.54%	3.56	3.56	3.72	3.79	4.14	43.39	18.70	31.55	30.26	45.70	-0.06	-0.05	-0.01	0.80
TJGC	TJGC GROUP LTD	$4.47	2,200	-40.54%	4.62	4.56	5.02	3.94	3.65	46.57	38.25	45.40	41.08	41.64	-0.07	-0.07	0.00	1.63
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$46.68	1,457,000	-17.54%	49.42	48.64	47.09	39.15	28.88	45.66	29.88	40.88	11.17	22.20	0.47	1.10	-0.62	0.93
ONFO	ONFOLIO HOLDINGS INC	$0.14	53,488,000	6,083.58%	0.23	0.26	0.51	0.66	0.75	23.07	1.83	2.11	11.32	16.58	-0.10	-0.09	-0.00	1.08

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Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	42	-1.71%	-1.79%	+6.65%	-63.11%	-133.31x	2.64x	-9.05%	-3.58%	-1.57%	+25.79%	Buy
Broadcasting	14	-0.68%	-1.28%	-2.73%	-40.27%	-7.72x	1.41x	-36.47%	-43.18%	-16.38%	+92.40%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	26	-0.63%	-0.93%	+3.77%	-55.09%	-12.50x	5.65x	-34.98%	+4.87%	+13.22%	+15.04%	Buy
Entertainment	48	+0.26%	+1.30%	+1.87%	-50.95%	4.06x	3.19x	+14.02%	+9.95%	+17.79%	+17.90%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	68	-1.27%	-3.77%	+1.67%	-14.31%	32.18x	7.33x	+35.22%	+24.41%	+29.70%	+25.92%	Buy
Telecom Services	54	-0.47%	-0.08%	-0.27%	-14.36%	3.98x	1.72x	+16.41%	+4.62%	+9.25%	+26.58%	Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 252 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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 20 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 71.11% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 109 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $23.50, an upside of 13.69% from Ooma's current stock price of $20.67.

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. Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA)

Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 252 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 Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 28 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taboolacom has seen its stock return 47.49% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 85 percentage points.

Taboolacom has an average 1 year price target of $6.25, an upside of 18.37% from Taboolacom's current stock price of $5.28.

Taboolacom stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Taboolacom, 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.

3. Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN)

Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 252 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) 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 MRDN as a "A".It passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Meridian Holdings has seen its stock lose -34.87% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 3 percentage points.

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 60 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 4.29%.

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

2. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 21.8%, which is 18 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.29%.

Sound Group's dividend payout ratio of 45.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 18.62%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.29%. 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 -232.8% 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 -0.69% in the last day, and down -1.29% over the last week. Netflix was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -7.26% yesterday.

Netflix shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 sales results, issued Q3 guidance below estimates and narrowed its FY26 sales guidance with its midpoint below estimates. Also, multiple analysts lowered their respective price targets on the stock.

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 57, which is 36 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has gained 13.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 52 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 57, which is 36 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -4.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 34 percentage points.

3. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) 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.

Nerdwallet 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.

Nerdwallet's stock has dropped -10.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 27 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

40.48% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 22.97% over the next year.

4.12% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.59% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.88% are rated C (Hold), 16.47% are rated D (Sell), and 2.94% 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 23.87x.

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Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.

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1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA)

3. Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN)

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

2. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

3. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

3. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

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Communication Service Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA)

3. Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN)

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

2. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

3. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

3. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

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