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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.

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:

Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 256 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 Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is equal to the communication service sector average of 26. It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Arena Group Holdings has seen its stock return 705.46% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 713 percentage points.

Arena Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, an upside of 76.73% from Arena Group Holdings's current stock price of $6.79.

Arena Group Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Arena Group Holdings, 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.

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 256 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: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 32 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 -16.76% over the past year, underperforming other communication service stocks by -9 percentage points.

Nerdwallet has an average 1 year price target of $13.80, an upside of 38.28% from Nerdwallet's current stock price of $9.98.

Nerdwallet stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Nerdwallet, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 256 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: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -1 points lower than the communication service sector average of 26. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IHS as a "A".It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ihs Holding has seen its stock return 91.29% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 99 percentage points.

Ihs Holding has an average 1 year price target of $9.38, an upside of 37.67% from Ihs Holding's current stock price of $6.81.

Ihs Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Ihs Holding, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 52 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 3.36%. Autohome's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Autohome's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Autohome's dividend payout ratio of 67.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

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 3.36%. 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 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 11.77%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.36%. Bce's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Bce's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bce's dividend payout ratio of 896.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were down -1.31% in the last day, and up 0.19% over the last week. Abits Group was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -4.48% yesterday.

Shares of software stocks are trading lower amid broader tech weakness, with investors rotating out of risk assets for the session.

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:

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 37 points higher than the communication service sector average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has dropped -34.35% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -27 percentage points.

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 51 points higher than the communication service sector average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -52.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -44 percentage points.

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

Hello Group's stock has gained 13.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 21 percentage points.

48.65% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 21.38% over the next year.

7.37% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.89% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.84% are rated C (Hold), 12.63% are rated D (Sell), and 5.26% are rated F (Strong Sell).