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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
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
TSQ
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC
$103.74MN/A-9.70%0.32%0.20%-7.050.9324.80%-11.80%0.31%
XNET
XUNLEI LTD
$303.40M-5.60%-4.70%-6.51%-5.50%0.202.0354.60%-17.00%-15.68%
XHLD
TEN HOLDINGS INC
$110.67M-441.00%-177.10%-274.27%-363.40%0.483.0174.80%-627.50%-619.59%
RBLX
ROBLOX CORP
$29.44B-288.80%-10.60%-22.61%-20.40%63.260.8278.90%-17.60%-16.80%
ZH
ZHIHU INC
$197.12M-7.90%-5.80%-8.25%-32.50%0.363.7357.90%-11.40%-11.71%
BIDU
BAIDU INC
$32.03B-1.40%-0.80%-0.11%-0.10%0.642.3340.90%-2.90%-0.34%
KVHI
KVH INDUSTRIES INC
$131.16M-4.50%-3.90%-4.30%-8.10%0.167.0725.10%-4.70%-4.62%
GXAI
GAXOSAI INC
$8.11M-25.70%-25.50%-23.81%-30.50%0.0710.57100.00%-64.80%-64.79%
SPHR
SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO
$5.05B-3.80%-2.00%-4.47%-4.30%0.811.2254.20%-6.10%-11.17%
BCE
BCE INC
$21.82B27.10%7.80%13.35%12.00%2.380.7343.40%25.30%38.08%
ANGX
ANGEL STUDIOS INC
$721.43MN/A-257.80%-397.21%-1,170.40%47.560.8862.30%-57.30%-52.63%
CHTR
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC
$18.96B30.40%3.20%8.30%5.70%7.890.36100.00%9.10%21.63%
PPLI
PEOPLE INC
$2.90B7.00%4.70%9.23%13.30%0.473.6965.70%16.00%31.28%
TDS
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC
$4.11B7.20%4.20%7.79%9.90%0.583.8259.40%27.70%48.09%
CHT
CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD
$33.73B10.60%7.50%11.30%12.50%0.471.2136.50%16.50%20.06%
T
AT&T INC
$177.82B19.40%5.10%8.48%10.10%2.730.9759.70%16.80%24.99%
KUST
KUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT INC
$5.79M-346.40%-83.00%-230.67%-286.20%6.710.80-1.40%-126.10%-123.61%
MYPS
PLAYSTUDIOS INC
$61.74M-20.90%-16.40%-19.02%-204.20%0.312.9977.90%-20.60%-19.12%
DTCX
DATACENTREX INC
$75.47M-24.80%-24.60%-23.15%-76.10%0.00183.5837.30%-151.70%-156.04%
LUMN
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC
$7.02BN/A-3.10%-1.41%-1.00%-21.690.9647.80%-8.70%-3.17%
WB
WEIBO CORP
$1.62B8.20%4.50%9.64%9.80%0.773.5973.40%17.80%32.82%
TME
TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
$19.43B11.30%8.40%11.67%21.10%0.461.7544.30%26.30%32.40%
GOGO
GOGO INC
$342.83M-0.80%-0.10%8.77%6.40%9.311.7341.60%-0.10%9.78%
LVO
LIVEONE INC
$45.52MN/A-39.60%-116.75%494.40%-3.930.6217.90%-25.80%-20.81%
BOC
BOSTON OMAHA CORP
$415.75M-2.60%-1.90%-1.77%-2.30%0.332.0565.70%-12.10%-10.13%
SEAT
VIVID SEATS INC
$68.80MN/A-40.00%-96.20%-166.20%-7.560.6668.30%-60.30%-57.52%
PSKY
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP
$12.31BN/AN/AN/AN/A2.691.04N/AN/AN/A
STFS
STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD
$3.84M-167.60%-109.70%-136.62%-227.10%0.433.106.80%-93.40%-92.29%
GAME
GAMESQUARE HOLDINGS INC
$38.02M-169.80%-73.60%-431.43%-239.30%4.960.9045.70%-96.10%-95.57%
VZ
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$208.65B15.50%4.00%8.21%8.90%2.940.6059.30%11.60%20.57%
SHEN
SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO
$674.00M-5.10%-2.30%-1.21%-1.00%1.300.8564.90%-12.20%-6.17%
CDLX
CARDLYTICS INC
$21.91MN/A-37.20%-52.96%-40.80%-15.671.6247.90%-55.90%-50.92%
ZNB
ZETA NETWORK GROUP
$310.12k-126.50%-111.20%-61.01%-111.20%0.0921.17-4.60%-457.80%-445.80%
ATHM
AUTOHOME INC
$2.47B4.10%3.40%4.44%5.80%0.166.7672.70%17.10%19.07%
CCOI
COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC
$523.42MN/A-1.50%4.99%2.30%-91.940.6346.30%-4.70%11.18%
RCI
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC
$19.80B35.60%6.90%12.14%12.90%4.070.55100.00%27.30%38.82%
CABO
CABLE ONE INC
$161.76M-89.90%-19.60%-24.46%-19.20%13.160.4873.50%-72.80%-68.32%
TKO
TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$35.92B6.40%1.40%4.10%10.90%2.331.2859.50%4.30%10.63%
TC
TOKEN CAT LTD
$0.00-53.20%2.10%1.45%3.20%0.3110.662.80%38.30%38.34%
SSP
EW SCRIPPS CO
$301.17M-139.60%-28.80%-35.17%-30.70%35.211.3440.40%-64.20%-53.80%
TJGC
TJGC GROUP LTD
$153.61M-131.10%-61.30%-179.09%-121.20%4.671.0821.50%-81.80%-78.60%
HUYA
HUYA INC
$475.00M-2.30%-1.70%-2.22%-2.70%0.352.2914.20%-1.60%-1.51%
TZOO
TRAVELZOO
$63.56M-5.30%1.00%21.79%-32.70%-4.640.6476.30%0.50%1.95%
ANGI
ANGI INC
$201.16M-25.20%-13.90%-17.59%-33.80%0.931.2095.70%-22.30%-19.69%
CAST
FREECAST INC
$56.64MN/A-1,054.00%192.09%1,337.80%-1.160.0863.00%-2,366.80%-2,306.85%
WSHP
WESHOP HOLDINGS LTD
$125.00M-1,405.00%-533.00%-1,172.55%2,450.00%1.060.08-335.70%-32,973.40%-32,723.33%
RDCM
RADCOM LTD
$166.29MN/AN/AN/AN/A0.256.32N/AN/AN/A
NBIS
NEBIUS GROUP NV
$55.48B0.60%0.20%0.64%1.00%1.704.0374.30%3.10%12.15%
NCMI
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC
$236.12M-2.20%-1.60%-1.79%-9.10%0.341.8442.70%-3.10%-2.77%
STRZ
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT CORP
$460.64M-82.10%-23.30%-34.77%-172.50%4.650.2557.00%-34.00%-29.73%
PODC
PODCASTONE INC
$82.89M-17.60%-11.00%-12.99%-258.90%0.591.0512.80%-5.00%-5.01%
THRY
THRYV HOLDINGS INC
$83.55M-7.40%-2.40%5.47%5.60%2.091.0066.10%-2.30%3.81%
SSTK
SHUTTERSTOCK INC
$212.45M-39.80%-16.10%-36.13%-330.80%2.000.4856.90%-22.90%-20.26%
UPXI
UPEXI INC
$67.45M-307.00%-90.00%-168.31%-60.60%-4.861.7287.00%-874.00%-834.23%
ATEX
ANTERIX INC
$1.70B25.70%14.60%15.74%244.70%0.744.85100.00%933.00%1,042.42%
HAO
HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD
$72.80k-16.00%-13.00%-14.32%-24.20%0.303.454.80%-6.50%-5.44%
ADV
ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC
$409.29M-51.50%-10.10%-6.57%-6.10%5.321.7913.40%-7.60%-3.78%
GSAT
GLOBALSTAR INC
$10.55B-19.20%-2.80%0.45%0.50%7.361.5562.20%-23.20%3.41%
IQST
IQSTEL INC
$9.93M-87.80%-21.70%-47.22%-161.30%2.431.092.70%-2.60%-2.08%
TU
TELUS CORP
$15.07B-6.10%-1.60%-1.64%-1.60%3.220.6762.00%-4.50%-3.72%
FIRY
FIRY INC
$165.39M-66.50%-24.40%-71.02%-77.50%2.221.0387.80%-60.20%-53.10%
FUBO
FUBOTV INC
$1.23B-6.10%-1.10%-0.82%-38.70%1.601.018.40%-0.70%-0.50%
SLMT
BRERA HOLDINGS PLC
$311.58M-516.00%-431.30%-255.02%-615.10%0.163.50100.00%-8,390.30%-8,409.97%
BZFD
BUZZFEED INC
$92.50M-115.40%-34.00%-62.16%-73.70%1.971.0139.20%-35.80%-32.29%
IQ
IQIYI INC
$825.78M-6.40%-1.80%1.41%3.30%2.610.4517.90%-3.20%1.30%
GENI
GENIUS SPORTS LTD
$1.99B-25.70%-13.70%-10.39%-66.10%2.090.9727.40%-23.00%-21.57%
DJT
TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP
$2.54B-84.10%-51.40%-122.57%-54.40%0.970.9633.70%-28,860.40%-27,826.80%
PLAY
DAVE & BUSTER's ENTERTAINMENT INC
$324.93M-53.10%-1.60%1.89%1.20%40.520.2985.80%-3.10%3.33%
OPTU
OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$278.02MN/A-16.60%-14.25%-9.60%-5.960.3269.90%-58.10%-37.44%
TDIC
DREAMLAND LTD
$719.28k-1,012.10%-102.80%-460.52%-623.30%13.951.230.90%-146.10%-144.31%
GDC
GD CULTURE GROUP LTD
$6.04M-63.30%-63.00%-80.25%-63.90%0.0031.47N/AN/AN/A
ONFO
ONFOLIO HOLDINGS INC
$3.09M-2,395.40%-96.80%363.31%335.60%-3.090.0954.50%-108.40%-80.87%
INUV
INUVO INC
$10.81M-43.80%-17.00%-24.68%-222.10%2.280.6063.20%-8.60%-7.16%
BAOS
BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$432.73k-132.80%-71.40%-365.31%-145.20%2.780.7512.50%-2,112.80%-2,110.54%
IOTR
IOTHREE LTD
$10.53M-37.40%-16.40%-20.82%-35.10%0.901.8021.40%-7.90%-7.60%
KWM
K WAVE MEDIA LTD
$2.87MN/A-300.80%-984.16%3,987.10%-6.910.248.80%-266.50%-217.83%
EDHL
EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD
$6.83M-70.80%-60.90%-61.17%-112.30%0.123.6965.40%-120.60%-140.12%
FLNT
FLUENT INC
$98.61M-151.70%-29.70%-133.28%-74.30%8.270.8826.50%-11.50%-10.19%
DOYU
DOUYU INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD
$129.77M-1.60%-1.00%-0.25%-3.20%0.652.1914.40%-0.90%-0.13%
GITS
GLOBAL INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$8.01M-104.70%-88.30%-154.46%-651.00%0.400.03100.00%-225,010.10%-224,793.00%
GIFT
GIFTIFY INC
$28.02M-39.90%-27.40%-37.80%-343.80%0.431.0220.10%-10.30%-10.31%
FNGR
FINGERMOTION INC
$12.75M-46.60%-11.90%-51.07%-47.20%3.631.094.60%-42.80%-41.76%
IRDM
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$4.98B20.10%3.70%8.46%5.30%4.432.7871.90%10.50%23.24%
GDEV
GDEV INC
$210.55M-83.70%33.60%445.30%-118.20%-5.650.7564.80%19.90%22.22%
GAIA
GAIA INC
$42.46M-6.90%-3.90%-5.16%-8.80%0.590.4186.30%-6.10%-5.90%
DKI
DARKIRIS INC
$3.61M-313.30%-212.50%-235.34%-996.10%0.471.1926.00%-106.00%-106.34%
GIBO
GIBO HOLDINGS LTD
$4.52MN/A-408.20%24,379.02%-227.70%-1.010.35N/AN/AN/A
GIGM
GIGAMEDIA LTD
$15.69M-5.30%-4.90%-4.89%-19.60%0.0910.9454.90%-44.20%-44.22%
SWAG
STRAN & COMPANY INC
$32.25M0.20%0.10%0.50%0.80%0.811.9629.70%0.00%0.14%
UONE
URBAN ONE INC
$22.01M-188.80%-11.00%-11.92%-9.30%32.631.8464.40%-19.00%-15.87%
WBD
WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC
$71.28B-9.20%-3.20%-1.92%-3.80%1.930.7847.20%-8.80%-4.32%
JFIN
JIAYIN GROUP INC
$94.84M5.40%2.70%5.72%4.20%1.041.7963.10%5.70%6.91%
LLYVA
LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC
$9.09BN/A-23.00%90.76%-54.40%-4.180.2520.20%-108.10%-129.92%
LBTYA
LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD
$3.64B-29.50%-13.30%-12.63%-10.60%1.311.2867.20%-62.10%-48.59%
MNY
MONEYHERO LTD
$37.25M-24.40%-12.60%-26.66%-94.10%1.061.9048.70%-12.50%-12.39%
SLE
SUPER LEAGUE ENTERPRISE INC
$6.36M-206.10%-128.70%-114.43%-762.10%0.451.8537.90%-190.30%-128.41%
CHR
CHEER HOLDING INC
$4.15M7.30%6.60%7.28%25.10%0.0812.4873.60%18.70%20.47%
IZEA
IZEA WORLDWIDE INC
$51.90M-5.10%-4.40%-5.22%96.20%0.147.8344.70%-9.40%-9.34%
YDKG
YUEDA DIGITAL HOLDING
$5.14M-65.20%-54.60%-34.61%-73.30%0.00203.48-29.90%-235.10%-235.11%
UCL
UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC
$14.70M12.60%5.10%18.01%59.80%1.411.65165.30%17.60%25.90%

Communication Service Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
40+0.61%-0.37%-2.82%-89.92%106.39x2.53x+2.68%+1.35%+2.05%+37.63%Strong Buy
13+2.99%+3.98%+15.38%-29.08%354.98x2.98x-32.73%-22.74%-10.38%+70.24%Buy
23-0.48%-3.96%-6.08%-69.36%-28.75x4.54x-46.80%+4.39%+7.12%+40.34%Buy
47+1.86%-2.54%+1.68%-28.68%23.45x3.51x+16.11%+10.17%+18.94%+20.12%Buy
66+1.76%-0.34%+1.32%-11.35%38.26x5.87x+43.32%+29.15%+32.00%+22.33%Buy
54+2.49%-0.07%+2.71%-4.11%7.65x1.82x+13.31%+3.92%+8.27%+24.67%Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 243 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 16 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 73.98% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 120 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $24.67, an upside of 9.49% from Ooma's current stock price of $22.53.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 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. Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN)


Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 243 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: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -12 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MRDN as a "A".It passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Meridian Holdings has seen its stock return 14.54% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 61 percentage points.

3. Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE)


Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 243 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 Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -5 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ZDGE as a "A".It passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Zedge has seen its stock lose -1.65% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 44 percentage points.

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 58 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)


Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 24%, which is 20 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 -24.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)


Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 17.73%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.29%.

Sound Group's dividend payout ratio of 33.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)


Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 14.06%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.29%. Townsquare Media's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Townsquare Media's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Townsquare Media's dividend payout ratio of -27.9% 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 1.74% in the last day, and down -1.08% over the last week. Sirius XM Holdings was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 7.53% yesterday.

SiriusXM Holdings shares are trading higher after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy and raised its price target from $31 to $45.

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 71, which is 47 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has gained 31.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 78 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 71, which is 47 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Weibo's stock has dropped -39.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 6 percentage points.

3. Yelp (NYSE:YELP)


Yelp (NYSE:YELP) 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.

Yelp has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Yelp's stock has dropped -28.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 18 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

38.81% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 23.96% over the next year.

4.62% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.29% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.43% are rated C (Hold), 15.03% are rated D (Sell), and 4.62% 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 31.93x.
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