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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.

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:

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 253 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 Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -8 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TIMB as a "A".It passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 89.91% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 115 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $25.53, a downside of -3.76% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $26.53.

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

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 253 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 Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -3 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VIV as a "A".It passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Telefonica Brasil Sa has seen its stock return 99.76% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 125 percentage points.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 253 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: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 19 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock lose -5.53% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 19 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 38.57% from Ooma's current stock price of $12.99.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

Out of 51 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Cable One (NYSE:CABO) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 4.1%. Cable One's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Cable One's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cable One's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK) has an annual dividend yield of 14.6%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.1%.

Playtika Holding's dividend payout ratio of -72.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 13.21%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.1%. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -80.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were up 1.25% in the last day, and up 2.84% over the last week. Nebius Group Nv was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 12.65% yesterday.

Nebius Group shares are trading higher after the company annoucned it secured approval for its first gigawatt-scale AI factory.

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:

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) 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.

Criteo Sa 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.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -48.86% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -24 percentage points.

Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI) 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.

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 dropped -6.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 18 percentage points.

Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) 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.

Arena Group Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is 5 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arena Group Holdings's stock has gained 100% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 125 percentage points.

46.92% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 25.66% over the next year.

7.74% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.69% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.55% are rated C (Hold), 15.48% are rated D (Sell), and 6.55% are rated F (Strong Sell).