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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:

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 255 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: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 19 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 37.53% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 66 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $21.77, an upside of 26.92% from Ooma's current stock price of $17.15.

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.

Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 255 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 Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Taboolacom (NASDAQ:TBLA) has a Due Diligence Score of 63, which is 35 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taboolacom has seen its stock return 38.76% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 67 percentage points.

Taboolacom has an average 1 year price target of $6.25, an upside of 26.52% from Taboolacom's current stock price of $4.94.

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.

Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 255 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 Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -2 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates CMPR as a "A".It passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Cimpress has seen its stock return 85.51% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 114 percentage points.

Cimpress has an average 1 year price target of $113.00, an upside of 35.61% from Cimpress's current stock price of $83.33.

Cimpress stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Cimpress, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% 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 57 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Array Digital Infrastructure (NYSE:AD) has an annual dividend yield of 27.65%, which is 23 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.82%.

Array Digital Infrastructure's dividend payout ratio of 1,374% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) has an annual dividend yield of 19.09%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.82%.

Jiayin Group's dividend payout ratio of 18.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 18.64%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.82%.

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

Communication service stocks were up 0.95% in the last day, and up 2.39% over the last week. The9 was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 15.25% yesterday.

Shares of software companies are trading higher amid broader market strength tied to the U.S.-Iran agreement. Investors may be rotating into growth stocks as declining oil prices ease inflation concerns and reduce the likelihood of further interest rate hikes.

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 86, which is 63 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has gained 31.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 60 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 48 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -25.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 2 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 6 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arena Group Holdings's stock has dropped -80% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -52 percentage points.

40.77% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 24.67% over the next year.

4.05% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.81% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.02% are rated C (Hold), 18.5% are rated D (Sell), and 4.62% are rated F (Strong Sell).