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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	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$656.76k	-132.80%	-71.40%	-365.31%	-145.20%	2.78	0.75	12.50%	-2,112.80%	-2,110.54%
ZG	ZILLOW GROUP INC	$8.17B	1.20%	1.00%	1.77%	5.60%	0.23	1.92	72.90%	2.00%	2.78%
ACCS	ACCESS NEWSWIRE INC	$20.74M	-5.70%	-4.10%	-6.82%	-82.90%	0.37	0.82	74.90%	-7.60%	-9.33%
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$10.11M	-37.40%	-16.40%	-20.82%	-35.10%	0.90	1.80	21.40%	-7.90%	-7.60%
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$1.63B	-17.40%	-0.80%	6.56%	5.10%	21.27	1.19	78.10%	-2.20%	15.17%
BATRA	ATLANTA BRAVES HOLDINGS INC	$3.58B	-12.10%	-3.80%	-2.52%	-1.80%	2.36	0.49	24.90%	-8.60%	-3.87%
EDHL	EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD	$6.67M	-70.80%	-60.90%	-61.17%	-112.30%	0.12	3.69	65.40%	-120.60%	-140.12%
KRKR	36KR HOLDINGS INC	$6.46M	24.30%	11.70%	20.59%	24.70%	0.99	1.40	63.00%	12.00%	12.02%
WBD	WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC	$72.51B	-9.20%	-3.20%	-1.92%	-3.80%	1.93	0.78	47.20%	-8.80%	-4.32%
AREN	ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$44.75M	-124.10%	8.40%	20.21%	16.30%	-15.06	2.38	42.70%	9.30%	18.58%
SLE	SUPER LEAGUE ENTERPRISE INC	$6.46M	-206.10%	-128.70%	-114.43%	-762.10%	0.45	1.85	37.90%	-190.30%	-128.41%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$59.96M	-317.90%	-104.30%	-196.80%	-212.30%	1.26	1.47	23.70%	-114.50%	-112.33%
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$14.81M	12.60%	5.10%	18.01%	59.80%	1.41	1.65	165.30%	17.60%	25.90%
IZEA	IZEA WORLDWIDE INC	$54.16M	-5.10%	-4.40%	-5.22%	96.20%	0.14	7.83	44.70%	-9.40%	-9.34%
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$31.87M	0.20%	0.10%	0.50%	0.80%	0.81	1.96	29.70%	0.00%	0.14%
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$5.05B	20.10%	3.70%	8.46%	5.30%	4.43	2.78	71.90%	10.50%	23.24%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$12.59M	19.30%	10.70%	12.27%	32.10%	0.43	3.83	25.80%	73.20%	78.11%
MNY	MONEYHERO LTD	$37.47M	-24.40%	-12.60%	-26.66%	-94.10%	1.06	1.90	48.70%	-12.50%	-12.39%
UONE	URBAN ONE INC	$22.15M	-188.80%	-11.00%	-11.92%	-9.30%	32.63	1.84	64.40%	-19.00%	-15.87%
CPOP	POP CULTURE GROUP CO LTD	$948.25k	-21.20%	-9.90%	-14.71%	-9.50%	0.52	2.00	3.30%	-6.80%	-6.49%
YDKG	YUEDA DIGITAL HOLDING	$5.70M	-17.40%	-15.10%	-9.00%	-19.20%	0.00	638.68	-2.50%	-99.70%	-99.67%
LLYVA	LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC	$9.18B	N/A	-23.00%	90.76%	-54.40%	-4.18	0.25	20.20%	-108.10%	-129.92%
JFIN	JIAYIN GROUP INC	$113.56M	22.00%	11.50%	22.69%	16.00%	0.96	1.89	76.30%	18.00%	21.94%
GMHS	GAMEHAUS HOLDINGS INC	$41.67M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.38	3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
LCFY	LOCAFY LTD	$4.12M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.43	1.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
AIFA	ALL IN FUTURETECH ALLIANCE INC	$18.23M	-78.90%	-35.40%	-93.96%	-58.80%	1.05	1.69	32.80%	-439.00%	-447.16%
GDEV	GDEV INC	$196.03M	-83.70%	33.60%	445.30%	-118.20%	-5.65	0.75	64.80%	19.90%	22.22%
GIFT	GIFTIFY INC	$28.91M	-39.90%	-27.40%	-37.80%	-343.80%	0.43	1.02	20.10%	-10.30%	-10.31%
GIGM	GIGAMEDIA LTD	$16.03M	-5.30%	-4.90%	-4.89%	-19.60%	0.09	10.94	54.90%	-44.20%	-44.22%
AENT	ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP	$608.14M	19.90%	5.70%	19.06%	21.50%	2.23	1.33	13.80%	2.00%	3.56%
SGA	SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC	$56.59M	-5.80%	-4.40%	-6.46%	-15.30%	0.33	2.24	10.50%	-8.50%	-10.94%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$50.87M	11.00%	2.00%	24.11%	16.40%	3.45	1.62	11.30%	0.80%	3.39%
SCOR	COMSCORE INC	$79.41M	65.30%	11.80%	-4.89%	-28.30%	1.66	0.76	38.90%	13.20%	-2.99%
AD	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$3.07B	26.10%	12.70%	24.17%	22.30%	1.66	0.95	58.40%	250.80%	329.36%
SJ	SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP	$41.61M	-61.80%	-53.60%	-106.67%	-177.20%	0.20	3.45	17.90%	-46.80%	-53.37%
ELWT	ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC	$46.93M	-3,716.20%	-80.10%	-823.90%	-360.20%	-14.34	0.90	17.70%	-45.30%	-44.48%
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.32M	-20.50%	-8.60%	-19.05%	-25.40%	1.35	1.45	6.40%	-23.90%	-24.12%
SOGP	SOUND GROUP INC	$52.24M	71.20%	39.50%	60.42%	-129.00%	0.75	2.18	30.00%	8.10%	8.20%
ROKU	ROKU INC	$23.19B	13.20%	8.00%	11.76%	27.50%	0.62	2.87	45.50%	6.80%	7.48%
CMCM	CHEETAH MOBILE INC	$92.81M	-14.70%	-5.10%	-11.68%	-563.40%	1.70	1.27	72.50%	-22.40%	-21.67%
GAIA	GAIA INC	$40.43M	-6.90%	-3.90%	-5.16%	-8.80%	0.59	0.41	86.30%	-6.10%	-5.90%
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$1.85M	N/A	-113.70%	152.32%	446.60%	-3.87	0.14	30.40%	-74.40%	-65.01%
RDI	READING INTERNATIONAL INC	$48.07M	N/A	-2.90%	2.78%	1.00%	-19.39	0.23	15.50%	-5.90%	2.91%

Communication Service Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	40	+0.65%	+0.46%	-1.53%	-89.39%	116.11x	2.62x	+2.52%	+1.27%	+1.89%	+36.14%	Strong Buy
Broadcasting	13	-0.07%	-2.79%	+13.80%	-30.87%	342.29x	2.79x	-32.87%	-24.18%	-9.97%	+81.74%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	23	-0.17%	-0.75%	-2.44%	-68.34%	-31.69x	4.66x	-41.69%	+4.55%	+7.48%	+33.51%	Buy
Entertainment	47	-2.03%	-1.81%	+3.13%	-32.42%	23.00x	3.46x	+15.55%	+9.94%	+18.66%	+19.21%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	66	-0.61%	+2.07%	+3.40%	-11.58%	40.94x	5.86x	+43.44%	+29.25%	+32.06%	+23.16%	Buy
Telecom Services	54	-1.44%	+0.13%	+5.78%	-5.50%	7.29x	1.78x	+13.25%	+3.91%	+8.28%	+28.30%	Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Aug 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: B.

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 74.28% 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 7.06% from Ooma's current stock price of $23.04.

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 lose -9.56% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 37 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: A.

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 -5.23% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 41 percentage points.

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 59 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 4.34%.

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

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 25.14%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.34%. 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.

3. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 17.64%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.34%.

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

Why are communication service stocks down?

Communication service stocks were down -1.07% in the last day, and up 0.22% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why communication service stocks are down.

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 46 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has gained 34.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 81 percentage points.

2. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) 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.

Nerdwallet has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nerdwallet's stock has dropped -7.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 39 percentage points.

3. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) 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.

Criteo Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -30.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 16 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

38.06% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 24.33% over the next year.

3.47% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.87% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.58% are rated C (Hold), 15.03% are rated D (Sell), and 4.05% 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 33.85x.

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Sectors & IndustriesCommunication Services
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.

Communication Service Industries

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN)

3. Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE)

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

3. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

3. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

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Sectors & IndustriesCommunication ServicesBest 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.

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Communication Service Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN)

3. Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE)

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

3. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

3. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

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Sectors & IndustriesCommunication Services
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.