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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
KRKR	36KR HOLDINGS INC	$6.60M	24.30%	11.70%	20.59%	24.70%	0.99	1.40	63.00%	12.00%	12.02%
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$1.71B	-17.40%	-0.80%	6.56%	5.10%	21.27	1.19	78.10%	-2.20%	15.17%
ZG	ZILLOW GROUP INC	$7.97B	1.20%	1.00%	1.77%	5.60%	0.23	1.92	72.90%	2.00%	2.78%
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$78.03M	-18.20%	-13.90%	-16.71%	-100.30%	0.30	2.29	61.20%	-12.40%	-11.40%
MDIA	MEDIACO HOLDING INC	$101.66M	-138.20%	-23.60%	-43.92%	-48.20%	8.50	0.22	-7.50%	-48.90%	-36.47%
GCL	GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD	$64.68M	-68.80%	-17.60%	-21.71%	-38.70%	3.87	1.52	10.30%	-10.50%	-9.09%
ELWT	ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC	$48.46M	-3,716.20%	-80.10%	-823.90%	-360.20%	-14.34	0.90	17.70%	-45.30%	-44.48%
MPU	MEGA MATRIX INC	$12.01M	-175.10%	-138.50%	-189.77%	-357.90%	0.24	4.06	55.10%	-131.40%	-131.37%
MSGM	MOTORSPORT GAMES INC	$18.72M	39.80%	19.90%	26.95%	2,970.90%	1.57	1.85	83.90%	16.20%	14.61%
NAMI	JINXIN TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO	$7.33M	-87.40%	-43.30%	-83.08%	-429.90%	0.98	1.53	11.00%	-22.80%	-22.81%
NIPG	NIP GROUP INC	$72.54M	-147.10%	-92.20%	-218.62%	-673.10%	1.21	0.88	-1.20%	-187.70%	-196.56%
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.73M	-20.50%	-8.60%	-19.05%	-25.40%	1.35	1.45	6.40%	-23.90%	-24.12%
CCG	CHECHE GROUP INC	$36.69M	-5.00%	-1.30%	-4.31%	-6.90%	3.15	1.23	5.30%	-0.60%	-0.53%
CCO	CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$1.20B	N/A	-2.80%	8.98%	3.40%	-2.09	1.25	54.10%	-6.30%	16.82%
FWONA	LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	$22.61B	5.40%	2.50%	6.00%	13.20%	0.99	1.27	35.50%	9.40%	19.66%
SURG	SURGEPAYS INC	$8.68M	N/A	-307.70%	168.61%	1,694.20%	-1.45	0.19	-19.60%	-47.90%	-42.55%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$15.24M	-46.00%	-6.40%	-5.37%	-7.70%	7.83	0.77	94.80%	-6.30%	-2.39%
RDI	READING INTERNATIONAL INC	$49.44M	N/A	-2.90%	2.78%	1.00%	-19.39	0.23	15.50%	-5.90%	2.91%
ROKU	ROKU INC	$23.41B	13.20%	8.00%	11.76%	27.50%	0.62	2.87	45.50%	6.80%	7.48%
AD	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$3.28B	26.10%	12.70%	24.17%	22.30%	1.66	0.95	58.40%	250.80%	329.36%
SCOR	COMSCORE INC	$76.83M	65.30%	11.80%	-4.89%	-28.30%	1.66	0.76	38.90%	13.20%	-2.99%
SGA	SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC	$57.29M	-5.80%	-4.40%	-6.46%	-15.30%	0.33	2.24	10.50%	-8.50%	-10.94%
SJ	SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP	$40.51M	-61.80%	-53.60%	-106.67%	-177.20%	0.20	3.45	17.90%	-46.80%	-53.37%
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$1.53M	N/A	-113.70%	152.32%	446.60%	-3.87	0.14	30.40%	-74.40%	-65.01%
SOGP	SOUND GROUP INC	$51.98M	71.20%	39.50%	60.42%	-129.00%	0.75	2.18	30.00%	8.10%	8.20%
CMCM	CHEETAH MOBILE INC	$100.57M	-14.70%	-5.10%	-11.68%	-563.40%	1.70	1.27	72.50%	-22.40%	-21.67%
CTW	CTW	$154.75M	6.60%	3.80%	7.38%	12.60%	0.67	1.62	71.20%	2.30%	3.88%
FENG	PHOENIX NEW MEDIA LTD	$17.80M	3.30%	2.40%	21.49%	26.30%	0.45	2.89	53.60%	3.60%	4.33%
ANGH	ANGHAMI INC	$31.55M	-205.20%	-75.20%	-287.75%	192.00%	3.21	0.49	-25.40%	-90.10%	-82.10%
GETY	GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS INC	$100.62M	-29.20%	-5.20%	6.24%	9.00%	5.68	0.78	72.40%	-16.20%	12.09%
TEAD	TEADS HOLDING CO	$48.15M	-314.80%	-39.20%	-52.75%	-55.60%	157.06	0.98	33.20%	-43.30%	-32.35%
TRUG	TRUGOLF HOLDINGS INC	$809.88k	-294.40%	-55.10%	-300.46%	170.80%	7.74	0.84	50.50%	-55.70%	-52.08%
PAAI	ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$45.23M	-124.10%	8.40%	20.21%	16.30%	-15.06	2.38	42.70%	9.30%	18.58%
ACCS	ACCESS NEWSWIRE INC	$20.25M	-5.70%	-4.10%	-6.82%	-82.90%	0.37	0.82	74.90%	-7.60%	-9.33%
BATRA	ATLANTA BRAVES HOLDINGS INC	$3.64B	-12.10%	-3.80%	-2.52%	-1.80%	2.36	0.49	24.90%	-8.60%	-3.87%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$55.56M	-317.90%	-104.30%	-196.80%	-212.30%	1.26	1.47	23.70%	-114.50%	-112.33%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$11.95M	19.30%	10.70%	12.27%	32.10%	0.43	3.83	25.80%	73.20%	78.11%
CPOP	POP CULTURE GROUP CO LTD	$827.03k	-21.20%	-9.90%	-14.71%	-9.50%	0.52	2.00	3.30%	-6.80%	-6.49%
AIFA	ALL IN FUTURETECH ALLIANCE INC	$18.81M	-78.90%	-35.40%	-93.96%	-58.80%	1.05	1.69	32.80%	-439.00%	-447.16%
GMHS	GAMEHAUS HOLDINGS INC	$46.89M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.38	3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
LCFY	LOCAFY LTD	$4.62M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.43	1.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
AENT	ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP	$554.87M	19.90%	5.70%	19.06%	21.50%	2.23	1.33	13.80%	2.00%	3.56%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$54.28M	11.00%	2.00%	24.11%	16.40%	3.45	1.62	11.30%	0.80%	3.39%

Communication Service Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	40	+0.61%	-0.37%	-2.82%	-89.92%	106.39x	2.53x	+2.68%	+1.35%	+2.05%	+37.63%	Strong Buy
Broadcasting	13	+2.99%	+3.98%	+15.38%	-29.08%	354.98x	2.98x	-32.73%	-22.74%	-10.38%	+70.24%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	23	-0.48%	-3.96%	-6.08%	-69.36%	-28.75x	4.54x	-46.80%	+4.39%	+7.12%	+40.34%	Buy
Entertainment	47	+1.86%	-2.54%	+1.68%	-28.68%	23.45x	3.51x	+16.11%	+10.17%	+18.94%	+20.12%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	66	+1.76%	-0.34%	+1.32%	-11.35%	38.26x	5.87x	+43.32%	+29.15%	+32.00%	+22.33%	Buy
Telecom Services	54	+2.49%	-0.07%	+2.71%	-4.11%	7.65x	1.82x	+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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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. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

2. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Weibo (NASDAQ:WB)

3. Yelp (NYSE:YELP)

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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. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

2. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Weibo (NASDAQ:WB)

3. Yelp (NYSE:YELP)

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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.