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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:

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) 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 Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 25 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 40.81% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 78 percentage points.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) 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 Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

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 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock lose -23.18% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 14 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, an upside of 67.11% from Ooma's current stock price of $11.37.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 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.

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) 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 Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -4 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 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Zedge has seen its stock return 12.63% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 50 percentage points.

Out of 50 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) has an annual dividend yield of 12.78%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.09%.

Jiayin Group's dividend payout ratio of 17.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has an annual dividend yield of 12.26%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.09%.

Curiositystream's dividend payout ratio of -333.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK) has an annual dividend yield of 12.08%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.09%.

Playtika Holding's dividend payout ratio of 166.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were down -2.28% in the last day, and up 0.45% over the last week. Alliance Entertainment Holding was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -7.13% yesterday.

Alliance Entertainment Holding shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 financial results.

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 45 points higher than the communication service sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -58.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -21 percentage points.

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) 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.

Ziff Davis has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the communication service sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -43.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -5 percentage points.

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) 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.

Shutterstock has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the communication service sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Shutterstock's stock has dropped -40.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -3 percentage points.

50.37% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 32.94% over the next year.

8.14% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.12% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.07% are rated C (Hold), 15.12% are rated D (Sell), and 7.56% are rated F (Strong Sell).