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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:

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 242 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 Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Nexxen International (NASDAQ:NEXN) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 12 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Nexxen International has seen its stock return 4.31% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 58 percentage points.

Nexxen International has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 49.08% from Nexxen International's current stock price of $8.72.

Nexxen International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Nexxen International, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 62.5% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 242 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: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, 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 -16.89% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 37 percentage points.

Quinstreet (NASDAQ:QNST) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 242 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 Quinstreet (NASDAQ:QNST) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Quinstreet (NASDAQ:QNST) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 32 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quinstreet has seen its stock lose -2.4% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 51 percentage points.

Quinstreet has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, an upside of 39.81% from Quinstreet's current stock price of $15.02.

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

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 25.74%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.59%. 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.

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 17.62%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.59%. 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.

Liberty Capital (NASDAQ:GLIBA) has an annual dividend yield of 12.17%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.59%.

Liberty Capital's dividend payout ratio of -25.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were down -0.01% in the last day, and down -0.18% over the last week. Nexus Advanced Technologies was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -13.36% yesterday.

Nexus Advanced Technologies shares are trading lower after the company announced it signed an exclusivity agreement to negotiate a potential $500 million reverse merger with a U.S. defense technology company.

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 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 45.02% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 99 percentage points.

Yelp (NYSE:YELP) 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.

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 -44.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 9 percentage points.

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) 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.

Nerdwallet 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.

Nerdwallet's stock has dropped -19.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 34 percentage points.

39.55% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 27.36% over the next year.

4.14% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.57% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.17% are rated C (Hold), 15.98% are rated D (Sell), and 4.14% are rated F (Strong Sell).