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Best Communication Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top communication service stocks in 2025 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
DGLY	DIGITAL ALLY INC	$3.26M	-340.40%	-38.20%	-49.72%	-229.60%	1.92	1.01	25.20%	-59.70%	-43.84%
BLMZ	BLOOMZ INC	$2.23M	-62.10%	-42.40%	-43.15%	-93.10%	0.51	2.81	30.10%	-100.50%	-100.23%
MSGM	MOTORSPORT GAMES INC	$16.16M	57.90%	21.20%	27.46%	-69.60%	0.54	1.85	66.70%	17.90%	18.86%
BHAT	BLUE HAT INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY	$8.64M	-26.20%	-15.30%	-27.01%	-22.20%	1.34	1.72	8.30%	-50.90%	-49.89%
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$4.54M	-94.00%	-76.70%	-180.36%	-97.80%	0.43	1.98	30.50%	-4,305.70%	-4,284.03%
BATRA	ATLANTA BRAVES HOLDINGS INC	$2.83B	-4.20%	-1.40%	0.42%	0.30%	2.43	0.78	23.10%	-3.20%	0.78%
FWONA	LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	$22.46B	-26.60%	-18.90%	-21.38%	-37.00%	0.88	1.32	31.70%	-65.00%	-59.26%
BBGI	BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC	$8.48M	-5.80%	-1.50%	1.16%	1.50%	2.79	1.11	15.00%	-3.70%	2.47%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$45.44M	-80.20%	-14.50%	-30.41%	-32.50%	5.72	2.31	9.20%	-5.80%	-7.13%
KUKE	KUKE MUSIC HOLDING LTD	$8.02M	-217.00%	-25.50%	-111.64%	83.30%	5.87	0.34	38.90%	-94.20%	-83.34%
MDIA	MEDIACO HOLDING INC	$76.22M	39.50%	9.50%	18.89%	28.00%	2.24	0.54	-6.10%	25.30%	37.97%
AGAE	ALLIED GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT INC	$49.42M	-30.60%	-17.80%	-32.35%	-27.40%	0.81	2.05	33.00%	-253.20%	-258.37%
KRKR	36KR HOLDINGS INC	$15.25M	-73.90%	-37.20%	-105.06%	-66.40%	1.34	1.20	48.60%	-59.10%	-59.10%
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$1.53B	-118.00%	-9.40%	-6.50%	-5.00%	17.80	1.08	78.00%	-26.60%	-14.83%
SGA	SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC	$77.50M	2.10%	1.60%	2.46%	6.40%	0.34	2.72	14.70%	3.10%	4.43%
GXAI	GAXOSAI INC	$11.47M	-26.90%	-26.20%	-24.43%	-52.00%	0.03	28.68	100.00%	-1,830.80%	-1,830.80%
TBH	BRAG HOUSE HOLDINGS INC	$18.61M	N/A	-197.30%	-303.47%	154.80%	1.50	1.38	100.00%	-8,140,570.00%	-5,466,856.00%
GDC	GD CULTURE GROUP LTD	$163.42M	-351.20%	-168.70%	-94.27%	-342.00%	0.24	2.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZG	ZILLOW GROUP INC	$20.28B	-1.30%	-1.10%	-0.70%	-2.00%	0.14	3.34	75.80%	-2.60%	-1.42%
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$14.57M	-11.70%	-9.70%	N/A	-7.30%	0.35	N/A	64.30%	-17.80%	-14.46%
GDEV	GDEV INC	$283.37M	-34.80%	17.50%	-132.06%	-76.00%	-2.62	0.52	66.10%	10.20%	12.37%
ONFO	ONFOLIO HOLDINGS INC	$7.08M	-60.90%	-23.10%	-23.96%	-328.60%	1.42	0.50	59.10%	-20.10%	-14.30%
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$49.75M	-124.80%	-31.50%	-99.85%	-82.50%	2.89	0.95	22.30%	-11.70%	-10.78%
TGNA	TEGNA INC	$3.39B	15.10%	6.20%	11.79%	20.20%	1.36	1.47	42.00%	15.00%	24.74%
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$35.63M	-7.50%	-4.40%	-6.64%	-12.30%	0.92	1.88	30.50%	-2.20%	-2.12%
RMSG	REAL MESSENGER CORP	$23.95M	-2,610.70%	-30.20%	-85.03%	-33.50%	0.09	19.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
GIGM	GIGAMEDIA LTD	$20.56M	-1.50%	-1.40%	-1.55%	-8.40%	0.06	16.06	52.50%	-18.90%	-18.92%
PSKY	PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP	$12.53B	-0.10%	0.00%	2.96%	2.90%	1.67	1.39	31.80%	0.00%	3.73%
TOON	KARTOON STUDIOS INC	$37.43M	-61.60%	-26.10%	-50.27%	-54.30%	1.42	0.84	29.40%	-54.10%	-52.57%
GMHS	GAMEHAUS HOLDINGS INC	$75.00M	26.90%	7.50%	12.44%	11.80%	0.42	2.82	52.70%	3.40%	3.50%
GITS	GLOBAL INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$8.30M	-84.40%	-60.80%	-97.57%	-116.20%	0.09	0.05	100.00%	3,436,525.40%	3,342,972.78%
ROLR	HIGH ROLLER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$26.29M	-248.30%	-47.10%	-180.95%	113.00%	3.68	0.43	58.70%	-22.00%	-21.19%
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$3.71M	2.90%	2.10%	5.12%	17.80%	0.18	6.02	4.10%	0.60%	1.96%
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$8.55B	9.30%	5.40%	7.43%	6.70%	0.69	1.39	75.60%	86.40%	117.65%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$21.82M	-266.50%	-84.50%	-463.55%	-166.00%	4.61	0.84	20.50%	-88.40%	-83.45%
PODC	PODCASTONE INC	$50.18M	-40.70%	-28.20%	-41.60%	-1,543.00%	0.52	1.16	8.70%	-11.40%	-11.35%
BODI	BEACHBODY COMPANY INC	$47.22M	-142.50%	-31.70%	-167.32%	205.20%	5.35	0.52	69.40%	-17.00%	-15.19%
UONE	URBAN ONE INC	$66.25M	-101.80%	-17.80%	-14.49%	-13.70%	7.84	2.64	68.70%	-38.20%	-22.57%
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$4.05B	-23.40%	-11.00%	-13.94%	-10.70%	1.08	1.02	64.30%	-112.00%	-107.35%
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$9.41M	N/A	-36.30%	36.48%	14.60%	-4.53	0.49	34.10%	-26.00%	9.66%
SCOR	COMSCORE INC	$33.45M	N/A	-21.20%	-23.29%	-113.90%	-10.62	0.69	41.00%	-24.80%	-17.93%
LDWY	LENDWAY INC	$9.11M	-22.80%	-2.60%	-1.19%	-0.80%	6.70	1.08	20.90%	-5.30%	-2.02%
RDI	READING INTERNATIONAL INC	$34.30M	N/A	-3.60%	1.47%	0.70%	-58.12	0.16	14.40%	-7.60%	2.06%
TC	TOKEN CAT LTD	$0.00	-1,085.30%	-100.50%	-206.84%	-288.90%	5.18	1.49	73.30%	-403.80%	-400.24%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$15.73M	-135.60%	-24.70%	-41.16%	-70.40%	6.42	0.76	96.50%	-28.10%	-23.67%
CTW	CTW CAYMAN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.81	1.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
SJ	SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP	$31.75M	0.90%	0.80%	1.48%	4.50%	0.19	3.48	18.90%	0.80%	1.41%
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$123.07M	112.50%	17.90%	54.88%	101.90%	5.58	1.33	25.60%	14.00%	17.86%
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$86.15M	-14.30%	-10.90%	-14.49%	-79.60%	0.31	2.42	64.50%	-9.80%	-10.14%
SNAL	SNAIL INC	$33.50M	-361.20%	-27.30%	-135.88%	-21.60%	-8.95	0.70	36.10%	-18.80%	-4.17%
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$37.26M	N/A	-17.00%	-6.96%	-7.80%	-4.24	1.11	55.30%	-26.80%	-8.80%
CPOP	POP CULTURE GROUP CO LTD	$23.60M	-28.10%	-10.80%	-9.54%	-9.40%	2.41	1.83	4.30%	-11.50%	-10.91%
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$1.85M	1.60%	0.80%	2.49%	7.30%	0.69	2.43	8.10%	0.50%	1.28%
FENG	PHOENIX NEW MEDIA LTD	$31.48M	-5.40%	-3.80%	-4.99%	-29.10%	0.46	2.92	43.30%	-8.60%	-7.77%
ANGH	ANGHAMI INC	$21.66M	-270.80%	-88.60%	-84.32%	298.80%	1.09	0.60	-30.80%	-81.40%	-78.89%
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.03M	-102.20%	-39.10%	-90.67%	-91.70%	1.62	1.47	3.30%	-50.20%	-45.01%
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$9.41M	-12.40%	-4.00%	-8.96%	-9.70%	2.25	1.13	17.80%	-2.20%	-1.71%

Communication Service Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	46	-0.26%	+10.42%	+15.55%	-24.23%	30.51x	2.59x	+7.18%	+0.71%	+1.02%	+35.72%	Buy
Broadcasting	12	+0.08%	+0.09%	+2.48%	+7.86%	4.82x	1.35x	+11.61%	+3.51%	+8.70%	+20.82%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	27	+1.08%	+4.15%	+8.59%	+25.74%	-5.08x	8.38x	-118.52%	-3.10%	-5.86%	+2.62%	Strong Buy
Entertainment	47	+0.51%	-0.78%	+1.90%	-47.15%	12.85x	4.12x	+35.01%	+11.26%	+16.78%	+11.67%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	70	+1.17%	+2.81%	+3.96%	-24.48%	29.85x	8.08x	+31.46%	+23.21%	+30.53%	+17.08%	Buy
Telecom Services	55	-0.09%	+0.83%	+1.43%	+0.00%	10.92x	1.90x	+10.32%	+4.42%	+8.79%	+22.62%	Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Sep 2025?

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 257 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -1 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OOMA as a "A".It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 12.46% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 39 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 57.11% from Ooma's current stock price of $12.73.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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. Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN)

Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 257 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 Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -1 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AREN as a "A".It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Arena Group Holdings has seen its stock return 572.34% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 599 percentage points.

Arena Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, an upside of 102.36% from Arena Group Holdings's current stock price of $5.93.

Arena Group Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Arena Group Holdings, 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.

3. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 257 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 Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -2 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IHS as a "A".It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ihs Holding has seen its stock return 131.29% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 158 percentage points.

Ihs Holding has an average 1 year price target of $9.38, an upside of 30.75% from Ihs Holding's current stock price of $7.17.

Ihs Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Ihs Holding, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 52 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 10.78%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.16%. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -99.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA)

Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) has an annual dividend yield of 10.39%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.16%. Saga Communications's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Saga Communications's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Saga Communications's dividend payout ratio of 181.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 8.63%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.16%. 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 35.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication service stocks up?

Communication service stocks were up 0.62% in the last day, and up 1.81% over the last week. Bilibili was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 6.4% yesterday.

Shares of US-listed Chinese stocks are trading higher ahead of President Trump's meeting with President Xi on Friday. President Trump has hinted that Friday's meeting may include a deal regarding TikTok.

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. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

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 50 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -47.89% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -21 percentage points.

2. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI) 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.

Doubledown Interactive Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has dropped -29.54% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -3 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 22 points higher than the communication service sector average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Yelp's stock has dropped -5.75% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 21 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

47.95% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 15.94% over the next year.

7.25% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.13% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.51% are rated C (Hold), 10.36% are rated D (Sell), and 6.74% 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 23.62x.

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Best Communication Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top communication service stocks in 2025 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. Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN)

3. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

2. Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA)

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

1. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

2. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

3. Yelp (NYSE:YELP)

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Communication Service Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN)

3. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

2. Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA)

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

1. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

2. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

3. Yelp (NYSE:YELP)

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Best Communication Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top communication service stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best communication service stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the communication services sector.