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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
TRUG	TRUGOLF HOLDINGS INC	$731.01k	-294.40%	-55.10%	-300.46%	170.80%	7.74	0.84	50.50%	-55.70%	-52.08%
GDEV	GDEV INC	$206.92M	-83.70%	33.60%	445.30%	-118.20%	-5.65	0.75	64.80%	19.90%	22.22%
GAIA	GAIA INC	$40.68M	-6.90%	-3.90%	-5.16%	-8.80%	0.59	0.41	86.30%	-6.10%	-5.90%
GIBO	GIBO HOLDINGS LTD	$5.06M	N/A	-408.20%	24,379.02%	-227.70%	-1.01	0.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACCS	ACCESS NEWSWIRE INC	$20.40M	-5.70%	-4.10%	-6.82%	-82.90%	0.37	0.82	74.90%	-7.60%	-9.33%
FWONA	LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	$22.16B	5.40%	2.50%	6.00%	13.20%	0.99	1.27	35.50%	9.40%	19.66%
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$12.08M	-46.60%	-11.90%	-51.07%	-47.20%	3.63	1.09	4.60%	-42.80%	-41.76%
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%
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$5.00B	20.10%	3.70%	8.46%	5.30%	4.43	2.78	71.90%	10.50%	23.24%
SLE	SUPER LEAGUE ENTERPRISE INC	$6.64M	-206.10%	-128.70%	-114.43%	-762.10%	0.45	1.85	37.90%	-190.30%	-128.41%
DOYU	DOUYU INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	$129.77M	-1.60%	-1.00%	-0.25%	-3.20%	0.65	2.19	14.40%	-0.90%	-0.13%
VSME	VS MEDIA HOLDINGS LTD	$56.72M	-317.90%	-104.30%	-196.80%	-212.30%	1.26	1.47	23.70%	-114.50%	-112.33%
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$99.56M	-151.70%	-29.70%	-133.28%	-74.30%	8.27	0.88	26.50%	-11.50%	-10.19%
LLYVA	LIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS INC	$8.80B	N/A	-23.00%	90.76%	-54.40%	-4.18	0.25	20.20%	-108.10%	-129.92%
ELWT	ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC	$48.32M	-3,716.20%	-80.10%	-823.90%	-360.20%	-14.34	0.90	17.70%	-45.30%	-44.48%
CHR	CHEER HOLDING INC	$4.17M	7.30%	6.60%	7.28%	25.10%	0.08	12.48	73.60%	18.70%	20.47%
WIMI	WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC	$11.12M	19.30%	10.70%	12.27%	32.10%	0.43	3.83	25.80%	73.20%	78.11%
EDHL	EVERBRIGHT DIGITAL HOLDING LTD	$6.60M	-70.80%	-60.90%	-61.17%	-112.30%	0.12	3.69	65.40%	-120.60%	-140.12%
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$1.57M	N/A	-113.70%	152.32%	446.60%	-3.87	0.14	30.40%	-74.40%	-65.01%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$15.37M	-46.00%	-6.40%	-5.37%	-7.70%	7.83	0.77	94.80%	-6.30%	-2.39%
CPOP	POP CULTURE GROUP CO LTD	$818.95k	-21.20%	-9.90%	-14.71%	-9.50%	0.52	2.00	3.30%	-6.80%	-6.49%
DKI	DARKIRIS INC	$3.63M	-313.30%	-212.50%	-235.34%	-996.10%	0.47	1.19	26.00%	-106.00%	-106.34%
CTW	CTW	$149.76M	6.60%	3.80%	7.38%	12.60%	0.67	1.62	71.20%	2.30%	3.88%
GMHS	GAMEHAUS HOLDINGS INC	$46.72M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.38	3.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
LCFY	LOCAFY LTD	$4.52M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.43	1.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCG	CHECHE GROUP INC	$38.00M	-5.00%	-1.30%	-4.31%	-6.90%	3.15	1.23	5.30%	-0.60%	-0.53%
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.66M	-20.50%	-8.60%	-19.05%	-25.40%	1.35	1.45	6.40%	-23.90%	-24.12%
CCO	CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$1.21B	N/A	-2.80%	8.98%	3.40%	-2.09	1.25	54.10%	-6.30%	16.82%
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$500.24k	-132.80%	-71.40%	-365.31%	-145.20%	2.78	0.75	12.50%	-2,112.80%	-2,110.54%
PAAI	ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$49.52M	-124.10%	8.40%	20.21%	16.30%	-15.06	2.38	42.70%	9.30%	18.58%
AIFA	ALL IN FUTURETECH ALLIANCE INC	$20.35M	-78.90%	-35.40%	-93.96%	-58.80%	1.05	1.69	32.80%	-439.00%	-447.16%
AENT	ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP	$569.30M	19.90%	5.70%	19.06%	21.50%	2.23	1.33	13.80%	2.00%	3.56%
CMCM	CHEETAH MOBILE INC	$104.91M	-14.70%	-5.10%	-11.68%	-563.40%	1.70	1.27	72.50%	-22.40%	-21.67%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$46.43M	11.00%	2.00%	24.11%	16.40%	3.45	1.62	11.30%	0.80%	3.39%
SOGP	SOUND GROUP INC	$49.89M	71.20%	39.50%	60.42%	-129.00%	0.75	2.18	30.00%	8.10%	8.20%
SJ	SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP	$44.50M	-61.80%	-53.60%	-106.67%	-177.20%	0.20	3.45	17.90%	-46.80%	-53.37%
SGA	SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC	$58.37M	-5.80%	-4.40%	-6.46%	-15.30%	0.33	2.24	10.50%	-8.50%	-10.94%
SCOR	COMSCORE INC	$78.50M	65.30%	11.80%	-4.89%	-28.30%	1.66	0.76	38.90%	13.20%	-2.99%
AD	ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$3.33B	26.10%	12.70%	24.17%	22.30%	1.66	0.95	58.40%	250.80%	329.36%
UONE	URBAN ONE INC	$21.83M	-188.80%	-11.00%	-11.92%	-9.30%	32.63	1.84	64.40%	-19.00%	-15.87%
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$32.25M	0.20%	0.10%	0.50%	0.80%	0.81	1.96	29.70%	0.00%	0.14%
ROKU	ROKU INC	$23.09B	13.20%	8.00%	11.76%	27.50%	0.62	2.87	45.50%	6.80%	7.48%
SURG	SURGEPAYS INC	$8.78M	N/A	-307.70%	168.61%	1,694.20%	-1.45	0.19	-19.60%	-47.90%	-42.55%

Communication Service Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	40	-1.20%	-2.74%	-6.74%	-89.49%	107.41x	2.54x	+2.57%	+1.29%	+1.83%	+40.33%	Strong Buy
Broadcasting	13	-1.94%	-0.75%	+4.92%	-31.37%	335.36x	2.94x	-32.74%	-23.06%	-10.52%	+71.50%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	23	+0.89%	-4.15%	-5.04%	-68.70%	-28.76x	4.57x	-49.25%	+4.26%	+6.81%	+39.91%	Buy
Entertainment	47	-1.11%	-1.69%	-1.00%	-30.39%	23.56x	3.39x	+15.78%	+9.96%	+18.63%	+21.57%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	66	-0.49%	+0.17%	+1.28%	-12.52%	42.26x	5.94x	+43.15%	+29.05%	+31.90%	+21.44%	Buy
Telecom Services	54	-0.49%	+0.78%	+0.24%	-4.56%	7.16x	1.81x	+13.18%	+3.89%	+8.24%	+25.97%	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 78.46% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 124 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $24.67, an upside of 6.32% from Ooma's current stock price of $23.20.

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 15% 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 return 0% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 46 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. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 18.47%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.23%.

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

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 18.29%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.23%. 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. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 14.23%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.23%. 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 down?

Communication service stocks were down -0.62% in the last day, and down -0.68% 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 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 32.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 79 percentage points.

2. Yelp (NYSE:YELP)

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 -31.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 14 percentage points.

3. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

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 -3.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 42 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

38.52% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 24.35% 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), 15.61% 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 34.93x.

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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. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Yelp (NYSE:YELP)

3. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

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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. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Yelp (NYSE:YELP)

3. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

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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.