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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
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$79.96M	-14.30%	-10.90%	-14.49%	-79.60%	0.31	2.42	64.50%	-9.80%	-10.14%
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$1.58B	-118.00%	-9.40%	-6.50%	-5.00%	17.80	1.08	78.00%	-26.60%	-14.83%
BBGI	BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC	$10.19M	-5.80%	-1.50%	1.16%	1.50%	2.79	1.11	15.00%	-3.70%	2.47%
LDWY	LENDWAY INC	$8.87M	-22.80%	-2.60%	-1.19%	-0.80%	6.70	1.08	20.90%	-5.30%	-2.02%
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$48.40M	33.20%	5.20%	33.33%	17.30%	3.00	1.44	12.30%	2.10%	3.91%
KUKE	KUKE MUSIC HOLDING LTD	$2.91M	-217.00%	-25.50%	-111.64%	83.30%	5.87	0.34	38.90%	-94.20%	-83.34%
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$11.60M	-115.50%	-47.60%	-73.52%	-90.20%	1.04	2.20	55.20%	-63.10%	-56.96%
KRKR	36KR HOLDINGS INC	$12.22M	-34.80%	-15.90%	-38.91%	-33.40%	1.19	1.15	53.00%	-21.30%	-21.31%
YDKG	YUEDA DIGITAL HOLDING	$1.43M	-119.40%	-43.70%	256.32%	1,125.00%	5.47	0.30	0.90%	-275.20%	-275.06%
CHR	CHEER HOLDING INC	$1.51M	7.00%	6.10%	6.69%	23.70%	0.13	8.29	71.90%	14.50%	14.71%
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$8.39M	-12.40%	-4.00%	-8.96%	-9.70%	2.25	1.13	17.80%	-2.20%	-1.71%
NAMI	JINXIN TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO	$62.71M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.77	1.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
GAIA	GAIA INC	$145.89M	-5.80%	-3.30%	-4.74%	-8.40%	0.57	0.54	87.20%	-5.10%	-5.17%
HAO	HAOXI HEALTH TECHNOLOGY LTD	$3.24M	2.90%	2.10%	5.12%	17.80%	0.18	6.02	4.10%	0.60%	1.96%
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%
GIGM	GIGAMEDIA LTD	$17.79M	-1.50%	-1.40%	-1.55%	-8.40%	0.06	16.06	52.50%	-18.90%	-18.92%
GDEV	GDEV INC	$420.44M	-34.80%	17.50%	-132.06%	-76.00%	-2.62	0.52	66.10%	10.20%	12.37%
BATRA	ATLANTA BRAVES HOLDINGS INC	$2.69B	-4.20%	-1.40%	0.42%	0.30%	2.43	0.78	23.10%	-3.20%	0.78%
FWONA	LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	$22.99B	-26.60%	-18.90%	-21.38%	-37.00%	0.88	1.32	31.70%	-65.00%	-59.26%
FTRK	FAST TRACK GROUP	$10.29M	N/A	-60.70%	45.99%	46.80%	-2.13	0.58	12.70%	-44.60%	-42.04%
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$53.63M	-124.80%	-31.50%	-99.85%	-82.50%	2.89	0.95	22.30%	-11.70%	-10.78%
WOW	WIDEOPENWEST INC	$439.99M	-32.30%	-4.30%	0.63%	0.50%	7.30	0.64	60.50%	-10.70%	1.39%
MCTR	CTRL GROUP LTD	$22.19M	-165.60%	-92.80%	-71.20%	-140.40%	0.40	7.08	21.60%	-88.10%	-86.27%
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$16.67M	-135.60%	-24.70%	-41.16%	-70.40%	6.42	0.76	96.50%	-28.10%	-23.67%
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$3.68B	-23.40%	-11.00%	-13.94%	-10.70%	1.08	1.02	64.30%	-112.00%	-107.35%
ZDGE	ZEDGE INC	$43.21M	-6.40%	-4.90%	-6.52%	-52.60%	0.32	3.39	93.80%	-6.30%	-6.75%
DRCT	DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC	$7.41M	N/A	-36.30%	36.48%	14.60%	-4.53	0.49	34.10%	-26.00%	9.66%
MDIA	MEDIACO HOLDING INC	$64.95M	39.50%	9.50%	18.89%	28.00%	2.24	0.54	-6.10%	25.30%	37.97%
CTW	CTW CAYMAN	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.81	1.52	N/A	N/A	N/A
CNET	ZW DATA ACTION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.35M	-102.20%	-39.10%	-90.67%	-91.70%	1.62	1.47	3.30%	-50.20%	-45.01%
BLMZ	HARRISON GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC	$2.86M	-129.00%	-76.20%	-92.19%	-181.40%	0.52	2.72	22.80%	-221.70%	-221.37%
EA	ELECTRONIC ARTS INC	$50.13B	15.30%	8.20%	17.14%	41.20%	0.92	0.84	79.10%	13.90%	19.86%
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$5.79M	-94.00%	-76.70%	-180.36%	-97.80%	0.43	1.98	30.50%	-4,305.70%	-4,284.03%
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$8.39B	9.30%	5.40%	7.43%	6.70%	0.69	1.39	75.60%	86.40%	117.65%
GMHS	GAMEHAUS HOLDINGS INC	$70.71M	26.90%	7.50%	12.44%	11.80%	0.42	2.82	52.70%	3.40%	3.50%
DGLY	DIGITAL ALLY INC	$3.35M	-340.40%	-38.20%	-49.72%	-229.60%	1.92	1.01	25.20%	-59.70%	-43.84%
AGAE	ALLIED GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT INC	$28.25M	-30.60%	-17.80%	-32.35%	-27.40%	0.81	2.05	33.00%	-253.20%	-258.37%
IAS	INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE HOLDING CORP	$1.68B	4.70%	4.10%	6.65%	33.80%	0.09	4.01	78.50%	8.60%	12.97%
PSKY	PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORP	$11.39B	-0.10%	0.00%	2.96%	2.90%	1.67	1.39	31.80%	0.00%	3.73%
SGA	SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC	$80.46M	2.10%	1.60%	2.46%	6.40%	0.34	2.72	14.70%	3.10%	4.43%
BODI	BEACHBODY COMPANY INC	$37.76M	-142.50%	-31.70%	-167.32%	205.20%	5.35	0.52	69.40%	-17.00%	-15.19%
ONFO	ONFOLIO HOLDINGS INC	$5.54M	-60.90%	-23.10%	-23.96%	-328.60%	1.42	0.50	59.10%	-20.10%	-14.30%
SDM	SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD	$49.03M	33.90%	14.60%	34.91%	39.40%	0.63	2.52	9.60%	7.10%	8.66%
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$2.17M	1.60%	0.80%	2.49%	7.30%	0.69	2.43	8.10%	0.50%	1.28%
SNAL	SNAIL INC	$38.73M	-361.20%	-27.30%	-135.88%	-21.60%	-8.95	0.70	36.10%	-18.80%	-4.17%
ZG	ZILLOW GROUP INC	$17.11B	-1.30%	-1.10%	-0.70%	-2.00%	0.14	3.34	75.80%	-2.60%	-1.42%
XHLD	TEN HOLDINGS INC	$9.67M	-493.50%	-113.70%	-163.23%	-286.40%	1.07	0.64	81.70%	-304.30%	-295.42%
SCOR	COMSCORE INC	$38.96M	N/A	-21.20%	-23.29%	-113.90%	-10.62	0.69	41.00%	-24.80%	-17.93%
SLMT	BRERA HOLDINGS PLC	$19.33M	-130.90%	-47.60%	-75.74%	-578.70%	1.65	0.70	92.30%	-153.40%	-154.83%
VBIX	VIEWBIX INC	$35.57M	-288.80%	-77.30%	-123.12%	909.80%	3.27	0.33	100.00%	-131.30%	-62.68%
TGNA	TEGNA INC	$3.18B	15.10%	6.20%	11.79%	20.20%	1.36	1.47	42.00%	15.00%	24.74%
RDI	READING INTERNATIONAL INC	$32.49M	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%
QMMM	QMMM HOLDINGS LTD	$2.05B	-198.10%	-98.40%	-72.71%	-203.20%	0.14	7.11	0.80%	-150.10%	-151.33%
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$20.20M	-11.70%	-9.70%	N/A	-7.30%	0.35	N/A	64.30%	-17.80%	-14.46%
PODC	PODCASTONE INC	$48.60M	-40.70%	-28.20%	-41.60%	-1,543.00%	0.52	1.16	8.70%	-11.40%	-11.35%
UONE	URBAN ONE INC	$59.44M	-101.80%	-17.80%	-14.49%	-13.70%	7.84	2.64	68.70%	-38.20%	-22.57%
SJ	SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP	$22.44M	0.90%	0.80%	1.48%	4.50%	0.19	3.48	18.90%	0.80%	1.41%

Communication Service Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	45	-1.41%	-3.11%	-3.20%	-5.11%	8.13x	2.51x	+4.13%	-0.71%	+0.55%	+35.27%	Buy
Broadcasting	13	-2.56%	-5.61%	-7.97%	-6.27%	4.08x	1.20x	+10.88%	+3.36%	+8.46%	+35.80%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	27	-0.98%	-1.54%	+1.56%	+32.31%	-2.14x	8.47x	-115.58%	-3.24%	-6.07%	+5.11%	Buy
Entertainment	47	-2.01%	-2.73%	-3.38%	+7.56%	14.03x	3.97x	+34.59%	+11.12%	+16.52%	+18.46%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	71	-1.29%	-2.57%	-6.61%	-53.14%	28.88x	7.81x	+33.03%	+23.45%	+30.83%	+29.42%	Buy
Telecom Services	55	-0.63%	+0.00%	+0.15%	-3.62%	9.72x	1.80x	+8.86%	+4.37%	+8.77%	+20.64%	Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN)

Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 258 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: B, 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 484.81% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 511 percentage points.

Arena Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $12.00, an upside of 159.74% from Arena Group Holdings's current stock price of $4.62.

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.

2. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 258 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

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 lose -8.42% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 17 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 80.34% from Ooma's current stock price of $11.09.

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.

3. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 258 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 Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 28 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nerdwallet has seen its stock lose -13.22% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 13 percentage points.

Nerdwallet has an average 1 year price target of $14.25, an upside of 32.31% from Nerdwallet's current stock price of $10.77.

Nerdwallet stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Nerdwallet, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% 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 53 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 8.97%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.51%. 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. Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK)

Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK) has an annual dividend yield of 8.5%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.51%.

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

3. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 8.5%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.51%. Bce's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Bce's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bce's dividend payout ratio of 896.8% 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 -1.34% in the last day, and down -2.03% over the last week. Newsmax was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -3.99% yesterday.

NMAX stock has given up its prior gain. Newsmax shares were trading higher after the company announced it authorized a $5 million purchase of Bitcoin and Trump Coin.

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 -51.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -26 percentage points.

2. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)

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

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -21.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 4 percentage points.

3. Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK)

Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK) 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.

Playtika Holding 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.

Playtika Holding's stock has dropped -53.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -28 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

48.61% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 22.21% over the next year.

7.45% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.49% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.04% are rated C (Hold), 11.17% are rated D (Sell), and 5.85% 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 22.91x.

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Sectors & IndustriesCommunication Services
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.

Communication Service Industries

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

1. Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN)

2. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

3. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

2. Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK)

3. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

1. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

2. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)

3. Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK)

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Sectors & IndustriesCommunication ServicesBest 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. Arena Group Holdings (NYSEMKT:AREN)

2. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

3. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

1. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

2. Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK)

3. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

1. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

2. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)

3. Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK)

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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.