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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	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
GMHS	GAMEHAUS HOLDINGS INC	$1.01	22,700	-12.69%	1.02	1.01	1.16	1.32	1.43	44.78	28.31	38.24	45.90	61.88	-0.04	-0.05	0.01	0.54
LCFY	LOCAFY LTD	$3.94	2,600	-69.41%	3.73	3.60	4.37	4.98	4.79	51.62	89.11	85.53	99.63	97.20	-0.11	-0.23	0.12	0.81
DGLY	DIGITAL ALLY INC	$1.13	108,000	0.00%	1.29	1.31	1.62	1.76	23.24	37.06	23.11	33.69	46.36	62.50	-0.10	-0.10	0.01	0.85
BAOS	BAOSHENG MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$3.16	9,200	-10.68%	3.28	3.01	3.15	3.07	2.75	51.25	71.90	79.90	75.01	85.51	0.12	0.07	0.05	1.51
SNAL	SNAIL INC	$0.90	24,500	218.18%	0.91	0.90	1.00	1.00	1.11	45.43	58.82	69.98	67.69	80.59	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	1.20
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$4.50	39,600	-31.72%	4.27	4.21	3.78	3.06	2.76	62.78	89.87	73.59	79.32	59.66	0.17	0.17	0.01	0.76
AGAE	ALLIED GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT INC	$0.38	376,000	-53.81%	0.37	0.39	0.57	0.92	1.32	39.31	36.84	34.60	90.94	88.96	-0.06	-0.07	0.01	0.76
NAMI	JINXIN TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO	$1.05	111,000	-36.21%	0.73	0.70	0.82	0.93	1.61	72.65	76.26	62.64	88.48	79.60	0.00	-0.04	0.04	0.30
UONE	URBAN ONE INC	$1.19	19,500	-50.88%	1.20	1.22	1.26	1.42	1.48	44.35	35.06	27.18	83.35	65.53	-0.02	-0.02	0.01	0.99
PODC	PODCASTONE INC	$2.39	25,400	126.79%	2.23	2.31	2.11	1.89	1.90	57.28	46.90	42.38	37.75	27.96	0.04	0.05	-0.01	0.89
WBD	WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC	$29.98	36,059,000	-16.18%	26.81	25.02	22.25	18.31	14.19	86.74	97.14	95.51	99.42	99.62	1.99	1.47	0.52	1.32
MYPS	PLAYSTUDIOS INC	$0.71	140,000	-26.70%	0.66	0.65	0.80	0.91	1.13	50.21	93.02	86.34	99.05	99.03	-0.03	-0.05	0.02	1.07
QMMM	QMMM HOLDINGS LTD	$119.40	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.69
MSGM	MOTORSPORT GAMES INC	$2.55	33,400	62.14%	2.67	2.71	2.66	2.83	2.55	45.81	26.94	33.28	32.15	42.44	-0.04	-0.01	-0.03	1.59
GIFT	GIFTIFY INC	$1.00	45,500	-42.04%	1.08	1.09	1.09	1.07	1.37	38.58	8.54	10.90	9.83	14.87	-0.01	-0.00	-0.01	0.57
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$0.26	197,000	32.21%	0.29	0.30	0.36	0.42	0.71	26.10	10.44	16.06	12.21	31.14	-0.02	-0.02	0.00	1.55
ZDGE	ZEDGE INC	$2.78	50,994,000	87,820.69%	2.47	2.45	2.80	3.05	2.92	57.03	45.57	57.37	82.54	80.88	-0.05	-0.11	0.06	1.22
RMSG	REAL MESSENGER CORP	$1.98	18,400	162.86%	1.99	1.94	2.10	2.41	2.23	47.89	67.99	71.04	74.90	80.92	-0.03	-0.05	0.02	0.20
TJGC	TJGC GROUP LTD	$0.82	14,600	-38.14%	0.96	0.98	1.17	1.52	3.77	32.60	12.77	20.37	0.00	20.72	-0.07	-0.07	-0.00	2.36
TGNA	TEGNA INC	$19.67	1,031,000	-35.48%	19.46	19.59	19.81	19.79	18.40	50.58	75.02	65.55	92.11	85.93	-0.09	-0.13	0.04	0.57
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$8.52	272,000	-1.45%	8.62	8.46	8.21	7.96	6.88	52.66	52.28	50.32	34.78	27.30	0.12	0.14	-0.02	1.12
BBGI	BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC	$7.41	929,000	-70.45%	6.21	5.11	5.32	5.08	5.14	54.25	31.99	41.68	57.83	67.45	0.97	0.32	0.65	0.57
SDM	SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD	$1.85	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.36
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$0.12	2,560,000	-28.95%	0.13	0.15	0.17	0.52	0.83	31.46	14.61	12.59	5.84	15.29	-0.02	-0.02	0.00	0.30
LDWY	LENDWAY INC	$3.40	25,000	-64.49%	3.59	3.61	4.21	4.70	4.54	40.23	23.74	30.06	42.61	62.95	-0.18	-0.21	0.02	0.63
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$2.08	130,000	83.10%	2.00	2.05	2.02	1.84	1.51	50.67	66.72	60.31	93.87	88.70	-0.02	-0.02	-0.00	0.59
ONFO	ONFOLIO HOLDINGS INC	$0.80	26,500	-14.52%	0.84	0.83	1.00	1.05	1.05	40.79	68.29	69.54	59.73	73.51	-0.05	-0.06	0.01	1.09
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$0.83	23,000	9.00%	0.82	0.73	0.85	0.90	0.98	52.05	31.88	36.03	59.17	65.61	0.01	-0.01	0.02	0.75
SGA	SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC	$11.70	190,000	5,177.78%	11.77	11.85	12.19	12.39	12.30	44.74	51.81	47.15	78.90	76.76	-0.12	-0.13	0.01	0.23
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$5.78	2,800	-31.71%	6.09	5.97	6.79	5.90	4.79	45.77	44.16	55.80	60.81	75.67	-0.13	-0.18	0.05	1.04
KRKR	36KR HOLDINGS INC	$4.25	1,500	-75.00%	4.60	4.83	5.42	5.73	5.37	34.34	22.93	33.65	32.16	47.48	-0.28	-0.26	-0.02	0.95
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$47.88	200,000	76.99%	47.13	46.56	52.23	56.92	72.64	46.74	78.89	83.83	87.12	94.73	-0.91	-1.65	0.73	0.91
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$11.25	2,346,000	-33.47%	11.22	11.11	11.03	11.18	10.79	53.54	51.75	43.47	48.88	36.32	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.81
NIPG	NIP GROUP INC	$1.07	60,600	-71.28%	1.28	1.36	1.50	1.69	1.73	25.16	8.73	7.04	0.00	5.03	-0.10	-0.07	-0.03	1.58
TRUE	TRUECAR INC	$2.14	518,000	20.47%	2.16	2.16	2.13	2.08	1.88	47.02	55.38	58.34	55.79	68.04	-0.01	-0.00	-0.00	1.43
TRVG	TRIVAGO NV	$2.92	26,500	0.38%	3.03	2.96	3.06	3.27	3.70	44.20	39.51	37.86	45.92	43.96	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	0.87
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$0.29	233,000	-67.18%	0.33	0.33	1.09	N/A	N/A	32.10	32.33	50.09	70.74	83.40	-0.18	-0.25	0.07	5.53
BODI	BEACHBODY COMPANY INC	$11.58	58,000	-23.68%	11.03	9.61	7.04	6.25	5.59	72.18	89.99	92.09	61.54	71.91	1.49	1.32	0.17	1.24
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$2.62	22,300	-41.32%	2.95	3.04	3.17	3.68	N/A	39.49	27.78	32.90	0.00	0.16	-0.12	-0.07	-0.04	3.04
SJ	SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP	$0.58	59,000	202.56%	0.57	0.63	0.57	0.65	0.78	48.10	26.27	21.38	17.29	10.17	-0.01	0.00	-0.01	0.48
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$1.97	5,900	1,211.11%	1.95	2.04	2.13	2.53	2.00	45.20	36.58	26.49	63.27	42.99	-0.08	-0.08	0.00	0.50
GDEV	GDEV INC	$16.64	1,200	-58.62%	18.35	19.24	22.87	19.94	17.49	41.27	2.83	8.64	30.98	34.95	-1.52	-1.28	-0.23	0.18
SCOR	COMSCORE INC	$6.56	2,800	-20.00%	6.78	6.65	7.16	6.80	6.11	43.64	51.08	55.66	34.22	49.84	-0.09	-0.10	0.01	1.10
MNY	MONEYHERO LTD	$1.27	63,000	-3.08%	1.32	1.31	1.30	1.55	1.20	47.26	18.33	17.50	20.28	20.61	-0.01	-0.01	-0.01	0.50
RDI	READING INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.16	252,000	-96.84%	1.22	1.24	1.34	1.39	1.36	34.74	35.22	30.16	23.59	27.00	-0.04	-0.04	-0.00	0.59
TC	TOKEN CAT LTD	$14.80	4,000	14.29%	16.93	17.25	16.64	14.97	14.88	31.67	35.60	49.78	7.35	21.12	-0.16	0.12	-0.28	0.31
VBIX	VIEWBIX INC	$1.57	8,500	-74.09%	1.56	1.66	2.52	2.99	N/A	35.41	25.93	23.79	82.57	75.68	-0.26	-0.31	0.05	-0.38
FTRK	FAST TRACK GROUP	$0.93	600,000	-10.31%	0.62	0.50	0.50	0.52	N/A	82.23	94.94	92.15	100.00	99.26	0.09	0.03	0.06	2.15
FLNT	FLUENT INC	$2.21	27,800	-3.47%	2.01	1.92	2.05	2.12	2.14	64.59	80.32	83.20	89.71	91.73	0.04	-0.01	0.05	1.04
SSP	EW SCRIPPS CO	$4.39	760,000	8.11%	4.52	4.34	3.18	3.06	2.82	58.45	77.68	81.30	48.91	51.52	0.42	0.45	-0.03	1.45
DKI	DARKIRIS INC	$0.43	63,000	112.84%	0.43	0.43	0.59	N/A	N/A	34.00	44.73	48.34	93.38	94.17	-0.14	-0.20	0.06	0.39
FENG	PHOENIX NEW MEDIA LTD	$2.03	450	-67.86%	2.05	2.08	2.26	2.34	2.23	39.56	11.21	13.06	35.60	42.41	-0.06	-0.07	0.01	0.51
ANGH	ANGHAMI INC	$2.52	3,000	-50.00%	2.78	2.83	2.86	3.12	4.45	28.26	5.04	4.06	1.07	0.36	-0.07	-0.03	-0.05	0.19
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$1.61	18,300	-14.08%	1.63	1.66	1.61	1.41	1.25	48.13	41.98	39.60	24.01	14.18	-0.00	0.01	-0.01	0.76
MDIA	MEDIACO HOLDING INC	$0.78	23,500	58.78%	0.87	0.91	1.05	1.19	1.16	29.91	18.35	15.65	6.89	9.87	-0.07	-0.06	-0.01	0.95
GIBO	GIBO HOLDINGS LTD	$2.88	96,000	-23.81%	2.59	2.34	2.32	3.92	657.05	61.68	86.45	81.54	85.69	80.70	0.07	-0.01	0.09	-0.25
GIGM	GIGAMEDIA LTD	$1.58	7,200	166.67%	1.53	1.53	1.58	1.59	1.55	55.34	61.90	62.54	63.73	68.39	-0.01	-0.02	0.01	0.30
WOW	WIDEOPENWEST INC	$5.17	263,000	-53.12%	5.17	5.17	5.15	4.91	4.62	52.46	50.00	52.78	22.54	25.44	0.01	0.01	-0.00	1.00

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Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	44	-0.21%	+3.46%	+3.60%	-13.22%	-23.66x	2.37x	+3.86%	-1.52%	-0.36%	+34.80%	Buy
Broadcasting	13	-4.58%	+9.85%	+4.54%	+12.67%	5.96x	1.69x	+14.36%	+4.11%	+10.63%	+36.39%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	27	-0.40%	-1.95%	-3.82%	+10.91%	4.70x	6.91x	-79.21%	-1.97%	-3.67%	+19.39%	Buy
Entertainment	46	-0.07%	+4.37%	+2.57%	+5.63%	15.55x	3.78x	+27.23%	+10.46%	+15.79%	+14.65%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	72	-0.45%	-1.23%	+4.26%	-53.14%	31.05x	8.19x	+31.38%	+22.45%	+32.08%	+26.33%	Strong Buy
Telecom Services	56	-0.65%	+0.32%	+0.60%	-13.76%	7.60x	1.67x	+17.03%	+5.06%	+9.52%	+26.95%	Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Dec 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 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: 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 -21.53% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 10 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, an upside of 59.93% from Ooma's current stock price of $11.88.

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.

2. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) 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 Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 11 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 69.71% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 101 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $24.70, an upside of 14.51% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $21.57.

Tim Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Tim Sa, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) 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 Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 16 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Millicom International Cellular Sa has seen its stock return 112.51% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 144 percentage points.

Millicom International Cellular Sa has an average 1 year price target of $52.93, an upside of 1.79% from Millicom International Cellular Sa's current stock price of $52.00.

Millicom International Cellular Sa stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Millicom International Cellular Sa, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% 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 50 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. America Movil Sab De CV (NYSE:AMX)

America Movil Sab De CV (NYSE:AMX) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 3.77%. America Movil Sab De CV's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. America Movil Sab De CV's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 13.11%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.77%. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -99.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.48%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.77%.

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

Why are communication service stocks down?

Communication service stocks were down -0.44% in the last day, and up 0.58% over the last week. Digital Ally was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -9.6% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader technology sector are trading lower amid weakness in Broadcom after it issued cautious outlook. The sector is also being weighed down by reports that Oracle delayed some data center projects for OpenAI.

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 48 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -52.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -21 percentage points.

2. Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI)

Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) 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.

Sirius XM Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sirius XM Holdings's stock has dropped -12.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 19 percentage points.

3. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

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 48 points higher than the communication service sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Shutterstock's stock has dropped -41.89% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -11 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

49.66% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 23.49% over the next year.

7.69% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.38% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 52.2% are rated C (Hold), 16.48% are rated D (Sell), and 8.24% 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 25.09x.

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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. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

3. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

1. America Movil Sab De CV (NYSE:AMX)

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

3. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

1. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

2. Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI)

3. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

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Communication Service Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)

3. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

1. America Movil Sab De CV (NYSE:AMX)

2. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

3. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

1. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

2. Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI)

3. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

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