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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	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
TOON	KARTOON STUDIOS INC	$0.64	73,000	-43.41%	0.67	0.65	0.61	0.67	0.70	48.53	24.82	29.96	1.89	7.21	0.01	0.02	-0.00	1.14
ABTS	ABITS GROUP INC	$1.27	1,108,000	-94.65%	1.25	1.26	2.01	3.40	4.62	41.35	34.28	30.97	82.74	74.63	-0.23	-0.29	0.06	1.06
DLPN	DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT INC	$1.41	15,900	13.57%	1.42	1.47	1.55	1.56	1.47	38.91	27.54	26.84	51.24	51.00	-0.04	-0.04	-0.00	0.95
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$9.15	25,000	31.58%	9.13	9.14	8.66	6.69	4.83	75.20	54.17	47.22	6.82	3.93	0.15	0.21	-0.06	0.74
NIPG	NIP GROUP INC	$0.72	14,900	-72.71%	0.70	0.71	0.76	0.91	1.33	49.32	41.42	34.14	77.55	51.70	-0.02	-0.02	0.00	1.53
MYPS	PLAYSTUDIOS INC	$0.42	309,000	-10.17%	0.43	0.44	0.47	0.54	0.74	38.62	13.28	14.75	2.34	6.65	-0.02	-0.01	-0.00	1.06
SLE	SUPER LEAGUE ENTERPRISE INC	$3.93	5,500	-76.89%	3.94	3.89	4.03	5.52	21.42	48.68	27.55	26.77	18.01	15.40	-0.08	-0.09	0.01	1.32
MPU	MEGA MATRIX INC	$0.52	34,000	-39.93%	0.61	0.66	0.76	0.85	1.33	29.73	8.06	16.51	8.19	23.08	-0.06	-0.05	-0.01	1.20
GIFT	GIFTIFY INC	$1.14	24,600	-20.65%	1.19	1.16	1.00	1.03	1.05	53.74	50.46	59.10	0.00	0.00	0.05	0.06	-0.01	0.67
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$1.95	1,200	-77.78%	2.11	2.23	2.63	4.70	8.96	37.30	17.58	21.12	11.51	17.79	-0.20	-0.21	0.01	1.61
MDIA	MEDIACO HOLDING INC	$0.89	8,200	-88.12%	0.90	0.84	0.72	0.69	0.95	64.38	73.68	83.52	19.39	52.72	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.94
GCL	GCL GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD	$0.51	44,000	-7.76%	0.52	0.54	0.59	0.80	1.71	42.69	24.73	17.13	43.45	22.40	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	0.41
PODC	PODCASTONE INC	$3.32	139,000	-59.71%	3.03	2.61	2.45	2.48	2.17	66.62	83.11	84.21	72.19	79.73	0.26	0.16	0.10	0.94
MCHX	MARCHEX INC	$1.73	3,000	-79.31%	1.74	1.65	1.54	1.60	1.73	63.63	84.23	85.85	88.47	93.43	0.06	0.05	0.01	0.93
MATH	METALPHA TECHNOLOGY HOLDING LTD	$1.06	70,000	300.00%	1.15	1.15	1.16	1.64	2.39	43.11	14.81	13.99	26.67	24.48	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	0.38
QMMM	QMMM HOLDINGS LTD	$119.40	0	N/A	119.40	119.40	119.40	119.40	96.79	62.53	0.00	0.00	72.22	44.44	0.00	0.00	-0.00	0.61
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$8.25	233,000	17.68%	8.30	8.31	8.12	7.92	7.89	50.20	24.72	22.11	23.61	15.52	0.01	0.05	-0.05	1.07
RMSG	REAL MESSENGER CORP	$1.40	252,000	-23.64%	1.86	1.65	1.00	1.13	1.77	48.95	18.60	25.17	5.91	11.15	0.18	0.30	-0.12	0.60
LFS	LEIFRAS CO LTD	$2.03	32,400	881.82%	2.03	2.12	2.32	2.68	N/A	43.63	27.89	17.29	56.71	34.22	-0.11	-0.11	0.00	0.08
BBGI	BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC	$20.51	34,000	-52.78%	20.69	15.80	8.60	6.97	5.92	63.46	73.21	77.54	6.76	12.43	4.20	4.05	0.15	0.80
SDM	SMART DIGITAL GROUP LTD	$1.85	0	N/A	1.85	1.85	1.85	1.85	4.92	28.66	0.00	0.00	66.67	75.00	-0.00	-0.00	0.00	-0.17
ABLV	ABLE VIEW GLOBAL INC	$0.60	29,400	-13.53%	0.73	0.68	0.68	0.72	0.81	43.44	20.65	33.01	22.03	34.88	0.00	0.01	-0.01	0.70
SJ	SCIENJOY HOLDING CORP	$1.11	11,200	330.77%	1.12	1.19	1.27	1.10	0.89	40.47	15.47	15.22	17.57	15.26	-0.05	-0.04	-0.01	0.48
STFS	STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD	$4.04	900	-30.77%	4.03	4.03	4.00	4.18	14.12	50.90	93.47	91.98	40.69	26.69	-0.00	-0.01	0.00	0.22
ONFO	ONFOLIO HOLDINGS INC	$1.28	550,000	298.55%	1.33	1.06	0.79	0.73	0.90	63.02	40.40	41.65	55.48	59.97	0.18	0.17	0.01	1.06
KUST	KUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT INC	$3.36	41,300	110.71%	3.76	3.74	4.17	7.58	17.25	41.22	11.49	18.57	9.07	25.62	-0.18	-0.19	0.01	0.95
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$8.20	863,000	25.80%	8.23	8.24	8.18	7.96	7.36	47.02	40.23	39.34	26.71	37.61	0.00	0.02	-0.01	0.90
KRKR	36KR HOLDINGS INC	$3.39	7,900	23.44%	3.50	3.62	3.70	4.07	4.92	42.91	39.10	38.19	53.32	48.35	-0.13	-0.10	-0.02	0.84
SGA	SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC	$11.01	26,200	120.17%	11.33	11.55	11.62	11.50	11.98	39.70	10.54	7.14	16.50	10.06	-0.15	-0.07	-0.08	0.20
SWAG	STRAN & COMPANY INC	$1.55	76,000	783.72%	1.59	1.65	1.70	1.78	1.80	39.39	18.89	15.72	31.15	22.46	-0.04	-0.03	-0.01	0.61
TBH	BRAG HOUSE HOLDINGS INC	$0.71	297,000	65.00%	0.71	0.61	0.40	0.45	0.85	64.67	71.22	76.26	12.78	33.73	0.10	0.10	0.00	0.94
SCOR	COMSCORE INC	$7.28	4,400	-31.25%	7.48	7.47	7.22	7.40	7.07	48.46	35.10	39.90	34.66	39.34	0.04	0.07	-0.04	0.99
TDIC	DREAMLAND LTD	$1.21	123,000	25.51%	1.10	0.89	0.83	0.94	N/A	62.11	38.37	36.08	54.93	53.36	0.12	0.08	0.04	2.34
KWM	K WAVE MEDIA LTD	$0.41	427,000	-46.76%	0.35	0.41	0.54	0.58	1.47	46.84	59.64	36.55	99.18	70.09	-0.06	-0.07	0.01	0.10
IQST	IQSTEL INC	$1.42	121,000	-56.63%	1.54	1.65	1.78	2.34	4.38	42.14	16.42	11.02	15.05	9.31	-0.11	-0.09	-0.02	1.70
TJGC	TJGC GROUP LTD	$1.85	98,000	7.69%	1.42	1.18	0.92	0.96	1.29	69.74	95.40	79.64	47.00	35.86	0.22	0.16	0.06	2.14
MNY	MONEYHERO LTD	$1.35	7,700	-78.61%	1.33	1.32	1.37	1.32	1.45	52.55	63.65	64.66	58.33	47.88	-0.00	-0.01	0.00	0.41
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$81.70	1,739,000	3.27%	81.40	78.76	68.35	65.45	52.61	66.24	88.98	92.99	60.32	77.95	4.07	4.40	-0.33	1.49
GDEV	GDEV INC	$16.46	4,500	542.86%	16.86	16.01	15.26	15.92	17.90	53.20	40.75	45.38	25.46	26.44	0.40	0.48	-0.07	0.21
GIBO	GIBO HOLDINGS LTD	$1.33	6,300	-70.00%	1.36	1.34	1.39	1.69	2.93	43.88	22.54	32.37	32.51	44.44	-0.01	-0.02	0.00	-0.22
TULP	BLOOMIA HOLDINGS INC	$3.92	1,300	-69.05%	3.91	3.92	3.94	3.90	4.34	49.16	83.64	80.40	83.37	84.51	-0.01	-0.02	0.01	0.66
SKLZ	SKILLZ INC	$7.66	1,857,000	-77.46%	6.56	4.77	3.76	4.05	5.64	59.94	26.81	24.22	34.95	37.91	1.19	0.88	0.32	2.29
FTRK	FAST TRACK GROUP	$0.37	6,300	-31.52%	0.36	0.37	0.46	0.60	0.56	45.09	37.96	39.14	68.03	66.65	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	1.45
TRVG	TRIVAGO NV	$2.85	8,500	-66.40%	2.81	2.78	2.82	2.86	3.09	54.61	70.99	71.50	77.51	79.21	0.01	-0.01	0.01	0.90
GDC	GD CULTURE GROUP LTD	$4.34	31,500	-30.00%	4.01	3.65	3.50	3.85	4.17	61.40	70.77	66.18	40.69	41.28	0.21	0.16	0.04	1.15
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$1.20	3,700	-17.78%	1.22	1.28	1.45	1.59	2.07	31.98	1.59	2.65	15.19	16.37	-0.07	-0.07	0.00	0.53
RDI	READING INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.10	26,000	584.21%	1.15	1.13	1.11	1.10	1.25	45.62	22.35	28.45	12.92	16.70	0.00	0.01	-0.01	0.55
TC	TOKEN CAT LTD	$9.50	150	-95.83%	9.83	10.12	10.55	10.69	12.80	22.14	1.65	5.72	0.51	0.66	-0.26	-0.21	-0.05	0.27
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$11.96	4,661,000	24.29%	11.92	12.18	12.28	11.67	11.40	48.09	18.77	10.25	22.63	9.51	-0.15	-0.07	-0.08	0.81
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$39.99	195,000	-8.45%	46.45	49.35	50.75	49.78	54.36	32.51	6.90	3.96	9.84	4.35	-3.13	-1.39	-1.74	0.87
UONE	URBAN ONE INC	$7.31	4,188,000	31,388.72%	5.76	5.76	7.40	9.40	11.94	61.41	35.34	22.11	50.53	41.01	-0.34	-0.55	0.20	1.10
FWONA	LIBERTY MEDIA CORP	$81.29	167,000	56.07%	80.65	81.30	79.53	81.51	86.18	53.92	30.55	19.32	24.23	10.01	0.18	0.50	-0.32	0.76
GIGM	GIGAMEDIA LTD	$1.45	1,900	46.15%	1.45	1.43	1.48	1.50	1.54	49.92	44.88	49.23	72.21	79.72	-0.00	-0.01	0.01	0.27
SSP	EW SCRIPPS CO	$4.97	507,000	7.87%	4.82	4.56	4.11	3.98	3.48	62.71	51.75	48.11	25.25	12.97	0.23	0.24	-0.01	1.45

Communication Service Industries

Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	43	+2.28%	+3.50%	+11.90%	-42.55%	-129.43x	2.27x	-10.72%	-4.14%	-2.40%	+29.02%	Buy
Broadcasting	13	+2.47%	+2.86%	+47.67%	-27.81%	-2.85x	2.15x	-8.34%	-25.59%	-5.60%	+42.87%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	26	-0.67%	+0.92%	+3.26%	-13.41%	19.43x	5.41x	-55.51%	-2.51%	+5.38%	+25.53%	Buy
Entertainment	47	+0.14%	+1.78%	+7.53%	-39.92%	-2.70x	3.47x	+25.88%	+12.46%	+18.84%	+17.35%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	70	+2.82%	-1.53%	+12.93%	-57.56%	32.27x	7.75x	+35.46%	+24.66%	+29.99%	+29.34%	Buy
Telecom Services	55	-0.40%	-5.37%	-1.36%	-10.05%	7.30x	1.86x	+15.29%	+4.46%	+8.96%	+21.36%	Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in May 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. Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE)

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 254 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 Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -13 points lower than the communication service sector average of 29. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ZDGE as a "A".It passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Zedge has seen its stock return 37.96% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 80 percentage points.

2. Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM)

Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 254 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 Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 16 points higher than the communication service sector average of 29. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Motorsport Games has seen its stock return 77.95% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 120 percentage points.

3. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 254 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 Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 22 points higher than the communication service sector average of 29. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 116.27% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 159 percentage points.

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 55 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) has an annual dividend yield of 16.74%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.99%.

Jiayin Group's dividend payout ratio of 18.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 14.52%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.99%.

Sound Group's dividend payout ratio of 45.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI)

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has an annual dividend yield of 13.25%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.99%.

Curiositystream's dividend payout ratio of -418.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are communication service stocks up?

Communication service stocks were up 1.04% in the last day, and down -1.09% over the last week. Urban One was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 39.24% yesterday.

Urban One shares are trading higher after the company announced plans to sell one radio station and acquire two others.

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 46 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has gained 14.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 57 percentage points.

2. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) 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.

Criteo Sa has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -41.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 1 percentage points.

3. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) 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.

Veon has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veon's stock has gained 10.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 52 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

44.03% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 24.36% over the next year.

5% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.38% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.63% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 7.5% 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 24.53x.

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Best Communication Service Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
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Communication Service Stocks FAQ

1. Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE)

2. Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM)

3. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

2. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

3. Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

3. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

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Communication Service Stocks FAQ

1. Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE)

2. Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM)

3. Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

2. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

3. Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

3. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

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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.