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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
OOMA	OOMA INC	$23.04	1,226,000	242.46%	20.97	21.15	20.30	18.72	15.46	62.45	38.34	46.03	47.02	41.89	0.27	0.22	0.05	0.79
MRDN	MERIDIAN HOLDINGS INC	$14.00	72,000	-28.00%	14.07	13.89	13.64	11.88	10.29	52.50	51.65	53.65	27.52	35.74	0.17	0.20	-0.03	0.71
ZDGE	ZEDGE INC	$2.90	45,600	456.10%	2.91	2.95	3.00	3.06	3.06	44.70	35.57	30.95	67.76	52.53	-0.03	-0.03	0.00	1.09
QNST	QUINSTREET INC	$18.90	1,204,000	80.78%	20.27	19.28	17.01	14.71	13.96	50.95	28.83	51.99	13.61	30.91	0.96	1.20	-0.24	1.00
MAX	MEDIAALPHA INC	$12.57	371,000	-46.77%	12.95	12.89	12.89	11.03	10.95	45.14	31.66	41.68	10.88	21.74	-0.02	0.07	-0.09	1.20
NEXN	NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD	$10.12	388,000	-34.13%	10.17	10.39	9.87	8.85	7.67	49.09	33.89	33.77	29.13	27.22	0.03	0.12	-0.09	1.28
STGW	STAGWELL INC	$8.88	1,506,000	172.83%	8.77	8.90	8.01	7.30	6.40	57.24	25.31	26.23	14.23	16.32	0.21	0.29	-0.08	1.22
NWSA	NEWS CORP	$31.19	5,784,000	113.43%	30.06	29.33	27.80	26.96	26.08	71.28	92.66	93.54	100.00	100.00	0.86	0.70	0.17	0.91
CNK	CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC	$36.59	1,270,000	-28.09%	37.19	37.34	34.10	31.59	28.69	53.04	31.04	43.75	2.80	12.26	0.89	1.16	-0.27	0.82
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	$29.69	102,000	108.16%	31.06	29.86	26.77	27.03	25.52	54.27	26.02	47.62	0.00	19.08	1.30	1.53	-0.23	0.52
MCS	MARCUS CORP	$29.35	187,000	-22.08%	29.93	30.03	26.12	22.58	19.23	55.72	50.63	60.68	0.50	7.41	1.12	1.43	-0.32	0.70
NIQ	NIQ GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE PLC	$19.07	1,683,000	53.98%	18.35	15.74	12.37	11.08	12.59	82.15	95.52	96.89	80.47	88.55	2.11	1.93	0.18	0.65
FOXA	FOX CORP	$67.22	5,373,000	4.78%	68.81	65.13	58.67	61.35	63.40	59.98	80.40	85.76	52.38	72.45	2.90	2.82	0.07	0.66
NXDR	NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS INC	$2.32	1,584,000	-12.00%	2.42	2.45	2.36	2.10	1.95	43.49	9.12	12.65	5.25	3.28	0.00	0.03	-0.03	1.62
LFTO	LIFTOFF MOBILE INC	$18.63	422,000	-2.31%	19.26	21.61	23.04	N/A	N/A	37.70	5.89	7.94	9.75	10.90	-1.42	-1.13	-0.29	0.97
VEON	VEON LTD	$60.40	75,000	8.70%	58.72	57.04	54.09	53.28	52.63	65.76	73.46	84.37	61.45	80.76	1.96	1.57	0.39	0.86
IDT	IDT CORP	$68.85	141,000	14.63%	67.66	66.80	63.07	57.86	53.88	66.72	88.63	89.47	85.80	90.94	1.53	1.49	0.04	0.86
TWLO	TWILIO INC	$241.34	2,042,000	48.83%	228.23	225.00	209.93	193.77	160.03	62.10	47.18	47.56	27.70	24.58	6.55	6.95	-0.40	1.67
PINS	PINTEREST INC	$22.88	7,521,000	-27.61%	23.35	23.60	22.70	21.44	22.09	46.61	36.82	39.86	23.04	30.10	0.08	0.20	-0.12	1.55
EVC	ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP	$8.09	735,000	-7.78%	8.32	9.54	10.63	8.61	5.81	31.95	4.45	4.70	5.63	4.52	-0.78	-0.65	-0.14	1.20
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	$39.47	1,925,000	98.45%	39.32	36.77	34.33	36.18	30.58	61.27	83.27	85.38	70.91	75.65	1.67	1.39	0.29	0.45
CURI	CURIOSITYSTREAM INC	$2.56	1,494,000	152.36%	2.89	2.84	2.69	2.86	3.28	44.12	5.91	9.90	0.89	1.70	0.02	0.07	-0.05	1.43
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	$23.50	1,934,000	-41.43%	23.62	23.84	25.15	25.75	24.16	35.37	47.72	45.24	84.07	91.88	-0.47	-0.54	0.07	0.46
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	$11.33	1,015,000	7.52%	11.43	11.75	12.78	13.78	13.89	33.83	34.17	32.01	87.53	95.17	-0.44	-0.49	0.04	0.44
DDI	DOUBLEDOWN INTERACTIVE CO LTD	$12.75	107,000	112.72%	12.75	12.38	11.79	11.28	10.07	63.66	65.53	67.73	4.23	8.63	0.32	0.31	0.01	0.44
KYIV	KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD	$13.57	316,000	-44.07%	13.26	13.32	14.11	13.52	12.94	50.71	78.62	76.28	82.97	91.67	-0.13	-0.24	0.11	0.67
SNAP	SNAP INC	$5.33	30,538,000	-56.02%	5.36	5.32	4.89	5.29	5.93	52.58	55.96	62.59	42.92	57.61	0.15	0.14	0.01	2.02
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	$15.88	2,577,000	-42.14%	16.08	15.97	15.13	15.25	14.57	51.63	37.19	47.99	11.56	20.81	0.18	0.25	-0.07	0.52
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	$6.42	254,000	19.81%	6.44	6.58	7.09	7.56	7.08	42.69	33.31	24.06	62.31	43.89	-0.23	-0.25	0.02	1.23
GTN	GRAY MEDIA INC	$4.79	770,000	51.87%	4.96	4.79	4.28	4.51	4.64	53.32	34.92	47.55	3.65	4.16	0.19	0.22	-0.03	1.12
PLTK	PLAYTIKA HOLDING CORP	$2.30	1,859,000	40.94%	2.37	2.81	3.43	3.43	3.50	30.56	25.13	22.05	77.27	61.17	-0.35	-0.35	-0.01	1.25
IMAX	IMAX CORP	$51.94	834,000	11.80%	52.84	51.69	45.52	41.48	39.27	56.87	60.79	71.88	11.59	26.63	2.29	2.59	-0.30	0.80
LION	LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP	$11.54	1,885,000	18.63%	11.66	12.13	13.39	13.03	10.86	32.92	11.90	11.43	61.68	48.52	-0.51	-0.52	0.01	0.73
MOMO	HELLO GROUP INC	$5.71	418,000	19.09%	5.74	5.80	5.84	5.94	6.26	42.85	36.87	34.89	56.44	47.02	-0.05	-0.04	-0.00	0.99
NMAX	NEWSMAX INC	$10.48	745,000	-8.59%	10.77	9.67	8.69	7.96	7.66	60.38	65.45	68.40	20.79	30.65	0.67	0.63	0.04	1.12
TIMB	TIM SA	$17.77	434,000	9.60%	17.77	18.06	20.12	22.11	22.85	37.62	63.69	64.97	90.68	96.44	-0.66	-0.82	0.16	0.51
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$14.79	20,300	2.53%	14.78	15.17	15.08	15.25	14.28	47.52	28.13	21.03	37.10	27.48	-0.14	-0.07	-0.07	1.11
GOOGL	ALPHABET INC	$340.65	23,284,000	14.03%	344.20	350.75	350.12	357.66	334.29	44.24	20.30	22.05	24.34	35.64	-2.31	-1.92	-0.39	1.26
MGNI	MAGNITE INC	$23.36	2,038,000	26.04%	23.83	23.26	20.88	17.32	15.66	57.95	23.65	40.69	6.15	8.25	0.94	1.17	-0.23	2.19
LFS	LEIFRAS CO LTD	$2.28	144,000	34.58%	2.31	2.33	2.27	2.23	2.76	49.61	6.90	7.52	41.66	42.67	0.01	0.02	-0.01	0.59
BILI	BILIBILI INC	$16.77	6,722,000	65.73%	16.87	17.68	17.60	19.17	23.31	43.25	11.04	8.63	12.89	8.43	-0.43	-0.29	-0.14	1.58
OPRA	OPERA LTD	$19.41	385,000	5.77%	19.20	19.52	19.33	18.48	16.16	50.92	64.98	56.69	62.78	54.18	-0.03	0.00	-0.04	1.41
KT	KT CORP	$19.60	1,533,000	48.12%	19.09	18.77	18.27	19.25	19.82	64.78	93.48	82.88	92.44	79.20	0.30	0.22	0.08	0.46
TBLA	TABOOLACOM LTD	$3.77	2,159,000	-33.41%	3.79	4.07	4.68	4.53	4.14	36.34	18.58	16.36	63.23	47.40	-0.31	-0.31	-0.00	1.33
EVER	EVERQUOTE INC	$24.82	702,000	3.24%	25.21	24.91	24.64	21.28	21.39	48.84	65.23	76.83	64.90	82.97	0.32	0.27	0.05	1.24
MTCH	MATCH GROUP INC	$41.22	3,841,000	23.31%	40.20	39.13	38.44	36.99	34.39	60.54	89.40	93.28	90.33	94.37	0.92	0.52	0.39	1.31
PERI	PERION NETWORK LTD	$9.61	333,000	-37.41%	9.69	9.69	9.44	9.54	9.46	50.09	68.47	72.91	29.88	46.40	0.06	0.09	-0.03	1.23
RDDT	REDDIT INC	$153.95	2,696,000	-26.88%	158.06	156.51	171.65	165.90	175.90	45.07	32.76	31.49	41.28	41.86	-4.53	-4.90	0.37	2.04
NXST	NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC	$179.86	320,000	14.70%	185.87	187.99	181.90	186.62	199.60	42.18	29.65	36.69	28.47	35.36	-0.09	0.84	-0.94	0.89
DLX	DELUXE CORP	$23.58	306,000	4.79%	23.80	24.58	24.72	25.57	24.99	41.09	12.64	12.64	50.82	42.95	-0.46	-0.37	-0.09	1.01
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	$2.75	1,287,000	-28.10%	2.79	2.80	2.78	2.83	2.91	47.17	50.06	50.06	48.34	48.40	0.00	0.00	-0.00	1.01
TEO	TELECOM ARGENTINA SA	$13.03	201,000	81.08%	13.28	13.52	13.41	12.97	12.41	41.85	26.33	31.50	25.68	34.03	-0.08	-0.05	-0.04	0.88
NRDS	NERDWALLET INC	$9.70	420,000	3.70%	9.92	9.68	9.35	9.38	10.88	51.10	65.27	79.98	29.44	57.30	0.18	0.20	-0.02	1.28
YELP	YELP INC	$22.51	766,000	-32.45%	23.48	24.36	24.93	25.05	25.98	37.61	9.78	13.25	16.84	31.52	-0.66	-0.49	-0.17	0.98
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	$14.54	414,000	-25.41%	14.82	14.85	14.52	15.73	18.21	45.08	42.24	60.82	36.02	61.08	0.03	0.04	-0.01	0.48
TRVG	TRIVAGO NV	$5.62	111,000	-36.21%	5.25	5.28	5.28	4.29	3.60	59.47	78.91	75.23	91.94	91.15	0.08	0.03	0.05	0.85
STUB	STUBHUB HOLDINGS INC	$6.55	5,805,000	14.72%	6.94	7.82	9.58	9.00	10.20	29.51	3.59	3.26	8.74	7.47	-0.80	-0.74	-0.05	1.58
DIS	WALT DISNEY CO	$106.82	7,677,000	-9.95%	107.46	104.66	100.56	101.56	104.07	56.73	73.22	83.95	53.14	78.19	2.68	2.35	0.33	1.01
CMPR	CIMPRESS PLC	$89.00	173,000	46.61%	89.42	93.67	95.49	92.45	82.47	40.04	17.27	13.48	11.99	5.32	-2.64	-1.96	-0.68	1.42
NTES	NETEASE INC	$122.69	529,000	-29.09%	124.74	127.08	126.81	122.23	125.56	45.97	38.70	42.85	46.20	48.99	-0.92	-0.55	-0.38	0.75
MANU	MANCHESTER UNITED PLC	$22.52	573,000	118.70%	23.63	23.01	22.65	21.09	18.82	44.85	63.90	72.98	47.36	60.57	0.27	0.31	-0.04	0.62
BODI	BEACHBODY COMPANY INC	$5.99	59,000	35.32%	6.32	7.72	9.29	10.56	10.20	30.03	4.60	5.35	23.55	22.17	-1.10	-1.02	-0.08	1.32
WMG	WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP	$28.19	1,523,000	59.48%	27.17	26.45	27.29	28.85	28.72	59.09	96.16	94.46	98.31	98.51	0.14	-0.19	0.33	0.79
WPP	WPP PLC	$25.95	244,000	20.20%	26.40	25.34	21.00	19.54	19.47	60.94	26.10	50.35	0.91	13.29	1.59	1.85	-0.26	0.92
TOON	KARTOON STUDIOS INC	$0.64	119,000	-16.20%	0.64	0.62	0.65	0.68	0.68	51.76	62.75	63.77	76.61	79.34	0.00	-0.00	0.01	1.12
GRVY	GRAVITY CO LTD	$73.03	23,300	-10.38%	71.27	68.59	65.73	63.73	62.57	67.73	89.44	93.22	68.15	73.94	2.48	2.12	0.36	0.88
ZD	ZIFF DAVIS INC	$55.82	319,000	-42.00%	55.43	54.65	52.67	48.76	42.32	58.24	64.78	65.81	61.86	68.58	0.96	1.00	-0.04	1.16
TTWO	TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC	$233.00	4,195,000	93.67%	238.07	240.59	241.81	230.17	228.41	42.94	17.01	19.01	1.41	4.65	-1.74	-0.35	-1.40	0.81
OMC	OMNICOM GROUP INC	$87.89	2,587,000	37.97%	87.43	85.40	81.29	78.45	77.67	59.98	77.76	83.27	43.08	56.51	2.00	2.00	0.00	0.78
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	$26.41	20,692,000	50.35%	26.55	25.84	24.36	25.27	27.21	58.17	82.67	89.40	66.67	88.89	0.75	0.69	0.06	0.66
DASH	DOORDASH INC	$231.89	3,441,000	-31.29%	224.35	216.50	197.30	180.60	187.79	69.79	90.18	93.44	82.83	92.50	10.84	9.71	1.13	1.75
JOYY	JOYY INC	$74.83	401,000	-50.74%	74.08	74.09	71.46	66.57	64.77	58.60	48.02	50.82	57.83	46.83	0.77	0.88	-0.10	1.05
VSNT	VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC	$39.48	1,825,000	105.98%	39.30	38.26	37.20	39.03	N/A	58.16	75.52	70.57	73.77	77.06	0.68	0.56	0.11	0.62
ECHO	ECHOSTAR CORP	$86.47	1,996,000	-31.69%	88.05	88.40	93.04	109.26	107.14	42.41	16.99	14.55	22.12	14.83	-2.03	-2.14	0.11	1.09
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	$5.40	3,226,000	340.11%	5.42	5.45	5.66	5.91	6.02	41.19	42.01	38.86	49.28	58.99	-0.07	-0.08	0.01	0.51
BBGI	BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC	$19.73	15,200	-37.96%	20.60	21.78	22.50	19.80	12.21	44.06	11.45	9.59	16.22	10.35	-0.67	-0.33	-0.34	0.76
AMCX	AMC GLOBAL MEDIA INC	$12.35	399,000	2.31%	12.34	12.00	10.82	9.82	9.02	60.77	78.51	83.89	55.77	70.24	0.53	0.52	0.00	1.14
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$93.22	599,000	-41.27%	92.58	94.16	93.66	88.74	75.04	48.95	52.43	44.38	71.99	58.61	-0.18	-0.19	0.01	0.67
LYV	LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC	$180.64	1,952,000	19.46%	183.54	183.01	180.75	171.94	159.25	47.64	41.10	47.99	29.46	39.09	0.85	1.28	-0.44	1.10
PHI	PLDT INC	$17.88	125,000	21.36%	19.11	19.41	18.98	19.25	20.73	30.12	35.58	45.53	35.60	47.11	-0.09	0.04	-0.13	0.40
SPOT	SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA	$527.25	1,759,000	40.72%	528.95	510.00	491.34	485.64	509.93	55.39	84.36	90.02	75.24	90.93	14.12	11.11	3.01	1.34
SOHU	SOHUCOM LTD	$14.14	51,000	-25.66%	14.38	14.19	13.32	13.99	14.94	52.92	43.38	48.72	2.63	14.16	0.24	0.29	-0.05	0.60
IHRT	IHEARTMEDIA INC	$2.69	263,000	16.89%	2.84	3.19	3.63	4.11	3.86	29.65	5.48	5.36	1.96	2.24	-0.29	-0.26	-0.03	1.69
CRTO	CRITEO SA	$17.24	175,000	-46.48%	17.61	18.27	19.67	18.81	19.08	40.66	13.39	16.61	28.28	29.33	-0.83	-0.76	-0.07	1.01
FVRR	FIVERR INTERNATIONAL LTD	$9.39	544,000	53.67%	9.21	9.19	10.10	10.40	13.27	47.69	83.03	77.87	89.96	94.65	-0.21	-0.32	0.11	1.77
NFLX	NETFLIX INC	$79.84	27,058,000	18.29%	79.54	76.98	74.55	82.33	87.84	58.35	85.81	88.41	75.05	85.47	1.86	1.36	0.50	1.22
SBGI	SINCLAIR INC	$14.02	483,000	10.78%	14.44	14.22	14.13	14.36	14.64	47.19	52.45	48.54	43.45	56.14	0.09	0.09	-0.00	1.08
SIRI	SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC	$28.50	1,955,000	-38.56%	28.62	29.06	29.59	28.20	24.82	43.57	29.87	25.69	70.08	60.57	-0.38	-0.34	-0.04	0.81
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	$177.75	3,920,000	21.03%	181.37	179.43	181.20	185.81	195.47	45.25	45.61	57.07	27.30	55.94	-0.25	-0.29	0.04	0.41
MSGS	MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP	$393.65	226,000	42.14%	402.96	399.42	393.19	372.32	323.59	46.50	27.41	32.68	14.93	24.63	2.28	3.51	-1.23	0.60
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$334.65	181,000	7.74%	342.26	337.26	298.25	298.72	319.57	57.01	49.00	60.20	6.92	7.57	13.80	16.15	-2.34	0.98
PPLI	PEOPLE INC	$39.32	761,000	11.58%	39.04	40.53	42.82	42.77	40.11	41.64	35.82	26.09	85.19	63.63	-1.17	-1.19	0.02	1.27
META	META PLATFORMS INC	$571.10	15,160,000	-51.74%	562.06	574.70	591.94	607.34	622.99	46.93	46.78	39.33	81.18	65.61	-9.81	-10.75	0.94	1.61
SNAL	SNAIL INC	$2.95	68,000	185.71%	2.97	3.55	3.85	3.83	3.80	36.71	16.67	15.85	14.53	12.38	-0.38	-0.33	-0.06	1.50
TRUG	TRUGOLF HOLDINGS INC	$0.60	1,393,000	-91.40%	0.89	0.88	1.12	1.64	5.16	36.95	6.61	5.70	16.07	19.25	-0.13	-0.10	-0.03	0.42
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$2.00	417,000	-20.42%	2.04	2.07	2.17	2.44	2.51	41.05	31.58	34.44	57.36	63.74	-0.05	-0.05	0.00	1.50
CNVS	CINEVERSE CORP	$2.42	104,000	20.93%	2.58	2.65	2.68	2.60	2.50	38.63	3.66	4.78	1.82	1.28	-0.04	-0.01	-0.04	1.39
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$7.30	39,200	-26.04%	7.22	6.82	5.68	4.75	5.39	54.75	11.54	13.66	16.18	17.96	0.52	0.52	0.00	1.71
AMC	AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC	$2.70	18,024,000	-0.16%	2.55	2.58	2.34	2.00	1.79	58.94	75.76	71.57	87.82	79.87	0.08	0.08	-0.00	1.68
SPHR	SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO	$147.34	682,000	22.22%	160.01	160.00	154.26	145.28	121.70	42.29	11.55	15.29	6.17	7.63	1.41	3.28	-1.88	1.31

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Industry	Stocks	1d %	1w %	1m %	1y %	P/E ratio	P/B Ratio	ROE	ROA	ROCE	Upside/Downside	Consensus
Advertising Agencies	40	+0.65%	+0.46%	-1.53%	-89.39%	116.11x	2.62x	+2.52%	+1.27%	+1.89%	+36.14%	Strong Buy
Broadcasting	13	-0.07%	-2.79%	+13.80%	-30.87%	342.29x	2.79x	-32.87%	-24.18%	-9.97%	+81.74%	Buy
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia	23	-0.17%	-0.75%	-2.44%	-68.34%	-31.69x	4.66x	-41.69%	+4.55%	+7.48%	+33.51%	Buy
Entertainment	47	-2.03%	-1.81%	+3.13%	-32.42%	23.00x	3.46x	+15.55%	+9.94%	+18.66%	+19.21%	Buy
Internet Content & Information	66	-0.61%	+2.07%	+3.40%	-11.58%	40.94x	5.86x	+43.44%	+29.25%	+32.06%	+23.16%	Buy
Telecom Services	54	-1.44%	+0.13%	+5.78%	-5.50%	7.29x	1.78x	+13.25%	+3.91%	+8.28%	+28.30%	Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Aug 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: B.

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 74.28% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 120 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $24.67, an upside of 7.06% from Ooma's current stock price of $23.04.

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 lose -9.56% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 37 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: A.

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 lose -5.23% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 41 percentage points.

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 59 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 N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 4.34%.

Jiayin Group's dividend payout ratio of 30% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 25.14%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.34%. 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. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 17.64%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.34%.

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

Why are communication service stocks down?

Communication service stocks were down -1.07% in the last day, and up 0.22% 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 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 34.49% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 81 percentage points.

2. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) 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.

Nerdwallet has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nerdwallet's stock has dropped -7.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 39 percentage points.

3. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO) 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.

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 -30.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 16 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

38.06% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 24.33% over the next year.

3.47% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.87% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.58% are rated C (Hold), 15.03% 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 33.85x.

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1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN)

3. Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE)

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

3. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

3. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

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Communication Service Stocks FAQ

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

2. Meridian Holdings (NASDAQ:MRDN)

3. Zedge (NYSEMKT:ZDGE)

1. Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN)

2. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)

3. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)

1. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)

2. Nerdwallet (NASDAQ:NRDS)

3. Criteo Sa (NASDAQ:CRTO)

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