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.

Sector: Communication Services
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OOMA
OOMA INC
$23.0412.23%12.34%10.88%32.19%86.41%74.28%67.20%25.22%169.16%$26.19$9.7912.03%135.27%0.791,226,000242.46%
MRDN
MERIDIAN HOLDINGS INC
$14.001.30%0.07%1.97%33.72%101.15%-9.56%-57.11%-83.04%N/A$16.09$5.8012.99%141.55%0.7172,000-28.00%
ZDGE
ZEDGE INC
$2.90-1.36%0.69%-2.03%1.05%-11.85%-5.23%48.72%-82.10%-35.98%$4.70$2.2338.30%30.34%1.0945,600456.10%
QNST
QUINSTREET INC
$18.90-3.96%-7.22%21.62%53.91%61.26%21.39%96.88%6.54%515.64%$22.29$10.2915.21%83.76%1.001,204,00080.78%
MAX
MEDIAALPHA INC
$12.57-0.79%-4.56%-7.37%45.49%26.46%21.22%46.33%-48.01%N/A$14.70$7.0914.49%77.29%1.20371,000-46.77%
NEXN
NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$10.120.60%3.90%-1.27%22.82%57.14%2.64%156.20%-50.63%N/A$11.30$5.6010.44%80.71%1.28388,000-34.13%
STGW
STAGWELL INC
$8.882.78%4.35%14.88%27.04%84.23%59.14%74.80%27.40%-28.56%$9.55$4.297.02%107.23%1.221,506,000172.83%
NWSA
NEWS CORP
$31.190.74%5.19%14.29%17.21%28.41%5.16%49.31%37.16%122.15%$31.66$22.201.48%40.50%0.915,784,000113.43%
CNK
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC
$36.59-1.37%-0.81%8.70%34.62%29.57%41.11%131.00%112.12%-3.79%$38.97$21.606.11%69.40%0.821,270,000-28.09%
ATNI
ATN INTERNATIONAL INC
$29.69-3.07%-4.66%25.33%4.51%3.02%85.79%-18.05%-34.56%-54.78%$33.41$13.8611.13%114.21%0.52102,000108.16%
MCS
MARCUS CORP
$29.35-0.91%-0.88%19.89%54.56%74.39%88.14%91.58%89.97%25.91%$32.33$12.859.22%128.40%0.70187,000-22.08%
NIQ
NIQ GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE PLC
$19.071.76%5.07%72.27%125.95%43.06%14.19%N/AN/AN/A$19.37$7.931.55%140.48%0.651,683,00053.98%
FOXA
FOX CORP
$67.22-3.42%-1.09%18.68%2.66%19.31%12.94%105.13%80.70%N/A$76.39$48.3512.00%39.03%0.665,373,0004.78%
NXDR
NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS INC
$2.321.31%-2.93%1.75%13.73%32.57%9.95%8.92%-76.64%N/A$3.72$1.3337.63%74.44%1.621,584,000-12.00%
LFTO
LIFTOFF MOBILE INC
$18.631.03%1.47%-18.33%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$30.10$18.1138.11%2.87%0.97422,000-2.31%
VEON
VEON LTD
$60.40-0.03%7.04%16.83%4.97%8.07%7.13%273.53%13.96%-44.33%$63.48$42.604.85%41.78%0.8675,0008.70%
IDT
IDT CORP
$68.85-0.36%2.47%4.73%31.32%35.13%8.53%195.24%52.46%359.92%$69.80$45.811.36%50.29%0.86141,00014.63%
TWLO
TWILIO INC
$241.345.64%9.75%24.10%32.92%99.52%133.97%312.05%-33.19%348.42%$258.35$98.446.59%145.16%1.672,042,00048.83%
PINS
PINTEREST INC
$22.88-1.84%-1.51%-2.64%14.23%33.57%-36.73%-15.60%-60.01%N/A$38.57$13.8440.68%65.32%1.557,521,000-27.61%
EVC
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
$8.091.25%0.75%-26.99%-15.02%160.97%213.57%116.89%16.40%8.01%$13.74$1.9541.12%314.02%1.20735,000-7.78%
SKM
SK TELECOM CO LTD
$39.47-0.83%3.03%12.00%7.55%30.09%80.15%98.94%-13.83%9.61%$47.18$19.6616.34%100.76%0.451,925,00098.45%
CURI
CURIOSITYSTREAM INC
$2.56-7.25%-12.93%4.92%-7.25%-24.26%-41.42%215.66%-79.59%N/A$5.51$2.3053.54%11.30%1.431,494,000152.36%
AMX
AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV
$23.50-0.51%0.47%-8.56%-9.51%-9.68%18.03%24.34%24.67%96.00%$28.45$19.3817.40%21.26%0.461,934,000-41.43%
VIV
TELEFONICA BRASIL SA
$11.33-2.41%0.89%-19.70%-15.45%-33.00%-10.15%31.74%36.51%-24.42%$17.26$11.1834.34%1.34%0.441,015,0007.52%
DDI
DOUBLEDOWN INTERACTIVE CO LTD
$12.75-0.16%-0.08%9.91%7.50%39.50%34.49%37.72%-28.17%N/A$13.28$8.103.99%57.41%0.44107,000112.72%
KYIV
KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD
$13.57-0.29%5.85%-0.62%-5.76%14.81%11.05%N/AN/AN/A$16.53$9.2917.91%46.07%0.67316,000-44.07%
SNAP
SNAP INC
$5.33-1.66%2.30%17.92%-9.35%2.30%-23.75%-43.60%-92.71%N/A$9.28$3.8142.56%39.90%2.0230,538,000-56.02%
VOD
VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO
$15.88-0.38%-0.81%0.51%6.86%3.39%31.67%74.12%-7.84%-48.84%$16.61$11.124.37%42.81%0.522,577,000-42.14%
CXDO
CREXENDO INC
$6.420.63%2.07%-7.23%-34.36%9.93%2.56%239.68%9.00%375.56%$11.23$5.5542.83%15.68%1.23254,00019.81%
GTN
GRAY MEDIA INC
$4.79-2.64%-2.44%20.35%15.98%-7.71%-23.24%-40.50%-79.09%-56.92%$6.44$3.5525.56%34.82%1.12770,00051.87%
PLTK
PLAYTIKA HOLDING CORP
$2.30-4.56%-2.13%-40.72%-35.57%-25.57%-38.17%-75.48%-91.13%N/A$4.42$2.0947.96%10.05%1.251,859,00040.94%
IMAX
IMAX CORP
$51.94-1.55%-1.52%15.14%34.28%21.27%79.35%177.90%231.25%69.91%$55.57$28.146.53%84.58%0.80834,00011.80%
LION
LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP
$11.540.17%0.70%-13.04%-17.57%28.22%78.91%N/AN/AN/A$16.70$5.8830.90%96.43%0.731,885,00018.63%
MOMO
HELLO GROUP INC
$5.71-0.87%0.18%-2.89%-5.46%-11.75%-29.85%-39.06%-55.87%-74.06%$8.59$5.3233.56%7.33%0.99418,00019.09%
NMAX
NEWSMAX INC
$10.48-0.76%-3.59%35.58%34.53%76.13%-31.73%N/AN/AN/A$15.24$5.1131.25%105.09%1.12745,000-8.59%
TIMB
TIM SA
$17.77-2.26%1.72%-14.89%-20.28%-35.33%-16.46%18.70%51.62%38.94%$28.22$17.1437.03%3.68%0.51434,0009.60%
SIFY
SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$14.790.14%3.72%1.86%-10.20%-5.62%54.87%11.04%-28.76%128.24%$17.85$8.9017.14%66.18%1.1120,3002.53%
GOOGL
ALPHABET INC
$340.65-0.39%-0.01%4.31%-12.39%9.27%64.18%160.02%136.56%756.10%$408.61$206.2016.63%65.21%1.2623,284,00014.03%
MGNI
MAGNITE INC
$23.36-0.09%0.04%22.37%74.98%71.51%-8.64%201.42%-21.43%163.95%$26.63$10.8212.28%115.90%2.192,038,00026.04%
LFS
LEIFRAS CO LTD
$2.280.44%-1.72%4.59%-26.45%-6.56%N/AN/AN/AN/A$12.49$1.5881.75%44.76%0.59144,00034.58%
BILI
BILIBILI INC
$16.773.81%0.63%-6.08%-4.58%-39.91%-25.32%13.43%-77.74%N/A$36.40$15.7953.94%6.17%1.586,722,00065.73%
OPRA
OPERA LTD
$19.41-0.31%6.12%2.86%6.88%21.01%18.28%42.51%92.94%N/A$21.06$11.717.83%65.76%1.41385,0005.77%
KT
KT CORP
$19.60-0.31%4.98%4.64%10.73%-17.65%-2.92%54.09%40.00%24.29%$24.58$17.1320.26%14.45%0.461,533,00048.12%
TBLA
TABOOLACOM LTD
$3.771.07%2.45%-23.84%-22.90%18.93%11.54%9.28%-56.91%N/A$5.71$2.8433.98%32.98%1.332,159,000-33.41%
EVER
EVERQUOTE INC
$24.82-4.83%-0.36%-5.45%29.00%57.09%4.77%333.92%31.05%N/A$28.73$13.8813.61%78.82%1.24702,0003.24%
MTCH
MATCH GROUP INC
$41.22-2.02%2.16%6.24%14.18%30.44%10.10%-6.85%-70.77%-28.55%$42.49$28.812.99%43.08%1.313,841,00023.31%
PERI
PERION NETWORK LTD
$9.610.95%1.16%1.91%11.10%12.40%3.67%-70.93%-53.98%148.32%$11.27$7.6314.73%26.03%1.23333,000-37.41%
RDDT
REDDIT INC
$153.95-0.91%2.42%-14.10%-0.16%5.58%-27.07%N/AN/AN/A$282.95$119.2745.59%29.08%2.042,696,000-26.88%
NXST
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC
$179.86-3.05%-3.97%-3.20%-2.84%-28.35%-12.76%12.37%21.00%249.92%$254.30$154.4729.27%16.44%0.89320,00014.70%
DLX
DELUXE CORP
$23.58-0.17%-1.34%-11.82%-3.04%-15.03%19.09%16.79%-40.75%-65.73%$32.07$17.7626.47%32.77%1.01306,0004.79%
TV
GRUPO TELEVISA SAB
$2.75-4.51%1.85%-2.14%-2.48%-6.78%2.23%-39.02%-78.47%-90.00%$3.49$2.3421.20%17.52%1.011,287,000-28.10%
TEO
TELECOM ARGENTINA SA
$13.03-2.47%-1.29%-6.80%-6.80%11.56%53.84%120.47%133.09%-27.61%$16.34$6.4320.26%102.64%0.88201,00081.08%
NRDS
NERDWALLET INC
$9.70-0.92%-3.10%4.19%14.39%-10.60%-7.35%7.90%N/AN/A$16.24$7.3340.27%32.33%1.28420,0003.70%
YELP
YELP INC
$22.51-0.53%-4.62%-14.77%-4.01%0.99%-28.56%-47.00%-41.89%-41.73%$34.49$19.6034.73%14.85%0.98766,000-32.45%
TLK
PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK
$14.54-1.16%-1.09%0.62%-12.67%-31.64%-25.55%-40.31%-37.81%-53.38%$23.52$13.2338.17%9.90%0.48414,000-25.41%
TRVG
TRIVAGO NV
$5.62-1.58%14.93%4.07%60.57%92.47%69.79%1.26%-60.14%N/A$5.91$2.594.91%116.99%0.85111,000-36.21%
STUB
STUBHUB HOLDINGS INC
$6.55-0.46%-4.10%-22.12%-32.40%-31.56%N/AN/AN/AN/A$26.34$5.7475.13%14.11%1.585,805,00014.72%
DIS
WALT DISNEY CO
$106.82-2.56%-0.47%10.52%2.53%0.74%-9.54%26.92%-40.70%12.60%$119.78$92.1910.82%15.88%1.017,677,000-9.95%
CMPR
CIMPRESS PLC
$89.002.01%0.16%-10.48%-14.82%21.83%41.43%40.82%-5.13%-9.43%$106.58$56.3416.49%57.97%1.42173,00046.61%
NTES
NETEASE INC
$122.69-0.60%2.40%-0.87%-0.99%6.71%-9.17%18.51%32.27%187.24%$159.55$106.0723.10%15.67%0.75529,000-29.09%
MANU
MANCHESTER UNITED PLC
$22.52-4.17%-6.24%-2.04%1.35%25.04%31.77%-4.17%23.13%35.99%$24.45$14.597.89%54.35%0.62573,000118.70%
BODI
BEACHBODY COMPANY INC
$5.99-2.44%-7.85%-45.15%-39.56%-13.94%7.35%-71.34%-98.44%N/A$16.87$4.0564.49%47.76%1.3259,00035.32%
WMG
WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP
$28.190.93%4.02%2.10%-15.35%-1.43%-16.89%-12.78%-25.80%N/A$35.42$23.3420.41%20.78%0.791,523,00059.48%
WPP
WPP PLC
$25.950.35%-1.22%32.80%39.07%39.52%-2.19%-45.51%-61.65%-77.81%$27.78$14.816.59%75.28%0.92244,00020.20%
TOON
KARTOON STUDIOS INC
$0.64-1.08%-1.23%9.00%-5.59%12.63%-14.40%-57.48%-95.88%-98.93%$1.29$0.5050.23%27.38%1.12119,000-16.20%
GRVY
GRAVITY CO LTD
$73.03-0.59%3.96%17.90%16.57%12.32%13.42%5.84%-23.37%3,219.55%$74.75$54.542.30%33.90%0.8823,300-10.38%
ZD
ZIFF DAVIS INC
$55.820.38%0.76%6.61%22.06%106.13%47.71%-16.05%-60.07%-17.67%$58.06$22.453.86%148.64%1.16319,000-42.00%
TTWO
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC
$233.00-0.19%-2.98%-4.49%6.66%10.18%0.42%65.48%45.60%427.51%$265.65$187.6312.29%24.18%0.814,195,00093.67%
OMC
OMNICOM GROUP INC
$87.890.00%0.94%6.65%17.42%3.05%12.02%9.26%20.08%2.39%$89.57$66.331.88%32.50%0.782,587,00037.97%
CMCSA
COMCAST CORP
$26.41-2.90%-0.04%15.83%4.72%-14.70%-21.89%-42.56%-55.54%-19.56%$34.45$21.2823.34%24.11%0.6620,692,00050.35%
DASH
DOORDASH INC
$231.89-2.13%4.29%25.77%47.16%31.40%-5.60%195.40%23.39%N/A$285.50$143.3018.78%61.82%1.753,441,000-31.29%
JOYY
JOYY INC
$74.830.03%1.44%0.04%14.33%25.41%39.76%125.60%20.75%57.40%$80.90$51.717.50%44.71%1.05401,000-50.74%
VSNT
VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC
$39.480.53%2.20%10.03%-9.03%18.49%N/AN/AN/AN/A$45.65$27.1713.52%45.31%0.621,825,000105.98%
ECHO
ECHOSTAR CORP
$86.471.00%-0.52%-0.25%-29.39%-25.15%47.16%396.38%220.97%123.61%$147.25$56.2641.28%53.70%1.091,996,000-31.69%
TKC
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S
$5.40-0.37%0.00%-1.82%-5.26%-19.88%-12.62%-1.46%12.03%-34.47%$7.18$5.2924.79%2.08%0.513,226,000340.11%
BBGI
BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC
$19.736.57%-2.53%-6.06%24.85%383.50%328.85%-6.95%-62.21%-79.87%$29.30$3.1432.67%528.25%0.7615,200-37.96%
AMCX
AMC GLOBAL MEDIA INC
$12.35-2.83%1.31%21.92%24.87%51.16%76.68%7.67%-74.40%-77.33%$12.93$6.474.49%90.88%1.14399,0002.31%
TIGO
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA
$93.22-3.06%3.04%-2.26%10.10%27.89%95.63%493.76%147.07%N/A$107.13$44.8812.98%107.71%0.67599,000-41.27%
LYV
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC
$180.64-1.10%-0.76%0.69%8.45%11.41%9.10%112.92%107.87%581.66%$189.25$125.344.55%44.12%1.101,952,00019.46%
PHI
PLDT INC
$17.88-7.69%-7.07%-9.38%-3.51%-25.28%-11.62%-13.96%-37.94%-54.22%$24.51$17.0527.05%4.87%0.40125,00021.36%
SPOT
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA
$527.25-4.14%-1.10%6.58%2.81%2.39%-23.92%273.25%133.28%N/A$745.00$405.0029.23%30.19%1.341,759,00040.72%
SOHU
SOHUCOM LTD
$14.14-0.18%-2.01%6.76%1.76%-14.44%-9.85%32.35%-38.28%-66.33%$17.30$11.6118.29%21.75%0.6051,000-25.66%
IHRT
IHEARTMEDIA INC
$2.690.37%-7.08%-25.69%-46.63%-17.74%20.63%-23.58%-89.14%N/A$6.56$2.0558.99%31.54%1.69263,00016.89%
CRTO
CRITEO SA
$17.241.59%-1.40%-17.31%-3.53%-3.53%-30.40%-39.78%-54.79%-53.04%$25.29$15.5931.83%10.58%1.01175,000-46.48%
FVRR
FIVERR INTERNATIONAL LTD
$9.39-0.84%2.29%-15.10%-14.25%-13.30%-59.51%-65.29%-94.73%N/A$28.00$8.6166.46%9.12%1.77544,00053.67%
NFLX
NETFLIX INC
$79.84-1.99%-0.37%13.41%-8.60%-17.04%-34.74%90.98%42.85%720.55%$126.71$65.1036.99%22.65%1.2227,058,00018.29%
SBGI
SINCLAIR INC
$14.02-2.16%-2.30%3.93%-0.78%-14.20%-3.64%10.13%-53.22%-51.01%$17.88$12.4621.59%12.52%1.08483,00010.78%
SIRI
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC
$28.50-0.04%0.39%-8.71%-3.94%29.78%20.46%-30.49%-54.40%-31.49%$32.66$19.7712.74%44.16%0.811,955,000-38.56%
TMUS
T-MOBILE US INC
$177.75-1.04%-1.91%0.30%-6.84%-18.12%-29.28%31.49%28.45%280.38%$258.66$165.6631.28%7.30%0.413,920,00021.03%
MSGS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP
$393.65-1.20%-1.22%-0.92%7.46%18.69%100.58%119.82%118.69%118.05%$438.93$193.8710.32%103.05%0.60226,00042.14%
IDCC
INTERDIGITAL INC
$334.65-2.81%-2.13%29.08%32.56%-8.70%24.09%298.73%364.02%377.32%$412.60$249.1418.89%34.32%0.98181,0007.74%
PPLI
PEOPLE INC
$39.320.13%4.52%-7.13%-11.06%2.61%6.96%-28.26%-70.38%N/A$48.32$29.5618.63%33.02%1.27761,00011.58%
META
META PLATFORMS INC
$571.10-0.87%4.63%-3.83%-10.10%-11.89%-23.59%96.75%53.26%351.32%$790.80$520.2627.78%9.77%1.6115,160,000-51.74%
SNAL
SNAIL INC
$2.95-0.34%2.08%-40.40%-35.73%-9.37%-35.22%-51.64%N/AN/A$10.80$1.7072.69%73.73%1.5068,000185.71%
TRUG
TRUGOLF HOLDINGS INC
$0.60-8.94%-37.40%-50.74%-59.93%-92.76%-98.58%-99.99%N/AN/A$43.40$0.5398.62%13.40%0.421,393,000-91.40%
RBBN
RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$2.00-1.48%0.00%-1.96%-35.69%-10.31%-49.87%-27.54%-70.54%-76.91%$4.24$1.8052.83%11.11%1.50417,000-20.42%
CNVS
CINEVERSE CORP
$2.420.83%-6.20%-3.59%-1.22%-18.24%-52.08%130.48%-93.13%-92.99%$5.18$1.7753.28%36.72%1.39104,00020.93%
PCLA
PICOCELA INC
$7.30-2.28%-14.02%46.00%-26.19%70.68%-50.44%N/AN/AN/A$19.61$1.3562.78%440.74%1.7139,200-26.04%
AMC
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC
$2.703.45%9.31%7.57%70.89%132.76%-4.93%-75.61%-99.34%-99.09%$3.18$0.9315.09%190.32%1.6818,024,000-0.16%
SPHR
SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO
$147.34-6.39%-5.69%5.28%12.04%23.80%242.65%331.96%86.34%N/A$181.63$44.0618.88%234.42%1.31682,00022.22%

Communication Service Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
40+0.65%+0.46%-1.53%-89.39%116.11x2.62x+2.52%+1.27%+1.89%+36.14%Strong Buy
13-0.07%-2.79%+13.80%-30.87%342.29x2.79x-32.87%-24.18%-9.97%+81.74%Buy
23-0.17%-0.75%-2.44%-68.34%-31.69x4.66x-41.69%+4.55%+7.48%+33.51%Buy
47-2.03%-1.81%+3.13%-32.42%23.00x3.46x+15.55%+9.94%+18.66%+19.21%Buy
66-0.61%+2.07%+3.40%-11.58%40.94x5.86x+43.44%+29.25%+32.06%+23.16%Buy
54-1.44%+0.13%+5.78%-5.50%7.29x1.78x+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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