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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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OOMA
OOMA INC
$22.532.97%9.74%4.89%27.65%80.67%73.98%62.09%14.19%134.69%$26.19$9.7913.97%130.06%0.79370,000-15.53%
MRDN
MERIDIAN HOLDINGS INC
$13.650.96%-1.23%-2.22%10.26%78.52%14.54%-61.31%-83.63%N/A$16.09$5.8015.16%135.51%0.7162,00011.51%
ZDGE
ZEDGE INC
$2.98-0.67%1.36%0.00%-8.87%-2.93%-1.65%37.96%-80.41%-30.70%$4.70$2.2336.60%33.93%1.09136,00038.78%
NEXN
NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$9.852.60%-2.09%-4.28%15.20%52.24%-0.10%152.56%-56.12%N/A$11.30$5.6012.83%75.89%1.28598,000-5.53%
CNK
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC
$35.191.18%-5.15%-7.08%15.00%23.26%37.41%109.71%104.83%-9.77%$38.97$21.609.70%62.92%0.822,641,000-25.88%
QNST
QUINSTREET INC
$19.211.43%-2.39%23.06%58.24%66.03%24.18%99.90%3.56%471.73%$22.29$10.2913.82%86.78%1.00719,000-32.93%
MAX
MEDIAALPHA INC
$12.531.87%-1.10%-1.73%41.10%23.33%16.45%48.28%-44.41%N/A$14.70$7.0914.76%76.73%1.20333,000-6.98%
STGW
STAGWELL INC
$8.812.86%1.91%1.21%22.29%82.68%57.51%57.80%21.45%-29.50%$9.55$4.297.80%105.48%1.231,438,000109.62%
MCS
MARCUS CORP
$28.071.08%-5.23%-8.54%40.70%66.69%82.75%85.40%83.70%17.45%$32.33$12.8513.18%118.44%0.71175,000-16.27%
NWSA
NEWS CORP
$30.650.07%-1.00%9.70%16.05%27.87%6.24%44.64%35.32%119.87%$31.66$22.203.19%38.06%0.913,674,0007.62%
ATNI
ATN INTERNATIONAL INC
$30.912.59%0.91%25.45%8.95%5.64%94.28%-8.74%-34.36%-52.67%$33.41$13.867.48%123.02%0.5285,00028.79%
VEON
VEON LTD
$65.775.54%8.85%23.81%18.93%17.36%19.21%306.74%22.36%-39.52%$65.97$42.600.30%54.39%0.86167,00087.64%
FOXA
FOX CORP
$67.522.41%-2.99%15.03%2.79%18.89%10.60%114.83%81.65%N/A$76.39$48.3511.61%39.65%0.664,682,000-5.03%
NIQ
NIQ GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE PLC
$18.35-1.98%-2.08%58.74%117.67%33.07%10.08%N/AN/AN/A$19.69$7.936.81%131.40%0.651,196,000-10.41%
LFTO
LIFTOFF MOBILE INC
$18.70-0.16%1.41%-16.67%-33.07%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$30.10$17.9037.87%4.47%0.93687,000-16.01%
NXDR
NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS INC
$2.283.64%-0.44%0.44%10.14%34.12%13.43%5.07%-77.15%N/A$3.72$1.3338.71%71.43%1.623,424,00058.15%
SKM
SK TELECOM CO LTD
$37.07-1.83%-6.86%14.98%-19.41%22.75%71.86%85.72%-23.52%3.52%$47.18$19.6621.43%88.56%0.46919,000-56.73%
IDT
IDT CORP
$68.940.86%-0.23%3.81%24.42%33.71%7.62%194.24%51.12%358.07%$69.90$45.811.37%50.49%0.86140,0009.38%
AMX
AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV
$22.88-0.44%-3.13%-8.33%-11.01%-11.66%14.92%24.48%20.29%93.73%$28.45$19.4119.58%17.88%0.461,408,000-7.79%
EVC
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
$8.404.61%5.13%-23.91%-6.77%170.97%237.35%131.40%11.41%7.28%$13.74$1.9538.86%329.89%1.201,391,00023.21%
TWLO
TWILIO INC
$226.75-0.83%-0.75%15.34%-1.11%83.14%117.63%245.18%-36.80%293.53%$258.35$98.4412.23%130.34%1.671,283,000-23.40%
DDI
DOUBLEDOWN INTERACTIVE CO LTD
$12.790.71%0.16%9.60%9.32%39.48%31.86%28.93%-23.64%N/A$13.28$8.103.69%57.90%0.4483,000-43.15%
KYIV
KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD
$13.593.90%-0.15%-0.66%-5.30%10.04%22.76%N/AN/AN/A$16.53$9.2917.79%46.29%0.68647,000-25.03%
CURI
CURIOSITYSTREAM INC
$2.924.66%5.80%15.42%-10.70%-13.35%-34.53%259.61%-77.83%N/A$5.51$2.3047.01%26.96%1.431,165,000-0.68%
VIV
TELEFONICA BRASIL SA
$11.821.98%1.81%-7.08%-12.38%-27.62%-2.88%41.22%42.93%-22.69%$17.26$11.1831.50%5.72%0.44959,000-37.57%
CXDO
CREXENDO INC
$5.930.34%-7.05%-17.87%-40.88%-7.49%-7.78%207.25%-1.98%308.97%$11.23$5.5547.20%6.85%1.23440,00032.13%
TLK
PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK
$14.73-0.07%0.14%-2.96%-9.69%-29.05%-22.15%-39.31%-37.48%-53.53%$23.52$13.2337.36%11.34%0.48564,00047.26%
PINS
PINTEREST INC
$21.22-0.14%-8.97%-12.17%1.68%21.40%-42.23%-26.27%-62.69%N/A$38.57$13.8444.98%53.32%1.5513,269,00034.92%
IMAX
IMAX CORP
$51.681.08%-2.05%1.33%27.60%22.99%76.38%171.86%230.65%65.59%$55.57$28.427.00%81.84%0.80523,000-26.13%
GTN
GRAY MEDIA INC
$4.934.01%0.20%16.82%22.64%-6.45%-15.58%-32.09%-78.42%-56.29%$6.44$3.5523.39%38.76%1.121,035,000-12.21%
SNAP
SNAP INC
$5.594.49%3.14%10.91%-2.95%6.27%-23.74%-46.56%-92.44%N/A$9.28$3.8139.76%46.72%2.0230,209,000-1.68%
VOD
VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO
$16.070.12%0.82%2.95%6.28%5.86%37.12%71.69%-5.80%-47.99%$16.61$11.123.22%44.51%0.522,599,000-33.05%
NMAX
NEWSMAX INC
$11.005.87%4.17%39.42%21.41%70.02%-21.20%N/AN/AN/A$13.91$5.1120.89%115.26%1.131,324,00056.69%
PLTK
PLAYTIKA HOLDING CORP
$2.241.82%-7.05%-44.83%-33.73%-19.42%-38.96%-76.88%-91.69%N/A$4.42$2.0949.32%7.18%1.251,508,000-33.07%
SIFY
SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$14.330.84%-2.98%-6.40%-16.88%-3.57%45.78%9.56%-36.48%113.88%$17.85$9.5519.72%50.01%1.1124,7007.39%
MOMO
HELLO GROUP INC
$5.490.83%-4.77%-7.82%-4.77%-15.62%-33.84%-32.20%-59.19%-77.59%$8.59$5.3236.18%3.10%0.99884,0000.11%
DLX
DELUXE CORP
$23.784.16%0.68%-11.20%-0.08%-14.58%22.70%21.89%-39.63%-65.59%$32.07$17.7625.85%33.90%1.01455,000-11.82%
OPRA
OPERA LTD
$18.46-1.65%-5.19%-5.38%-2.89%19.48%15.02%26.09%82.41%N/A$21.06$11.7112.35%57.64%1.41442,00060.14%
TIMB
TIM SA
$18.401.43%1.21%-2.75%-16.67%-30.57%-11.33%27.25%60.98%41.76%$28.22$17.1434.80%7.35%0.51407,000-30.66%
GOOGL
ALPHABET INC
$337.120.63%-1.43%-9.74%-6.83%9.98%59.51%148.30%135.28%746.12%$408.61$226.1117.50%49.10%1.2622,582,000-3.26%
LION
LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP
$11.171.82%-3.04%-15.63%-19.12%18.83%80.16%N/AN/AN/A$16.70$5.8833.11%90.13%0.751,865,000-18.06%
BILI
BILIBILI INC
$15.45-2.15%-4.33%-19.70%-17.16%-43.26%-31.06%1.58%-81.55%N/A$36.40$15.4057.55%0.32%1.582,885,000-10.40%
DIS
WALT DISNEY CO
$107.981.66%-1.51%10.03%6.48%3.50%-8.70%33.00%-40.62%14.36%$119.78$92.199.85%17.13%1.017,556,0007.41%
LFS
LEIFRAS CO LTD
$2.15-2.27%-5.29%-15.69%-6.52%-11.89%N/AN/AN/AN/A$12.49$1.5882.79%36.51%0.61109,0000.93%
KT
KT CORP
$19.65-0.10%-0.05%6.91%5.59%-16.60%-0.66%60.15%38.48%24.60%$24.58$17.1320.06%14.74%0.46928,000-0.54%
PERI
PERION NETWORK LTD
$9.40-0.21%-1.26%-3.29%15.06%7.55%3.64%-72.18%-55.89%146.72%$11.27$7.6316.59%23.28%1.24990,00047.98%
TBLA
TABOOLACOM LTD
$3.822.41%2.41%-26.40%-21.40%20.89%14.37%2.14%-58.88%N/A$5.71$2.8433.10%34.74%1.331,847,000-21.30%
EVER
EVERQUOTE INC
$25.502.70%-2.22%5.81%34.21%59.57%9.63%329.29%30.43%N/A$28.73$13.8811.24%83.72%1.24283,000-5.98%
RDDT
REDDIT INC
$158.109.31%1.76%2.19%-6.52%7.47%-28.16%N/AN/AN/A$282.95$119.2744.12%32.56%2.056,237,00064.17%
NXST
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC
$177.19-0.37%-4.49%-7.95%-2.21%-28.33%-12.70%26.36%17.41%226.80%$254.30$154.4730.32%14.71%0.89305,00010.11%
VSNT
VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC
$41.533.03%5.76%12.79%0.05%26.85%N/AN/AN/AN/A$45.65$27.179.03%52.85%0.621,608,00025.72%
YELP
YELP INC
$22.420.31%-0.93%-16.37%-2.82%-0.80%-28.58%-49.79%-41.34%-42.19%$34.49$19.6035.00%14.39%0.981,119,0007.08%
STUB
STUBHUB HOLDINGS INC
$6.180.32%-6.08%-31.18%-36.94%-37.32%N/AN/AN/AN/A$26.34$5.7476.54%7.67%1.595,720,000-0.24%
TEO
TELECOM ARGENTINA SA
$13.311.60%-0.37%-4.18%-3.97%16.55%56.22%146.94%152.56%-25.81%$16.34$6.4318.54%107.00%0.88165,00055.66%
NRDS
NERDWALLET INC
$9.982.04%1.94%9.67%18.53%-9.93%-2.73%11.51%N/AN/A$16.24$7.3338.55%36.15%1.28498,00031.40%
TV
GRUPO TELEVISA SAB
$2.660.76%-7.64%-5.00%0.76%-4.66%-5.67%-33.67%-79.36%-90.39%$3.49$2.3423.78%13.68%1.01458,000-75.88%
MTCH
MATCH GROUP INC
$42.441.26%0.88%4.69%20.16%35.63%14.76%-7.70%-71.15%-28.07%$42.69$28.810.59%47.31%1.313,446,000-21.74%
MGNI
MAGNITE INC
$24.888.69%6.42%27.13%67.54%83.48%-2.68%194.79%-19.72%187.63%$26.19$10.825.00%129.94%2.195,904,000226.37%
CMPR
CIMPRESS PLC
$90.783.12%4.05%-8.52%-6.64%27.59%45.34%41.09%-6.03%-9.22%$106.58$56.3414.82%61.13%1.42125,000-18.30%
NTES
NETEASE INC
$119.47-0.50%-3.21%-9.21%-4.24%3.71%-11.97%17.82%25.87%177.94%$159.55$106.0725.12%12.63%0.75435,000-12.47%
MANU
MANCHESTER UNITED PLC
$21.240.09%-9.62%-6.02%-2.03%19.86%30.23%9.77%22.85%24.14%$24.45$14.5913.13%45.58%0.62317,000-40.30%
BODI
BEACHBODY COMPANY INC
$5.832.46%-5.05%-41.82%-46.46%-27.22%8.77%-74.19%-98.48%N/A$16.87$4.0565.44%43.81%1.3224,100-44.34%
TRVG
TRIVAGO NV
$5.85-0.17%2.45%9.76%50.77%101.03%79.45%1.74%-54.12%N/A$6.20$2.595.65%125.87%0.85139,000-49.08%
ECHO
ECHOSTAR CORP
$86.690.76%1.26%1.24%-29.83%-26.95%32.88%389.50%219.30%119.64%$147.25$63.3941.13%36.76%1.092,047,00021.85%
GRVY
GRAVITY CO LTD
$71.87-1.41%-2.16%16.33%11.44%10.88%9.36%-2.22%-29.96%2,712.92%$76.00$54.545.43%31.77%0.8818,800-19.66%
WMG
WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP
$28.351.36%1.50%12.95%-7.95%-0.42%-14.38%-15.02%-26.33%N/A$35.42$23.3419.96%21.47%0.791,165,00029.88%
ZD
ZIFF DAVIS INC
$56.692.62%1.94%4.96%24.81%102.39%49.34%-13.83%-58.86%-17.82%$58.06$22.452.36%152.52%1.16845,00043.46%
TOON
KARTOON STUDIOS INC
$0.664.60%1.69%9.63%-6.65%17.44%-18.52%-57.14%-96.00%-98.91%$1.29$0.5048.84%30.95%1.12261,00087.77%
OMC
OMNICOM GROUP INC
$81.76-5.03%-6.97%3.14%8.69%-4.22%6.28%2.62%9.98%-5.70%$89.57$66.338.72%23.26%0.784,839,000211.59%
TTWO
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC
$216.14-0.25%-7.41%-11.83%-2.81%1.06%-10.30%53.10%33.40%383.53%$265.65$187.6318.64%15.19%0.812,488,000-11.21%
CMCSA
COMCAST CORP
$26.811.94%-1.43%9.16%7.89%-13.01%-21.45%-39.83%-56.58%-18.95%$34.45$21.2822.18%25.99%0.6618,891,000-2.46%
TKC
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S
$5.081.20%-6.27%-7.97%-14.77%-22.80%-9.61%-4.69%2.21%-40.02%$7.18$4.9029.25%3.67%0.511,827,000-59.79%
JOYY
JOYY INC
$74.560.70%-0.33%0.78%8.51%24.97%26.93%113.95%14.50%40.89%$80.90$54.247.84%37.46%1.05312,0002.97%
DASH
DOORDASH INC
$226.240.26%-4.51%12.84%44.15%28.25%-7.32%170.36%18.01%N/A$285.50$143.3020.76%57.88%1.753,390,000-3.42%
BBGI
BEASLEY BROADCAST GROUP INC
$19.403.03%4.81%-10.23%-0.97%402.59%310.15%2.07%-62.26%-81.56%$29.30$3.1433.79%517.83%0.76152,000-17.39%
AMCX
AMC GLOBAL MEDIA INC
$12.652.35%-0.47%16.06%20.02%62.18%75.45%13.76%-73.06%-76.95%$12.93$6.472.17%95.52%1.14545,00021.11%
LYV
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT INC
$179.591.35%-1.67%-1.16%7.13%10.99%8.53%116.74%107.16%563.43%$189.25$125.345.10%43.28%1.101,795,00010.53%
FVRR
FIVERR INTERNATIONAL LTD
$9.431.95%-0.42%-0.32%-10.87%-9.76%-59.20%-67.91%-94.85%N/A$28.00$8.6166.32%9.59%1.77399,000-11.33%
TIGO
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA
$95.252.86%-0.95%1.01%7.17%26.75%91.73%506.30%148.95%N/A$107.13$44.8811.09%112.23%0.67794,000-6.70%
SPOT
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA
$559.362.80%1.70%15.02%11.54%10.27%-18.89%251.09%120.19%N/A$745.00$405.0024.92%38.11%1.341,362,0008.10%
SOHU
SOHUCOM LTD
$13.63-1.80%-3.74%-2.29%-1.80%-17.94%-15.97%29.44%-41.88%-67.24%$17.30$11.6121.21%17.40%0.6054,000-12.90%
IHRT
IHEARTMEDIA INC
$2.845.19%5.97%-28.64%-32.06%-8.39%26.79%-23.24%-88.59%N/A$6.56$2.0556.71%38.88%1.69580,00082.39%
SIRI
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC
$29.707.53%4.17%-2.21%3.23%35.37%28.52%-30.61%-53.38%-28.95%$32.66$19.779.06%50.23%0.816,666,00066.19%
SBGI
SINCLAIR INC
$13.75-0.79%-4.05%-1.22%-1.72%-13.08%-3.31%29.66%-53.25%-53.12%$17.88$12.4623.10%10.35%1.08528,00053.49%
PHI
PLDT INC
$18.07-0.33%-6.71%-8.65%-0.66%-22.81%-7.57%-12.92%-40.72%-54.21%$24.51$17.0526.27%5.98%0.40119,000-44.65%
CRTO
CRITEO SA
$18.305.11%7.84%-14.37%-2.19%0.11%-22.19%-38.03%-49.57%-52.59%$25.29$15.5927.64%17.38%1.01257,00060.63%
GRPN
GROUPON INC
$18.832.00%-1.21%-31.90%0.16%50.88%-27.13%68.13%-18.70%-82.43%$29.90$9.1737.02%105.34%1.58782,000-28.91%
IDCC
INTERDIGITAL INC
$329.793.09%-4.22%6.65%27.33%-12.95%18.85%296.00%358.49%358.30%$412.60$249.1420.07%32.37%0.98189,000-10.43%
TMUS
T-MOBILE US INC
$187.302.82%4.28%5.77%-0.81%-13.33%-26.80%36.83%37.59%296.07%$256.69$165.6627.03%13.06%0.416,035,00053.09%
NFLX
NETFLIX INC
$82.732.38%1.56%12.82%-0.72%-14.79%-31.86%84.39%40.57%749.56%$126.71$65.1034.71%27.09%1.2222,078,0004.31%
WPP
WPP PLC
$24.07-2.83%-6.92%18.28%27.90%40.68%-8.16%-49.84%-65.16%-79.67%$27.78$14.8113.35%62.58%0.92447,000-2.19%
MSGS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP
$387.051.40%-2.86%0.56%1.13%17.80%97.70%125.02%110.64%113.97%$438.93$194.2911.82%99.21%0.61217,000-26.44%
GLIBA
LIBERTY CAPITAL CORP
$26.731.02%-0.45%10.27%25.85%-32.11%-27.93%N/AN/AN/A$41.87$19.6136.16%36.31%0.3344,00040.13%
AMC
AMC ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS INC
$2.642.33%1.15%-7.37%27.54%131.58%-4.69%-80.65%-99.41%-99.13%$3.18$0.9316.98%183.87%1.6917,116,0006.46%
META
META PLATFORMS INC
$592.852.47%2.90%0.44%-0.80%-9.29%-19.35%97.52%57.98%368.62%$790.80$520.2625.03%13.95%1.6116,553,0004.79%
RBBN
RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$1.960.26%-3.45%-7.55%-41.32%-19.34%-51.24%-30.74%-69.94%-77.68%$4.24$1.8053.77%8.89%1.50562,000-5.70%
SNAL
SNAIL INC
$2.750.00%-7.09%-33.73%-36.22%-15.38%-36.98%-56.00%N/AN/A$10.80$1.7074.54%61.96%1.5027,100-42.83%
CNVS
CINEVERSE CORP
$2.28-2.98%-5.00%-8.80%-13.31%-23.49%-43.70%61.70%-94.30%-93.09%$3.91$1.7741.69%28.81%1.39104,0000.00%
RSVR
RESERVOIR MEDIA INC
$9.801.77%-0.76%-3.64%-3.16%7.57%25.32%80.81%10.73%N/A$13.39$7.0726.81%38.61%0.7239,400-19.26%
PCLA
PICOCELA INC
$6.46-1.37%-13.52%28.17%-5.00%63.71%-50.60%N/AN/AN/A$19.61$1.3567.06%378.52%1.7222,500-25.50%

Communication Service Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
40+0.61%-0.37%-2.82%-89.92%106.39x2.53x+2.68%+1.35%+2.05%+37.63%Strong Buy
13+2.99%+3.98%+15.38%-29.08%354.98x2.98x-32.73%-22.74%-10.38%+70.24%Buy
23-0.48%-3.96%-6.08%-69.36%-28.75x4.54x-46.80%+4.39%+7.12%+40.34%Buy
47+1.86%-2.54%+1.68%-28.68%23.45x3.51x+16.11%+10.17%+18.94%+20.12%Buy
66+1.76%-0.34%+1.32%-11.35%38.26x5.87x+43.32%+29.15%+32.00%+22.33%Buy
54+2.49%-0.07%+2.71%-4.11%7.65x1.82x+13.31%+3.92%+8.27%+24.67%Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Sep 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: C.

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 73.98% 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 9.49% from Ooma's current stock price of $22.53.

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 return 14.54% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 61 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: B.

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 -1.65% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 44 percentage points.

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 58 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK)


Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) has an annual dividend yield of 24%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.29%. 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.

2. Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP)


Sound Group (NASDAQ:SOGP) has an annual dividend yield of 17.73%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.29%.

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

3. Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ)


Townsquare Media (NYSE:TSQ) has an annual dividend yield of 14.06%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.29%. Townsquare Media's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Townsquare Media's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Townsquare Media's dividend payout ratio of -27.9% 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 1.74% in the last day, and down -1.08% over the last week. Sirius XM Holdings was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 7.53% yesterday.

SiriusXM Holdings shares are trading higher after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy and raised its price target from $31 to $45.

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 47 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has gained 31.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 78 percentage points.

2. Weibo (NASDAQ:WB)


Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) 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.

Weibo has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Weibo's stock has dropped -39.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 6 percentage points.

3. Yelp (NYSE:YELP)


Yelp (NYSE:YELP) 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.

Yelp has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Yelp's stock has dropped -28.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 18 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

38.81% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 23.96% over the next year.

4.62% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.29% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.43% are rated C (Hold), 15.03% are rated D (Sell), and 4.62% 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 31.93x.
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