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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
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
TIMB
TIM SA
$12.83B12.00%5.70%N/A12.10%1.13N/A53.30%12.40%25.31%
VIV
TELEFONICA BRASIL SA
$52.18B8.80%4.90%9.49%14.50%0.79N/A44.80%10.30%16.53%
TIGO
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA
$12.70B39.20%8.90%17.08%19.50%3.750.8877.50%23.40%40.68%
OOMA
OOMA INC
$344.17M2.60%1.50%2.32%4.80%0.701.2461.00%0.90%0.89%
DLX
DELUXE CORP
$1.26B12.60%3.10%10.85%12.60%3.211.0453.00%3.80%11.30%
ZDGE
ZEDGE INC
$39.94M-4.70%-3.50%-5.00%-49.40%0.392.8693.50%-4.20%-4.72%
NRDS
NERDWALLET INC
$739.99M12.70%10.20%17.63%45.00%0.233.4592.40%5.80%8.22%
CMPR
CIMPRESS PLC
$1.73B-4.20%1.20%17.21%12.80%-4.930.6847.00%0.70%6.12%
AMX
AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV
$79.00B7.50%1.60%9.15%7.60%3.690.7261.90%3.20%13.67%
MAX
MEDIAALPHA INC
$655.28M-477.80%9.00%-42.74%-58.10%99.291.1815.00%2.30%-9.07%
KT
KT CORP
$11.58B2.80%1.10%5.79%4.70%1.491.02100.00%1.70%6.06%
RDCM
RADCOM LTD
$192.04M11.40%8.70%6.81%9.40%0.275.7676.00%16.80%11.61%
EVER
EVERQUOTE INC
$575.75M54.20%37.60%25.79%339.10%0.372.9497.20%14.30%8.93%
ADV
ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC
$180.10M-34.40%-8.00%-5.26%-5.70%3.232.2014.20%-7.00%-3.85%
IDT
IDT CORP
$1.29B27.40%13.20%28.98%-755.40%0.961.8036.70%6.50%8.14%
QNST
QUINSTREET INC
$659.42M24.40%14.00%4.74%42.10%0.671.5110.00%5.60%1.35%
IMAX
IMAX CORP
$2.27B10.70%4.00%N/A6.40%1.38N/A60.00%8.50%14.63%
ROKU
ROKU INC
$14.46B3.40%2.00%3.00%8.00%0.672.7543.80%1.90%2.02%
SOHU
SOHUCOM LTD
$442.79M35.10%23.50%-3.80%-4.20%0.282.9077.50%67.40%-8.47%
CXDO
CREXENDO INC
$196.99M7.70%6.20%7.43%61.60%0.242.8963.10%6.60%6.99%
SOGP
SOUND GROUP INC
$63.40M11.30%5.70%12.33%-18.60%1.071.8028.50%1.30%1.43%
ATNI
ATN INTERNATIONAL INC
$446.43M-1.70%-0.50%1.63%1.20%2.321.2656.40%-1.10%3.23%
NIQ
NIQ GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE PLC
$4.07B-55.60%-5.20%1.85%2.20%4.551.0355.60%-8.40%2.38%
TBLA
TABOOLACOM LTD
$877.21M4.50%2.70%3.44%12.70%0.781.0729.80%2.20%1.96%
TKC
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S
$5.79B15.20%8.00%17.92%24.40%0.841.25175.30%14.10%27.25%
MTCH
MATCH GROUP INC
$7.28B-275.40%14.60%25.87%23.90%-18.601.4272.80%17.60%25.62%
TWLO
TWILIO INC
$18.76B0.40%0.30%0.62%1.40%0.254.0348.90%0.70%1.09%
VEON
VEON LTD
$3.88B88.80%12.50%30.80%24.50%5.340.8687.80%23.70%40.62%
BODI
BEACHBODY COMPANY INC
$51.60M-175.70%-27.50%-69.27%123.50%4.930.6572.00%-15.10%-13.08%
SPOT
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA
$104.41B30.50%15.80%27.88%69.30%0.801.7332.00%12.90%14.49%
KYIV
KYIVSTAR GROUP LTD
$2.95B45.30%24.90%32.25%77.50%0.651.4089.50%18.40%33.15%
XNET
XUNLEI LTD
$359.80M154.60%124.70%76.26%177.70%0.152.0249.60%315.30%313.06%
PHI
PLDT INC
$5.06B29.30%5.20%9.76%6.40%4.390.3487.20%14.90%19.57%
BILI
BILIBILI INC
$11.37B5.40%2.10%3.84%14.70%1.681.6436.40%2.60%3.02%
NWSA
NEWS CORP
$13.31B13.40%7.30%11.02%20.00%0.691.8156.30%13.30%16.59%
RDDT
REDDIT INC
$28.10B20.90%18.90%17.81%30.60%0.1111.5691.20%24.10%24.00%
GOOGL
ALPHABET INC
$3.71T35.00%25.10%32.40%38.70%0.432.0159.70%32.80%39.61%
NXDR
NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS INC
$659.13M-12.60%-11.10%-11.56%-12.10%0.1314.0384.10%-21.00%-20.41%
AREN
ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$140.97M-177.90%105.30%134.45%162.70%-12.662.5152.60%88.50%97.49%
PINS
PINTEREST INC
$11.63B8.70%7.70%6.67%8.50%0.167.6480.10%9.90%7.94%
TTWO
TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC
$39.61B-126.40%-40.70%-57.49%-135.30%1.861.1456.00%-60.40%-59.38%
DDI
DOUBLEDOWN INTERACTIVE CO LTD
$454.41M11.30%10.30%15.09%116.30%0.107.7471.80%28.50%40.75%
STGW
STAGWELL INC
$1.22B3.60%0.50%4.62%7.00%4.650.8936.20%0.70%4.62%
BCE
BCE INC
$24.14B32.90%8.40%13.94%12.90%2.490.5843.30%25.20%37.79%
TV
GRUPO TELEVISA SAB
$1.76B-7.50%-3.20%0.55%0.50%1.372.5034.00%-13.30%1.98%
JFIN
JIAYIN GROUP INC
$330.98M45.70%25.40%N/A33.80%0.84N/A80.90%26.20%32.56%
FVRR
FIVERR INTERNATIONAL LTD
$383.19M5.30%2.10%5.37%7.20%0.661.9481.60%4.90%5.43%
OMC
OMNICOM GROUP INC
$26.49B-0.90%-0.20%1.81%8.90%3.460.9318.90%-0.30%2.61%
OPRA
OPERA LTD
$1.39B11.30%10.00%12.28%38.60%0.132.3564.10%17.60%20.47%
WMG
WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP
$14.87B48.40%3.10%10.12%12.20%12.750.7045.90%4.40%8.39%
SNAP
SNAP INC
$8.88B-20.70%-6.10%-5.15%-4.20%2.373.5655.00%-7.80%-5.55%
JOYY
JOYY INC
$3.04B28.40%23.10%26.13%60.20%0.142.0236.40%83.10%83.93%
IHRT
IHEARTMEDIA INC
$466.99MN/A-9.10%-1.73%-1.00%-3.801.5158.30%-12.20%-1.87%
SBGI
SINCLAIR INC
$1.13B-28.20%-2.00%4.37%3.90%12.592.4220.90%-3.50%7.23%
SPHR
SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO
$4.06B1.50%0.80%3.69%3.50%0.891.0951.60%2.70%10.47%
NFLX
NETFLIX INC
$409.93B43.30%20.40%30.26%75.50%1.091.1948.50%24.30%29.88%
RCI
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC
$22.13B48.90%8.40%13.02%13.50%3.700.61100.00%31.90%44.59%
MCS
MARCUS CORP
$518.27M2.80%1.30%2.37%1.80%1.220.4038.70%1.70%2.66%
YELP
YELP INC
$1.35B20.00%14.90%25.94%47.60%0.352.9990.30%9.90%13.93%
MOMO
HELLO GROUP INC
$1.08B6.70%4.60%14.59%26.40%0.235.2137.10%7.20%16.56%
AMCX
AMC NETWORKS INC
$333.17M9.20%2.10%9.72%11.40%2.981.6750.60%3.90%13.32%
GETY
GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS INC
$321.46M-14.50%-3.50%4.83%7.10%3.010.7173.00%-9.60%10.69%
WB
WEIBO CORP
$2.35B12.90%7.00%9.20%9.30%0.773.3577.10%26.60%31.43%
NTES
NETEASE INC
$73.53B22.10%16.00%23.54%128.20%0.353.4564.30%30.00%35.33%
NEXN
NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$192.48M7.90%5.10%10.31%72.20%0.591.2585.00%10.50%13.43%
FOXA
FOX CORP
$24.16B16.20%8.30%14.49%17.40%0.962.7835.40%11.40%16.65%
PLTK
PLAYTIKA HOLDING CORP
$1.05BN/A-5.60%-0.19%-0.20%-10.041.1072.50%-7.50%-0.19%
CABO
CABLE ONE INC
$573.68M-23.90%-6.10%-6.51%-5.90%2.900.4073.90%-23.70%-20.94%
TZOO
TRAVELZOO
$70.40M-146.40%16.10%112.22%-267.60%-6.080.6881.50%8.80%12.88%
WIMI
WIMI HOLOGRAM CLOUD INC
$23.66M15.30%7.10%7.33%27.30%0.663.5027.00%38.80%40.83%
TLK
PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK
$20.57B17.00%8.10%16.74%14.90%0.970.8272.50%15.70%24.85%
T
AT&T INC
$196.09B20.30%5.30%8.84%10.70%2.660.9159.60%17.40%25.77%
GRVY
GRAVITY CO LTD
$450.43M13.20%11.00%17.17%28.10%0.186.8735.70%13.60%18.74%
THRY
THRYV HOLDINGS INC
$117.92M0.10%0.00%10.18%10.30%2.161.0067.90%0.00%6.60%
RBBN
RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$426.72M10.20%3.40%-0.12%-0.20%1.701.4449.80%4.70%-0.13%
ELWT
ELAUWIT CONNECTION INC
$47.13MN/AN/AN/AN/A-2.800.72N/AN/AN/A
META
META PLATFORMS INC
$1.65T30.60%19.40%26.51%29.80%0.692.6082.00%30.10%42.76%
SKM
SK TELECOM CO LTD
$11.58B3.40%1.40%5.25%4.60%1.331.0373.00%2.40%7.24%
TME
TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
$32.69B14.50%11.10%14.37%24.80%0.242.0943.90%35.10%41.00%
CRTO
CRITEO SA
$911.42M13.00%6.80%14.59%42.80%0.881.2754.00%7.40%10.18%
CHR
CHEER HOLDING INC
$271.80k7.00%6.10%6.69%23.70%0.138.2971.90%14.50%14.71%
MGNI
MAGNITE INC
$1.96B17.90%4.90%6.77%26.80%2.431.0262.70%20.30%12.54%
SIRI
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC
$7.34B7.10%2.90%6.42%12.80%1.360.3051.90%9.40%17.70%
EVC
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
$282.03M-114.50%-26.70%-35.58%-31.40%4.301.7428.00%-27.90%-26.12%
NCMI
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC
$336.25M-2.90%-2.20%-2.33%-14.40%0.312.2245.90%-4.40%-4.11%
PERI
PERION NETWORK LTD
$362.44M-1.10%-0.90%-0.69%-1.70%0.352.7634.50%-1.80%-1.13%
GAIA
GAIA INC
$83.36M-5.60%-3.20%-4.71%-9.00%0.570.5287.20%-4.90%-5.11%
GSAT
GLOBALSTAR INC
$7.97B-5.40%-0.90%1.30%1.40%5.542.4264.80%-7.10%10.09%
DOYU
DOUYU INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD
$169.30M-8.00%-5.40%-8.83%-17.30%0.552.2610.90%-5.00%-4.39%
GRPN
GROUPON INC
$508.62M-726.30%-22.90%-36.66%-74.40%-11.210.9390.90%-28.50%-20.07%
EEX
EMERALD HOLDING INC
$840.68M1.20%0.40%7.00%17.80%2.290.8163.20%1.10%14.88%
ZD
ZIFF DAVIS INC
$1.05B2.60%1.30%3.81%8.80%1.091.2885.80%3.30%6.80%
VSNT
VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.102.18N/AN/AN/A
ANGI
ANGI INC
$312.01M4.40%2.50%5.69%13.30%0.811.6595.40%4.30%8.05%
GLIBA
GCI LIBERTY INC
$1.57B-20.60%-9.50%-11.22%-13.90%0.913.1450.00%-29.50%-32.60%
IRDM
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$2.60B24.00%4.50%9.52%5.80%4.472.4871.50%13.10%26.41%
MSGS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP
$7.91BN/A-1.10%1.65%0.90%-6.480.4726.20%-1.50%1.39%
IZEA
IZEA WORLDWIDE INC
$63.88M-7.00%-5.70%-7.34%152.00%0.166.9445.30%-9.40%-10.12%
RSVR
RESERVOIR MEDIA INC
$597.62M1.80%0.70%3.95%7.20%1.521.1964.50%3.90%20.42%
CURI
CURIOSITYSTREAM INC
$196.47M-10.20%-6.70%-11.23%-25.90%0.581.6254.50%-8.20%-8.63%

Communication Service Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
43-0.19%+2.86%-4.71%-22.15%-205.67x2.00x-8.19%-3.44%-4.97%+37.24%Buy
13-0.81%+1.93%-2.60%-17.05%8.46x1.30x+9.08%+1.74%+3.94%+35.51%Buy
27+0.95%+3.97%-4.40%+13.38%15.06x5.80x-73.36%-3.21%-4.63%+29.85%Buy
46-0.73%+6.80%+9.18%+23.84%3.29x3.63x+23.22%+11.02%+17.02%+12.70%Buy
71-0.18%+3.09%-10.11%-52.86%31.24x7.51x+31.68%+22.28%+29.29%+41.16%Buy
53+0.91%+3.02%+9.55%-5.95%10.72x1.97x+15.29%+4.58%+8.83%+17.21%Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB)


Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 253 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: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 8 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 89.29% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 116 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $25.53, a downside of -3.65% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $26.50.

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.

2. Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV)


Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 253 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 Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 20 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Telefonica Brasil Sa has seen its stock return 96.51% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 123 percentage points.

3. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)


Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 253 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 11 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Millicom International Cellular Sa has seen its stock return 190.27% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 217 percentage points.

Millicom International Cellular Sa has an average 1 year price target of $58.67, a downside of -21.93% from Millicom International Cellular Sa's current stock price of $75.15.

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

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 51 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Cable One (NYSE:CABO)


Cable One (NYSE:CABO) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the communication service sector average of 4.12%. Cable One's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Cable One's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cable One's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK)


Playtika Holding (NASDAQ:PLTK) has an annual dividend yield of 14.39%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.12%.

Playtika Holding's dividend payout ratio of -72.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)


Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 13.74%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 4.12%. 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 -80.3% 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 0.06% in the last day, and up 4% over the last week. Twilio was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 2.36% yesterday.

Twilio shares are trading higher after TD Cowen upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy rating and raised its price target from $125 to $160.

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 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 -51.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -25 percentage points.

2. Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD)


Ziff Davis (NASDAQ:ZD) 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.

Ziff Davis 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.

Ziff Davis's stock has dropped -29.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -4 percentage points.

3. Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI)


Doubledown Interactive Co (NASDAQ:DDI) 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.

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 dropped -6.24% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 20 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

47.69% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 26.99% over the next year.

8.38% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.97% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.89% are rated C (Hold), 15.57% are rated D (Sell), and 7.19% 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 23.32x.
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