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Best Communication Service Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top communication service stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best communication service stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the communication services sector.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best communication stocks to buy right now are:

Integral Ad Science Holding (NASDAQ:IAS) is the top communication service stock with a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 39 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 22 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Integral Ad Science Holding has seen its stock lose -30.85% over the past year, underperforming other communication service stocks by -48 percentage points.

Integral Ad Science Holding has an average 1 year price target of $14.63, an upside of 45.67% from Integral Ad Science Holding's current stock price of $10.04.

Integral Ad Science Holding stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Integral Ad Science Holding, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 37.5% have issued a Buy, 37.5% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Liberty Broadband (NASDAQ:LBRDA) is the second best communication service stock with a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 36 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Liberty Broadband has seen its stock return 0.79% over the past year, underperforming other communication service stocks by -16 percentage points.

Liberty Broadband has an average 1 year price target of $95.00, an upside of 25.78% from Liberty Broadband's current stock price of $75.53.

Liberty Broadband stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Liberty Broadband, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Netease (NASDAQ:NTES) is the third best communication service stock with a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 34 points higher than the communication service sector average of 25. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Netease has seen its stock return 12.89% over the past year, underperforming other communication service stocks by -4 percentage points.

Netease has an average 1 year price target of $105.83, an upside of 6.09% from Netease's current stock price of $99.76.

Netease stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Netease, 83.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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:

Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 17.24%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.86%. Bce's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Bce's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bce's dividend payout ratio of 5,679.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Saga Communications (NASDAQ:SGA) has an annual dividend yield of 13.39%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.86%. Saga Communications's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Saga Communications's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Saga Communications's dividend payout ratio of 480% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Telus (NYSE:TU) has an annual dividend yield of 10.4%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.86%. Telus's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Telus's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Telus's dividend payout ratio of 290% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Communication service stocks were up 0.73% in the last day, and up 2.32% over the last week. Paramount Global was the among the top gainers in the communication services sector, gaining 1.08% yesterday.

Paramount shares are trading higher following a WSJ report suggesting Paramount executives have held internal discussions about settling a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump regarding CBS.

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued communication service stocks right now are:

Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ:NXST) is the most undervalued communication service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Nexstar Media Group has a valuation score of 100, which is 78 points higher than the communication service sector average of 22. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nexstar Media Group's stock has dropped -8.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -26 percentage points.

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is the second most undervalued communication service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Comcast has a valuation score of 86, which is 64 points higher than the communication service sector average of 22. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Comcast's stock has dropped -13.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -31 percentage points.

Amc Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) is the third most undervalued communication service stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Amc Networks has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the communication service sector average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amc Networks's stock has dropped -47.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -65 percentage points.