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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.

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:

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 254 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: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Tim Sa (NYSE:TIMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -9 points lower than the communication service sector average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TIMB as a "A".It passed 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Tim Sa has seen its stock return 73.42% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 103 percentage points.

Tim Sa has an average 1 year price target of $27.83, an upside of 4.83% from Tim Sa's current stock price of $26.55.

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.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 254 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 Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Deluxe (NYSE:DLX) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 27 points higher than the communication service sector average of 28. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Deluxe has seen its stock return 111.32% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 141 percentage points.

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 254 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: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Telefonica Brasil Sa (NYSE:VIV) 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 VIV as a "A".It passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Telefonica Brasil Sa has seen its stock return 79.98% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 110 percentage points.

Telefonica Brasil Sa has an average 1 year price target of $15.90, a downside of -1.73% from Telefonica Brasil Sa's current stock price of $16.18.

Telefonica Brasil Sa stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Telefonica Brasil Sa, 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.

Out of 56 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) has an annual dividend yield of 17.51%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.68%.

Jiayin Group's dividend payout ratio of 18.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Curiositystream (NASDAQ:CURI) has an annual dividend yield of 12.17%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.68%.

Curiositystream's dividend payout ratio of -418.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 8.79%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 3.68%. 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.

Communication service stocks were down -1.19% in the last day, and up 2.91% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why communication service stocks are down.

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:

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

Criteo Sa's stock has dropped -34.63% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -5 percentage points.

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) 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.

Veon has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Veon's stock has gained 24.57% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 54 percentage points.

Pldt (NYSE:PHI) 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.

Pldt has a valuation score of 14, which is -10 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PHI a Valuation Rating of "A".

Pldt's stock has dropped -8.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by 21 percentage points.

41.18% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 22.55% over the next year.

6.92% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 13.21% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.38% are rated C (Hold), 11.32% are rated D (Sell), and 8.18% are rated F (Strong Sell).