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Best Telecom Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top telecom stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best telecom stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Telecom Services

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Telecom is Zen Rated B and is the 38th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
OOMA	OOMA INC	$11.89	88,035	-28.57%	12.10	12.65	13.62	14.05	12.45	34.86	42.03	44.86	67.17	72.54	-0.44	-0.45	0.01	0.79
IHS	IHS HOLDING LTD	$4.78	424,951	-15.79%	4.73	4.98	4.32	3.80	3.41	52.48	64.37	67.63	38.65	42.46	0.14	0.19	-0.04	0.90
RBBN	RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$3.43	285,324	-24.70%	3.49	3.70	4.11	4.07	3.73	39.51	44.54	45.66	80.69	81.34	-0.17	-0.17	0.01	1.52
IDT	IDT CORP	$47.78	81,694	-17.53%	48.31	49.99	49.24	48.98	44.86	43.28	41.54	45.02	42.51	45.24	-0.32	-0.12	-0.20	1.03
VEON	VEON LTD	$41.84	122,086	4.77%	40.60	42.39	43.44	41.74	35.39	48.27	65.52	57.38	86.71	79.08	-0.55	-0.78	0.23	0.78
CXDO	CREXENDO INC	$4.17	111,990	73.07%	4.45	4.77	5.61	5.51	5.12	36.91	39.65	43.38	74.23	83.25	-0.36	-0.37	0.00	0.97
RDCM	RADCOM LTD	$10.61	20,776	-47.35%	10.84	11.31	12.09	12.30	11.20	41.19	48.73	47.07	76.85	81.72	-0.34	-0.36	0.02	0.38
TIGO	MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA	$32.08	511,682	-62.71%	29.19	29.52	28.65	27.16	26.73	65.06	93.68	83.80	97.19	88.32	0.52	0.21	0.32	0.85
VOD	VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO	$9.23	5,399,054	-47.02%	8.81	9.03	8.99	8.77	9.14	54.47	81.60	75.77	92.97	87.44	-0.01	-0.05	0.04	0.65
VZ	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC	$42.93	23,669,705	43.41%	43.37	43.95	43.32	41.98	41.99	45.56	49.84	56.87	36.76	47.51	0.03	0.13	-0.11	0.31
TMUS	T-MOBILE US INC	$253.48	3,644,294	4.43%	256.72	259.82	261.14	244.47	224.27	45.22	58.13	66.99	51.31	62.89	-0.04	0.16	-0.19	0.62
SKM	SK TELECOM CO LTD	$22.90	291,164	-9.38%	21.89	21.59	21.72	21.79	22.26	65.33	97.54	95.57	100.00	97.71	0.29	0.08	0.21	0.51
AMX	AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV	$16.18	3,534,201	9.50%	14.70	14.55	14.53	14.47	15.52	69.87	96.42	93.35	98.26	94.62	0.32	0.09	0.23	0.57
TEF	TELEFONICA S A	$5.02	1,813,136	197.73%	4.63	4.64	4.53	4.35	4.47	67.85	92.50	81.56	68.76	58.27	0.08	0.05	0.04	0.52
IDCC	INTERDIGITAL INC	$183.37	342,832	4.33%	197.27	203.85	209.00	199.06	170.99	33.78	28.92	40.78	28.86	46.73	-4.89	-3.03	-1.86	0.97
TKC	TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S	$6.11	606,732	-42.37%	6.01	6.06	6.74	6.80	6.93	44.55	50.60	49.80	89.94	89.57	-0.20	-0.24	0.04	0.47
TIMB	TIM SA	$15.31	198,709	-18.75%	14.92	15.25	14.86	13.76	14.65	53.75	39.87	34.93	26.89	22.57	0.08	0.12	-0.04	0.64
USM	UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP	$66.53	204,602	-18.32%	65.97	67.40	66.23	64.50	60.62	49.73	65.67	67.02	59.55	60.01	0.20	0.20	0.00	0.61
IRDM	IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	$23.20	2,062,154	179.14%	23.83	25.70	28.15	28.76	28.48	31.42	23.32	24.65	61.10	56.74	-1.36	-1.28	-0.08	1.03
CMCSA	COMCAST CORP	$33.60	22,879,815	6.04%	33.86	35.14	35.52	36.93	38.76	41.55	30.20	32.75	50.07	48.53	-0.63	-0.51	-0.12	0.80
ATNI	ATN INTERNATIONAL INC	$17.51	40,852	4.64%	17.62	19.10	19.07	18.03	22.32	38.26	17.16	17.09	23.94	21.48	-0.66	-0.44	-0.22	0.62
VIV	TELEFONICA BRASIL SA	$8.99	468,170	-52.90%	8.65	8.74	8.76	8.50	8.91	56.28	57.09	47.64	62.92	51.91	0.03	0.00	0.03	0.48
CHTR	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC	$322.43	1,219,193	30.49%	334.89	352.63	357.25	360.09	351.66	38.21	25.73	31.84	35.60	38.54	-8.39	-5.97	-2.42	0.82
RCI	ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC	$25.54	970,203	-6.35%	24.76	25.70	27.05	29.10	33.82	46.30	54.95	46.46	95.68	89.33	-0.65	-0.78	0.13	0.46
PHI	PLDT INC	$22.87	63,848	2.73%	22.26	22.17	23.08	22.75	24.36	53.12	78.23	79.76	97.45	98.60	-0.08	-0.26	0.18	0.40
T	AT&T INC	$26.33	45,507,777	82.98%	26.81	27.33	26.74	24.90	22.82	43.86	44.11	50.86	17.13	26.95	0.03	0.16	-0.13	0.44
SIFY	SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$4.11	86,587	96.82%	4.04	4.23	4.45	3.81	3.25	46.90	49.52	51.21	59.59	58.84	-0.09	-0.09	-0.00	1.15
KT	KT CORP	$18.10	665,080	-60.44%	17.38	17.51	17.55	17.10	15.97	58.64	91.18	80.63	99.76	90.64	0.02	-0.06	0.07	0.50
BCE	BCE INC	$22.38	2,378,931	-16.12%	21.52	22.10	23.02	23.71	28.39	50.41	58.33	47.51	94.14	78.09	-0.43	-0.50	0.08	0.39
TU	TELUS CORP	$15.14	2,243,077	-15.03%	14.55	14.38	14.87	14.66	15.37	59.70	95.30	91.92	97.82	94.34	0.04	-0.09	0.12	0.48
CHT	CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD	$39.56	141,592	-8.42%	39.32	39.26	39.04	38.57	38.28	52.91	83.08	85.79	78.06	81.99	0.22	0.14	0.08	0.23
TLK	PERUSAHAAN PERSEROAN PERSERO PT TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA TBK	$15.28	1,460,465	129.82%	14.43	14.49	14.90	15.75	17.26	58.01	88.19	83.47	99.02	99.13	-0.01	-0.16	0.15	0.54
GOGO	GOGO INC	$6.79	2,067,077	107.01%	7.05	7.73	7.57	7.76	7.76	40.67	18.96	21.96	23.07	25.36	-0.22	-0.11	-0.11	1.23
PCLA	PICOCELA INC	$0.53	62,624	-19.41%	0.56	0.62	2.84	N/A	N/A	31.20	26.83	21.95	86.75	69.48	-0.42	-0.55	0.12	1.37
GSAT	GLOBALSTAR INC	$19.03	410,649	48.31%	19.34	20.37	21.29	25.09	22.30	39.29	47.16	44.53	78.65	72.94	-0.74	-0.76	0.02	1.49
IOTR	IOTHREE LTD	$0.89	2,129,395	-45.82%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.50
SNRE	SUNRISE COMMUNICATIONS AG	$52.64	135,005	-62.90%	50.10	49.02	47.47	46.86	N/A	68.51	92.76	94.43	94.22	97.74	1.44	0.95	0.49	0.33
ATEX	ANTERIX INC	$30.09	114,045	32.64%	32.33	34.44	36.59	33.81	35.23	26.02	20.71	27.79	20.51	24.95	-1.44	-1.10	-0.35	0.68
LUMN	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.07	10,296,751	14.96%	3.39	3.70	4.38	5.15	5.30	31.57	18.20	24.98	48.69	57.66	-0.37	-0.35	-0.02	1.25
TDS	TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	$34.98	1,055,502	7.39%	35.83	37.03	36.61	35.59	29.86	43.18	43.42	49.76	30.18	37.33	-0.17	0.00	-0.17	0.78
CABO	CABLE ONE INC	$254.57	90,203	9.22%	256.44	261.61	265.27	312.99	336.61	46.23	42.68	47.11	44.95	49.38	-3.38	-3.34	-0.04	0.83
TEO	TELECOM ARGENTINA SA	$10.40	93,018	-43.62%	10.44	10.46	10.94	11.96	10.03	46.57	54.47	57.42	76.61	83.20	-0.08	-0.18	0.10	0.77
FNGR	FINGERMOTION INC	$1.42	326,096	-13.25%	1.33	1.41	1.34	1.43	1.74	52.84	59.12	40.54	67.60	47.44	-0.00	-0.00	0.00	0.72
TV	GRUPO TELEVISA SAB	$1.81	1,005,845	-57.68%	1.72	1.74	1.86	1.87	2.05	53.18	86.79	78.89	93.39	97.80	-0.02	-0.04	0.02	1.23
ATUS	ALTICE USA INC	$2.21	3,692,570	3.32%	2.31	2.49	2.60	2.61	2.37	39.43	32.34	35.81	49.99	48.46	-0.10	-0.08	-0.02	1.37
WOW	WIDEOPENWEST INC	$4.12	324,251	-16.05%	4.30	4.62	4.63	4.68	4.98	38.89	24.17	23.60	22.99	17.79	-0.13	-0.08	-0.05	1.02
SHEN	SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO	$12.81	196,694	-5.21%	12.69	12.76	12.11	12.26	13.83	53.91	72.60	71.16	65.33	59.83	0.19	0.20	-0.01	0.78
CCOI	COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC	$51.50	455,642	3.49%	52.35	57.17	67.93	72.18	72.94	29.82	32.20	33.93	92.55	95.38	-4.63	-4.72	0.08	0.72
LILA	LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA LTD	$5.24	328,629	15.73%	5.29	5.85	6.45	6.55	7.97	32.25	8.90	6.71	37.69	26.61	-0.39	-0.35	-0.04	1.24
LBTYA	LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD	$10.32	1,315,486	1.90%	10.45	10.92	11.23	11.86	15.57	36.94	34.17	36.35	65.77	63.28	-0.29	-0.26	-0.03	0.81
KORE	KORE GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$2.49	5,740	10.96%	2.38	2.43	2.46	2.20	2.22	53.30	61.05	61.96	71.94	73.11	-0.01	-0.02	0.01	0.76
UCL	UCLOUDLINK GROUP INC	$0.95	17,229	149.12%	0.98	1.11	1.20	1.36	1.35	31.30	4.99	7.17	17.77	20.98	-0.08	-0.07	-0.01	0.42
FYBR	FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT INC	$36.05	1,661,911	-15.62%	35.85	35.85	35.84	35.48	33.81	57.92	81.54	73.01	84.07	73.92	0.04	0.02	0.03	0.89
LBRDA	LIBERTY BROADBAND CORP	$73.69	97,407	26.57%	75.86	80.33	80.87	79.74	74.80	39.85	31.57	36.01	39.64	41.05	-1.85	-1.30	-0.56	0.87

Telecom Stocks FAQ

What are the best telecom stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

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 telecommunication stocks to buy right now are:

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #1 top telecom stock out of 54 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 Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -8 points lower than the telecom industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OOMA as a "A".

OOMA passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ooma has seen its stock return 67.7% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 59 percentage points.

Ooma has an average 1 year price target of $17.63, an upside of 48.23% from Ooma's current stock price of $11.89.

Ooma stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ooma, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is the #2 top telecom stock out of 54 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 Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) has a Due Diligence Score of 9, which is -19 points lower than the telecom industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IHS as a "A".

IHS passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ihs Holding has seen its stock return 42.69% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 34 percentage points.

Ihs Holding has an average 1 year price target of $8.67, an upside of 81.32% from Ihs Holding's current stock price of $4.78.

Ihs Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Ihs Holding, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN)

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) is the #3 top telecom stock out of 54 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 Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -6 points lower than the telecom industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates RBBN as a "A".

RBBN passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Ribbon Communications has seen its stock return 33.98% over the past year, overperforming other telecom stocks by 25 percentage points.

Ribbon Communications has an average 1 year price target of $5.83, an upside of 70.06% from Ribbon Communications's current stock price of $3.43.

Ribbon Communications stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Ribbon Communications, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the telecom stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 24 telecom stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 telecom stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Bce (NYSE:BCE)

Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 16.47%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 4.07%. Bce's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Bce's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Bce's dividend payout ratio of 3,147.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Vodafone Group Public Co (NASDAQ:VOD)

Vodafone Group Public Co (NASDAQ:VOD) has an annual dividend yield of 7.89%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 4.07%. Vodafone Group Public Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Vodafone Group Public Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Vodafone Group Public Co's dividend payout ratio of 72.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI)

Cogent Communications Holdings (NASDAQ:CCOI) has an annual dividend yield of 7.69%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the telecom industry average of 4.07%. 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 shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cogent Communications Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -91.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are telecom stocks down?

Telecom stocks were down -2.74% in the last day, and down -3.24% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued telecom 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 telecom stocks right now are:

1. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)

Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) is the most undervalued telecom 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 0, which is -27 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VEON a Valuation Rating of "A".

Veon's stock has gained 77.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 68 percentage points.

2. Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO)

Millicom International Cellular Sa (NASDAQ:TIGO) is the second most undervalued telecom stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Millicom International Cellular Sa has a valuation score of 86, which is 59 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Millicom International Cellular Sa's stock has gained 57.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by 49 percentage points.

3. Vodafone Group Public Co (NASDAQ:VOD)

Vodafone Group Public Co (NASDAQ:VOD) is the third most undervalued telecom stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Vodafone Group Public Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the telecom industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vodafone Group Public Co's stock has gained 7.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the telecom industry by -2 percentage points.

Are telecom stocks a good buy now?

47.06% of telecom stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect telecom stocks to rise by 37.26% over the next year.

10.42% of telecom stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.58% of telecom stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.5% are rated C (Hold), 10.42% are rated D (Sell), and 2.08% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the telecom services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the telecom services industry is 14.78x.

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