Sectors & IndustriesCommunication Services
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.

Sector: Communication Services
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OOMA
OOMA INC
$328.16M$11.89$17.6348.23%Strong Buy45.65%N/AN/AN/A
EVER
EVERQUOTE INC
$760.21M$21.28$32.2051.32%Strong Buy518.91%22.60%45.66%29.36%
IHS
IHS HOLDING LTD
$1.59B$4.78$8.6781.32%Strong Buy30.73%N/A-70.42%7.48%
NRDS
NERDWALLET INC
$623.99M$8.42$17.00101.90%Strong Buy37.48%24.74%10.58%8.81%
RBBN
RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$602.73M$3.43$5.8370.06%Strong Buy35.71%N/A10.42%3.63%
NEXN
NEXXEN INTERNATIONAL LTD
$292.41M$8.92$11.8032.29%Buy59.58%-36.27%9.02%5.69%
TSQ
TOWNSQUARE MEDIA INC
$108.64M$6.74$15.00122.55%Buy11.68%N/A-42.51%2.33%
YELP
YELP INC
$2.12B$32.56$33.502.89%Sell24.64%12.74%24.16%18.28%
IDT
IDT CORP
$1.20B$47.78N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DLX
DELUXE CORP
$631.81M$14.22N/AN/AN/AN/A0.07%130.83%25.47%5.59%
VEON
VEON LTD
$2.96B$41.84$60.0043.40%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
FOXA
FOX CORP
$21.41B$47.21$51.9410.01%Buy161.65%-2.64%17.08%8.53%
CXDO
CREXENDO INC
$116.35M$4.17$8.75109.83%Strong Buy210.14%175.00%10.31%8.16%
CNVS
CINEVERSE CORP
$45.54M$2.85$10.00250.88%Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
ZD
ZIFF DAVIS INC
$1.33B$30.95$57.2584.98%Buy44.80%119.96%17.34%8.48%
MAX
MEDIAALPHA INC
$502.73M$7.50$18.92152.23%Strong Buy615.00%73.28%3,974.45%36.01%
TRVG
TRIVAGO NV
$228.50M$3.25$2.73-15.91%Hold36.96%N/AN/AN/A
RDCM
RADCOM LTD
$168.86M$10.61$16.0050.80%Buy111.95%22.73%11.15%8.17%
DDI
DOUBLEDOWN INTERACTIVE CO LTD
$484.14M$9.77$20.00104.71%Buy31.64%-4.01%0.70%0.65%
CMPR
CIMPRESS PLC
$1.03B$41.42$91.00119.70%Strong Buy23.30%-12.07%-22.34%6.46%
TIGO
MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA
$5.52B$32.08$36.7314.48%Buy4-0.35%53.23%18.33%4.84%
AENT
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP
$327.32M$2.95N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TWLO
TWILIO INC
$12.45B$81.56$140.2071.90%Buy207.53%N/A6.07%4.90%
OPRA
OPERA LTD
$1.22B$13.79$24.7079.12%Strong Buy516.00%27.32%16.56%14.75%
QNST
QUINSTREET INC
$896.72M$15.88$29.6786.82%Buy613.08%N/A13.35%7.31%
CRTO
CRITEO SA
$1.61B$29.60$51.5073.99%Buy8-20.12%28.88%19.35%8.96%
META
META PLATFORMS INC
$1.23T$484.66$708.1646.12%Strong Buy3712.88%9.33%52.30%34.60%
VOD
VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LTD CO
$26.60B$9.23N/AN/AN/AN/A8.25%16.64%62.22%26.59%
EEX
EMERALD HOLDING INC
$692.16M$3.46$7.90128.32%Strong Buy2N/AN/AN/AN/A
DIS
WALT DISNEY CO
$151.85B$84.00$126.3950.46%Strong Buy184.21%30.08%12.41%6.42%
TBLA
TABOOLACOM LTD
$935.30M$2.76$4.5063.04%Strong Buy35.19%N/A5.15%3.15%
IAS
INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE HOLDING CORP
$1.05B$6.38$13.44110.63%Buy811.33%35.67%12.51%10.95%
VZ
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$180.72B$42.93$48.7013.44%Hold51.86%6.88%23.46%6.05%
TME
TENCENT MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
$31.12B$11.97$15.0025.31%Strong Buy410.51%11.61%52.84%39.65%
OB
OUTBRAIN INC
$301.55M$3.21$7.83143.77%Buy4-23.96%N/AN/AN/A
GETY
GETTY IMAGES HOLDINGS INC
$750.87M$1.82$4.60152.75%Buy41.26%9.54%9.23%2.41%
TMUS
T-MOBILE US INC
$289.41B$253.48$258.692.05%Buy164.66%15.21%30.97%9.19%
STGW
STAGWELL INC
$1.39B$5.22$9.5081.99%Strong Buy44.20%530.48%63.50%5.39%
SKM
SK TELECOM CO LTD
$8.85B$22.90N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A6.13%2.35%
RDDT
REDDIT INC
$17.03B$94.15$158.5268.37%Buy2130.17%N/A38.15%34.79%
AMX
AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV
$50.52B$16.18$15.88-1.89%Buy49.25%N/A647.74%151.86%
WPP
WPP PLC
$7.59B$35.18N/AN/AN/AN/A-13.29%29.66%140.56%35.75%
ROKU
ROKU INC
$8.64B$59.17$97.6465.01%Buy1811.86%N/A9.56%5.54%
STFS
STAR FASHION CULTURE HOLDINGS LTD
$12.76M$1.05N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TEF
TELEFONICA S A
$28.46B$5.02N/AN/AN/AN/A-1.30%N/A9.47%1.82%
MCS
MARCUS CORP
$507.67M$15.99$25.0056.35%Strong Buy23.62%N/A4.30%1.91%
IMAX
IMAX CORP
$1.18B$22.34$30.3335.78%Strong Buy910.34%48.87%23.90%8.62%
FVRR
FIVERR INTERNATIONAL LTD
$867.07M$24.19$34.0040.55%Buy89.84%58.73%13.44%4.56%
IDCC
INTERDIGITAL INC
$4.71B$183.37N/AN/AN/AN/A-14.06%-22.97%30.11%14.06%
ANGI
ANGI INC
$598.14M$12.00$28.25135.42%Buy6-2.13%30.57%8.91%5.17%
TKC
TURKCELL ILETISIM HIZMETLERI A S
$5.38B$6.11N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A47.21%23.36%
NFLX
NETFLIX INC
$420.54B$987.91$1.10k11.27%Buy2910.70%17.31%66.67%30.76%
TGNA
TEGNA INC
$2.49B$15.58$21.2536.39%Strong Buy4-2.63%-12.58%11.92%4.89%
GRVY
GRAVITY CO LTD
$407.41M$58.63N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TIMB
TIM SA
$7.41B$15.31$16.034.72%Hold33.27%15.60%89.51%41.96%
TZOO
TRAVELZOO
$140.56M$12.50$20.0060.00%Buy214.33%34.26%-3,578.00%30.21%
DASH
DOORDASH INC
$72.18B$171.82$214.7024.96%Buy2717.71%154.72%41.08%24.95%
BILI
BILIBILI INC
$6.74B$16.19$24.6352.10%Strong Buy410.43%N/A18.43%7.95%
GOOGL
ALPHABET INC
$1.80T$147.67$198.9334.71%Buy275.41%10.98%46.93%33.88%
RSVR
RESERVOIR MEDIA INC
$448.80M$6.88$12.5081.69%Strong Buy1-24.84%42.75%N/AN/A
NTES
NETEASE INC
$63.13B$99.64$114.6015.01%Strong Buy57.46%8.08%135.25%95.71%
USM
UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORP
$5.66B$66.53$86.3329.77%Strong Buy3-1.15%N/A4.44%1.94%
JFIN
JIAYIN GROUP INC
$533.07M$10.03N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
XNET
XUNLEI LTD
$232.94M$3.60N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
IRDM
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$2.53B$23.20$38.0063.79%Strong Buy14.44%21.36%36.55%7.89%
MGNI
MAGNITE INC
$1.57B$11.01$19.6378.25%Buy89.62%82.34%N/AN/A
EA
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC
$36.99B$141.93$150.065.73%Buy165.94%23.37%23.87%13.16%
PINS
PINTEREST INC
$16.42B$24.21$40.8968.88%Strong Buy2613.81%-24.82%N/AN/A
CMCSA
COMCAST CORP
$127.04B$33.60$44.3031.85%Buy200.77%7.34%24.56%7.89%
NXST
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC
$4.47B$146.42$209.0042.74%Strong Buy5-0.38%-1.93%52.95%10.42%
ATNI
ATN INTERNATIONAL INC
$271.08M$17.51$30.0071.33%Buy1-0.14%N/A1.01%0.29%
KIND
NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS INC
$552.41M$1.43$2.88101.05%Buy28.98%N/A-8.52%-7.52%
SIRI
SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC
$6.83B$20.16$25.3625.81%Hold11-0.52%N/A9.02%3.63%
PLTK
PLAYTIKA HOLDING CORP
$1.84B$4.91$7.6856.40%Buy77.16%20.61%-186.09%6.70%
SPOT
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA
$113.91B$558.82$616.4810.32%Strong Buy2315.37%49.59%56.65%26.07%
SBGI
SINCLAIR INC
$921.93M$13.87$20.0044.20%Buy4-1.89%-40.99%14.14%1.40%
GMGI
GOLDEN MATRIX GROUP INC
$276.06M$2.09$4.0091.39%Strong Buy1N/AN/A7.54%3.71%
SSP
EW SCRIPPS CO
$176.00M$2.03$8.00294.09%Strong Buy1-12.53%-93.07%5.00%1.27%
GTN
GRAY MEDIA INC
$324.94M$3.20$6.3397.91%Strong Buy3-3.29%-41.76%2.13%0.46%
CNK
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC
$3.49B$28.55$34.7121.59%Strong Buy77.87%-8.07%52.13%6.11%
LION
LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP
$1.91B$6.63$8.5028.21%Strong Buy17.88%N/AN/AN/A
VIV
TELEFONICA BRASIL SA
$14.62B$8.99$9.9710.87%Strong Buy35.22%18.88%13.51%7.54%
CHTR
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC
$45.77B$322.43$404.5525.47%Buy110.76%9.93%46.39%4.82%
RCI
ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC
$13.69B$25.54N/AN/AN/AN/A2.02%24.93%27.95%4.07%
CURI
CURIOSITYSTREAM INC
$175.76M$3.05$3.00-1.64%Buy112.40%N/A-1.00%-0.67%
PHI
PLDT INC
$4.94B$22.87N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A32.18%5.96%
THRY
THRYV HOLDINGS INC
$510.48M$11.77$21.6784.09%Buy3-5.63%N/A31.72%8.77%
T
AT&T INC
$189.00B$26.33$28.237.22%Strong Buy131.48%18.65%18.29%4.84%
SIFY
SIFY TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$297.43M$4.11N/AN/AN/AN/A36.90%-21.55%7.38%1.86%
KT
KT CORP
$8.92B$18.10N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A5.52%2.16%
RBLX
ROBLOX CORP
$39.98B$59.91$65.479.29%Strong Buy1927.66%N/A-9.04%-0.28%
NWSA
NEWS CORP
$14.38B$25.35$39.2554.83%Strong Buy4-2.24%17.97%10.58%5.34%
BOC
BOSTON OMAHA CORP
$467.71M$14.87$25.0068.12%Strong Buy18.15%N/AN/AN/A
WMG
WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP
$14.42B$27.72$36.2230.67%Buy94.22%24.26%160.09%9.54%
BIDU
BAIDU INC
$28.67B$82.98$110.2032.80%Buy54.33%1.54%81.32%50.11%
BCE
BCE INC
$20.42B$22.38$34.5054.16%Hold20.11%286.78%14.27%3.31%
GENI
GENIUS SPORTS LTD
$2.30B$9.87$11.8620.20%Strong Buy1117.64%N/AN/AN/A
TU
TELUS CORP
$22.76B$15.14N/AN/AN/AN/A3.02%28.15%11.18%3.01%
TKO
TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$24.49B$143.09$163.3314.15%Strong Buy9N/AN/AN/AN/A
SSTK
SHUTTERSTOCK INC
$560.74M$16.07$43.00167.58%Strong Buy28.21%60.37%28.88%11.43%

Communication Service Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
44-0.97%-1.55%-14.41%-45.16%14.87x2.44x+23.95%+2.78%-3.03%+74.28%Strong Buy
13-6.05%-4.94%-15.69%-32.61%-3.55x1.21x-3.42%+0.18%-116.38%+67.66%Strong Buy
23-1.73%-1.42%-3.66%-3.99%0.15x5.07x-135.83%-1.80%-0.94%+12.95%Strong Buy
47-0.46%+1.51%-4.44%+20.68%70.36x3.35x+54.98%+10.24%+16.28%+25.24%Buy
69-2.22%-3.13%-13.66%-7.53%31.10x5.45x+30.71%+21.89%+28.82%+38.98%Buy
54-2.74%-3.24%-6.69%+9.08%14.78x1.87x+14.80%+4.12%+8.49%+37.26%Buy

Communication Service Stocks FAQ

What are the best communication service 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 communication stocks to buy right now are:

1. Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)


Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) is the #1 top communication service stock out of 250 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 -7 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OOMA as a "A".It 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 communication service stocks by 68 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. Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER)


Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER) is the #2 top communication service stock out of 250 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 Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Everquote (NASDAQ:EVER) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 31 points higher than the communication service sector average of 27. It passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Everquote has seen its stock return 14.84% over the past year, overperforming other communication service stocks by 15 percentage points.

Everquote has an average 1 year price target of $32.20, an upside of 51.32% from Everquote's current stock price of $21.28.

Everquote stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Everquote, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS)


Ihs Holding (NYSE:IHS) is the #3 top communication service stock out of 250 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 -18 points lower than the communication service sector average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IHS as a "A".It 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 communication service stocks by 43 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.

What are the communication service stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 59 communication service stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 communication service stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Douyu International Holdings (NASDAQ:DOYU)


Douyu International Holdings (NASDAQ:DOYU) has an annual dividend yield of 157.53%, which is 151 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 6.44%.

Douyu International Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -1,482.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Gdev (NASDAQ:GDEV)


Gdev (NASDAQ:GDEV) has an annual dividend yield of 30.28%, which is 24 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 6.44%.

Gdev's dividend payout ratio of 236.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Bce (NYSE:BCE)


Bce (NYSE:BCE) has an annual dividend yield of 16.47%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the communication service sector average of 6.44%. 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.

Why are communication service stocks down?

Communication service stocks were down -1.78% in the last day, and down -1.62% over the last week. Warner Music Group was the among the top losers in the communication services sector, dropping -4.81% yesterday.

Warner Music Group shares are trading lower after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from Overweight to Equal-Weight and lowered its price target from $37 to $32.

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 29, which is 5 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Doubledown Interactive Co's stock has dropped -9.2% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -9 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 57, which is 33 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Weibo's stock has dropped -5.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the communication service sector by -5 percentage points.

3. Veon (NASDAQ:VEON)


Veon (NASDAQ:VEON) 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.

Veon has a valuation score of 0, which is -24 points higher than the communication service sector average of 24. 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 communication service sector by 77 percentage points.

Are communication service stocks a good buy now?

45.58% of communication service stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect communication service stocks to rise by 33.6% over the next year.

6.15% of communication service stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.2% of communication service stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.69% are rated C (Hold), 11.73% are rated D (Sell), and 2.23% 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 31.94x.
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