Communication services spans telecom carriers, internet platforms, media, social networks, gaming, and digital advertising. The sector is led by giants like Alphabet (Google), Meta, and Netflix, alongside traditional carriers like Verizon and AT&T. It mixes high-margin digital-growth stocks with income-generating, dividend-paying telecoms. On this page we rank the best US communication-services stocks by the EL7 Score and compare them across value, growth, quality, safety, and capital-return factors.
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P/E 18.2 vs period average 16.4 Richer than its history
Ranked among 94 stocks with a market cap above $2B. Smaller companies are excluded from the ranking.
Rank | Company | Price | P/E | Value | Growth | Quality | EL7 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/94 |  | $56.22 | 3.2 | 89 | 63 | 75 | 98 |
| 2/94 |  | $13.61 | 20.0 | 67 | 51 | 85 | 97 |
| 3/94 |  | $8.47 | 20.2 | 75 | 59 | 96 | 96 |
| 4/94 |  | $18.35 | 63.1 | 27 | 95 | 99 | 95 |
| 5/94 |  | $29.15 | 11.7 | 80 | 39 | 68 | 94 |
| 6/94 |  | $16.44 | 11.2 | 62 | 92 | 97 | 94 |
| 7/94 |  | $22.83 | 14.2 | 76 | 65 | 73 | 94 |
| 8/94 |  | $157.77 | 36.7 | 13 | 100 | 97 | 92 |
| 9/94 |  | $336.93 | 16.9 | 22 | 85 | 83 | 92 |
| 10/94 |  | $36.21 | 4.5 | 89 | 84 | 65 | 91 |
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Insider purchases in the sector's stocks
Funds that track the sector and each fund's exposure to it.
Fund | Exposure | Assets | Expense |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOXVanguard Communication Services ETF | 97.9% | $6B | 0.09% |
| XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF | 96.4% | $23B | 0.08% |
| FDNFirst Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | 32.3% | $5B | 0.49% |
The percentage is the sector's share of the fund's assets, per the latest available data.
The white line marks the average score (69.4) · the number beside the score is the stock count
Upgrades and downgrades on the sector's stocks
The communication services sector ranks third among sectors with a score of 78, demonstrating remarkable strength in safety, quality, and growth criteria, which enhances its current operational appeal. However, the sector faces weakness in capital return, with a median P/E ratio of 18.18, while momentum and sentiment remain at positive levels that support its stability. Stocks such as EVER and TBLA stand out as the top-performing choices within this sector according to the platform's rankings.
