Top 25 ranking

The current top 25, sorted by Overall Rating and refreshed daily. Rank changes since the last update show in the Change column.

Rank Change Symbol Name Industry Rating Health Performance Risk Trend BuyMeter
Gold rank1 =
Alphabet Inc.
GOOG
Alphabet Inc. Internet Content & Information
9.2 7.5 3.5
2.4
Buy
Silver rank2 +1
Spotify Technology S.A.
SPOT
Spotify Technology S.A. Internet Content & Information
8.7 7.2 5.6
6.1
Strong Buy
Bronze rank3 -1
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc. Internet Content & Information
9.2 6.8 5.2
6.7
Buy
4 +8
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
CHT
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. Telecommunications Services 1.0
5 -1
IDT Corporation
IDT
IDT Corporation Telecommunications Services 3.4
6 -1
IMAX Corporation
IMAX
IMAX Corporation Entertainment 4.2
7 -1
Pearson plc
PSO
Pearson plc Publishing 1.1
8 -1
JOYY, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A
JOYY
JOYY, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A Internet Content & Information 3.2
9 -1
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.
ITRN
Ituran Location and Control Ltd. Telecommunications Services 5.4
10 -1
Quebecor Inc.
QBR-A.TO
Quebecor Inc. Telecommunications Services 2.4
11 -1
Fox Corporation
FOX
Fox Corporation Entertainment 4.8
12 -1
Roku, Inc.
ROKU
Roku, Inc. Entertainment 4.8
13 =
The New York Times Company
NYT
The New York Times Company Publishing 4.9
14 +1
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
CNK
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. Entertainment 4.6
15 +2
Opera Limited
OPRA
Opera Limited Internet Content & Information 3.8
16 +2
Telecom Argentina S.A.
TEO
Telecom Argentina S.A. Telecommunications Services 4.3
17 +2
Millicom International Cellular S.A.
TIGO
Millicom International Cellular S.A. Telecommunications Services 5.3
18 +2
Stingray Group Inc.
RAY-A.TO
Stingray Group Inc. Broadcasting 5.1
19 +2
Swisscom AG
SCMWY
Swisscom AG Telecommunications Services 1.6
20 +2
Netflix, Inc.
NFLX
Netflix, Inc. Entertainment
7.6 3.9 5.8
2.9
Hold
21 +2
TKO Group Holdings, Inc.
TKO
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. Entertainment 4.3
22 +22
The Walt Disney Company
DIS
The Walt Disney Company Entertainment
6.4 2.3 3.0
8.7
Buy
23 +1
AT&T Inc.
T
AT&T Inc. Telecommunications Services 3.8
24 +1
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc. Telecommunications Services 2.5
25 +1
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
LYV
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Entertainment 3.3

Best Communication Services Stocks: the sector's top names


Telecom carriers, media companies and internet platforms share a sector despite having little else in common, and this list ranks all of them by Overall Rating.


It's one of the more mixed sectors on Stoxcraft: a phone carrier and a streaming platform compete for the same spot on this list, evaluated by the same financial strength, performance and risk standard. Comparing within the sector still matters, since Communication Services as a group behaves differently from Utilities or Energy.


The platform half of this sector has more in common with Best Technology Stocks than with a phone carrier, so it is worth reading both lists together. For the market-wide version, see Best Rated Stocks, and Best Sectors by Health Score for how the sector holds up on fundamentals alone.


This suits investors mapping out telecom, media and internet exposure together. Check Best Sectors for how Communication Services compares to the other ten, or a stock's own page for the detail behind an individual score.

Frequently asked questions

Stocks are ranked by Overall Rating within the Communication Services sector only, covering telecom carriers, media companies and internet platforms under one standard.

The ranking updates daily and shows each stock's movement versus the previous ranking period in the Change column.

This page shows a ready-made leaderboard with rank movement over time. The Stoxcraft Screener is an interactive tool that always shows a live snapshot based on the filters you choose.

The same three pillars used everywhere on Stoxcraft: Health, Performance and Risk, narrowed to Communication Services so the comparison stays apples to apples.

No. Stoxcraft rankings are research tools for informational purposes only. They are not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.