9 communication stocks to watch

The best communication stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals—while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.

9 popular communication stocks to watch

We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the online and telecommunication industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap stocks.

1. AT-and-T (T)
2. Slack Technologies (WORK)
3. Verizon Communications (VZ)
4. Zoom Video Communications (ZM)
5. Comcast (CMCSA)
6. American Tower (AMT)
7. Atlassian (TEAM)
8. United States Cellular Corporation (USM)
9. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

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2. Sign up for an account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
3. Set up a funding method to pay for the transaction. Deposit funds into your account by linking your banking information.
4. Choose the stocks you want to buy. Search for the stock by name or ticker symbol like T or WORK.
5. Place your order. Buy the stock. It's that simple.

Learn more about popular communication stocks

We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the online and telecommunication industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap US stocks.

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1. AT-and-T (T)

AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications and technology services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Communications and Latin America.

• Previous close price: $16.81
• Market capitalization: $120,527,691,776
• 1 year performance: -7.74%
• P/E ratio: 8.533

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2. Slack Technologies (WORK)

Slack Technologies, Inc. operates Slack, a business technology software platform in the United States and internationally. Its platform brings together people, applications, and data, as well as sells its offering under a software-as-a-service model.

• Previous close price: $0.00
• Market capitalization: $26,519,519,232
• 1 year performance: N/A

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3. Verizon Communications (VZ)

Verizon Communications Inc. , through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business).

• Previous close price: $39.49
• Market capitalization: $166,213,419,008
• 1 year performance: 0.08%
• P/E ratio: 14.7903

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4. Zoom Video Communications (ZM)

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. provides unified communications platform in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers Zoom Meetings that offers HD video, voice, chat, and content sharing through mobile devices, desktops, laptops, telephones, and conference room systems; Zoom Phone, an enterprise cloud phone system; and Zoom Chat enables users to share messages, images, audio files, and content in desktop, laptop, tablet, and mobile devices.

• Previous close price: $61.65
• Market capitalization: $18,961,074,176
• 1 year performance: -8.83%
• P/E ratio: 29.7826

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5. Comcast (CMCSA)

Comcast Corporation operates as a media and technology company worldwide. It operates through Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks segments. The Residential Connectivity & Platforms segment provides residential broadband and wireless connectivity services, residential and business video services, sky-branded entertainment television networks, and advertising.

• Previous close price: $40.21
• Market capitalization: $157,365,092,352
• 1 year performance: 5.57%
• P/E ratio: 10.6792

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6. American Tower (AMT)

American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 224,000 communications sites and a highly interconnected footprint of U. S. data center facilities.

• Previous close price: $173.35
• Market capitalization: $81,335,476,224
• 1 year performance: -16.99%
• P/E ratio: 54.6845

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7. Atlassian (TEAM)

Atlassian Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, licenses, and maintains various software products worldwide. Its product portfolio includes Jira Software and Jira Work Management, a project management system that connects technical and business teams so they can better plan, organize, track and manage their work and projects; Confluence, a connected workspace that organizes knowledge across all teams to move work forward; and Trello, a collaboration and organization product that captures and adds structure to fluid and fast-forming work for teams. The company also offers Jira Service Management, an intuitive and flexible service desk product for creating and managing service experiences for various service team providers, such as IT, legal, and HR teams; and Jira Align, an Atlassian's enterprise agility solution designed to help businesses to adapt and respond dynamic business conditions with a focus on value-creation.

• Previous close price: $199.01
• Market capitalization: $52,181,016,576
• 1 year performance: 19.58%

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8. United States Cellular Corporation (USM)

United States Cellular Corporation provides wireless telecommunications services in the United States. The company offers wireless services, including voice, messaging, and data services. It also provides wireless devices, such as handsets, tablets, mobile hotspots, home phones, and routers, as well as wireless essentials, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and memory cards; and consumer electronics comprising audio, home automation, and networking products.

• Previous close price: $36.77
• Market capitalization: $3,031,810,560
• 1 year performance: 64.67%
• P/E ratio: 56.4286

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9. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications.

• Previous close price: $409.06
• Market capitalization: $3,028,424,589,312
• 1 year performance: 41.64%
• P/E ratio: 36.8842

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Bottom line

While it's possible to turn a profit investing in communication stocks, keep in mind that—like any investment—communication stocks are not immune to risk. These stocks are subject to fluctuating conditions both in the market and in the online and telecommunication industry, so carefully vet your picks before you invest. If you're new to investing or if it's been a while since you've taken a critical look at your investment accounts, compare brokers to make sure you're getting the best trading features for your needs.

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