Best Communication Services Stocks in India for 2026
Legacy telcos and capital-light media platforms in one sector; telcos tend to score on Health and Valuation, platforms on Quality and Growth.
Communication Services merges legacy telcos with the new-media giants pulled out of Tech in the 2018 GICS reshuffle. The sector's bimodal economics (capex-heavy telcos vs capital-light platforms) is reflected in the composite score: telcos tend to score on Health/Valuation, platforms on Quality/Growth.
India listings on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) report under Ind_AS (the Indian convergence of IFRS). The universe spans financials, IT services, consumer discretionary, and infrastructure. Composite scoring tends to reward Quality pillar (ROE durability) given the structural growth backdrop.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Communication Services in India by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BTML.NSE | Bodhi Tree Multimedia Limited | 67.3 |
| 2 | INDIAMART.NSE | Indiamart Intermesh Limited | 65.2 |
| 3 | JUSTDIAL.NSE | Just Dial Limited | 64.7 |
| 4 | HMVL.NSE | Hindustan Media Ventures Limited | 61.6 |
| 5 | BAGFILMS.NSE | B.A.G Films and Media Limited | 61.4 |
| 6 | INDUSTOWER.NSE | Indus Towers Limited | 60.9 |
| 7 | SIGNPOST.NSE | Signpost India Limited | 60.8 |
| 8 | ZEEL.NSE | Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited | 60.6 |
| 9 | TOUCHWOOD.NSE | Touchwood Entertainment Limited | 60.6 |
| 10 | RAILTEL.NSE | Railtel Corporation Of India Limited | 59.6 |
| 11 | DGCONTENT.NSE | Digicontent Limited | 58.9 |
| 12 | CINEVISTA.NSE | Cinevista Limited | 57.9 |
| 13 | DBCORP.NSE | D.B.Corp Limited | 57.6 |
| 14 | MPSLTD.NSE | MPS Limited | 57.5 |
| 15 | HATHWAY.NSE | Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited | 57.0 |
| 16 | BHARTIARTL.NSE | Bharti Airtel Limited | 56.3 |
| 17 | SANDESH.NSE | The Sandesh Limited | 56.1 |
| 18 | TATACOMM.NSE | Tata Communications Limited | 56.0 |
| 19 | JAGRAN.NSE | Jagran Prakashan Limited | 56.0 |
| 20 | AQYLON.NSE | Aqylon Nexus Limited | 55.5 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the Communication Services sector listed in India; use the screener for the full ranked list.