Communication Services
Communication Services sector: regime, opportunity and risk scores, industry rankings, signals, leading stocks and ETFs, and the weekly brief.
Communication Services at a glance
Communication Services (XLC) is in a Bearish regime with a Bull/Bear score of −100, ranked 11 of 11 on opportunity (34/100) with elevated risk. It is lagging against the S&P 500: −7.1% over 1 month and +0.2% over 3 months; 32% of its 19 stocks are above their 200-day average.
Industries
| Rank | Industry | Signal | Opportunity | 3 months | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movies/Entertainment | Improving | 61 | −2.2% | DIS, LYV, TKO |
| 2 | Other Communication Services | Improving | 49 | +1.5% | NWSA, FOXA, OMC |
| 3 | Internet Software/Services | Bearish | 29 | −2.2% | META, GOOGL, RDDT |
| 4 | Wireless Telecommunications | Bearish | 13 | −9.0% | VZ, T, TMUS |
| 5 | Cable/Satellite TV | Bearish | 3 | −2.9% | CMCSA, SKYD, CHTR |
Leading stocks
- NWSA – News Corporation (Publishing: Newspapers): Bullish, 3 months +16.6%
- DIS – Walt Disney Company (The) (Movies/Entertainment): Bullish, 3 months +20.7%
- OMC – Omnicom Group Inc. (Advertising/Marketing Services): Bullish, 3 months +4.9%
- FOXA – Fox Corporation (Broadcasting): Bullish, 3 months +20.5%
- LYV – Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (Movies/Entertainment): Improving, 3 months −2.2%
- META – Meta Platforms, Inc. (Internet Software/Services): Bullish, 3 months +6.2%
What drives Communication Services
Digital advertising, media, internet platforms. Bullish indicators: Advertising demand accelerates; subscriber and platform monetisation improve. Bearish indicators: Ad spending weakens; customer growth stalls; margins contract.
Source: Sonsero Sectors weekly snapshot 2026-10-25 (market data from TradingView). Scores, regimes and signals are rules-based descriptions of market conditions, not investment advice.