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Best Electronic Component Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top electronic component stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best electronic component stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best electronic component stocks to buy right now are:

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) is the #1 top electronic component stock out of 44 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -9 points lower than the electronic component industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates LFUS as a "A".

LFUS passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Littelfuse has seen its stock return 99.74% over the past year, overperforming other electronic component stocks by 20 percentage points.

Littelfuse has an average 1 year price target of $518.33, an upside of 14.58% from Littelfuse's current stock price of $452.36.

Littelfuse stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Littelfuse, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) is the #2 top electronic component stock out of 44 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 5 points higher than the electronic component industry average of 36.

DAKT passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Daktronics has seen its stock return 29.94% over the past year, underperforming other electronic component stocks by -50 percentage points.

Daktronics has an average 1 year price target of $26.00, an upside of 33.13% from Daktronics's current stock price of $19.53.

Daktronics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Daktronics, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) is the #3 top electronic component stock out of 44 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -3 points lower than the electronic component industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BHE as a "A".

BHE passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Benchmark Electronics has seen its stock return 133.87% over the past year, overperforming other electronic component stocks by 54 percentage points.

Benchmark Electronics has an average 1 year price target of $68.50, a downside of -25.58% from Benchmark Electronics's current stock price of $92.05.

Benchmark Electronics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Benchmark Electronics, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 15 electronic component stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 electronic component stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) has an annual dividend yield of 5.31%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the electronic component industry average of 1%. Deswell Industries's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Deswell Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Deswell Industries's dividend payout ratio of 29.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) has an annual dividend yield of 2.18%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the electronic component industry average of 1%. Universal Display's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Universal Display's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Universal Display's dividend payout ratio of 41.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Richardson Electronics (NASDAQ:RELL) has an annual dividend yield of 1.36%, which is the same as the electronic component industry average of 1%. Richardson Electronics's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Richardson Electronics's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Richardson Electronics's dividend payout ratio of 88.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Electronic component stocks were down -4.04% in the last day, and down -6.44% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why electronic component stocks are down.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued electronic component stocks right now are:

Te Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) is the most undervalued electronic component stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Te Connectivity has a valuation score of 29, which is 8 points higher than the electronic component industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Te Connectivity's stock has gained 16.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the electronic component industry by -63 percentage points.

Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) is the second most undervalued electronic component stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Daktronics has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the electronic component industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Daktronics's stock has gained 29.94% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the electronic component industry by -50 percentage points.

Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM) is the third most undervalued electronic component stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sanmina has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the electronic component industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sanmina's stock has gained 143.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the electronic component industry by 64 percentage points.

65.38% of electronic component stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect electronic component stocks to rise by 11.67% over the next year.

16.13% of electronic component stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.58% of electronic component stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.16% are rated C (Hold), 16.13% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).