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Best Semiconductor Equipment Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top semiconductor equipment stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Semiconductor Equipment &...

Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends Due Diligence

Semiconductor Equipment is Zen Rated C and is the 82nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E	Country
ASYS	AMTECH SYSTEMS INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$199.70M	$13.91	-0.07%	-$25.22M	-6.56x	0.74	United States
PLAB	PHOTRONICS INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$1.99B	$33.70	1.11%	$245.62M	14.72x	0.18	United States
TRT	TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL	NYSEMKT	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$60.30M	$6.93	-2.53%	$3.06M	231.00x	0.39	United States
KLIC	KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$2.95B	$56.32	1.75%	$38.58M	14,080.00x	0.34	Singapore
ACLS	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$2.97B	$95.72	2.81%	$179.77M	22.52x	0.33	United States
AMBA	AMBARELLA INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$2.95B	$68.57	-0.98%	-$53.87M	-36.47x	0.27	United States
AMKR	AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$12.75B	$51.58	-1.36%	$1.09B	41.26x	0.89	United States
COHU	COHU INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$1.29B	$27.62	2.83%	-$11.46M	-17.59x	0.23	United States
AMAT	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$243.62B	$307.24	2.01%	$9.98B	35.27x	0.78	United States
ONTO	ONTO INNOVATION INC	NYSE	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$9.36B	$191.03	0.73%	$247.31M	53.66x	0.09	United States
KLAC	KLA CORP	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$187.65B	$1,428.17	2.01%	$5.56B	44.64x	2.27	United States
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$3.21B	$76.12	-0.03%	$88.03M	135.93x	0.13	United States
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$276.83B	$220.40	0.93%	$6.92B	48.33x	1.15	United States
DQ	DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP	NYSE	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$1.77B	$26.22	2.50%	N/A	N/A	0.11	China
ASML	ASML HOLDING NV	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$496.22B	$1,281.23	0.58%	$14.48B	45.46x	1.37	Netherlands
INTT	INTEST CORP	NYSEMKT	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$100.74M	$8.07	2.80%	$3.74M	-44.83x	0.46	United States
UCTT	ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$1.60B	$35.34	3.30%	-$17.40M	-9.93x	1.32	United States
NVMI	NOVA LTD	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$11.97B	$403.62	2.42%	$309.97M	48.51x	0.97	Israel
TER	TERADYNE INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$35.14B	$224.36	3.27%	$625.47M	81.59x	0.46	United States
ENTG	ENTEGRIS INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$15.44B	$101.84	-1.12%	$898.92M	53.32x	1.16	United States
CAMT	CAMTEK LTD	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$6.31B	$137.80	4.66%	N/A	130.00x	1.13	Israel
ACMR	ACM RESEARCH INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$3.46B	$53.36	0.26%	$165.21M	28.84x	0.62	United States
AXTI	AXT INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$1.04B	$22.24	-3.26%	-$11.31M	-42.77x	0.52	United States
INDI	INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$856.57M	$3.90	-1.52%	-$86.05M	-5.20x	1.25	United States
ATOM	ATOMERA INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$73.82M	$2.33	0.87%	-$19.06M	-3.48x	0.15	United States
ICHR	ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$847.57M	$24.65	3.70%	$3.11M	-20.54x	0.43	United States
AEHR	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$807.03M	$26.35	0.11%	-$7.42M	-87.83x	0.14	United States
SMTK	SMARTKEM INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$6.81M	$1.11	1.83%	-$10.70M	-0.24x	-2.10	United Kingdom
VECO	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	NASDAQ	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials	$2.04B	$33.83	2.17%	$74.60M	39.34x	0.47	United States

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy right now in Jan 2026?

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 semiconductor material stocks to buy right now are:

1. Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS)

Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) is the #1 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 29 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -21 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ASYS as a "B".

ASYS passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Amtech Systems has seen its stock return 156.17% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 85 percentage points.

2. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) is the #2 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 29 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) is: Value: B, Growth: F, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 11 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 35.

PLAB passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Photronics has seen its stock return 42.68% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -28 percentage points.

Photronics has an average 1 year price target of $43.50, an upside of 29.08% from Photronics's current stock price of $33.70.

Photronics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Photronics, 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.

3. Trio Tech International (NYSEMKT:TRT)

Trio Tech International (NYSEMKT:TRT) is the #3 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 29 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Trio Tech International (NYSEMKT:TRT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Trio Tech International (NYSEMKT:TRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -10 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TRT as a "B".

TRT passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Trio Tech International has seen its stock return 134.12% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 63 percentage points.

What are the semiconductor equipment stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 8 semiconductor equipment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 semiconductor equipment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.46%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.57%. Kulicke & Soffa Industries's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Kulicke & Soffa Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's dividend payout ratio of 20,500% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) has an annual dividend yield of 0.64%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.57%. Amkor Technology's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Amkor Technology's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Amkor Technology's dividend payout ratio of 58.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has an annual dividend yield of 0.58%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.57%. Applied Materials's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Applied Materials's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Applied Materials's dividend payout ratio of 20.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor equipment stocks up?

Semiconductor equipment stocks were up 1.49% in the last day, and up 5.84% over the last week. Daqo New Energy was the among the top gainers in the semiconductor equipment & materials industry, gaining 2.5% yesterday.

Shares of Chinese ADRs are trading higher. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Monday that China welcomes foreign enterprises including, Warburg Pincus, and long-term capital to expand investment and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation.

What are the most undervalued semiconductor equipment stocks?

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 semiconductor equipment stocks right now are:

1. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) is the most undervalued semiconductor equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Photronics has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Photronics's stock has gained 42.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -28 percentage points.

2. Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS)

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) is the second most undervalued semiconductor equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Axcelis Technologies has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Axcelis Technologies's stock has gained 39.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -32 percentage points.

3. Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT)

Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT) is the third most undervalued semiconductor equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Intest has a valuation score of 14, which is -10 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 24. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Intest's stock has dropped -3.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -74 percentage points.

Are semiconductor equipment stocks a good buy now?

58.33% of semiconductor equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor equipment stocks to fall by -5.53% over the next year.

0% of semiconductor equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.81% of semiconductor equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.37% are rated C (Hold), 7.41% are rated D (Sell), and 7.41% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the semiconductor equipment & materials industry?

The average P/E ratio of the semiconductor equipment & materials industry is 76.3x.

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