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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best semiconductor equipment 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 semiconductor material stocks to buy right now are:

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is the #1 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 22 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 42.

KLIC passed 24 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kulicke & Soffa Industries has seen its stock return 97.86% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 52 percentage points.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year price target of $115.00, an upside of 46.25% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $78.63.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Kulicke & Soffa Industries, 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.

Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT) is the #2 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is -3 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 42. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates INTT as a "A".

INTT passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Intest has seen its stock return 54.26% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 8 percentage points.

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) is the #3 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Veeco Instruments (NASDAQ:VECO) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is -7 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 42. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VECO as a "A".

VECO passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Veeco Instruments has seen its stock return 45.76% over the past year.

Veeco Instruments has an average 1 year price target of $61.33, an upside of 43.47% from Veeco Instruments's current stock price of $42.75.

Veeco Instruments stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Veeco Instruments, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 9 semiconductor equipment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 semiconductor equipment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.04%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.5%. 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 37% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) has an annual dividend yield of 0.8%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.5%. 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 14.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML) has an annual dividend yield of 0.55%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.5%. Asml Holding Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Asml Holding Nv's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Asml Holding Nv's dividend payout ratio of 28% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Semiconductor equipment stocks were down -3.58% in the last day, and down -14.39% over the last week. Smartkem was the among the top losers in the semiconductor equipment & materials industry, dropping -17.11% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading lower as rising inflation concerns and elevated energy prices fuel expectations for further Fed rate hikes. Elevated borrowing costs could pressure semiconductor manufacturing and AI infrastructure investments while straining customer budgets. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) has declined for seven consecutive trading sessions, matching its longest losing streak since the 2008 financial crisis.

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:

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

Photronics has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Photronics's stock has gained 17.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -28 percentage points.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) 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.

Amkor Technology has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amkor Technology's stock has gained 32.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -13 percentage points.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) 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.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's stock has gained 97.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by 52 percentage points.

64% of semiconductor equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor equipment stocks to rise by 134.12% over the next year.

10% of semiconductor equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30% of semiconductor equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 3.33% are rated D (Sell), and 6.67% are rated F (Strong Sell).