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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.

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Semiconductor Equipment is Zen Rated C and is the 64th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
KLIC	KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	$64.08	N/A	N/A	-53.13x	23.95x	4.88x	4.06x	N/A	$76.26M	2.28%	$825.04M	15.77	$3.11B	-94.49
PLAB	PHOTRONICS INC	$40.85	N/A	N/A	17.46x	18.80x	2.74x	1.99x	N/A	$66.01M	2.80%	$1.21B	20.96	$1.86B	7.77
AMKR	AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC	$46.70	$18.44	153.32%	30.93x	26.45x	1.72x	2.58x	1.61x	$301.27M	2.61%	$4.47B	18.10	$11.62B	10.02
TER	TERADYNE INC	$309.61	$73.33	322.22%	88.97x	49.14x	15.44x	17.34x	2.00x	$450.41M	0.91%	$2.80B	17.57	$48.46B	63.09
INTT	INTEST CORP	$14.07	N/A	N/A	-67.00x	36.30x	1.51x	1.70x	N/A	$5.68M	3.31%	$103.62M	8.49	$174.72M	43.42
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	$113.94	$21.35	433.69%	156.08x	70.31x	4.81x	2.26x	2.30x	-$2.53M	-0.05%	$2.13B	50.26	$4.40B	53.64
ASYS	AMTECH SYSTEMS INC	$12.12	N/A	N/A	-5.69x	47.53x	2.35x	3.23x	N/A	$8.07M	4.64%	$54.10M	3.77	$171.63M	-6.75
AMAT	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	$348.47	$99.27	251.03%	35.52x	31.08x	9.79x	12.73x	2.68x	$6.19B	2.24%	$21.72B	27.39	$275.88B	27.02
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	$218.44	$59.64	266.25%	44.58x	40.31x	13.33x	26.89x	2.33x	$6.22B	2.27%	$10.15B	8.09	$271.08B	36.57
AMBA	AMBARELLA INC	$50.54	N/A	N/A	-28.39x	65.97x	5.52x	3.72x	N/A	$58.01M	2.69%	$594.79M	13.93	$2.04B	-42.30
ACLS	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$95.09	N/A	N/A	24.96x	25.55x	3.58x	2.85x	N/A	$107.01M	3.56%	$1.03B	32.77	$2.84B	17.64
TRT	TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL	$5.85	N/A	N/A	-292.50x	N/A	1.03x	1.53x	N/A	$225.00k	0.44%	$33.51M	3.85	$42.33M	18.00
KLAC	KLA CORP	$1,516.84	$392.81	286.16%	43.92x	40.75x	15.62x	36.38x	2.61x	$4.38B	2.20%	$5.47B	41.64	$202.26B	34.23
UCTT	ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	$63.16	N/A	N/A	-15.79x	31.35x	1.39x	4.04x	N/A	$15.30M	0.54%	$711.00M	15.70	$3.22B	-78.42
DQ	DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP	$21.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	-16.38x	2.14x	0.32x	N/A	-$123.35M	-8.65%	$4.41B	65.24	$445.63M	N/A
ONTO	ONTO INNOVATION INC	$215.53	$66.38	224.71%	77.53x	32.41x	10.53x	5.10x	1.48x	$299.80M	2.83%	$2.10B	42.76	$10.37B	46.41
ASML	ASML HOLDING NV	$1,317.23	$330.08	299.06%	45.27x	N/A	13.32x	22.00x	2.71x	$13.04B	2.55%	$23.07B	59.39	$497.65B	33.72
ICHR	ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD	$48.12	N/A	N/A	-31.25x	42.12x	1.74x	2.51x	N/A	-$6.28M	-0.38%	$663.89M	19.39	$1.73B	-232.36
ENTG	ENTEGRIS INC	$116.40	$34.91	233.42%	75.10x	33.47x	5.52x	4.48x	1.54x	$396.20M	2.24%	$3.95B	26.06	$21.13B	25.06
CAMT	CAMTEK LTD	$157.73	$31.93	393.92%	142.10x	45.13x	14.53x	11.72x	2.14x	$127.48M	1.77%	$617.00M	13.50	$7.57B	193.87
AXTI	AXT INC	$52.84	N/A	N/A	-107.84x	-2,307.42x	26.29x	10.75x	N/A	-$18.78M	-0.81%	$273.29M	6.22	$2.87B	-310.96
COHU	COHU INC	$32.14	N/A	N/A	-20.21x	59.91x	3.32x	1.92x	N/A	$11.24M	0.75%	$785.54M	16.81	$1.61B	-235.32
ATOM	ATOMERA INC	$4.07	N/A	N/A	-6.26x	-7.67x	2,035.00x	8.57x	N/A	-$14.92M	-11.89%	$18.38M	0.60	$139.56M	-7.39
NVMI	NOVA LTD	$442.24	$101.75	334.62%	51.36x	42.28x	15.12x	10.66x	2.84x	$217.92M	1.64%	$1.32B	43.78	$14.13B	43.38
ACMR	ACM RESEARCH INC	$40.54	$20.23	100.39%	27.58x	21.61x	2.89x	1.82x	1.17x	-$65.92M	-2.53%	$1.46B	22.82	$2.20B	16.25
INDI	INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	$3.13	N/A	N/A	-4.29x	-29.04x	2.84x	1.96x	N/A	-$71.42M	-11.57%	$358.03M	1.82	$910.76M	-10.73
AEHR	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	$44.32	N/A	N/A	-147.73x	-347.61x	25.11x	10.38x	N/A	-$11.69M	-0.87%	$130.78M	4.33	$1.34B	-180.20
VECO	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	$34.36	$34.64	-0.81%	57.27x	20.14x	3.07x	2.34x	0.38x	$53.29M	2.62%	$885.51M	14.93	$2.17B	31.65
SMTK	SMARTKEM INC	$0.23	N/A	N/A	-0.05x	N/A	11.65x	-0.48x	N/A	-$7.41M	-361.80%	-$2.95M	-0.34	$1.20M	-0.11

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy right now in Apr 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. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is the #1 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 29 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 Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 2 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 34.

KLIC passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kulicke & Soffa Industries has seen its stock return 89.19% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -26 percentage points.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year price target of $54.67, a downside of -14.69% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $64.08.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Kulicke & Soffa Industries, 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.

2. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) is the #2 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 29 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 Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 6 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 34.

PLAB passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Photronics has seen its stock return 99.07% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -17 percentage points.

Photronics has an average 1 year price target of $44.33, an upside of 8.53% from Photronics's current stock price of $40.85.

Photronics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Photronics, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) 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 Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 4 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 34.

AMKR passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Amkor Technology has seen its stock return 150.67% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 35 percentage points.

Amkor Technology has an average 1 year price target of $52.88, an upside of 13.22% from Amkor Technology's current stock price of $46.70.

Amkor Technology stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Amkor Technology, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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 1.28%, 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 -68% 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 0.71%, 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 22% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML)

Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML) has an annual dividend yield of 0.57%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.57%. 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 25.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor equipment stocks down?

Semiconductor equipment stocks were down -0.99% in the last day, and up 1.54% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why semiconductor equipment stocks are down.

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 25 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Photronics's stock has gained 99.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -17 percentage points.

2. Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR)

Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) is the second 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.

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

Acm Research's stock has gained 73.32% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -42 percentage points.

3. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) 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.

Amkor Technology has a valuation score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amkor Technology's stock has gained 150.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by 35 percentage points.

Are semiconductor equipment stocks a good buy now?

66.67% of semiconductor equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor equipment stocks to rise by 8.64% over the next year.

7.41% of semiconductor equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.81% of semiconductor equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 7.41% are rated D (Sell), and 3.7% 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 44.62x.

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Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

1. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

2. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

3. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

1. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

2. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

3. Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML)

1. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

2. Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR)

3. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

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