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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.

Industry: Semiconductor Equipment &...

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Semiconductor Equipment is Zen Rated A and is the 23rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
KLIC	KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	$3.83B	52,329,115	0.09%	18.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ASML	ASML HOLDING NV	$587.84B	383,100,000	0.02%	0.00%
UCTT	ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	$2.38B	47,960,159	0.10%	43.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ENTG	ENTEGRIS INC	$23.56B	152,800,000	0.11%	24.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INTT	INTEST CORP	$186.00M	12,836,167	0.06%	54.08%	Net Selling
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	$294.65B	1,249,171,000	0.09%	0.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ICHR	ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD	$1.41B	37,576,306	0.09%	39.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMAT	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	$313.53B	793,597,443	0.08%	2.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VECO	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	$2.50B	61,140,157	0.11%	8.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACLS	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.43B	30,883,715	0.10%	9.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PLAB	PHOTRONICS INC	$1.71B	58,997,167	0.09%	14.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KLAC	KLA CORP	$209.79B	1,302,962,435	0.09%	0.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ONTO	ONTO INNOVATION INC	$10.56B	49,084,327	0.10%	33.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
COHU	COHU INC	$2.18B	47,346,050	0.11%	8.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
Q	QNITY ELECTRONICS INC	$26.46B	209,043,355	0.08%	0.17%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ASYS	AMTECH SYSTEMS INC	$222.53M	17,508,101	0.06%	60.97%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AEHR	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	$2.16B	32,794,791	0.07%	15.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TER	TERADYNE INC	$41.49B	156,124,751	0.10%	1.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AXTI	AXT INC	$3.08B	65,573,212	0.07%	16.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NVMI	NOVA LTD	$10.84B	31,821,000	0.07%	7.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACMR	ACM RESEARCH INC	$3.67B	70,011,158	0.07%	25.56%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CAMT	CAMTEK LTD	$5.00B	46,725,239	0.04%	0.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	$3.01B	42,508,140	0.04%	99.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMBA	AMBARELLA INC	$2.76B	44,140,971	0.08%	33.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMKR	AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC	$9.44B	247,810,189	0.01%	99.99%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TRT	TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL	$54.62M	10,384,698	0.02%	37.50%	Net Buying	Net Buying
INDI	INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	$553.83M	240,797,477	0.10%	8.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATOM	ATOMERA INC	$116.86M	39,083,404	0.05%	6.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DQ	DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP	$788.99M	338,331,505	0.01%	36.14%
SMTK	SMARTKEM INC	$146.97k	565,275	0.26%	99.74%
NANO	FORGE NANO HOLDINGS INC	$600.88M	126,500,098	0.01%	27.24%

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy right now in Nov 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 31 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: D.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 20 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 44.

KLIC passed 24 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kulicke & Soffa Industries has seen its stock return 89.39% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 51 percentage points.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year price target of $92.50, an upside of 26.37% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $73.20.

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

2. Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML)

Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML) is the #2 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 31 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is equal to the semiconductor equipment industry average of 44.

ASML passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Asml Holding Nv has seen its stock return 50.08% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 11 percentage points.

Asml Holding Nv has an average 1 year price target of $5,963.60, an upside of 288.65% from Asml Holding Nv's current stock price of $1,534.42.

Asml Holding Nv stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Asml Holding Nv, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ:UCTT)

Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ:UCTT) is the #3 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 31 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ:UCTT) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ:UCTT) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 5 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 44.

UCTT passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ultra Clean Holdings has seen its stock return 92.29% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 54 percentage points.

Ultra Clean Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $114.25, an upside of 130.2% from Ultra Clean Holdings's current stock price of $49.63.

Ultra Clean Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ultra Clean Holdings, 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.

What are the semiconductor equipment stocks with highest dividends?

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:

1. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.12%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.52%. 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.

2. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) has an annual dividend yield of 0.88%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.52%. 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 13.4% 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 0.59%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.52%. Asml Holding Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven 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 23.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor equipment stocks up?

Semiconductor equipment stocks were up 4.63% in the last day, and up 6.55% over the last week. Axt was the among the top gainers in the semiconductor equipment & materials industry, gaining 19.49% yesterday.

Shares of wafer-fabrication-related semiconductor companies are trading higher after sector customer CoreWeave’s strong Q3 results and raised FY26 sales guidance helped anchor the demand outlook. Also, South Korea’s KOSPI chip rally continues into the U.S. session.

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 57, which is 30 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Photronics's stock has gained 31.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -7 percentage points.

2. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

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 16 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amkor Technology's stock has gained 11.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -27 percentage points.

3. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

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 30 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's stock has gained 89.39% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by 51 percentage points.

Are semiconductor equipment stocks a good buy now?

73.08% of semiconductor equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor equipment stocks to rise by 139.14% over the next year.

3.45% of semiconductor equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 44.83% of semiconductor equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 41.38% are rated C (Hold), 3.45% are rated D (Sell), and 6.9% 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 42.41x.

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Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

1. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

2. Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML)

3. Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ:UCTT)

1. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

2. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

3. Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML)

1. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

2. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

3. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

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