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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 67th 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	$63.89	N/A	N/A	-52.98x	23.88x	4.86x	4.05x	N/A	$76.26M	2.28%	$825.04M	15.77	$3.10B	-94.19
PLAB	PHOTRONICS INC	$36.34	N/A	N/A	15.53x	16.73x	2.44x	1.77x	N/A	$66.01M	3.14%	$1.21B	20.96	$1.60B	6.66
AMKR	AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC	$45.81	$18.47	147.97%	30.34x	25.94x	1.69x	2.53x	1.58x	$301.27M	2.66%	$4.47B	18.10	$11.40B	9.83
TER	TERADYNE INC	$290.83	$73.48	295.78%	83.57x	46.16x	14.51x	16.29x	1.88x	$450.41M	0.97%	$2.80B	17.57	$45.52B	59.26
INTT	INTEST CORP	$14.03	N/A	N/A	-66.81x	36.20x	1.50x	1.69x	N/A	$5.68M	3.32%	$103.62M	8.49	$174.22M	43.30
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	$115.36	$21.39	439.22%	158.03x	71.19x	4.87x	2.29x	2.33x	-$2.53M	-0.05%	$2.13B	50.26	$4.46B	54.37
ASYS	AMTECH SYSTEMS INC	$10.94	N/A	N/A	-5.14x	42.90x	2.12x	2.91x	N/A	$8.07M	5.14%	$54.10M	3.77	$154.63M	-6.08
AMBA	AMBARELLA INC	$54.02	N/A	N/A	-28.73x	88.86x	6.19x	3.94x	N/A	$64.28M	2.77%	$590.11M	13.77	$2.16B	-40.19
AMAT	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	$357.06	$99.48	258.94%	36.40x	31.84x	10.04x	13.05x	2.75x	$6.19B	2.19%	$21.72B	27.39	$282.70B	27.69
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	$228.36	$59.77	282.08%	46.60x	42.14x	13.94x	28.11x	2.44x	$6.22B	2.17%	$10.15B	8.09	$283.47B	38.24
ACLS	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$84.43	N/A	N/A	22.16x	22.69x	3.18x	2.53x	N/A	$107.01M	4.01%	$1.03B	32.77	$2.51B	15.59
KLAC	KLA CORP	$1,498.67	$393.62	280.74%	43.39x	40.26x	15.44x	35.94x	2.58x	$4.38B	2.22%	$5.47B	41.64	$199.87B	33.82
TRT	TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL	$5.82	N/A	N/A	-291.00x	N/A	1.03x	1.52x	N/A	$225.00k	0.45%	$33.51M	3.85	$42.06M	17.89
UCTT	ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	$57.67	N/A	N/A	-14.42x	28.62x	1.27x	3.69x	N/A	$15.30M	0.59%	$711.00M	15.70	$2.97B	-72.32
ASML	ASML HOLDING NV	$1,317.25	$330.77	298.24%	45.28x	N/A	13.32x	22.00x	2.71x	$13.04B	2.55%	$23.07B	59.39	$497.66B	33.72
ONTO	ONTO INNOVATION INC	$200.17	$66.51	200.95%	72.00x	30.10x	9.78x	4.74x	1.37x	$299.80M	3.05%	$2.10B	42.76	$9.60B	43.00
ICHR	ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD	$46.83	N/A	N/A	-30.41x	40.99x	1.69x	2.44x	N/A	-$6.28M	-0.39%	$663.89M	19.39	$1.68B	-226.35
ENTG	ENTEGRIS INC	$114.66	$34.98	227.75%	73.97x	32.97x	5.44x	4.41x	1.52x	$396.20M	2.28%	$3.95B	26.06	$20.86B	24.75
DQ	DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP	$20.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	-16.09x	2.11x	0.32x	N/A	-$123.35M	-8.80%	$4.41B	65.24	$420.63M	N/A
CAMT	CAMTEK LTD	$165.95	$32.00	418.58%	149.50x	47.48x	15.29x	12.33x	2.25x	$127.48M	1.68%	$617.00M	13.50	$7.95B	203.51
COHU	COHU INC	$29.52	N/A	N/A	-18.57x	55.02x	3.05x	1.76x	N/A	$11.24M	0.82%	$785.54M	16.81	$1.48B	-217.34
ATOM	ATOMERA INC	$4.25	N/A	N/A	-6.54x	-8.01x	2,125.00x	8.95x	N/A	-$14.92M	-11.39%	$18.38M	0.60	$146.53M	-7.76
NVMI	NOVA LTD	$465.30	$101.96	356.34%	54.04x	44.48x	15.91x	11.22x	2.99x	$217.92M	1.56%	$1.32B	43.78	$14.86B	45.63
AXTI	AXT INC	$54.24	N/A	N/A	-110.69x	-2,368.56x	26.99x	11.03x	N/A	-$18.78M	-0.79%	$273.29M	6.22	$2.95B	-319.39
INDI	INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	$2.56	N/A	N/A	-3.51x	-23.75x	2.32x	1.60x	N/A	-$71.42M	-14.14%	$358.03M	1.82	$783.28M	-9.23
ACMR	ACM RESEARCH INC	$43.55	$20.27	114.82%	29.63x	23.21x	3.10x	1.95x	1.25x	-$65.92M	-2.36%	$1.46B	22.82	$2.39B	17.71
AEHR	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	$34.52	N/A	N/A	-115.07x	-270.75x	19.56x	8.08x	N/A	-$11.69M	-1.12%	$130.78M	4.33	$1.04B	-139.74
SMTK	SMARTKEM INC	$0.25	N/A	N/A	-0.05x	N/A	12.35x	-0.51x	N/A	-$7.41M	-341.30%	-$2.95M	-0.34	$1.28M	-0.12
VECO	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	$30.65	$34.71	-11.71%	51.08x	17.97x	2.74x	2.09x	0.34x	$53.29M	2.93%	$885.51M	14.93	$1.95B	28.38

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy right now in Mar 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 38, which is 3 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 35.

KLIC passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kulicke & Soffa Industries has seen its stock return 78.02% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -21 percentage points.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year price target of $54.67, a downside of -14.44% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $63.89.

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: A, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 5 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 35.

PLAB passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Photronics has seen its stock return 70.17% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -29 percentage points.

Photronics has an average 1 year price target of $44.33, an upside of 22% from Photronics's current stock price of $36.34.

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: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 9 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 35.

AMKR passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Amkor Technology has seen its stock return 135.89% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 36 percentage points.

Amkor Technology has an average 1 year price target of $52.88, an upside of 15.42% from Amkor Technology's current stock price of $45.81.

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 0.73%, 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 -2.59% in the last day, and up 3.41% 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 70.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -29 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 C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Axcelis Technologies 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.

Axcelis Technologies's stock has gained 48.85% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -51 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 43, which is 25 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amkor Technology's stock has gained 135.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by 36 percentage points.

Are semiconductor equipment stocks a good buy now?

68% of semiconductor equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor equipment stocks to rise by 9.42% 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 44.92x.

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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. Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS)

3. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

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