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. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) is the #1 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 30 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: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 14 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 39.
PLAB passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Photronics has seen its stock lose -33.35% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -13 percentage points.
Photronics has an average 1 year
price target of $35.00, an upside of 91.57% from Photronics's current stock price of $18.27.
Photronics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Photronics, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)
The Component Grade breakdown for Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 5 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 39.
KLIC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kulicke & Soffa Industries has seen its stock lose -30.36% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -10 percentage points.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year
price target of $54.33, an upside of 68.58% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $32.23.
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.
3. Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT)
Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT) is the #3 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 30 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 Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -16 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 39. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates INTT as a "B".
INTT passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Intest has seen its stock lose -44.99% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -25 percentage points.
Intest has an average 1 year
price target of $16.00, an upside of 158.06% from Intest's current stock price of $6.20.
Intest stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Intest, 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.
