According to Zen Score, the 3 best semiconductor material stocks to buy right now are:
1. Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS)
Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) is the top semiconductor equipment stock with a Zen Score of 63, which is 25 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 38. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Axcelis Technologies has seen its stock lose -17.38% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -61 percentage points.
Axcelis Technologies has an average 1 year
price target of $165.00, an upside of 62.24% from Axcelis Technologies's current stock price of $101.70.
Axcelis Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Axcelis Technologies, 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. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) is the second best semiconductor equipment stock with a Zen Score of 56, which is 18 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 38. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Photronics has seen its stock return 84.32% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 41 percentage points.
3. Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR)
Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) is the third best semiconductor equipment stock with a Zen Score of 56, which is 18 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 38. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Acm Research has seen its stock return 166.81% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 123 percentage points.
Acm Research has an average 1 year
price target of $32.00, an upside of 28.41% from Acm Research's current stock price of $24.92.
Acm Research stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Acm Research, 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.