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Best Semiconductor Equipment Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top semiconductor equipment stocks in 2025 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 74th 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
ASYS	AMTECH SYSTEMS INC	$10.98	N/A	N/A	-5.18x	44.85x	1.98x	2.95x	N/A	$6.97M	4.44%	$53.39M	3.73	$159.25M	-6.31
PLAB	PHOTRONICS INC	$36.31	$14.47	150.88%	20.28x	18.92x	2.46x	1.90x	3.26x	$64.55M	3.07%	$1.13B	19.43	$1.66B	6.99
KLIC	KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	$48.08	$2.95	1,529.20%	12,020.00x	31.48x	3.89x	3.06x	6.06x	$96.57M	3.79%	$821.49M	15.51	$2.34B	60.66
AMBA	AMBARELLA INC	$75.28	N/A	N/A	-40.04x	123.90x	8.63x	5.49x	N/A	$64.28M	1.99%	$590.11M	13.77	$3.08B	-57.18
ACLS	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$85.61	$30.48	180.85%	20.14x	18.81x	3.14x	2.60x	5.38x	$124.03M	4.63%	$1.02B	32.61	$2.51B	13.96
AMKR	AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC	$44.31	$17.52	152.93%	35.45x	34.65x	1.70x	2.54x	1.59x	$234.50M	2.14%	$4.31B	17.43	$11.29B	10.31
AMAT	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	$259.21	$79.01	228.08%	29.76x	27.30x	7.35x	10.07x	3.35x	$5.70B	2.73%	$20.42B	25.39	$204.85B	20.54
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	$160.52	$46.97	241.74%	35.20x	32.48x	10.36x	19.78x	2.88x	$5.55B	2.73%	$10.19B	8.06	$199.41B	28.83
ONTO	ONTO INNOVATION INC	$156.36	$58.32	168.09%	43.92x	30.93x	7.65x	3.83x	1.53x	$261.31M	3.41%	$2.00B	40.84	$7.06B	28.55
COHU	COHU INC	$23.88	N/A	N/A	-15.21x	N/A	2.63x	1.34x	N/A	-$30.39M	-2.72%	$831.09M	17.78	$1.01B	-88.55
KLAC	KLA CORP	$1,193.92	$348.78	242.31%	37.32x	32.72x	12.56x	31.47x	2.69x	$3.87B	2.46%	$4.99B	37.84	$160.81B	28.91
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	$77.12	$15.29	404.25%	137.71x	121.51x	3.38x	1.54x	2.36x	$36.89M	1.13%	$2.10B	49.88	$2.90B	32.97
TER	TERADYNE INC	$193.37	$50.52	282.78%	70.32x	54.57x	10.72x	11.14x	2.06x	$456.83M	1.49%	$2.72B	17.13	$30.28B	48.41
UCTT	ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	$26.05	N/A	N/A	-7.32x	24.21x	0.56x	1.67x	N/A	$17.10M	1.45%	$709.90M	15.64	$1.52B	-87.26
INTT	INTEST CORP	$7.56	N/A	N/A	-42.00x	296.47x	0.78x	0.93x	N/A	$9.66M	10.46%	$101.87M	8.34	$92.11M	24.66
AXTI	AXT INC	$14.81	N/A	N/A	-28.48x	-35.12x	7.18x	3.85x	N/A	-$18.93M	-2.92%	$179.15M	4.09	$722.41M	-63.85
DQ	DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP	$32.26	N/A	N/A	N/A	-9.74x	3.41x	0.50x	N/A	-$262.53M	-12.05%	$4.35B	64.46	$1.63B	N/A
ASML	ASML HOLDING NV	$1,080.85	$205.68	425.50%	38.35x	42.87x	11.18x	18.95x	9.39x	$8.93B	2.13%	$22.09B	57.02	$415.80B	28.71
ACMR	ACM RESEARCH INC	$38.83	$16.65	133.20%	20.99x	20.78x	2.84x	1.76x	2.41x	-$8.85M	-0.35%	$1.43B	22.25	$1.75B	10.59
NVMI	NOVA LTD	$315.84	$75.31	319.41%	37.96x	35.69x	11.09x	8.00x	4.30x	$229.96M	2.43%	$1.17B	39.11	$9.55B	30.80
ENTG	ENTEGRIS INC	$92.55	$31.53	193.55%	48.46x	33.37x	4.36x	3.61x	1.67x	$330.77M	2.35%	$3.89B	25.63	$17.54B	19.51
CAMT	CAMTEK LTD	$111.95	$26.63	320.32%	105.61x	34.32x	10.56x	8.86x	2.02x	N/A	N/A	$578.04M	12.63	$5.06B	N/A
INDI	INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	$4.29	N/A	N/A	-5.72x	-15.20x	3.93x	2.55x	N/A	-$64.58M	-7.55%	$369.21M	1.85	$1.14B	-13.23
ATOM	ATOMERA INC	$2.37	N/A	N/A	-3.54x	-4.30x	2,370.00x	3.95x	N/A	-$14.71M	-19.96%	$19.03M	0.61	$55.56M	-2.92
ICHR	ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD	$17.82	N/A	N/A	-14.85x	87.05x	0.64x	0.91x	N/A	-$19.09M	-3.12%	$676.18M	19.69	$683.35M	219.73
AEHR	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	$24.48	N/A	N/A	-111.27x	282.35x	12.89x	6.00x	N/A	-$16.25M	-2.22%	$122.39M	4.09	$722.47M	-172.14
TRT	TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL	$9.61	N/A	N/A	160.17x	N/A	0.98x	1.23x	N/A	$2.38M	5.74%	$34.06M	7.90	$31.60M	10.34
VECO	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	$30.62	$15.59	96.42%	35.60x	22.45x	2.70x	2.10x	1.07x	$54.85M	2.98%	$875.97M	14.58	$1.91B	25.57
SMTK	SMARTKEM INC	$1.70	N/A	N/A	-0.37x	N/A	85.00x	-3.53x	N/A	-$7.41M	-49.59%	-$2.95M	-0.34	$10.20M	-0.95

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

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. Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS)

Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) is the #1 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 Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -19 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ASYS as a "B".

ASYS passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Amtech Systems has seen its stock return 95.37% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 46 percentage points.

2. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) is the #2 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 Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 7 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 36.

PLAB passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Photronics has seen its stock return 38.22% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -11 percentage points.

Photronics has an average 1 year price target of $43.50, an upside of 19.8% from Photronics's current stock price of $36.31.

Photronics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Photronics, 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.

3. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) 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 Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 36.

KLIC passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kulicke & Soffa Industries has seen its stock lose -2.73% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -52 percentage points.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year price target of $46.67, a downside of -2.94% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $48.08.

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.

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 0.62%. 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 20,500% 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 0.75%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.62%. 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 58.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has an annual dividend yield of 0.69%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.62%. Applied Materials's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Applied Materials's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Applied Materials's dividend payout ratio of 20.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor equipment stocks down?

Semiconductor equipment stocks were down -4.37% in the last day, and down -1.26% over the last week. Axt was the among the top losers in the semiconductor equipment & materials industry, dropping -9.58% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader technology sector are trading lower amid weakness in Broadcom after it issued cautious outlook. The sector is also being weighed down by reports that Oracle delayed some data center projects for OpenAI.

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 32 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Photronics's stock has gained 38.22% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -11 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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Axcelis Technologies has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Axcelis Technologies's stock has gained 13.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -36 percentage points.

3. Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR)

Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) is the third 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.

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

Acm Research's stock has gained 154.46% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by 105 percentage points.

Are semiconductor equipment stocks a good buy now?

60.87% of semiconductor equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor equipment stocks to rise by 5.37% over the next year.

0% of semiconductor equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.23% of semiconductor equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.38% are rated C (Hold), 7.69% are rated D (Sell), and 7.69% 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 64.64x.

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