Sectors & Industries TechnologySemiconductor Equipment & Materials
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.

Industry: Semiconductor Equipment &...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Semiconductor Equipment is Zen Rated C and is the 81st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
PLAB	PHOTRONICS INC	$1.17B	63,561,709	86.27%	13.73%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KLAC	KLA CORP	$89.44B	132,241,430	86.46%	5.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KLIC	KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	$1.72B	53,383,168	83.90%	16.10%	Net Selling
INTT	INTEST CORP	$76.96M	12,373,276	50.79%	49.21%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ACMR	ACM RESEARCH INC	$1.17B	63,129,704	56.55%	26.67%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ASYS	AMTECH SYSTEMS INC	$49.15M	14,289,066	38.83%	57.45%	Net Buying	Net Buying
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	$91.75B	1,279,118,000	80.40%	0.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ASML	ASML HOLDING NV	$261.55B	392,300,000	17.95%	0.00%
AMAT	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	$121.02B	812,440,849	78.96%	2.89%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NVMI	NOVA LTD	$5.73B	29,278,401	74.79%	7.71%
ONTO	ONTO INNOVATION INC	$5.95B	49,270,256	73.99%	26.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMBA	AMBARELLA INC	$2.04B	42,437,410	69.84%	30.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CAMT	CAMTEK LTD	$2.99B	45,449,306	47.77%	0.00%
ENTG	ENTEGRIS INC	$11.98B	151,126,743	80.86%	19.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ICHR	ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD	$673.60M	34,003,244	68.52%	31.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACLS	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.58B	32,154,139	91.98%	8.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VECO	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	$1.09B	57,935,847	91.84%	8.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TER	TERADYNE INC	$11.93B	161,718,766	98.54%	1.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UCTT	ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	$842.03M	45,149,090	66.81%	33.19%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AMKR	AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC	$4.32B	247,056,288	6.47%	93.53%	Net Buying	Net Buying
COHU	COHU INC	$750.63M	46,710,033	92.88%	7.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STAI	SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC	$7.11M	4,473,432	11.30%	88.70%
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	$2.63B	42,548,561	26.96%	73.04%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATOM	ATOMERA INC	$136.94M	30,703,865	27.51%	7.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AEHR	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	$248.89M	29,771,410	70.16%	15.88%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DQ	DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP	$852.42M	333,759,632	9.50%	0.00%
INDI	INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	$398.22M	208,494,477	86.55%	13.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AXTI	AXT INC	$61.56M	45,597,995	37.71%	10.97%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SMTK	SMARTKEM INC	$8.58M	3,620,217	21.86%	0.32%
TRT	TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL	$21.30M	4,251,555	16.82%	58.76%	Net Buying	Net Buying

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy right now in May 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. 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 -31.55% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -12 percentage points.

Photronics has an average 1 year price target of $35.00, an upside of 90.01% from Photronics's current stock price of $18.42.

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. Kla (NASDAQ:KLAC)

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

Kla (NASDAQ:KLAC) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 18 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 39.

KLAC passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kla has seen its stock return 1.54% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 21 percentage points.

Kla has an average 1 year price target of $784.38, an upside of 15.98% from Kla's current stock price of $676.31.

Kla stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Kla, 43.75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 43.75% 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 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 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 -27.37% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -8 percentage points.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year price target of $54.33, an upside of 68.63% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $32.22.

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. Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT)

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 1.37%. Camtek's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Camtek's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Camtek's dividend payout ratio of 50.8% 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 4.17%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 1.37%. 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 56.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.88%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 1.37%. 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 670.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor equipment stocks down?

Semiconductor equipment stocks were down -1.18% in the last day, and down -1.5% 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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Photronics has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Photronics's stock has dropped -31.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -12 percentage points.

2. Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR)

Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR) is the second most undervalued semiconductor equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Acm Research has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Acm Research's stock has dropped -25.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -6 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 B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Amkor Technology has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amkor Technology's stock has dropped -42.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -23 percentage points.

Are semiconductor equipment stocks a good buy now?

56.52% of semiconductor equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor equipment stocks to rise by 37.34% over the next year.

0% of semiconductor equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.43% of semiconductor equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 17.86% are rated D (Sell), and 10.71% 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 24.29x.

WallStreetZen does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security.

Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

1. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

2. Kla (NASDAQ:KLAC)

3. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

1. Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT)

2. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

3. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

1. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

2. Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR)

3. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Company

Stock Tools

Stock Ideas