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.
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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 -35.58% 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 90.11% from Photronics's current stock price of $18.41.
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 -30.83% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -7 percentage points.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year
price target of $54.33, an upside of 66.56% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $32.62.
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. Kla (NASDAQ:KLAC)
Kla (NASDAQ:KLAC) 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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Kla (NASDAQ:KLAC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.
Kla (NASDAQ:KLAC) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 15 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 39.
KLAC passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kla has seen its stock lose -3.64% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 20 percentage points.
Kla has an average 1 year
price target of $775.47, an upside of 12.72% from Kla's current stock price of $687.95.
Kla stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Kla, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 13.33% have issued a Buy, 46.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
