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Best Semiconductor Equipment Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top semiconductor equipment stocks in 2026 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 B and is the 48th ranked industry out of 146 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	$22.04	$4.92	347.63%	122.44x	67.52x	4.03x	5.71x	1.86x	$9.76M	3.07%	$56.00M	3.88	$313.90M	41.38
KLIC	KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	$121.87	$36.80	231.16%	115.63x	35.56x	8.30x	7.44x	1.31x	$4.55M	0.07%	$857.55M	16.39	$6.08B	69.35
INTT	INTEST CORP	$18.80	$2.08	802.70%	470.00x	45.51x	1.90x	2.26x	3.37x	-$3.58M	-1.55%	$104.47M	8.53	$238.05M	31.25
ENTG	ENTEGRIS INC	$178.77	$36.26	393.00%	103.34x	48.22x	8.42x	6.73x	2.21x	$505.30M	1.86%	$4.05B	26.59	$30.58B	36.09
AMAT	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	$617.11	$104.84	488.61%	57.67x	49.43x	16.88x	20.49x	4.26x	$5.34B	1.09%	$23.91B	30.11	$490.11B	43.97
AMKR	AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC	$90.46	$18.02	401.89%	51.40x	43.34x	3.17x	4.95x	3.46x	$280.47M	1.25%	$4.53B	18.31	$22.72B	18.19
TER	TERADYNE INC	$437.92	$88.54	394.60%	80.80x	59.87x	18.09x	21.81x	2.45x	$553.18M	0.81%	$3.14B	20.10	$68.39B	61.04
ONTO	ONTO INNOVATION INC	$333.76	$65.64	408.50%	154.52x	45.67x	16.11x	7.79x	2.06x	$238.79M	1.44%	$2.13B	42.87	$16.35B	80.79
UCTT	ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	$121.28	N/A	N/A	-28.27x	46.26x	2.66x	8.66x	N/A	-$43.30M	-0.79%	$627.90M	13.86	$5.89B	-132.44
VECO	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	$79.65	$36.72	116.91%	204.23x	47.80x	7.34x	5.50x	0.77x	$42.89M	0.89%	$883.66M	14.63	$4.94B	95.59
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	$389.04	$68.11	471.18%	73.13x	66.73x	22.42x	45.96x	3.25x	$6.00B	1.24%	$10.58B	8.47	$485.51B	61.40
TRT	TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL	$15.83	N/A	N/A	395.75x	N/A	2.40x	4.66x	N/A	$148.00k	0.11%	$34.33M	3.88	$150.50M	51.61
Q	QNITY ELECTRONICS INC	$168.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	40.52x	7.16x	4.92x	N/A	$898.00M	2.53%	$7.19B	34.27	$38.54B	32.28
AXTI	AXT INC	$84.57	N/A	N/A	-272.81x	273.25x	47.04x	20.13x	N/A	-$27.98M	-0.62%	$274.87M	5.16	$5.55B	-3,150.65
ICHR	ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD	$98.61	N/A	N/A	-66.63x	70.14x	3.56x	5.13x	N/A	-$16.76M	-0.49%	$668.01M	19.30	$3.50B	-723.87
ACLS	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$187.53	$35.39	429.88%	58.06x	49.79x	6.81x	5.52x	3.42x	$88.48M	1.54%	$1.04B	34.00	$5.65B	40.73
AMBA	AMBARELLA INC	$69.97	N/A	N/A	-43.46x	86.85x	7.53x	5.07x	N/A	$18.19M	0.60%	$605.82M	13.89	$2.97B	-70.43
PLAB	PHOTRONICS INC	$33.63	$21.88	53.70%	12.32x	17.87x	2.27x	1.60x	1.50x	$96.34M	4.93%	$1.24B	21.36	$1.48B	5.51
ASML	ASML HOLDING NV	$1,929.68	$316.27	510.13%	66.33x	N/A	19.51x	32.23x	3.96x	$13.04B	1.74%	$23.07B	59.39	$733.70B	49.72
KLAC	KLA CORP	$259.56	$43.55	495.99%	73.12x	67.86x	25.95x	58.15x	3.50x	$4.01B	1.18%	$5.83B	4.45	$343.16B	56.61
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	$118.01	$17.87	560.51%	171.03x	80.84x	4.79x	2.37x	2.78x	-$12.30M	-0.25%	$2.12B	50.08	$4.53B	61.55
CAMT	CAMTEK LTD	$195.16	$31.00	529.64%	185.87x	54.62x	18.12x	13.17x	2.57x	N/A	N/A	$682.53M	14.73	$8.89B	N/A
COHU	COHU INC	$69.40	N/A	N/A	-58.32x	116.74x	6.78x	4.26x	N/A	$40.67M	1.25%	$768.99M	16.36	$3.39B	381.65
NVMI	NOVA LTD	$575.31	$103.24	457.28%	66.97x	53.87x	20.26x	13.18x	3.32x	$194.25M	1.06%	$1.39B	43.65	$18.33B	54.85
ATOM	ATOMERA INC	$9.00	N/A	N/A	-13.85x	-18.77x	4,500.00x	8.59x	N/A	-$14.74M	-4.64%	$40.55M	1.15	$335.59M	-16.94
INDI	INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	$4.25	N/A	N/A	-5.59x	-29.76x	4.02x	2.97x	N/A	-$65.38M	-7.44%	$324.60M	1.57	$1.21B	-13.05
ACMR	ACM RESEARCH INC	$109.87	$20.17	444.67%	77.92x	64.24x	7.53x	4.60x	2.89x	-$106.22M	-1.47%	$1.58B	24.03	$6.72B	49.16
AEHR	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	$115.30	N/A	N/A	-303.42x	-1,189.89x	78.22x	26.13x	N/A	-$12.19M	-0.34%	$138.79M	4.52	$3.60B	-339.78
DQ	DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP	$14.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	-8.93x	1.69x	0.22x	N/A	-$203.04M	-21.16%	$4.39B	64.92	$400.09M	N/A
SMTK	SMARTKEM INC	$0.31	N/A	N/A	-0.14x	N/A	6.52x	1.24x	N/A	-$5.99M	-132.59%	$5.41M	0.37	-$245.34k	0.01

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy right now in Jun 2026?

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 30 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -5 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ASYS as a "A".

ASYS passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Amtech Systems has seen its stock return 431.08% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 230 percentage points.

2. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is the #2 top semiconductor equipment stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 19 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 38.

KLIC passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kulicke & Soffa Industries has seen its stock return 258.02% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 57 percentage points.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, a downside of -13.84% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $121.87.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Kulicke & Soffa Industries, 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.

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: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is -3 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 38. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates INTT as a "B".

INTT passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Intest has seen its stock return 168.96% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -32 percentage points.

Intest has an average 1 year price target of $19.00, an upside of 1.06% from Intest's current stock price of $18.80.

Intest stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Intest, 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.

What are the semiconductor equipment stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 9 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 0.67%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.31%. 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 77.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML)

Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML) has an annual dividend yield of 0.45%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.31%. Asml Holding Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Asml Holding Nv's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Asml Holding Nv's dividend payout ratio of 25.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) has an annual dividend yield of 0.37%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.31%. 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 18.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor equipment stocks up?

Semiconductor equipment stocks were up 5.02% in the last day, and up 7.33% over the last week. Smartkem was the among the top gainers in the semiconductor equipment & materials industry, gaining 15.93% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading higher. The industry may be rallying in response to President Trump's social media post about American semiconductors, Musk's TerraFab chip factory and Intel's collaborations with Nvidia and Apple.

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 43, which is 27 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Photronics's stock has gained 84.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -117 percentage points.

2. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is the second most undervalued semiconductor equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has a valuation score of 14, which is -2 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 16. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries's stock has gained 258.02% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by 57 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 C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Amkor Technology has a valuation score of 29, which is 13 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 16. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amkor Technology's stock has gained 344.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by 143 percentage points.

Are semiconductor equipment stocks a good buy now?

65.38% of semiconductor equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor equipment stocks to fall by -10.94% over the next year.

6.9% of semiconductor equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 24.14% of semiconductor equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.07% are rated C (Hold), 3.45% are rated D (Sell), and 3.45% 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 66.22x.

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Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

1. Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS)

2. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

3. Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT)

1. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

2. Asml Holding Nv (NASDAQ:ASML)

3. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

1. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

2. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

3. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

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