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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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Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast

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

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
NVMI	NOVA LTD	$6.42B	$219.13	$278.33	27.02%	Strong Buy	3	17.46%	13.06%	27.20%	18.15%
PLAB	PHOTRONICS INC	$1.35B	$21.26	$35.00	64.63%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	-16.32%	12.68%	8.39%
ASML	ASML HOLDING NV	$280.82B	$714.00	$956.75	34.00%	Strong Buy	4	13.88%	21.19%	67.90%	25.82%
ONTO	ONTO INNOVATION INC	$6.83B	$138.69	$240.83	73.65%	Strong Buy	6	11.70%	28.85%	26.15%	23.78%
ICHR	ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD	$909.93M	$26.76	$40.75	52.28%	Strong Buy	4	10.32%	N/A	7.69%	5.40%
INDI	INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	$487.88M	$2.34	$6.13	161.75%	Strong Buy	4	40.96%	N/A	1.00%	0.44%
AXTI	AXT INC	$80.55M	$1.80	$5.33	196.28%	Strong Buy	3	11.25%	N/A	2.01%	1.13%
UCTT	ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	$1.14B	$25.25	$55.67	120.46%	Strong Buy	3	5.38%	61.08%	17.72%	8.06%
AMKR	AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC	$4.84B	$19.61	$31.71	61.72%	Strong Buy	7	2.91%	14.39%	13.02%	7.78%
AMBA	AMBARELLA INC	$2.28B	$54.78	$93.75	71.14%	Strong Buy	8	22.18%	N/A	-14.67%	-12.12%
ENTG	ENTEGRIS INC	$14.87B	$98.37	$124.88	26.94%	Strong Buy	8	8.14%	81.10%	17.93%	7.89%
CAMT	CAMTEK LTD	$2.99B	$65.89	$111.00	68.46%	Buy	5	12.37%	12.03%	31.11%	19.16%
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	$101.01B	$78.69	$94.09	19.57%	Buy	14	6.93%	9.70%	67.15%	29.81%
AMAT	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	$126.46B	$155.66	$208.63	34.03%	Buy	16	5.51%	11.15%	51.95%	29.02%
ACLS	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.88B	$58.47	$105.00	79.58%	Buy	1	-20.54%	-58.67%	13.19%	9.91%
INTT	INTEST CORP	$95.89M	$7.75	$16.00	106.45%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TER	TERADYNE INC	$14.03B	$86.74	$118.62	36.75%	Buy	13	12.77%	17.25%	31.43%	23.90%
VECO	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	$1.24B	$21.48	$30.00	39.66%	Buy	6	-5.69%	-41.98%	8.83%	5.44%
KLIC	KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	$1.96B	$36.74	$54.33	47.89%	Buy	3	9.37%	280.05%	N/A	N/A
COHU	COHU INC	$795.47M	$17.03	$29.67	74.20%	Buy	6	13.48%	N/A	N/A	N/A
KLAC	KLA CORP	$94.75B	$713.00	$818.36	14.78%	Buy	14	6.89%	14.62%	133.13%	31.81%
ACMR	ACM RESEARCH INC	$1.84B	$29.18	$26.33	-9.76%	Buy	3	14.90%	7.76%	N/A	N/A
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	$2.65B	$62.25	$72.50	16.47%	Hold	2	4.47%	N/A	5.04%	4.46%
DQ	DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP	$1.27B	$19.06	$25.00	31.16%	Hold	1	34.65%	N/A	40.02%	27.19%
ATOM	ATOMERA INC	$181.15M	$5.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMTK	SMARTKEM INC	$3.77M	$2.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TRT	TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL	$26.04M	$6.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEHR	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	$277.51M	$9.34	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	32.06%	-87.01%	5.31%	4.59%
ASYS	AMTECH SYSTEMS INC	$70.59M	$4.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-3.16%	-37.50%	7.45%	5.22%
STAI	SCANTECH AI SYSTEMS INC	$8.50M	$1.90	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy right now in Mar 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: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 10 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 39.

PLAB passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Photronics has seen its stock lose -25.61% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -9 percentage points.

Photronics has an average 1 year price target of $35.00, an upside of 64.63% from Photronics's current stock price of $21.26.

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)

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) 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 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 32, which is -7 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 39. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KLIC as a "B".

KLIC passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Kulicke & Soffa Industries has seen its stock lose -22.57% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -6 percentage points.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year price target of $54.33, an upside of 47.89% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $36.74.

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. 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 2.99% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 19 percentage points.

Kla has an average 1 year price target of $818.36, an upside of 14.78% from Kla's current stock price of $713.00.

Kla stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Kla, 35.71% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 6 semiconductor equipment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 semiconductor equipment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.29%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 1.18%. Amkor Technology's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% 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 50.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT)

Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) has an annual dividend yield of 2.02%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 1.18%. 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.

3. Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX)

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) has an annual dividend yield of 0.84%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 1.18%. Lam Research's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Lam Research's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Lam Research's dividend payout ratio of 26% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor equipment stocks up?

Semiconductor equipment stocks were up 3.43% in the last day, and down -1.88% over the last week. Axt was the among the top gainers in the semiconductor equipment & materials industry, gaining 12.5% yesterday.

Shares of companies in the broader technology sector are trading higher. The sector may be rising as the overall market rebounds after falling recently on tariff concerns.

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 57, which is 26 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 31. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Photronics's stock has dropped -25.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -9 percentage points.

2. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) 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.

Amkor Technology has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Amkor Technology's stock has dropped -37.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -21 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 12 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Acm Research's stock has gained 6.22% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by 22 percentage points.

Are semiconductor equipment stocks a good buy now?

45.83% of semiconductor equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor equipment stocks to rise by 33.83% over the next year.

0% of semiconductor equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.86% of semiconductor equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.57% are rated C (Hold), 14.29% are rated D (Sell), and 14.29% 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 29.95x.

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Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

1. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

2. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

3. Kla (NASDAQ:KLAC)

1. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

2. Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT)

3. Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX)

1. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

2. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

3. Acm Research (NASDAQ:ACMR)

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