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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.

Industry: Semiconductor Equipment &...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Semiconductor Equipment is Zen Rated C and is the 77th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
ASYS	AMTECH SYSTEMS INC	$252.68M	14,356,797	31.66%	57.87%	Net Buying
TRT	TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL	$53.08M	8,701,110	11.68%	32.58%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PLAB	PHOTRONICS INC	$2.10B	59,064,641	85.48%	14.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KLIC	KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	$3.04B	52,363,000	82.72%	17.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMKR	AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC	$12.54B	247,193,437	6.41%	93.59%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ACLS	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.82B	30,999,133	91.42%	8.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMBA	AMBARELLA INC	$2.86B	43,050,486	71.17%	28.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMAT	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	$263.82B	792,943,366	79.15%	2.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	$299.51B	1,256,030,000	80.88%	0.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
COHU	COHU INC	$1.35B	46,692,617	92.26%	7.74%	Net Selling
ONTO	ONTO INNOVATION INC	$10.22B	49,011,162	74.05%	25.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KLAC	KLA CORP	$212.37B	131,392,338	87.90%	5.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	$3.82B	42,124,481	29.14%	70.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DQ	DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP	$1.84B	337,735,160	8.26%	0.00%
INTT	INTEST CORP	$115.22M	12,483,433	48.82%	51.18%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TER	TERADYNE INC	$37.42B	156,608,303	98.92%	1.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ASML	ASML HOLDING NV	$563.36B	387,300,000	17.66%	0.00%
UCTT	ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	$2.07B	45,387,088	66.94%	33.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NVMI	NOVA LTD	$14.15B	29,652,464	74.42%	7.62%
ENTG	ENTEGRIS INC	$18.25B	151,600,000	82.26%	17.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CAMT	CAMTEK LTD	$6.76B	45,766,257	49.92%	0.00%
ACMR	ACM RESEARCH INC	$3.50B	64,876,451	64.37%	26.15%	Net Buying	Net Buying
INDI	INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	$1.00B	219,632,500	87.46%	12.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AXTI	AXT INC	$801.92M	46,623,170	25.43%	21.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ICHR	ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD	$1.07B	34,384,231	68.65%	31.35%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ATOM	ATOMERA INC	$104.86M	31,681,033	33.28%	7.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AEHR	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	$849.91M	30,627,342	66.47%	16.55%	Net Buying	Net Selling
VECO	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	$1.94B	60,162,510	92.19%	7.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMTK	SMARTKEM INC	$4.65M	6,134,963	12.82%	9.46%

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

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

Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -21 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ASYS as a "B".

ASYS passed 4 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Amtech Systems has seen its stock return 245.1% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 151 percentage points.

2. Trio Tech International (NYSEMKT:TRT)

Trio Tech International (NYSEMKT:TRT) 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 Trio Tech International (NYSEMKT:TRT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Trio Tech International (NYSEMKT:TRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -10 points lower than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TRT as a "B".

TRT passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Trio Tech International has seen its stock return 101.99% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by 7 percentage points.

3. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

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

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 11 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 35.

PLAB passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Photronics has seen its stock return 57.4% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -37 percentage points.

Photronics has an average 1 year price target of $43.50, an upside of 22.12% from Photronics's current stock price of $35.62.

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.

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 1.41%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.53%. 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 0.65%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.53%. 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 0.54%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.53%. 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 up?

Semiconductor equipment stocks were up 3.58% in the last day, and up 6.86% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why semiconductor equipment stocks are up.

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. Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS)

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) 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.

Axcelis Technologies has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Axcelis Technologies's stock has gained 31.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -63 percentage points.

2. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) 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.

Photronics has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Photronics's stock has gained 57.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -37 percentage points.

3. Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT)

Intest (NYSEMKT:INTT) 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.

Intest has a valuation score of 14, which is -10 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 24. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Intest's stock has gained 7.2% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -87 percentage points.

Are semiconductor equipment stocks a good buy now?

62.5% of semiconductor equipment stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor equipment stocks to fall by -4.23% over the next year.

0% of semiconductor equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.81% of semiconductor equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 14.81% are rated D (Sell), and 3.7% 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 80.15x.

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