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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.

Industry: Semiconductor Equipment &...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Semiconductor Equipment is Zen Rated C and is the 87th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
KLIC	KULICKE & SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	$2.36B	52,363,000	82.69%	17.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PLAB	PHOTRONICS INC	$1.35B	59,004,625	85.57%	14.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMKR	AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC	$9.00B	247,193,437	6.39%	93.61%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ACLS	AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.57B	30,999,133	91.44%	8.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMBA	AMBARELLA INC	$3.17B	42,689,006	71.10%	28.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LRCX	LAM RESEARCH CORP	$195.94B	1,256,030,000	80.79%	0.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMAT	APPLIED MATERIALS INC	$200.95B	796,642,427	78.50%	2.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ONTO	ONTO INNOVATION INC	$7.02B	49,011,162	74.01%	25.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
COHU	COHU INC	$1.14B	46,692,617	93.75%	6.25%	Net Selling
KLAC	KLA CORP	$154.45B	131,392,338	87.48%	5.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ASYS	AMTECH SYSTEMS INC	$112.36M	14,313,963	31.75%	58.04%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TER	TERADYNE INC	$28.49B	156,608,303	98.92%	1.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
UCTT	ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	$1.15B	45,387,088	66.91%	33.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IPGP	IPG PHOTONICS CORP	$3.35B	42,124,481	29.05%	70.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AXTI	AXT INC	$498.87M	46,623,170	25.43%	15.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ENTG	ENTEGRIS INC	$11.69B	151,600,000	82.26%	17.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INTT	INTEST CORP	$100.62M	12,483,433	48.82%	51.18%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DQ	DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP	$2.14B	337,735,160	8.26%	0.00%
NVMI	NOVA LTD	$9.28B	29,652,464	95.30%	4.70%
ACMR	ACM RESEARCH INC	$2.17B	64,876,451	64.37%	26.15%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ASML	ASML HOLDING NV	$415.84B	392,300,000	17.43%	0.00%
CAMT	CAMTEK LTD	$4.82B	45,766,257	49.92%	0.00%
SMTK	SMARTKEM INC	$8.71M	6,134,963	12.82%	9.46%
INDI	INDIE SEMICONDUCTOR INC	$781.89M	219,632,500	91.34%	8.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATOM	ATOMERA INC	$78.57M	31,681,033	33.28%	7.51%	Net Selling
ICHR	ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD	$577.66M	34,384,231	68.77%	31.23%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AEHR	AEHR TEST SYSTEMS	$689.25M	30,006,590	67.84%	16.97%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TRT	TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL	$37.32M	4,350,555	23.35%	58.06%	Net Buying	Net Buying
VECO	VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	$1.76B	60,162,510	92.08%	7.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor equipment stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

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

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 36.

KLIC passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kulicke & Soffa Industries has seen its stock lose -6.84% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -53 percentage points.

Kulicke & Soffa Industries has an average 1 year price target of $46.67, an upside of 3.45% from Kulicke & Soffa Industries's current stock price of $45.11.

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.

2. Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB)

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

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 11 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 36.

PLAB passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Photronics has seen its stock lose -8.03% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -54 percentage points.

Photronics has an average 1 year price target of $32.00, an upside of 39.68% from Photronics's current stock price of $22.91.

Photronics stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Photronics, 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. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) 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 Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 8 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 36.

AMKR passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Amkor Technology has seen its stock return 37.63% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor equipment stocks by -9 percentage points.

Amkor Technology has an average 1 year price target of $34.86, a downside of -4.21% from Amkor Technology's current stock price of $36.39.

Amkor Technology stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Amkor Technology, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 42.86% 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. Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR)

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) has an annual dividend yield of 2.02%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.81%. 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.

2. Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC)

Kulicke & Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) has an annual dividend yield of 1.36%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.81%. 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.

3. Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) has an annual dividend yield of 0.71%, which is the same as the semiconductor equipment industry average of 0.81%. 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 19.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor equipment stocks up?

Semiconductor equipment stocks were up 1.47% in the last day, and up 8.94% 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. 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 44 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Photronics's stock has dropped -8.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -54 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 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 16 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Acm Research's stock has gained 94.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by 48 percentage points.

3. Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS)

Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) 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.

Axcelis Technologies has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the semiconductor equipment industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Axcelis Technologies's stock has gained 11.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor equipment industry by -35 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 6.53% 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), 74.07% are rated C (Hold), 3.7% are rated D (Sell), and 7.41% 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 63.19x.

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