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Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now (2023)
Top semiconductor stocks in 2023 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best semiconductor stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the semiconductors industry.

Industry: Semiconductors
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Score
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
QCOM
QUALCOMM INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$121.89B$109.22-1.35%$11.98B14.18x1.37
SIMO
SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$1.75B$52.971.42%$231.58M10.19x0.31
MPWR
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$21.64B$452.86-1.07%$579.46M47.07x0.21
UMC
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP
NYSE
Semiconductors
$17.43B$6.97-1.97%$4.33B6.73x0.69
AOSL
ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$790.13M$28.57-2.42%$62.60M63.49x0.36
MXL
MAXLINEAR INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$1.76B$21.710.37%$190.92M26.48x0.56
VSH
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
NYSE
Semiconductors
$3.41B$24.53-2.47%$788.72M8.26x0.89
DIOD
DIODES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$3.45B$75.20-0.48%$532.71M10.33x0.37
POWI
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$4.52B$78.69-0.38%$131.46M49.49x0.12
ADI
ANALOG DEVICES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$87.74B$176.08-1.49%$6.63B23.76x0.37
LSCC
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$11.66B$84.61-1.80%$252.01M56.41x0.32
SWKS
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$15.35B$96.33-1.52%$1.92B14.77x0.44
SLAB
SILICON LABORATORIES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$3.70B$115.99-1.11%$138.17M53.21x0.21
SYNA
SYNAPTICS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$3.18B$82.47-1.83%$349.00M44.34x1.10
TSM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD
NYSE
Semiconductors
$452.72B$87.29-1.00%$50.18B15.04x0.61
MCHP
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$41.76B$76.72-1.36%$4.27B17.52x1.42
MTSI
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$5.51B$77.560.43%$181.09M17.75x0.80
RMBS
RAMBUS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$5.94B$54.47-2.45%$89.82M31.49x0.19
NXPI
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$50.26B$194.96-2.10%$4.88B18.31x1.87
GFS
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$31.70B$57.35-0.88%$3.13B20.85x0.69
AVGO
BROADCOM INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$342.81B$830.57-2.19%$20.49B24.82x2.24
NVDA
NVIDIA CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$1.04T$422.39-2.94%$12.93B101.05x0.80
STM
STMICROELECTRONICS NV
NYSE
Semiconductors
$39.20B$43.02-0.74%$6.27B8.85x0.51
TXN
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$147.18B$162.10-0.64%$10.15B19.25x0.94
TSEM
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$2.85B$25.87-2.34%$584.22M10.35x0.26
ON
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$40.06B$92.84-1.49%$3.06B20.49x0.83
CRUS
CIRRUS LOGIC INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$3.94B$72.04-1.91%$289.95M26.10x0.24
ALGM
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$6.26B$32.52-1.51%$322.89M26.23x0.20
SITM
SITIME CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$2.45B$110.29-2.62%-$23.78M-63.39x0.05
VLN
VALENS SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
NYSE
Semiconductors
$264.79M$2.603.59%-$21.80M-11.82x0.11
NVEC
NVE CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$405.81M$83.962.08%$28.13M17.68x0.02
AMD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$162.12B$100.34-1.25%$4.09B-5,017.00x0.23
IMOS
CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$879.60M$24.19-0.49%$292.89M7.80x0.82
NVTS
NAVITAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$1.26B$7.24-3.21%-$166.66M-6.77x0.30
LASR
NLIGHT INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$482.31M$10.37-0.96%-$36.62M-8.94x0.21
MRAM
EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$194.57M$9.36-2.50%$8.51M26.74x0.24
WOLF
WOLFSPEED INC
NYSE
Semiconductors
$4.95B$39.54-3.49%-$164.50M-14.92x3.06
FORM
FORMFACTOR INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$2.62B$33.740.45%$37.90M-374.89x0.23
HIMX
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$931.38M$5.34-0.37%$89.02MN/A0.98
AIP
ARTERIS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$236.28M$6.550.46%-$32.86M-6.82x2.97
QUIK
QUICKLOGIC CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$115.44M$8.33-4.91%-$4.78M-17.72x1.82
PRSO
PERASO INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$6.11M$0.22-1.79%-$22.85M-0.18x0.63
LAES
SEALSQ CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$25.02M$2.78-4.14%$2.98M0.70x-38.33
QRVO
QORVO INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$9.32B$95.21-0.46%$396.01M-952.10x0.75
PXLW
PIXELWORKS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$65.21M$1.16-1.69%-$18.25M-2.90x1.41
ASX
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD
NYSE
Semiconductors
$6.58B$7.57-1.05%N/A4.37x1.35
WISA
WISA TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$4.41M$0.670.00%-$12.60M-0.02x0.52
MX
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
NYSE
Semiconductors
$310.40M$7.71-1.66%-$24.37M-8.57x0.22
CEVA
CEVA INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$484.95M$20.52-1.96%-$6.43M-15.31x0.16
GSIT
GSI TECHNOLOGY INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$73.24M$2.920.34%-$15.12M-4.17x0.16
WKEY
WISEKEY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING SA
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$11.19M$2.00-4.76%-$29.94M-0.33x0.97
MU
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$76.32B$69.68-1.46%$5.35B-26.20x0.45
SGH
SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$1.16B$23.09-0.73%$82.68M-42.76x3.98
SMTC
SEMTECH CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$1.64B$25.481.64%-$258.94M-3.71x4.78
MRVL
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$45.68B$52.94-2.13%$1.14B-120.32x0.41
LEDS
SEMILEDS CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$8.85M$1.80-2.70%-$1.45M-2.90x6.32
EMKR
EMCORE CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$29.41M$0.54-1.27%-$41.98M-0.45x0.63
SQNS
SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS
NYSE
Semiconductors
$166.02M$2.84-0.35%$6.43MN/A8.86
SKYT
SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$264.28M$5.71-4.52%$15.76M-10.98x3.98
ARM
ARM HOLDINGS PLC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
N/A$52.91-4.10%$875.00M103.75x0.70
INTC
INTEL CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$145.28B$34.69-4.54%$7.59B-157.68x0.80
POET
POET TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$132.92M$3.30-3.51%-$18.35M-6.23x0.22
NA
NANO LABS LTD
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$64.67M$1.165.45%N/A-0.29x8.27
ICG
INTCHAINS GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$362.03M$6.04-1.85%N/AN/A0.01
CSLR
COMPLETE SOLARIA INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$159.18M$2.37-5.20%-$48.69M-0.36x-1.00

Semiconductor Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor stocks to buy right now in Sep 2023?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best semiconductor stocks to buy right now are:

1. Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)


Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) is the top semiconductor stock with a Zen Score of 74, which is 36 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 38. It passed 28 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Qualcomm has seen its stock lose -12.46% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -34 percentage points.

Qualcomm has an average 1 year price target of $132.75, an upside of 21.54% from Qualcomm's current stock price of $109.22.

Qualcomm stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Qualcomm, 56.25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 6.25% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO)


Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) is the second best semiconductor stock with a Zen Score of 72, which is 34 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 38. It passed 27 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Silicon Motion Technology has seen its stock lose -24.44% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -46 percentage points.

Silicon Motion Technology has an average 1 year price target of $86.40, an upside of 63.11% from Silicon Motion Technology's current stock price of $52.97.

Silicon Motion Technology stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Silicon Motion Technology, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 60% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR)


Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) is the third best semiconductor stock with a Zen Score of 63, which is 25 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 38. It passed 24 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Monolithic Power Systems has seen its stock return 10.23% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -11 percentage points.

Monolithic Power Systems has an average 1 year price target of $587.78, an upside of 29.79% from Monolithic Power Systems's current stock price of $452.86.

Monolithic Power Systems stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Monolithic Power Systems, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 44.44% 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 stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 21 semiconductor stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 semiconductor stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO)


Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the semiconductor industry average of 9.69%. Silicon Motion Technology's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Silicon Motion Technology's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Silicon Motion Technology's dividend payout ratio of 19.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Wisekey International Holding Sa (NASDAQ:WKEY)


Wisekey International Holding Sa (NASDAQ:WKEY) has an annual dividend yield of 140%, which is 130 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 9.69%.

Wisekey International Holding Sa's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX)


Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) has an annual dividend yield of 8.99%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the semiconductor industry average of 9.69%. Himax Technologies's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Himax Technologies's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Why are semiconductor stocks down?

Semiconductor stocks were down -1.6% in the last day, and down -3.3% over the last week. Arm Holdings was the among the top losers in the semiconductors industry, dropping -4.1% yesterday.

Arm shares are trading lower amid post-IPO volatility.

What are the most undervalued semiconductor stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued semiconductor stocks right now are:

1. Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO)


Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) is the most undervalued semiconductor stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Silicon Motion Technology has a valuation score of 100, which is 64 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 36. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Silicon Motion Technology's stock has dropped -24.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -46 percentage points.

2. Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD)


Diodes (NASDAQ:DIOD) is the second most undervalued semiconductor stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Diodes has a valuation score of 86, which is 50 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 36. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Diodes's stock has gained 13.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -8 percentage points.

3. Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA)


Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) is the third most undervalued semiconductor stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Synaptics has a valuation score of 86, which is 50 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 36. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Synaptics's stock has dropped -20.93% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -42 percentage points.

Are semiconductor stocks a good buy now?

46.15% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 39.34% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the semiconductors industry?

The average P/E ratio of the semiconductors industry is -241.72x.
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