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Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top semiconductor stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best semiconductor stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 stocks to buy right now are:

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is the #1 top semiconductor stock out of 69 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 73, which is 37 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 36.

MU passed 29 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 711.22% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 596 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $1,375.77, an upside of 38.74% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $991.64.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 26 analysts covering Micron Technology, 65.38% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 26.92% have issued a Buy, 7.69% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is the #2 top semiconductor stock out of 69 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 20 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 36.

AVGO passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Broadcom has seen its stock return 44.34% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -71 percentage points.

Broadcom has an average 1 year price target of $513.68, an upside of 28.07% from Broadcom's current stock price of $401.11.

Broadcom stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 22 analysts covering Broadcom, 68.18% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 13.64% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) is the #3 top semiconductor stock out of 69 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 7 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 36.

LSCC passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lattice Semiconductor has seen its stock return 159.4% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 44 percentage points.

Lattice Semiconductor has an average 1 year price target of $145.91, an upside of 4.57% from Lattice Semiconductor's current stock price of $139.53.

Lattice Semiconductor stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Lattice Semiconductor, 72.73% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 27.27% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 22 semiconductor stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 semiconductor stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.74%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.26%. Skyworks Solutions's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Skyworks Solutions's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Skyworks Solutions's dividend payout ratio of 117.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.32%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.26%. Nve's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Nve's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Nve's dividend payout ratio of 127.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) has an annual dividend yield of 2.06%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.26%. Microchip Technology's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Microchip Technology's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Microchip Technology's dividend payout ratio of 827.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Semiconductor stocks were up 4.34% in the last day, and up 3.89% over the last week. Nlight was the among the top gainers in the semiconductors industry, gaining 27.32% yesterday.

nLIGHT shares are trading higher after the company announced it has been selected for a Joint Laser Weapon System OTA agreement supporting the U.S. DoW’s next-gen cruise missile defense architecture.

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 stocks right now are:

Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) is the most undervalued semiconductor stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Qorvo has a valuation score of 57, which is 39 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qorvo's stock has dropped -4.93% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -120 percentage points.

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) is the second most undervalued semiconductor stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cirrus Logic has a valuation score of 57, which is 39 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cirrus Logic's stock has gained 42.85% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -72 percentage points.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is the third most undervalued semiconductor stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Micron Technology has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Micron Technology's stock has gained 711.22% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by 596 percentage points.

60% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 10.8% over the next year.

3.17% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.75% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.79% are rated C (Hold), 7.94% are rated D (Sell), and 6.35% are rated F (Strong Sell).