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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 +32.52% 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 68 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 27 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 33.

MU passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 348.52% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 305 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $361.04, a downside of -12.98% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $414.88.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 24 analysts covering Micron Technology, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 29.17% have issued a Buy, 4.17% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) is the #2 top semiconductor stock out of 68 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 Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 13 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 33.

IMOS passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Chipmos Technologies has seen its stock return 79.98% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 36 percentage points.

Maxlinear (NASDAQ:MXL) is the #3 top semiconductor stock out of 68 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 Maxlinear (NASDAQ:MXL) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Maxlinear (NASDAQ:MXL) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -13 points lower than the semiconductor industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MXL as a "B".

MXL passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Maxlinear has seen its stock lose -0.69% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -45 percentage points.

Maxlinear has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, an upside of 21.04% from Maxlinear's current stock price of $17.35.

Maxlinear stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Maxlinear, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 19 semiconductor stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 semiconductor stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) has an annual dividend yield of 9.1%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.03%. 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.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) has an annual dividend yield of 5.06%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.03%. 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 90.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.45%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.03%. 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 136.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Semiconductor stocks were down -3.17% in the last day, and up 0.63% over the last week. Maxlinear was the among the top losers in the semiconductors industry, dropping -9.96% yesterday.

MaxLinear shares are trading lower. The company reported Q4 financial results.

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:

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) 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.

Skyworks Solutions has a valuation score of 86, which is 62 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 24. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Skyworks Solutions's stock has dropped -37.63% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -82 percentage points.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) 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.

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

Qualcomm's stock has dropped -11.83% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -56 percentage points.

Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) is the third 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.

Penguin Solutions has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Penguin Solutions's stock has dropped -4.24% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -48 percentage points.

63.64% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 10.63% over the next year.

1.56% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.38% are rated C (Hold), 9.38% are rated D (Sell), and 4.69% are rated F (Strong Sell).