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Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top semiconductor 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 stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Semiconductors
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MU
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
$225.52-3.01%-14.48%-6.79%40.96%87.40%107.66%336.04%212.10%1,474.86%$264.75$61.5414.82%266.46%1.7641,957,00085.84%
IMOS
CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$27.750.65%-4.84%-2.80%49.19%43.71%51.23%29.79%12.80%N/A$30.98$12.7810.43%117.09%0.883,400-42.37%
SMTC
SEMTECH CORP
$67.13-5.62%-15.50%3.82%7.89%66.87%2.13%149.83%-6.79%244.61%$81.32$24.0517.45%179.13%1.941,818,000-5.75%
SIMO
SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP
$84.54-1.12%-11.68%-1.09%-4.43%23.58%40.55%32.70%84.22%165.60%$106.60$37.2120.69%127.20%1.11279,000-11.71%
CRUS
CIRRUS LOGIC INC
$119.99-0.94%-5.06%3.94%0.69%16.11%16.15%57.57%48.78%289.58%$136.92$75.8312.36%58.24%1.27404,00015.76%
AVGO
BROADCOM INC
$326.02-4.48%-21.05%-4.85%-5.82%30.74%35.71%493.16%665.13%2,220.76%$414.61$138.1021.37%136.08%1.6373,301,00026.25%
ADI
ANALOG DEVICES INC
$271.04-2.64%-3.74%17.87%10.04%19.17%26.76%64.13%88.51%382.97%$284.23$158.654.64%70.84%1.424,005,00010.48%
ALGM
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC
$25.48-2.90%-12.95%7.97%-17.14%-17.04%15.45%-14.30%-2.93%N/A$38.45$16.3833.73%55.56%1.792,661,00031.60%
MRVL
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC
$81.70-2.82%-11.65%-2.10%15.10%16.73%-27.22%112.76%73.46%864.58%$127.48$47.0935.91%73.52%2.2816,587,00075.64%
MXL
MAXLINEAR INC
$16.98-0.93%-13.41%28.44%5.07%33.07%-13.15%-49.37%-48.95%12.23%$25.73$8.3534.01%103.35%2.201,319,0007.15%
TSM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD
$276.96-3.45%-10.70%-1.79%5.39%29.48%38.02%263.94%166.56%1,106.27%$313.98$134.2511.79%106.30%1.3716,794,00061.33%
PENG
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC
$19.67-0.10%-12.23%5.98%-25.15%0.15%-1.65%23.71%16.39%N/A$29.80$14.2033.99%38.52%1.781,170,000-5.80%
MRAM
EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES INC
$8.44-4.42%-9.64%3.56%7.38%41.14%35.47%60.46%80.34%N/A$12.27$4.3431.24%94.69%1.59111,00027.59%
NVDA
NVIDIA CORP
$170.94-3.81%-6.99%-8.39%0.38%18.61%31.10%951.68%1,181.31%20,822.89%$212.19$86.6219.44%97.34%2.16222,775,00049.93%
MTSI
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC
$168.31-4.20%-9.62%5.31%27.63%28.76%21.80%164.26%236.22%342.46%$190.95$84.0011.86%100.37%1.651,514,00047.13%
LASR
NLIGHT INC
$34.66-2.17%-8.31%17.57%17.41%83.00%218.57%260.67%-2.75%N/A$38.64$6.2010.29%459.03%1.78566,00028.34%
AMD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
$198.11-5.29%-10.53%-17.63%24.47%55.87%58.46%206.72%104.57%7,638.67%$267.08$76.4825.82%159.04%2.0331,595,00034.63%
ASX
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD
$14.75-3.59%-10.23%3.15%30.53%42.93%47.35%132.65%156.97%172.64%$16.51$6.9410.66%112.54%1.457,825,00039.83%
SYNA
SYNAPTICS INC
$73.840.09%-9.16%19.31%2.68%17.26%-6.25%-23.02%-10.04%-7.50%$89.81$41.8017.78%76.65%2.09394,000-40.21%
LSCC
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$71.86-3.54%-8.35%16.41%7.38%47.01%14.48%7.25%62.84%1,104.69%$81.23$34.6911.54%107.18%2.111,763,000-3.13%
UMC
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP
$8.001.39%0.00%13.96%15.94%-2.08%23.08%16.11%-5.21%325.53%$8.33$5.613.96%42.60%1.2710,217,00025.21%
SWKS
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC
$65.00-1.54%-5.54%2.91%-12.74%-9.13%-28.37%-29.10%-55.34%-16.45%$95.46$47.9331.91%35.61%1.592,179,000-14.75%
ALAB
ASTERA LABS INC
$140.24-3.24%-14.65%-0.81%-43.76%50.94%9.61%N/AN/AN/A$262.90$47.1346.66%197.59%2.524,514,00027.12%
INTC
INTEL CORP
$36.05-3.38%-11.60%3.86%44.78%73.32%76.37%34.57%-28.83%3.27%$44.02$17.6718.11%104.08%1.4454,792,0008.52%
MCHP
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC
$63.99-2.90%-5.76%23.77%-2.72%-5.47%9.78%-10.48%-8.40%175.58%$77.20$34.1317.11%87.52%1.838,751,00019.98%
QCOM
QUALCOMM INC
$172.34-2.15%-5.42%3.35%4.28%11.58%9.13%53.04%15.25%262.52%$205.95$120.8016.32%42.66%1.578,502,00019.14%
ARM
ARM HOLDINGS PLC
$114.58-5.38%-19.04%-18.31%-25.29%-20.83%-19.76%N/AN/AN/A$183.16$80.0037.44%43.23%2.628,687,00040.14%
SLAB
SILICON LABORATORIES INC
$132.46-1.40%-9.18%12.81%-2.72%-6.59%2.71%-0.42%4.53%160.34%$160.00$82.8217.21%59.94%1.69510,00082.14%
GFS
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
$36.25-2.24%-10.32%9.98%12.58%-0.96%-17.35%-37.58%N/AN/A$47.69$29.7723.99%21.77%1.693,405,000-1.76%
NXPI
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV
$223.23-2.84%-3.27%17.17%0.60%4.89%1.92%39.28%41.23%163.93%$255.45$148.0912.61%50.74%1.682,685,0008.84%
SKYT
SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY INC
$14.84-9.07%-23.39%-10.66%20.26%75.41%13.46%85.27%N/AN/A$24.23$5.6738.76%161.73%2.371,468,00020.92%
FORM
FORMFACTOR INC
$53.83-3.84%-9.12%9.75%69.44%60.16%22.70%138.61%24.38%518.03%$61.10$22.5811.90%138.40%1.842,323,00087.34%
SITM
SITIME CORP
$356.09-2.07%-5.39%32.45%27.99%61.39%43.32%258.35%209.64%N/A$387.52$105.408.11%237.85%2.60485,00082.33%
ON
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$53.33-2.25%-3.21%15.88%7.09%0.74%-21.27%-16.87%68.77%435.44%$67.95$31.0421.52%71.81%1.997,931,0000.18%
DIOD
DIODES INC
$49.99-0.79%-5.27%14.29%-7.87%0.16%-21.21%-37.29%-27.15%113.63%$67.12$32.9325.52%51.81%1.73330,00011.11%
STM
STMICROELECTRONICS NV
$25.55-1.50%-2.93%12.36%-6.03%-11.28%-1.24%-30.36%-29.59%286.54%$33.47$17.2523.66%48.12%1.676,215,00013.60%
CEVA
CEVA INC
$20.39-4.00%-12.53%-13.53%-17.82%1.29%-36.72%-23.29%-49.08%-16.67%$38.94$18.2347.64%11.85%1.85457,0009.59%
GSIT
GSI TECHNOLOGY INC
$5.28-2.76%-19.51%-28.65%54.84%65.52%94.12%208.77%-28.65%36.08%$18.15$1.6270.91%225.93%1.281,094,00012.21%
RMBS
RAMBUS INC
$90.61-4.31%-15.19%-0.57%-7.09%51.17%55.74%149.75%408.76%675.77%$114.55$40.1220.90%125.85%1.731,953,00071.02%
VSH
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
$14.57-2.08%-7.78%15.18%-4.02%-4.96%-16.79%-31.44%-28.08%24.64%$19.81$10.3526.45%40.77%1.471,302,000-10.88%
Q
QNITY ELECTRONICS INC
$76.26-2.85%-11.53%-6.38%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$105.40$72.8127.65%4.74%2.451,530,000-40.86%
POET
POET TECHNOLOGIES INC
$5.97-1.65%-16.50%43.17%16.15%47.77%34.46%91.96%29.78%2.93%$9.41$3.0936.56%93.20%1.257,086,00067.48%
NVEC
NVE CORP
$70.93-0.48%-2.14%19.23%7.47%0.95%-9.86%8.74%30.31%28.75%$88.50$51.5019.85%37.73%0.9643,300-15.10%
MPWR
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC
$912.25-4.11%-6.82%1.70%3.94%32.04%45.21%154.10%167.15%1,342.98%$1.12k$438.8618.79%107.87%2.15856,00048.35%
PXLW
PIXELWORKS INC
$6.10-1.45%-5.28%2.69%-40.25%15.97%-31.28%-63.56%-82.41%-78.91%$15.42$4.6760.44%30.65%1.6360,00010.09%
AIP
ARTERIS INC
$15.15-3.99%-22.74%13.31%64.14%74.74%51.50%275.93%N/AN/A$19.85$5.4623.68%177.47%1.90496,000-39.88%
NA
NANO LABS LTD
$3.010.00%0.33%-40.40%-38.82%-69.41%-67.53%-68.65%N/AN/A$31.48$2.7590.44%9.45%0.7855,000-6.78%
HIMX
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$8.04-2.90%-15.19%11.20%-4.74%-11.55%4.01%16.69%20.18%-1.83%$13.91$5.6642.20%42.05%1.60884,0001.49%
POWI
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC
$36.10-0.11%-3.86%11.80%-19.04%-33.70%-44.51%-49.87%-53.66%50.95%$68.20$30.8647.07%16.98%1.581,008,00013.64%
TXN
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
$174.49-1.73%-3.95%12.58%-3.22%-11.74%-7.25%4.10%7.25%208.67%$221.69$139.9521.29%24.68%1.248,866,00054.27%
VLN
VALENS SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
$1.48-3.27%-11.90%-5.13%-18.23%-26.00%-27.80%-70.16%-85.58%N/A$3.50$1.3757.71%8.03%0.88467,00048.73%
LAES
SEALSQ CORP
$3.86-6.54%-19.08%-6.31%4.89%2.66%29.53%N/AN/AN/A$11.00$1.9864.91%94.95%2.257,530,000-5.63%
AMBQ
AMBIQ MICRO INC
$27.21-1.63%-9.90%12.16%-17.47%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A$51.76$22.1247.43%23.01%3.16118,000131.37%
AOSL
ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
$20.05-0.59%-9.77%14.77%-28.65%-15.76%-52.83%-31.31%-16.91%121.79%$46.65$15.9057.02%26.14%2.34446,00038.94%
TSEM
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
$112.59-1.98%-11.00%18.06%66.06%188.99%114.66%148.54%347.14%630.16%$129.58$28.6413.11%293.12%1.131,696,000-5.36%
ICG
INTCHAINS GROUP LTD
$1.7710.63%10.63%27.34%-3.28%5.99%-63.05%N/AN/AN/A$12.04$0.9385.30%90.32%1.13171,00042.50%
PRSO
PERASO INC
$0.93-1.90%-9.71%5.32%-19.13%-25.00%-15.45%-97.26%-98.86%-99.99%$2.37$0.5260.76%78.85%1.17171,000-19.34%
MX
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$2.56-0.39%-13.22%8.94%-20.99%-33.51%-35.68%-70.34%-80.16%-41.42%$5.16$2.1850.39%17.22%0.98130,000-7.80%
ALMU
AELUMA INC
$14.22-13.08%-19.11%11.01%-16.60%12.86%N/AN/AN/AN/A$25.88$5.7945.06%145.60%1.73493,000127.19%
NVTS
NAVITAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$7.38-5.75%-19.08%-4.53%14.24%7.58%126.38%113.91%-29.31%N/A$17.79$1.5258.52%385.53%2.2512,209,00013.68%
DVLT
DATAVAULT AI INC
$1.30-6.47%-10.34%-30.48%279.01%69.93%-23.98%-99.91%-100.00%N/A$4.10$0.2568.29%417.93%0.6419,951,00015.08%
QUIK
QUICKLOGIC CORP
$5.84-3.63%-8.32%-1.85%5.61%-1.02%-30.48%17.74%85.40%-64.95%$13.36$4.2656.28%37.09%1.4977,00062.11%
WKEY
WISEKEY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING SA
$7.41-8.52%-14.63%-19.02%22.08%14.88%-21.59%72.33%-77.71%N/A$19.80$2.5062.58%196.40%1.41152,000-49.33%
SQNS
SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS
$5.10-7.10%-21.30%-14.57%-46.26%-74.11%-82.77%-93.44%-96.34%-97.29%$58.00$5.0291.21%1.59%1.17287,000226.14%
GCTS
GCT SEMICONDUCTOR HOLDING INC
$1.36-2.86%-4.23%1.49%-15.53%0.74%-46.88%-86.64%N/AN/A$2.76$0.9050.72%51.11%1.00201,000175.34%
MOBX
MOBIX LABS INC
$0.44-5.76%-17.07%-7.72%-50.34%-42.30%-76.36%-95.67%N/AN/A$2.47$0.4082.11%10.50%0.331,065,00044.11%
QRVO
QORVO INC
$85.92-0.75%-4.15%5.26%-2.00%7.16%21.10%-7.63%-46.17%62.88%$106.29$49.4619.16%73.72%1.63824,000-41.52%
LEDS
SEMILEDS CORP
$1.73-1.70%-11.73%-26.38%-17.62%-35.69%34.11%-2.26%-45.94%-58.81%$3.37$1.2248.65%41.80%1.2326,50048.88%

Semiconductor Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor stocks to buy right now in Dec 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 stocks to buy right now are:

1. Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)


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: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 19 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 34.

MU passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 107.66% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 88 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $241.08, an upside of 6.9% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $225.52.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 26 analysts covering Micron Technology, 61.54% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30.77% have issued a Buy, 7.69% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS)


Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) is the #2 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 Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 3 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 34.

IMOS passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Chipmos Technologies has seen its stock return 51.23% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 32 percentage points.

3. Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC)


Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) 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 Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is equal to the semiconductor industry average of 34.

SMTC passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Semtech has seen its stock return 2.13% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -18 percentage points.

Semtech has an average 1 year price target of $76.64, an upside of 14.17% from Semtech's current stock price of $67.13.

Semtech stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Semtech, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 35.71% have issued a Buy, 7.14% 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 18 semiconductor stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 semiconductor stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX)


Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) has an annual dividend yield of 9.2%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.14%. 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.

2. Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS)


Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.34%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.14%. 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.

3. Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC)


Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.23%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.14%. 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 139.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor stocks down?

Semiconductor stocks were down -3.11% in the last day, and down -9.38% over the last week. Semtech was the among the top losers in the semiconductors industry, dropping -5.62% yesterday.

Shares of broader chip stocks are trading higher after Micron beat quarterly earnings estimates and issued strong guidance. Additionally, softer-than-expected November CPI has lifted market sentiment.

What are the most undervalued semiconductor 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 stocks right now are:

1. United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC)


United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) 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.

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

United Microelectronics's stock has gained 23.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by 3 percentage points.

2. Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS)


Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) 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.

Skyworks Solutions has a valuation score of 86, which is 59 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 27. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Skyworks Solutions's stock has dropped -28.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -48 percentage points.

3. Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)


Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) 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.

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

Qualcomm's stock has gained 9.13% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -11 percentage points.

Are semiconductor stocks a good buy now?

62.26% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 19.73% over the next year.

3.08% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.08% are rated C (Hold), 7.69% are rated D (Sell), and 6.15% are rated F (Strong Sell).

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

The average P/E ratio of the semiconductors industry is 69.36x.
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