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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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Semiconductor is Zen Rated C and is the 62nd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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PENG
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC
$1.04B$19.37$24.9228.64%Strong Buy66.35%N/A12.92%4.30%
CRUS
CIRRUS LOGIC INC
$5.37B$104.09$109.004.72%Strong Buy34.50%3.66%19.31%16.17%
SMTC
SEMTECH CORP
$3.54B$40.87$54.2932.83%Strong Buy78.76%N/A26.81%10.65%
ADI
ANALOG DEVICES INC
$115.03B$231.80$242.384.56%Buy165.04%53.91%14.32%10.59%
MTSI
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC
$9.76B$131.18$137.504.82%Strong Buy611.90%N/A19.30%12.10%
RMBS
RAMBUS INC
$6.48B$60.37$74.3323.13%Strong Buy314.19%13.19%26.76%22.50%
POWI
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC
$3.19B$56.69$76.5034.94%Strong Buy213.41%43.45%12.93%11.68%
TSM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD
$1.12T$215.68$238.3310.50%Strong Buy314.73%14.11%210.97%134.99%
MU
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
$133.93B$119.84$132.9010.90%Strong Buy2017.66%57.70%18.98%12.64%
MRVL
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC
$60.72B$70.42$95.0434.97%Strong Buy2319.53%N/A22.44%14.92%
ALAB
ASTERA LABS INC
$15.72B$95.30$98.503.36%Strong Buy1033.87%59.19%24.54%22.79%
GFS
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
$20.86B$37.60$44.0017.02%Hold55.96%N/A11.99%8.05%
ALMU
AELUMA INC
$233.30M$14.77N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
QRVO
QORVO INC
$7.51B$80.74$87.308.12%Buy102.41%122.48%18.62%10.65%
HIMX
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.60B$9.16N/AN/AN/AN/A1.02%N/A28.84%16.04%
AVGO
BROADCOM INC
$1.19T$252.10$288.1614.30%Strong Buy1913.88%58.45%53.89%22.78%
SLAB
SILICON LABORATORIES INC
$4.67B$143.23$130.00-9.24%Buy619.29%N/A7.29%6.33%
TXN
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
$180.99B$199.22$183.30-7.99%Buy208.52%9.08%39.98%19.43%
ALGM
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC
$5.77B$31.19$30.00-3.82%Strong Buy815.24%N/A16.71%10.93%
DIOD
DIODES INC
$2.36B$50.84$57.5013.10%Buy27.06%144.44%7.29%5.57%
QCOM
QUALCOMM INC
$172.24B$156.87$179.5014.43%Buy141.02%-2.25%N/AN/A
AIP
ARTERIS INC
$345.06M$8.22$15.0082.48%Strong Buy316.22%N/AN/A-13.24%
TSEM
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
$4.51B$40.39$60.0048.55%Strong Buy16.14%1.92%9.70%8.43%
NVEC
NVE CORP
$345.04M$71.33N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SIMO
SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP
$2.35B$69.80$81.6717.00%Strong Buy36.60%20.83%86.12%64.49%
ASX
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD
$9.16B$10.36N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-45.22%39.20%15.77%
LASR
NLIGHT INC
$935.89M$18.93$16.00-15.48%Strong Buy24.93%N/A-17.04%-12.50%
SITM
SITIME CORP
$5.18B$218.48$222.501.84%Buy419.61%N/A-4.60%-3.65%
SWKS
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC
$10.81B$71.98$68.17-5.30%Sell12-2.87%12.07%9.73%7.33%
NVDA
NVIDIA CORP
$3.53T$144.69$177.4122.61%Strong Buy2725.16%26.93%184.22%123.31%
POET
POET TECHNOLOGIES INC
$327.13M$4.19N/AN/AN/AN/A1,448.20%N/AN/AN/A
AMD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
$204.93B$126.39$135.487.20%Buy3115.71%84.89%15.88%12.85%
CEVA
CEVA INC
$489.57M$20.47$34.5068.54%Strong Buy40.31%N/A-0.40%-0.35%
VLN
VALENS SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
$215.03M$2.05$4.0095.12%Buy121.52%N/AN/AN/A
MPWR
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC
$33.83B$706.59$770.409.03%Buy1014.18%-35.39%27.41%23.53%
AOSL
ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
$704.72M$23.68$25.005.57%Hold21.96%N/AN/AN/A
STM
STMICROELECTRONICS NV
$26.53B$29.66$27.00-8.97%Buy23.36%18.32%14.33%10.19%
MXL
MAXLINEAR INC
$1.05B$12.11$19.4260.34%Buy620.08%N/A2.10%1.21%
MRAM
EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES INC
$133.23M$5.93N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ARM
ARM HOLDINGS PLC
$150.07B$142.04$163.0514.79%Strong Buy1918.84%37.28%27.65%21.17%
SKYT
SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY INC
$412.64M$8.59$11.0028.06%Buy16.27%N/A8.99%1.47%
UMC
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP
$20.77B$8.32N/AN/AN/AN/A12.18%-3.46%61.31%41.79%
GSIT
GSI TECHNOLOGY INC
$81.67M$3.19N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ON
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$22.52B$53.88$53.30-1.08%Buy20-1.06%50.23%24.96%15.12%
LSCC
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$6.58B$47.86$67.3340.69%Strong Buy912.28%49.24%22.82%19.62%
NXPI
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV
$54.95B$217.53$234.877.97%Strong Buy153.13%14.90%40.88%15.13%
FORM
FORMFACTOR INC
$2.69B$34.88$40.6016.40%Buy53.57%23.29%9.26%7.73%
SYNA
SYNAPTICS INC
$2.46B$63.71$97.5053.04%Strong Buy43.14%-71.47%4.71%2.56%
IMOS
CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$713.06M$19.61N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
QUIK
QUICKLOGIC CORP
$93.75M$5.92$11.3090.88%Buy223.44%N/A0.00%0.00%
WKEY
WISEKEY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING SA
$62.99M$6.42$4.00-37.65%Buy1N/AN/A-144.47%-31.55%
INTC
INTEL CORP
$90.47B$20.74$21.051.49%Hold200.13%N/A4.23%2.20%
MX
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$141.73M$3.93$6.0052.67%Buy1-13.37%N/A-6.83%-4.92%
MCHP
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC
$36.78B$68.19$65.40-4.09%Strong Buy1511.84%N/A20.35%9.37%
LAES
SEALSQ CORP
$396.16M$3.96$6.0051.52%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
DVLT
DATAVAULT AI INC
$52.23M$0.79$3.00279.27%Strong Buy1N/AN/A-151.95%-129.74%
VSH
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
$2.13B$15.73N/AN/AN/AN/A1.49%N/A6.00%2.90%
GCTS
GCT SEMICONDUCTOR HOLDING INC
$71.26M$1.47$5.00240.14%Strong Buy1173.08%N/A-31.02%116.50%
WOLF
WOLFSPEED INC
$200.76M$1.29$6.67416.82%Buy66.55%N/A-177.06%-4.97%
NVTS
NAVITAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$1.38B$7.19$3.63-49.58%Buy413.35%N/A-13.65%-12.58%
BZAI
BLAIZE HOLDINGS INC
$238.96M$2.35$6.50176.60%Buy2N/AN/AN/AN/A
ICG
INTCHAINS GROUP LTD
$105.65M$1.75$7.50328.57%Strong Buy1N/AN/AN/AN/A
PRSO
PERASO INC
$5.80M$1.14N/AN/AN/AN/A-13.99%N/A-243.46%-130.00%
MOBX
MOBIX LABS INC
$37.81M$0.74N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
NA
NANO LABS LTD
$159.56M$10.18N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SQNS
SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS
$48.24M$1.90N/AN/AN/AN/A-7.61%N/A-159.69%-80.65%
LEDS
SEMILEDS CORP
$22.06M$2.69N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PXLW
PIXELWORKS INC
$28.07M$5.35$15.00180.37%Strong Buy231.40%N/AN/A-18.31%

Semiconductor Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor stocks to buy right now in Jun 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. Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG)


Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) 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 Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -10 points lower than the semiconductor industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PENG as a "A".

PENG passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Penguin Solutions has seen its stock lose -15.08% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -8 percentage points.

Penguin Solutions has an average 1 year price target of $24.92, an upside of 28.64% from Penguin Solutions's current stock price of $19.37.

Penguin Solutions stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Penguin Solutions, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS)


Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) 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 Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 30.

CRUS passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cirrus Logic has seen its stock lose -17.07% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -10 percentage points.

Cirrus Logic has an average 1 year price target of $109.00, an upside of 4.72% from Cirrus Logic's current stock price of $104.09.

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

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

Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -14 points lower than the semiconductor industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SMTC as a "B".

SMTC passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Semtech has seen its stock return 32.91% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 40 percentage points.

Semtech has an average 1 year price target of $54.29, an upside of 32.83% from Semtech's current stock price of $40.87.

Semtech stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Semtech, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 14.29% 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 20 semiconductor stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 semiconductor stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS)


Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) has an annual dividend yield of 5.67%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.04%. Chipmos Technologies's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Chipmos Technologies's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Chipmos Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 91.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC)


United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.57%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.04%. United Microelectronics's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. United Microelectronics's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

United Microelectronics's dividend payout ratio of 84.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC)


Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.21%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.04%. 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 128.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor stocks up?

Semiconductor stocks were up 3.5% in the last day, and up 1.34% over the last week. Advanced Micro Devices was the among the top gainers in the semiconductors industry, gaining 8.81% yesterday.

Advanced Micro Devices shares are trading higher after Piper Sandler maintained an Overweight rating on the stock and raised its price target from $125 to $140.

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. Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)


Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) 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.

Qualcomm has a valuation score of 71, which is 51 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qualcomm's stock has dropped -29.41% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -22 percentage points.

2. Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS)


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 43, which is 23 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cirrus Logic's stock has dropped -17.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -10 percentage points.

3. Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG)


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 14, which is -6 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 20. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PENG a Valuation Rating of "A".

Penguin Solutions's stock has dropped -15.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -8 percentage points.

Are semiconductor stocks a good buy now?

52.83% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 11.19% over the next year.

1.64% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.75% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.85% are rated C (Hold), 8.2% are rated D (Sell), and 6.56% 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 15.97x.
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