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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.

Industry: Semiconductors

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Semiconductor is Zen Rated B and is the 34th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
MU	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC	$875.13B	40.80%	27.70%	32.48%	37.10%	0.40	2.90	58.40%	41.50%	48.74%
SIMO	SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP	$8.86B	15.30%	10.90%	15.87%	25.20%	0.47	2.78	48.30%	13.80%	15.82%
ALGM	ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC	$8.33B	-1.40%	-0.90%	-0.55%	-0.70%	0.48	3.65	45.00%	-1.60%	-0.84%
LSCC	LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	$17.11B	2.80%	2.30%	3.75%	8.80%	0.22	3.48	68.40%	3.50%	5.15%
ON	ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	$46.39B	7.40%	4.50%	6.57%	6.90%	0.64	4.87	37.50%	9.50%	11.73%
FORM	FORMFACTOR INC	$9.98B	6.70%	5.60%	7.22%	10.10%	0.19	4.55	39.40%	8.10%	9.67%
ASX	ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD	$31.35B	14.40%	5.50%	9.69%	9.00%	1.64	1.15	18.50%	7.00%	9.58%
MCHP	MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC	$52.51B	-1.80%	-0.80%	2.49%	3.40%	1.18	2.16	56.30%	-2.10%	5.94%
AMD	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC	$733.28B	8.10%	6.50%	7.48%	22.20%	0.24	2.73	50.30%	13.40%	13.80%
NXPI	NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV	$74.27B	26.10%	10.10%	15.80%	19.10%	1.45	2.24	55.00%	21.00%	29.39%
SITM	SITIME CORP	$21.65B	-2.10%	-1.90%	-1.95%	-3.10%	0.12	12.48	55.70%	-6.40%	-6.24%
NVDA	NVIDIA CORP	$5.73T	104.40%	75.80%	81.14%	119.70%	0.32	3.91	71.10%	55.60%	65.62%
SYNA	SYNAPTICS INC	$5.01B	-3.50%	-1.90%	-2.12%	-3.00%	0.86	3.04	43.60%	-4.10%	-4.12%
TSM	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD	$2.17T	34.70%	23.10%	32.08%	46.70%	0.47	2.51	59.90%	44.60%	53.99%
DIOD	DIODES INC	$4.76B	4.50%	3.50%	5.14%	6.90%	0.29	3.17	31.30%	5.50%	6.90%
MXL	MAXLINEAR INC	$7.95B	-28.40%	-16.30%	-16.14%	-32.90%	0.70	1.70	57.20%	-26.00%	-19.81%
AVGO	BROADCOM INC	$2.08T	32.90%	14.90%	18.67%	39.90%	1.13	1.90	67.80%	36.60%	41.84%
PENG	PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC	$2.51B	8.70%	2.30%	6.78%	7.90%	2.89	2.10	28.30%	2.80%	5.83%
IMOS	CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.88B	2.20%	1.20%	2.56%	2.40%	0.89	2.40	10.80%	2.30%	3.73%
UMC	UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP	$43.13B	13.10%	8.50%	10.68%	13.00%	0.48	2.72	29.60%	20.30%	23.09%
VSH	VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC	$5.17B	0.10%	0.10%	2.32%	2.10%	1.05	2.64	19.90%	0.10%	2.58%
LASR	NLIGHT INC	$4.59B	-5.40%	-4.10%	-2.82%	-6.90%	0.20	7.08	31.30%	-5.10%	-4.41%
CRUS	CIRRUS LOGIC INC	$8.31B	20.10%	17.00%	21.65%	39.40%	0.17	7.65	52.90%	20.50%	24.93%
SMTC	SEMTECH CORP	$13.12B	-7.20%	-2.90%	1.77%	2.10%	1.57	2.37	51.60%	-3.80%	1.91%
INTC	INTEL CORP	$582.66B	-3.00%	-1.60%	-2.41%	-2.40%	0.72	2.31	35.40%	-5.90%	-8.00%
MTSI	MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC	$29.26B	13.20%	8.60%	11.41%	11.90%	0.42	7.52	55.70%	16.50%	19.82%
TXN	TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC	$280.46B	32.50%	15.50%	21.42%	17.70%	1.05	4.46	57.30%	29.10%	36.36%
MPWR	MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC	$79.29B	19.20%	16.20%	21.19%	30.60%	0.21	4.79	55.20%	23.00%	28.39%
ADI	ANALOG DEVICES INC	$208.36B	7.90%	5.70%	8.13%	23.40%	0.42	1.76	62.80%	23.00%	30.21%
AIP	ARTERIS INC	$1.72B	N/A	-29.50%	-66.65%	-263.90%	52.99	0.73	88.80%	-44.90%	-47.92%
ALAB	ASTERA LABS INC	$39.19B	20.30%	18.30%	17.59%	23.00%	0.11	11.30	76.00%	26.70%	26.95%
ARM	ARM HOLDINGS PLC	$242.90B	11.90%	9.00%	11.97%	23.10%	0.29	6.00	97.50%	18.40%	23.52%
NVEC	NVE CORP	$448.21M	25.60%	24.80%	30.08%	30.90%	0.04	28.21	78.70%	57.70%	67.66%
STM	STMICROELECTRONICS NV	$57.22B	0.80%	0.60%	1.00%	1.00%	0.39	3.31	34.00%	1.20%	1.76%
GFS	GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC	$40.50B	6.60%	4.60%	6.80%	7.70%	0.44	2.59	26.10%	11.40%	14.47%
POWI	POWER INTEGRATIONS INC	$3.99B	2.40%	2.10%	2.13%	2.70%	0.15	6.88	53.90%	3.70%	3.36%
CEVA	CEVA INC	$1.06B	-3.90%	-3.40%	-1.52%	-2.30%	0.15	10.26	87.20%	-10.50%	-4.89%
MRVL	MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC	$159.63B	19.40%	12.60%	17.04%	42.30%	0.56	2.01	51.00%	32.60%	39.65%
AMBQ	AMBIQ MICRO INC	$1.57B	-59.00%	-21.30%	-16.04%	-195.80%	0.10	11.70	42.30%	-46.90%	-46.81%
TSEM	TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD	$31.59B	7.90%	6.80%	6.06%	6.50%	0.14	6.48	23.20%	14.10%	11.83%
HIMX	HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.61B	3.60%	1.90%	4.53%	3.60%	0.88	1.62	30.50%	3.90%	5.29%
MX	MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	$157.79M	-10.10%	-7.20%	-16.40%	-18.00%	0.44	2.37	16.20%	-14.10%	-23.98%
SWKS	SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC	$10.09B	6.30%	4.60%	6.33%	12.10%	0.37	2.38	41.10%	8.90%	10.30%
QCOM	QUALCOMM INC	$210.88B	40.20%	18.40%	26.14%	32.30%	1.10	2.37	54.80%	22.30%	27.83%
Q	QNITY ELECTRONICS INC	$34.36B	7.60%	4.90%	7.95%	18.50%	0.92	2.12	46.10%	13.10%	20.56%
NA	NANO LABS LTD	$56.39M	27.70%	15.60%	16.75%	18.90%	0.51	2.09	-147.30%	501.60%	566.61%
MRAM	EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES INC	$952.68M	0.40%	0.30%	0.54%	1.40%	0.18	5.76	51.50%	0.50%	0.68%
NVTS	NAVITAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP	$5.22B	-33.00%	-28.80%	-31.81%	-644.30%	0.15	4.33	30.10%	-330.70%	-333.46%
QUIK	QUICKLOGIC CORP	$375.80M	-59.90%	-34.20%	-56.17%	-62.20%	0.34	1.69	20.70%	-102.30%	-99.77%
DVLT	DATAVAULT AI INC	$359.98M	-64.10%	-50.20%	-23.81%	-115.30%	0.15	5.32	77.80%	-202.10%	-150.96%
GSIT	GSI TECHNOLOGY INC	$392.98M	-22.70%	-17.40%	-11.89%	-50.60%	0.18	10.42	55.40%	-43.10%	-43.76%
RMBS	RAMBUS INC	$14.11B	17.40%	15.50%	19.86%	27.90%	0.10	9.82	79.50%	31.90%	39.41%
VLN	VALENS SEMICONDUCTOR LTD	$347.28M	-27.50%	-22.10%	-28.12%	-36.20%	0.28	5.17	62.40%	-44.70%	-44.50%
AOSL	ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LTD	$1.23B	-13.00%	-10.50%	-13.36%	-15.80%	0.22	3.32	22.40%	-15.50%	-16.38%
PXLW	PIXELWORKS INC	$40.60M	-2,573.90%	123.30%	113.31%	634.90%	0.05	28.21	43.80%	-1,105.70%	-1,101.70%
SQNS	SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS	$64.26M	-125.30%	-63.20%	-157.44%	-58.30%	1.17	0.48	47.80%	-576.80%	-512.32%
GCTS	GCT SEMICONDUCTOR HOLDING INC	$119.64M	N/A	-231.60%	73.97%	1,131.70%	-1.30	0.26	-22.30%	-1,078.50%	-899.25%
LAES	SEALSQ CORP	$591.81M	-12.70%	-11.40%	-7.17%	-148.50%	0.09	15.92	47.30%	-187.30%	-187.01%
WKEY	WISEKEY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING SA	$109.57M	-17.10%	-1.90%	-1.25%	-42.70%	1.16	12.92	47.90%	-31.50%	-31.16%
WOLF	WOLFSPEED INC	$3.38B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.08	7.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
POET	POET TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.72B	-75.80%	-42.60%	-33.99%	-89.80%	0.79	2.19	100.00%	-5,857.80%	-5,844.38%
PRSO	PERASO INC	$14.73M	-171.30%	-111.80%	-144.18%	-339.90%	0.39	3.34	53.60%	-73.00%	-72.98%
MOBX	MOBIX LABS INC	$32.06M	-2,857.40%	-103.40%	-440.23%	190.60%	6.01	0.11	45.30%	-422.60%	-382.20%
ALMU	AELUMA INC	$487.84M	-17.20%	-16.30%	-14.65%	-57.50%	0.06	26.10	41.70%	-115.60%	-115.56%
QRVO	QORVO INC	$7.96B	9.70%	5.60%	9.22%	15.50%	0.74	3.24	45.90%	9.20%	12.82%
ICG	INTCHAINS GROUP LTD	$76.50M	-4.70%	-4.50%	-8.58%	-10.90%	0.04	14.10	7.20%	-21.50%	-37.97%
SKYT	SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.76B	75.20%	17.60%	27.29%	21.50%	3.02	0.51	19.40%	21.00%	19.08%
SLAB	SILICON LABORATORIES INC	$7.17B	-4.70%	-4.00%	-3.71%	-11.50%	0.15	5.11	59.30%	-6.10%	-5.13%
LEDS	SEMILEDS CORP	$19.57M	-89.50%	-13.40%	-86.01%	-62.50%	9.81	0.91	3.50%	-6.70%	-6.52%

Semiconductor Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 67, which is 32 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 35.

MU passed 26 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 714.11% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 576 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $530.00, a downside of -31.7% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $776.01.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 27 analysts covering Micron Technology, 70.37% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25.93% have issued a Buy, 3.7% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO)

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 16 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 35.

SIMO passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Silicon Motion Technology has seen its stock return 353.12% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 215 percentage points.

Silicon Motion Technology has an average 1 year price target of $211.00, a downside of -20.03% from Silicon Motion Technology's current stock price of $263.85.

Silicon Motion Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Silicon Motion Technology, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Allegro Microsystems (NASDAQ:ALGM)

Allegro Microsystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) 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 +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Allegro Microsystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Allegro Microsystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -6 points lower than the semiconductor industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ALGM as a "B".

ALGM passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Allegro Microsystems has seen its stock return 66.43% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -72 percentage points.

Allegro Microsystems has an average 1 year price target of $49.90, an upside of 10.96% from Allegro Microsystems's current stock price of $44.97.

Allegro Microsystems stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Allegro Microsystems, 70% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30% 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 20 semiconductor stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 semiconductor stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC)

Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.32%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.31%. 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.

2. Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS)

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.22%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.31%. 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.

3. Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX)

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.58%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.31%. 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 -0.17% in the last day, and up 7.92% over the last week. Aeluma was the among the top losers in the semiconductors industry, dropping -15.37% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor companies are trading lower amid overall market weakness, driven by rising bond yields and inflation concerns that may keep interest rates elevated.

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. Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS)

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) 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.

Cirrus Logic 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.

Cirrus Logic's stock has gained 51.56% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -87 percentage points.

2. Nxp Semiconductors Nv (NASDAQ:NXPI)

Nxp Semiconductors Nv (NASDAQ:NXPI) is the second 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.

Nxp Semiconductors Nv has a valuation score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nxp Semiconductors Nv's stock has gained 39.2% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -99 percentage points.

3. Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) 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.

Qualcomm 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.

Qualcomm's stock has gained 30.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -107 percentage points.

Are semiconductor stocks a good buy now?

58.93% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to fall by -8.38% over the next year.

3.13% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 37.5% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.75% are rated C (Hold), 10.94% are rated D (Sell), and 4.69% 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 51.62x.

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Sectors & Industries TechnologySemiconductors
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.

Semiconductor Stocks FAQ

1. Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

2. Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO)

3. Allegro Microsystems (NASDAQ:ALGM)

1. Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC)

2. Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS)

3. Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX)

1. Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS)

2. Nxp Semiconductors Nv (NASDAQ:NXPI)

3. Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)

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Semiconductor Stocks FAQ

1. Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

2. Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO)

3. Allegro Microsystems (NASDAQ:ALGM)

1. Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC)

2. Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS)

3. Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX)

1. Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS)

2. Nxp Semiconductors Nv (NASDAQ:NXPI)

3. Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)

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Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
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