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

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 70, which is 36 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 34.

MU passed 27 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 555.67% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 431 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $500.00, an upside of 7.37% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $465.66.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 25 analysts covering Micron Technology, 68% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28% have issued a Buy, 4% 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 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 Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) has a Due Diligence Score of 17, which is -17 points lower than the semiconductor industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates IMOS as a "A".

IMOS passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Chipmos Technologies has seen its stock return 162.13% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 38 percentage points.

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) is the #3 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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) has a Due Diligence Score of 66, which is 32 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 34.

SIMO passed 24 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Silicon Motion Technology has seen its stock return 213.16% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 89 percentage points.

Silicon Motion Technology has an average 1 year price target of $134.00, an upside of 2.96% from Silicon Motion Technology's current stock price of $130.15.

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.

Out of 20 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 7.41%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.86%. 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.

Himax Technologies's dividend payout ratio of 284.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.22%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.86%. 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.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.94%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.86%. 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 108.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Semiconductor stocks were up 1.29% in the last day, and up 13.75% over the last week. Sealsq was the among the top gainers in the semiconductors industry, gaining 21.03% yesterday.

Shares of quantum computing-related companies are trading higher in sympathy with IonQ, which was awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and achieved a photonic link between remote quantum computers.

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:

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

United Microelectronics's stock has gained 39.39% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -85 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 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 -4.56% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -129 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 29, which is 9 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 20. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Penguin Solutions's stock has gained 51.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -72 percentage points.

64.29% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 4.17% over the next year.

4.76% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.57% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.03% are rated C (Hold), 14.29% are rated D (Sell), and 6.35% are rated F (Strong Sell).