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

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 28 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 36.

MU passed 25 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 681.39% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 560 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $834.82, a downside of -6.4% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $891.88.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 27 analysts covering Micron Technology, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25.93% have issued a Buy, 7.41% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

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: B, Financials: C, and AI: D.

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 17 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 36.

SIMO passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Silicon Motion Technology has seen its stock return 275.59% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 154 percentage points.

Silicon Motion Technology has an average 1 year price target of $211.00, a downside of -16.16% from Silicon Motion Technology's current stock price of $251.68.

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.

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) 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 Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has a Due Diligence Score of 76, which is 40 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 36.

NVDA passed 30 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nvidia has seen its stock return 39.22% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -82 percentage points.

Nvidia has an average 1 year price target of $318.81, an upside of 59.07% from Nvidia's current stock price of $200.42.

Nvidia stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 26 analysts covering Nvidia, 69.23% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 30.77% 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 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 4.56%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.42%. 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 4.04%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.42%. 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 dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.82%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.42%. 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 dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Semiconductor stocks were down -3.18% in the last day, and down -13.05% over the last week. Himax Technologies was the among the top losers in the semiconductors industry, dropping -11.17% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading lower as oil prices gain after President Trump's threat of more Iran strikes. Also, data showed U.S. May core CPI reached 2.9% year-over-year, and the implications for elevated interest rates may hurt confidence in the sector due to the borrowing needed to fund growth.

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:

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) is the 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 29, which is 12 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 17. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qualcomm's stock has gained 20.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -101 percentage points.

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 12 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 17. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Nxp Semiconductors Nv's stock has gained 30.56% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -91 percentage points.

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) 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.

Cirrus Logic has a valuation score of 57, which is 40 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 17. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cirrus Logic's stock has gained 50% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -71 percentage points.

60% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 3.23% over the next year.

6.35% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.98% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.79% are rated C (Hold), 9.52% are rated D (Sell), and 6.35% are rated F (Strong Sell).