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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 59th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
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Financials Score
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QRVO
QORVO INC
36
43
57
44
0
CRUS
CIRRUS LOGIC INC
50
71
100
0
30
SMTC
SEMTECH CORP
16
14
29
11
10
PENG
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC
20
14
57
0
10
ADI
ANALOG DEVICES INC
43
29
71
44
10
60

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What are the best semiconductor stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO)


Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) 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 Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 6 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 30.

QRVO passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Qorvo has seen its stock lose -30.22% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -29 percentage points.

Qorvo has an average 1 year price target of $99.10, an upside of 18.54% from Qorvo's current stock price of $83.60.

Qorvo stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Qorvo, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 70% 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: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 20 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 30.

CRUS passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cirrus Logic has seen its stock lose -22.82% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -22 percentage points.

Cirrus Logic has an average 1 year price target of $109.00, an upside of 8.23% from Cirrus Logic's current stock price of $100.71.

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 61.1% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 62 percentage points.

Semtech has an average 1 year price target of $55.57, an upside of 8.75% from Semtech's current stock price of $51.10.

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 17 semiconductor stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 semiconductor stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC)


United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the semiconductor industry average of 2.08%. 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 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX)


Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) has an annual dividend yield of 8.35%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.08%. 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.

3. Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS)


Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.84%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.08%. Chipmos Technologies's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four 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.

Why are semiconductor stocks down?

Semiconductor stocks were down -2.86% in the last day, and down -0.91% over the last week. Formfactor was the among the top losers in the semiconductors industry, dropping -17.46% yesterday.

FormFactor shares are trading lower after the company reported a Q2 adjusted EPS miss and issued Q3 EPS and adjusted EPS guidance below estimates.

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 48 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qualcomm's stock has dropped -18.89% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -18 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 71, which is 48 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cirrus Logic's stock has dropped -22.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -22 percentage points.

3. United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC)


United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) 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.

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

United Microelectronics's stock has dropped -18.28% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -17 percentage points.

Are semiconductor stocks a good buy now?

58.18% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 12.36% over the next year.

1.54% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.46% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 13.85% 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 31.98x.
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