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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 +28.50% 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 66, which is 31 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 836.54% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 699 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $1,339.63, an upside of 16.06% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $1,154.29.

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.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 21 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 35.

AVGO passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Broadcom has seen its stock return 37.04% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -100 percentage points.

Broadcom has an average 1 year price target of $513.68, an upside of 35.98% from Broadcom's current stock price of $377.75.

Broadcom stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 22 analysts covering Broadcom, 68.18% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 13.64% 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 +28.5% 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 41 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 35.

NVDA passed 30 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nvidia has seen its stock return 26.65% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -111 percentage points.

Nvidia has an average 1 year price target of $318.81, an upside of 59.33% from Nvidia's current stock price of $200.09.

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

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.19%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.2%. 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.

Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC) has an annual dividend yield of 3.83%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.2%. 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.

Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) has an annual dividend yield of 2%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.2%. Microchip Technology's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Microchip Technology's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Microchip Technology's dividend payout ratio of 827.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Semiconductor stocks were up 3.84% in the last day, and up 2.72% over the last week. Maxlinear was the among the top gainers in the semiconductors industry, gaining 18.03% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor and chip stocks are trading higher amid continued strength as the sector extends yesterday's rally. The sector may be experiencing a lift in response to Susquehanna raising its forecast for wafer fab equipment spending.

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:

Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) 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.

Qorvo 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.

Qorvo's stock has gained 9.85% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -128 percentage points.

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 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 42.47% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -95 percentage points.

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 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 16.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -121 percentage points.

60% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 1.53% over the next year.

4.69% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.25% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.44% are rated C (Hold), 7.81% are rated D (Sell), and 7.81% are rated F (Strong Sell).