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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.

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 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 Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 21 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 32.

MU passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 109.49% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 87 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $205.60, a downside of -9.28% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $226.63.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 25 analysts covering Micron Technology, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 32% have issued a Buy, 8% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) is the #2 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 Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 5 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 32.

SMTC passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Semtech has seen its stock return 45.64% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 23 percentage points.

Semtech has an average 1 year price target of $65.40, a downside of -5.98% from Semtech's current stock price of $69.56.

Semtech stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Semtech, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 40% have issued a Buy, 10% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) is the #3 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 Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 15 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 32.

CRUS passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cirrus Logic has seen its stock return 8.33% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -14 percentage points.

Cirrus Logic has an average 1 year price target of $128.33, a downside of -2.26% from Cirrus Logic's current stock price of $131.30.

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.

Out of 17 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 7.77%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.03%. 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.

Nve (NASDAQ:NVEC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.17%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.03%. 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 139.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) has an annual dividend yield of 3.75%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.03%. 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 dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Semiconductor stocks were up 0.63% in the last day, and up 6.71% over the last week. Wisekey International Holding Sa was the among the top gainers in the semiconductors industry, gaining 27.67% yesterday.

WISeKey International Holding shares are trading higher after the company's WISeSat.Space announced a collaboration with South Korea's Innospace for cost-effective post-quantum satellite launches and global IoT security.

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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Qualcomm has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qualcomm's stock has gained 1.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -21 percentage points.

United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) 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.

United Microelectronics has a valuation score of 71, which is 47 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Microelectronics's stock has dropped -0.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -23 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 43, which is 19 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Penguin Solutions's stock has gained 40.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by 18 percentage points.

62.96% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 3.1% over the next year.

4.62% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.92% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.62% are rated C (Hold), 10.77% are rated D (Sell), and 3.08% are rated F (Strong Sell).