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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 452.52% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 342 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $499.00, an upside of 32.09% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $377.76.

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 24, which is -10 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 8 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Chipmos Technologies has seen its stock return 155.56% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 45 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: C, 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 178.99% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 68 percentage points.

Silicon Motion Technology has an average 1 year price target of $134.00, an upside of 14.93% from Silicon Motion Technology's current stock price of $116.59.

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 8.36%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.04%. 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 5.7%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.04%. 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 5.06%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.04%. 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 1.84% in the last day, and up 12.04% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why semiconductor stocks are up.

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:

Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG) 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.

Penguin Solutions has a valuation score of 86, which is 64 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 22. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Penguin Solutions's stock has gained 32.31% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -78 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 43, which is 21 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Microelectronics's stock has gained 41.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -69 percentage points.

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) 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.

Qualcomm has a valuation score of 86, which is 64 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 22. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qualcomm's stock has dropped -3.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -114 percentage points.

63.16% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 18.32% over the next year.

4.84% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.03% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.77% are rated C (Hold), 14.52% are rated D (Sell), and 4.84% are rated F (Strong Sell).