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Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top semiconductor stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best semiconductor stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the semiconductors industry.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best semiconductor stocks to buy right now are:

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the top semiconductor stock with a Due Diligence Score of 69, which is 39 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 30. It passed 28 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Nvidia has seen its stock return 84.88% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 86 percentage points.

Nvidia has an average 1 year price target of $174.42, an upside of 30.58% from Nvidia's current stock price of $133.57.

Nvidia stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 36 analysts covering Nvidia, 69.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 5.56% 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 second best semiconductor stock with a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 28 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 30. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Silicon Motion Technology has seen its stock lose -22.52% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -22 percentage points.

Silicon Motion Technology has an average 1 year price target of $78.57, an upside of 47.47% from Silicon Motion Technology's current stock price of $53.28.

Silicon Motion Technology stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Silicon Motion Technology, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 42.86% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 14.29% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) is the third best semiconductor stock with a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 26 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 30. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Advanced Micro Devices has seen its stock lose -35.73% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -35 percentage points.

Advanced Micro Devices has an average 1 year price target of $161.43, an upside of 46.12% from Advanced Micro Devices's current stock price of $110.48.

Advanced Micro Devices stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 21 analysts covering Advanced Micro Devices, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.52% have issued a Buy, 19.05% have issued a hold, while 4.76% 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:

United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) has an annual dividend yield of 7.6%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.36%. 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.

Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) has an annual dividend yield of 5.61%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.36%. Chipmos Technologies's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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 85.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.27%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.36%. 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 84.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Semiconductor stocks were down -0.68% in the last day, and up 0.88% over the last week. Semtech was the among the top losers in the semiconductors industry, dropping -31.02% yesterday.

Semtech shares are trading lower after Needham cut its price target on the stock from $74 to $54.

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued semiconductor stocks right now are:

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) is the most undervalued semiconductor stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Skyworks Solutions has a valuation score of 86, which is 61 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 25. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Skyworks Solutions's stock has dropped -39.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -38 percentage points.

Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO) is the second most undervalued semiconductor stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Silicon Motion Technology has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Silicon Motion Technology's stock has dropped -22.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -22 percentage points.

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) is the third most undervalued semiconductor stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Cirrus Logic has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cirrus Logic's stock has gained 13.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by 14 percentage points.