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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 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: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 27 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 34.

MU passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 261.18% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 229 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $311.30, a downside of -1.3% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $315.42.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 23 analysts covering Micron Technology, 69.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 26.09% have issued a Buy, 4.35% 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 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 Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 34.

IMOS passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Chipmos Technologies has seen its stock return 62.25% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 30 percentage points.

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

Semtech (NASDAQ:SMTC) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -6 points lower than the semiconductor industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SMTC as a "A".

SMTC passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Semtech has seen its stock return 21.19% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -11 percentage points.

Semtech has an average 1 year price target of $76.64, an upside of 1.84% from Semtech's current stock price of $75.26.

Semtech stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Semtech, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 35.71% have issued a Buy, 7.14% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 19 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 8.68%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.14%. 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 4.88%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.14%. 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.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.38%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 2.14%. 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 90.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Semiconductor stocks were up 3.74% in the last day, and up 1.28% over the last week. Micron Technology was the among the top gainers in the semiconductors industry, gaining 10.51% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor and chip stocks are trading higher at the start of the new year. The industry may be gaining in response to upbeat sentiment.

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:

United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) 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.

United Microelectronics has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Microelectronics's stock has gained 20.06% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -12 percentage points.

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) 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.

Skyworks Solutions has a valuation score of 86, which is 59 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 27. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Skyworks Solutions's stock has dropped -27.2% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -59 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 71, which is 44 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qualcomm's stock has gained 12.59% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -20 percentage points.

64.81% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 13.86% 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), 66.15% are rated C (Hold), 4.62% are rated D (Sell), and 7.69% are rated F (Strong Sell).