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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.

Industry: Semiconductors
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Semiconductor is Zen Rated B and is the 58th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Sentiment
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
CRUS
CIRRUS LOGIC INC
$5.48B51,560,13595.35%3.10%Net SellingNet Selling
RMBS
RAMBUS INC
$6.94B107,411,91688.28%11.72%Net SellingNet Selling
MU
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
$137.78B1,119,125,10176.78%1.60%Net SellingNet Selling
PENG
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC
$1.25B52,401,11466.48%33.52%Net SellingNet Selling
SMTC
SEMTECH CORP
$4.21B86,635,59396.41%3.59%Net SellingNet Selling
ADI
ANALOG DEVICES INC
$121.65B496,248,19686.07%1.43%Net SellingNet Selling
POWI
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC
$3.30B56,290,32395.66%4.34%Net Selling
AVGO
BROADCOM INC
$1.30T4,703,470,97969.74%30.26%Net SellingNet Selling
TSM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD
$1.19T25,932,615,0003.18%0.00%
GFS
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
$22.87B554,733,52999.50%0.00%
ALAB
ASTERA LABS INC
$16.00B164,916,81459.44%32.53%Net SellingNet Selling
MTSI
MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC
$10.21B74,390,67135.57%64.43%Net SellingNet Selling
QCOM
QUALCOMM INC
$174.68B1,098,000,00073.50%2.48%Net SellingNet Selling
QRVO
QORVO INC
$8.40B93,025,17998.50%1.16%Net SellingNet Selling
NVDA
NVIDIA CORP
$4.00T24,400,000,00063.72%4.21%Net SellingNet Selling
HIMX
HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.62B349,826,0009.17%0.00%
SLAB
SILICON LABORATORIES INC
$4.65B32,571,85082.45%17.55%Net SellingNet Selling
AIP
ARTERIS INC
$387.03M41,977,72823.37%76.63%Net SellingNet Selling
MRVL
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC
$63.25B862,200,00068.29%31.71%Net SellingNet Selling
TXN
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
$199.55B908,472,07984.68%0.61%Net Selling
SIMO
SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CORP
$2.52B134,764,48020.41%0.00%
ALMU
AELUMA INC
$265.21M15,795,4678.14%21.06%Net Buying
TSEM
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
$5.00B111,575,00064.52%0.00%
LASR
NLIGHT INC
$918.09M49,439,47149.84%50.16%Net SellingNet Selling
ASX
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD
$9.16B4,418,995,6323.97%0.00%
MPWR
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC
$35.45B47,880,00074.36%25.64%Net SellingNet Selling
NVEC
NVE CORP
$370.04M4,837,16669.68%5.84%Net Selling
AMD
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC
$233.74B1,621,404,19562.01%24.82%Net SellingNet Buying
DIOD
DIODES INC
$2.68B46,401,35881.46%18.54%Net SellingNet Selling
POET
POET TECHNOLOGIES INC
$547.30M78,074,7073.79%0.00%
NXPI
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV
$58.91B252,628,69889.94%0.54%Net SellingNet Selling
SWKS
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC
$11.67B150,129,14697.47%1.16%Net Selling
ALGM
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC
$6.94B184,901,22865.02%34.98%Net SellingNet Selling
AOSL
ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
$834.47M29,759,99566.16%33.84%Net SellingNet Selling
CEVA
CEVA INC
$554.86M23,916,36167.78%32.22%Net BuyingNet Buying
SITM
SITIME CORP
$4.97B23,721,59780.60%19.40%Net SellingNet Selling
ON
ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$24.87B417,885,34669.91%30.09%Net SellingNet Selling
GSIT
GSI TECHNOLOGY INC
$126.54M27,872,11911.08%56.26%Net Buying
ARM
ARM HOLDINGS PLC
$156.95B1,056,513,7387.05%0.00%
PRSO
PERASO INC
$5.90M5,085,7150.79%99.21%Net SellingNet Selling
MRAM
EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES INC
$153.90M22,467,44651.61%48.06%Net SellingNet Selling
LSCC
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$7.55B137,507,53197.58%2.42%Net SellingNet Selling
UMC
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP
$18.88B12,484,781,0001.24%0.00%
MXL
MAXLINEAR INC
$1.31B86,373,82082.05%5.42%Net SellingNet Selling
INTC
INTEL CORP
$103.90B4,362,000,00062.20%4.95%Net BuyingNet Selling
STM
STMICROELECTRONICS NV
$29.64B894,410,47210.79%0.00%
VLN
VALENS SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
$289.50M104,892,5472.26%5.48%
SKYT
SKYWATER TECHNOLOGY INC
$492.38M48,037,02414.37%85.63%Net SellingNet Selling
NA
NANO LABS LTD
$122.10M15,674,0520.05%0.00%
MCHP
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC
$40.50B539,399,44673.60%26.40%Net BuyingNet Buying
SYNA
SYNAPTICS INC
$2.68B38,545,45894.61%5.39%Net SellingNet Selling
IMOS
CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$678.88M727,240,1260.30%0.00%
QUIK
QUICKLOGIC CORP
$106.26M15,836,05930.42%7.07%Net SellingNet Selling
FORM
FORMFACTOR INC
$2.80B77,076,64294.46%5.54%Net SellingNet Selling
MX
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$147.14M36,063,60543.56%56.44%Net SellingNet Selling
LAES
SEALSQ CORP
$382.15M100,039,5194.10%0.00%
WKEY
WISEKEY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING SA
$59.61M4,909,9323.01%0.00%
DVLT
DATAVAULT AI INC
$46.22M66,024,1907.88%60.72%Net Selling
VSH
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
$2.42B135,554,23096.76%1.99%Net SellingNet Buying
WOLF
WOLFSPEED INC
$247.45M155,626,72089.83%3.25%Net BuyingNet Selling
GCTS
GCT SEMICONDUCTOR HOLDING INC
$66.89M48,473,4337.27%22.96%Net BuyingNet Buying
NVTS
NAVITAS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
$1.20B191,807,78636.11%63.89%Net SellingNet Selling
BZAI
BLAIZE HOLDINGS INC
$286.75M101,683,91617.25%50.07%
ICG
INTCHAINS GROUP LTD
$164.81M120,742,9840.05%0.00%
LEDS
SEMILEDS CORP
$23.04M8,200,9670.17%99.83%Net Buying
MOBX
MOBIX LABS INC
$42.07M51,304,8487.31%29.10%Net Selling
PXLW
PIXELWORKS INC
$36.04M5,246,04951.67%48.33%Net SellingNet Selling
SQNS
SEQUANS COMMUNICATIONS
$99.01M253,875,2826.37%0.00%

Semiconductor Stocks FAQ

What are the best semiconductor stocks to buy right now in Jul 2025?

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:

1. Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS)


Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) is the #1 top semiconductor stock out of 68 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 19 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 31.

CRUS passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Cirrus Logic has seen its stock lose -22.16% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -17 percentage points.

Cirrus Logic has an average 1 year price target of $109.00, an upside of 2.51% from Cirrus Logic's current stock price of $106.33.

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.

2. Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS)


Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) is the #2 top semiconductor stock out of 68 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 24 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 31.

RMBS passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rambus has seen its stock lose -2.51% over the past year, overperforming other semiconductor stocks by 3 percentage points.

Rambus has an average 1 year price target of $74.33, an upside of 15.07% from Rambus's current stock price of $64.60.

Rambus stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Rambus, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)


Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is the #3 top semiconductor stock out of 68 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 9 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 31.

MU passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock lose -9.74% over the past year, underperforming other semiconductor stocks by -4 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $155.75, an upside of 26.51% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $123.11.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 20 analysts covering Micron Technology, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 15% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the semiconductor stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC)


United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the semiconductor industry average of 1.95%. 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.

United Microelectronics's dividend payout ratio of 84.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX)


Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) has an annual dividend yield of 7.97%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.95%. 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.

3. Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS)


Chipmos Technologies (NASDAQ:IMOS) has an annual dividend yield of 4.4%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 1.95%. 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 high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are semiconductor stocks up?

Semiconductor stocks were up 0.2% in the last day, and down -0.26% over the last week. Sequans Communications was the among the top gainers in the semiconductors industry, gaining 88.41% yesterday.

Sequans shares are trading higher after the company announced the launch of a bitcoin treasury program.

What are the most undervalued semiconductor stocks?

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:

1. Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM)


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 50 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Qualcomm's stock has dropped -23.81% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -18 percentage points.

2. Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS)


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 71, which is 50 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cirrus Logic's stock has dropped -22.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -17 percentage points.

3. Penguin Solutions (NASDAQ:PENG)


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 14, which is -7 points higher than the semiconductor industry average of 21. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PENG a Valuation Rating of "A".

Penguin Solutions's stock has dropped -18.72% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the semiconductor industry by -13 percentage points.

Are semiconductor stocks a good buy now?

55.56% of semiconductor stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect semiconductor stocks to rise by 7.09% over the next year.

0% of semiconductor stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.87% of semiconductor stocks are rated B (Buy), 69.84% are rated C (Hold), 9.52% are rated D (Sell), and 4.76% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the semiconductors industry?

The average P/E ratio of the semiconductors industry is 17.94x.
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