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Best Tech Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top tech stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best tech stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the technology sector.

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 technology stocks to buy right now are:

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is the #1 top tech stock out of 779 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 73, which is 41 points higher than the tech sector average of 32. It passed 29 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 689.98% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 738 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $1,375.77, an upside of 46.83% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $937.00.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 26 analysts covering Micron Technology, 65.38% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 26.92% have issued a Buy, 7.69% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the #2 top tech stock out of 779 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 4 points higher than the tech sector average of 32. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mesa Laboratories has seen its stock return 14.6% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 62 percentage points.

Mesa Laboratories has an average 1 year price target of $94.00, a downside of -1% from Mesa Laboratories's current stock price of $94.95.

Mesa Laboratories stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Mesa Laboratories, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the #3 top tech stock out of 779 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 6 points higher than the tech sector average of 32. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. 8x8 has seen its stock return 14.43% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 62 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 35.14% from 8x8's current stock price of $2.22.

8x8 stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering 8x8, 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.

Out of 130 tech stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 tech stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) has an annual dividend yield of 164.88%, which is 162 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 3.09%.

Vistance Networks's dividend payout ratio of 64.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Formula Systems (NASDAQ:FORTY) has an annual dividend yield of 12.2%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 3.09%. Formula Systems's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Formula Systems's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Formula Systems's dividend payout ratio of 35.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) has an annual dividend yield of 11.17%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 3.09%. Deswell Industries's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Deswell Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Deswell Industries's dividend payout ratio of 29.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tech stocks were down -2.62% in the last day, and down -2.64% over the last week. Banzai International was the among the top losers in the technology sector, dropping -25.93% yesterday.

Banzai International shares are trading lower after the company announced the pricing of its $0.9 million offering of 327,273 Class A shares at $2.75 per share.

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 tech stocks right now are:

Hp (NYSE:HPQ) is the most undervalued tech stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Hp has a valuation score of 29, which is 7 points higher than the tech sector average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hp's stock has dropped -0.24% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 48 percentage points.

Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO) is the second most undervalued tech stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Toyo Co has a valuation score of 14, which is -8 points higher than the tech sector average of 22. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TOYO a Valuation Rating of "A".

Toyo Co's stock has gained 59.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 108 percentage points.

Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) is the third most undervalued tech stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Open Text has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the tech sector average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Open Text's stock has dropped -16.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 32 percentage points.

50.38% of tech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect tech stocks to rise by 20.38% over the next year.

7% of tech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.66% of tech stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.21% are rated C (Hold), 10.26% are rated D (Sell), and 5.86% are rated F (Strong Sell).