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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:

Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO) is the #1 top tech stock out of 769 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 Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: F, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO) has a Due Diligence Score of 9, which is -24 points lower than the tech sector average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TOYO as a "A".It passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Toyo Co has seen its stock return 317% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 299 percentage points.

Toyo Co has an average 1 year price target of $16.50, an upside of 14.03% from Toyo Co's current stock price of $14.47.

Toyo Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Toyo Co, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% 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 769 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 Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 1 points higher than the tech sector average of 33. It passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mesa Laboratories has seen its stock return 7.45% over the past year, underperforming other tech stocks by -11 percentage points.

Mesa Laboratories has an average 1 year price target of $94.00, a downside of -10.7% from Mesa Laboratories's current stock price of $105.26.

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 769 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 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 5 points higher than the tech sector average of 33. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. 8x8 has seen its stock return 43.13% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 25 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $3.00, an upside of 31% from 8x8's current stock price of $2.29.

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 125 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 163%, which is 160 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 3.01%.

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

Stoneco (NASDAQ:STNE) has an annual dividend yield of 21.64%, which is 19 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 3.01%.

Stoneco's dividend payout ratio of 89.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Formula Systems (NASDAQ:FORTY) has an annual dividend yield of 10.52%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 3.01%. 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.

Tech stocks were up 2.28% in the last day, and up 3.34% over the last week. Sphere 3d was the among the top gainers in the technology sector, gaining 111.58% yesterday.

Shares of software companies are trading higher following Nvidia's introduction of AI tools for industries including autonomous driving, humanoid robots and AI factories that may be seen as a tailwind for the broader sector.

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 6 points higher than the tech sector average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Hp's stock has gained 17.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the tech sector by -1 percentage points.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) 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.

Vontier has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the tech sector average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has dropped -20.12% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the tech sector by -39 percentage points.

Science Applications International (NASDAQ:SAIC) 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.

Science Applications International has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the tech sector average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Science Applications International's stock has gained 14.83% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the tech sector by -4 percentage points.

50.1% of tech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect tech stocks to rise by 4.16% over the next year.

6.24% of tech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.33% of tech stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.99% are rated C (Hold), 9.69% are rated D (Sell), and 5.75% are rated F (Strong Sell).