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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:

Ibex (NASDAQ:IBEX) is the #1 top tech stock out of 777 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 Ibex (NASDAQ:IBEX) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Ibex (NASDAQ:IBEX) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 20 points higher than the tech sector average of 34. It passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ibex has seen its stock return 58.2% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 158 percentage points.

Ibex has an average 1 year price target of $44.50, a downside of -21.82% from Ibex's current stock price of $56.92.

Ibex stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Ibex, 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.

Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) is the #2 top tech stock out of 777 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 Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -8 points lower than the tech sector average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UEIC as a "A".It passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Universal Electronics has seen its stock return 130.64% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 230 percentage points.

Universal Electronics has an average 1 year price target of $5.00, a downside of -27.01% from Universal Electronics's current stock price of $6.85.

Universal Electronics stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Universal Electronics, 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 777 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 4 points higher than the tech sector average of 34. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. 8x8 has seen its stock return 17.26% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 117 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $3.13, an upside of 35.28% from 8x8's current stock price of $2.31.

8x8 stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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 132 tech stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 tech stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the tech sector average of 3.44%.

Franklin Wireless's dividend payout ratio of -10% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the tech sector average of 3.44%. Climb Global Solutions's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Climb Global Solutions's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Climb Global Solutions's dividend payout ratio of 3.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) has an annual dividend yield of 153.3%, which is 150 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 3.44%.

Vistance Networks's dividend payout ratio of 41.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tech stocks were down -1.68% in the last day, and up 4.71% over the last week. Vuzix was the among the top losers in the technology sector, dropping -26.63% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader tech sector are trading lower due to concerns over the AI outlook from Nvidia’s management changes and Cicso’s Q1 financial results. Rising bond yields and Fed rate expectations represent a funding risk in the 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:

Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO) 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.

Toyo Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the tech sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Toyo Co's stock has dropped -34.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 65 percentage points.

Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) 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.

Open Text has a valuation score of 86, which is 61 points higher than the tech sector average of 25. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Open Text's stock has dropped -27.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 72 percentage points.

Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) 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.

Progress Software has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the tech sector average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Progress Software's stock has gained 3.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 103 percentage points.

47.02% of tech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect tech stocks to rise by 46.59% over the next year.

8.26% of tech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25.46% of tech stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.08% are rated C (Hold), 10.96% are rated D (Sell), and 5.23% are rated F (Strong Sell).