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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:

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) is the #1 top tech stock out of 782 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: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 7 points higher than the tech sector average of 34. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. 8x8 has seen its stock return 15.63% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 107 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $3.13, an upside of 40.77% from 8x8's current stock price of $2.22.

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.

Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) is the #2 top tech stock out of 782 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 Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -5 points lower than the tech sector average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates AEYE as a "A".It passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Audioeye has seen its stock lose -17.54% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 74 percentage points.

Netsol Technologies (NASDAQ:NTWK) is the #3 top tech stock out of 782 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 Netsol Technologies (NASDAQ:NTWK) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Netsol Technologies (NASDAQ:NTWK) 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 NTWK as a "A".It passed 8 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Netsol Technologies has seen its stock return 84% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 175 percentage points.

Out of 131 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 74.85%, which is 72 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.6%.

Vistance Networks's dividend payout ratio of 62.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Jinkosolar Holding Co (NYSE:JKS) has an annual dividend yield of 17.94%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.6%.

Jinkosolar Holding Co's dividend payout ratio of -15.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) has an annual dividend yield of 13.56%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.6%. 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 59.7% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tech stocks were up 0.97% in the last day, and up 0.98% over the last week. Datavault Ai was the among the top gainers in the technology sector, gaining 31.34% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor and chip companies are trading higher amid continued strength as the industry gains on SK Hynix's Q3 results. The industry may also be reacting to AI optimism spurred by Oracle's long-term outlook and timeline to positive free cash flow, in addition to Anthropic's recent IPO filing.

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 -46.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 45 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 -31.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 60 percentage points.

Leidos Holdings (NYSE:LDOS) 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.

Leidos Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the tech sector average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Leidos Holdings's stock has dropped -25.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 66 percentage points.

45.89% of tech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect tech stocks to rise by 36.79% over the next year.

7.28% of tech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25.5% of tech stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.19% are rated C (Hold), 14.4% are rated D (Sell), and 5.63% are rated F (Strong Sell).