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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:

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) 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 Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 11 points higher than the tech sector average of 31. It passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Diebold Nixdorf has seen its stock return 83.81% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 78 percentage points.

Diebold Nixdorf has an average 1 year price target of $100.00, an upside of 26.02% from Diebold Nixdorf's current stock price of $79.35.

Diebold Nixdorf stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Diebold Nixdorf, 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.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) 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 Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 9 points higher than the tech sector average of 31. It passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Allient has seen its stock return 178.02% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 172 percentage points.

Allient has an average 1 year price target of $64.50, a downside of -2.32% from Allient's current stock price of $66.03.

Allient stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Allient, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) 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 Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 28 points higher than the tech sector average of 31. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 305.7% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 300 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $502.40, an upside of 31.49% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $382.09.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 25 analysts covering Micron Technology, 68% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28% have issued a Buy, 4% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 123 tech stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 tech stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Mind Cti (NASDAQ:MNDO) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the tech sector average of 2.03%. Mind Cti's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Mind Cti's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mind Cti's dividend payout ratio of 169.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Alight (NYSE:ALIT) has an annual dividend yield of 22.3%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.03%.

Alight's dividend payout ratio of -2.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Xerox Holdings (NASDAQ:XRX) has an annual dividend yield of 14.18%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.03%. Xerox Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Xerox Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Xerox Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -2.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Tech stocks were up 0.4% in the last day, and up 1.02% over the last week. Next Technology Holding was the among the top gainers in the technology sector, gaining 77% yesterday.

Next Technology Holding shares are trading higher after the company announced a $157 million registered direct offering.

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:

Science Applications International (NASDAQ:SAIC) 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.

Science Applications International has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the tech sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Science Applications International's stock has dropped -11.07% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the tech sector by -17 percentage points.

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) 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.

Consensus Cloud Solutions 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.

Consensus Cloud Solutions's stock has gained 2.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the tech sector by -4 percentage points.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) 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.

Vontier has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the tech sector average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has gained 7.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 1 percentage points.

52.45% of tech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect tech stocks to rise by 24.28% over the next year.

6.34% of tech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 21.87% of tech stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.59% are rated C (Hold), 10.35% are rated D (Sell), and 4.84% are rated F (Strong Sell).