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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 4.86% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 97 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $3.13, an upside of 61.08% from 8x8's current stock price of $1.94.

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.

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) 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 Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) has a Due Diligence Score of 76, which is 42 points higher than the tech sector average of 34. It passed 25 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sandisk has seen its stock return 800.6% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 893 percentage points.

Sandisk has an average 1 year price target of $2,270.00, an upside of 74.71% from Sandisk's current stock price of $1,299.30.

Sandisk stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Sandisk, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) 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 Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) has a Due Diligence Score of 63, which is 29 points higher than the tech sector average of 34. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mitek Systems has seen its stock return 79.4% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 172 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 86.21%, which is 84 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.7%.

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 18.23%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.7%.

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

Formula Systems (NASDAQ:FORTY) has an annual dividend yield of 13.24%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.7%. Formula Systems's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five 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 34.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Tech stocks were down -3.61% in the last day, and down -9.23% over the last week. T3 Defense was the among the top losers in the technology sector, dropping -21.5% yesterday.

Shares of software companies are trading lower amid a rotation out of technology and AI-related stocks. Rising inflation concerns and elevated oil prices are fueling expectations for further Fed tightening, while elevated borrowing costs could weigh on demand, valuations and debt metrics.

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 45 points higher than the tech sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Toyo Co's stock has dropped -49.62% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 43 percentage points.

Leidos Holdings (NYSE:LDOS) 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.

Leidos Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the tech sector average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Leidos Holdings's stock has dropped -32.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 60 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 86, which is 60 points higher than the tech sector average of 26. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Open Text's stock has dropped -34.28% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 58 percentage points.

46.08% of tech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect tech stocks to rise by 43.44% over the next year.

7.28% of tech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 24.17% of tech stocks are rated B (Buy), 49.5% are rated C (Hold), 12.91% are rated D (Sell), and 6.13% are rated F (Strong Sell).