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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.

Sector: Technology
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
TER
TERADYNE INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
$70.20B$449.048.00%$1.48B61.34x0.42
United States
HPQ
HP INC
NYSE
Computer Hardware
$28.97B$32.12-0.09%$4.15B12.17x-497.75
United States
LOGI
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL SA
NASDAQ
Computer Hardware
$14.94B$104.320.97%$1.00B18.97x0.72
United States
YMM
FULL TRUCK ALLIANCE CO LTD
NYSE
Software - Application
$8.48B$8.170.00%N/A13.73x0.09
China
FTNT
FORTINET INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$132.77B$180.951.25%$2.80B63.27x6.00
United States
RBRK
RUBRIK INC
NYSE
Software - Infrastructure
$24.58B$118.582.76%-$175.48M-93.37x-6.70
United States
NAVN
NAVAN INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$5.58B$21.43-0.33%-$265.36M-11.28x0.38
BLZE
BACKBLAZE INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$888.88M$14.361.27%$16.36M-41.03x1.53
United States
QLYS
QUALYS INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$6.68B$193.002.97%$274.20M33.22x0.91
United States
NVEC
NVE CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$538.96M$111.420.56%$21.89M29.95x0.04
United States
SONY
SONY GROUP CORP
NYSE
Consumer Electronics
$139.88B$23.821.40%$8.80B-107.30x0.87
Japan
RDVT
RED VIOLET INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$1.27B$79.27-1.22%$30.30M68.34x0.08
United States
ALAB
ASTERA LABS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$60.78B$350.33-1.71%$338.10M161.44x0.12
United States
PLAB
PHOTRONICS INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
$1.86B$31.492.14%$277.60M11.13x0.19
United States
AIRG
AIRGAIN INC
NASDAQ
Communication Equipment
$60.39M$4.618.47%-$4.41M-8.23x0.60
United States
BAND
BANDWIDTH INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$2.05B$63.742.08%$59.90M1,062.33x1.91
United States
CSCO
CISCO SYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Communication Equipment
$442.36B$112.203.16%$20.02B33.39x1.58
United States
KVYO
KLAVIYO INC
NYSE
Software - Infrastructure
$4.47B$15.71-2.96%$60.84M523.67x0.43
United States
TDY
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSE
Scientific & Technical Instruments
$28.61B$617.170.73%$1.59B29.47x0.40
United States
INTC
INTEL CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$601.90B$119.33-0.56%$12.22B-56.29x1.13
United States
IIIV
I3 VERTICALS INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$375.88M$14.28-1.21%$47.84M15.52x0.81
United States
ASML
ASML HOLDING NV
NASDAQ
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
$717.98B$1,867.313.25%$15.67B59.60x1.30
Netherlands
TOST
TOAST INC
NYSE
Software - Infrastructure
$17.22B$29.791.92%$549.00M35.89x0.56
United States
CGNX
COGNEX CORP
NASDAQ
Scientific & Technical Instruments
$10.93B$64.974.42%$286.97M62.47x0.34
United States
CCC
CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$3.86B$6.56-0.91%$337.63M82.00x0.99
United States
TTAN
SERVICETITAN INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$6.47B$67.09-0.37%-$32.27M-49.33x0.12
United States
ESTC
ELASTIC NV
NYSE
Software - Application
$9.86B$93.941.77%$26.72M26.39x1.32
Netherlands
GRMN
GARMIN LTD
NYSE
Scientific & Technical Instruments
$54.22B$281.16-0.46%$2.46B28.84x0.27
Switzerland
CDW
CDW CORP
NASDAQ
Information Technology Services
$16.66B$133.29-1.87%$1.98B15.96x6.07
United States
VSH
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC
NYSE
Semiconductors
$5.86B$38.1811.41%$341.62M181.81x0.77
United States
TASK
TASKUS INC
NASDAQ
Information Technology Services
$739.00M$8.06-2.42%$233.13M6.77x2.33
United States
SMCI
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC
NASDAQ
Computer Hardware
$28.70B$43.694.22%$3.07B11.97x1.07
United States
CRM
SALESFORCE INC
NYSE
Software - Application
$193.15B$234.69-0.84%$17.13B21.32x1.86
United States
WEX
WEX INC
NYSE
Software - Infrastructure
$5.76B$169.100.26%$1.04B16.64x11.27
United States
CLFD
CLEARFIELD INC
NASDAQ
Communication Equipment
$454.79M$33.484.07%-$684.00k-65.65x0.09
United States
MQ
MARQETA INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$1.72B$16.55-2.65%$47.67M150.45x0.95
United States
TLS
TELOS CORP
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$313.15M$4.19-0.95%-$2.52M-19.95x0.50
United States
APPF
APPFOLIO INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$7.19B$202.97-0.62%$212.76M46.02x0.23
United States
NET
CLOUDFLARE INC
NYSE
Software - Infrastructure
$124.30B$349.07-0.55%$116.93M-601.84x3.00
United States
BRZE
BRAZE INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$2.89B$25.42-0.90%-$76.05M-24.68x0.88
United States
GEN
GEN DIGITAL INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$13.16B$21.99-1.17%$2.58B12.71x4.89
United States
SSYS
STRATASYS LTD
NASDAQ
Computer Hardware
$762.01M$8.701.99%-$74.20M-6.49x0.28
United States
VRNS
VARONIS SYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$5.46B$47.570.25%-$121.94M-38.99x2.72
United States
XRX
XEROX HOLDINGS CORP
NASDAQ
Information Technology Services
$396.57M$3.02-3.82%$196.00M-0.41x28.39
United States
ACIW
ACI WORLDWIDE INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$5.06B$50.150.93%$467.02M22.90x1.07
United States
PDFS
PDF SOLUTIONS INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$2.34B$55.503.95%$35.71M222.00x0.39
United States
U
UNITY SOFTWARE INC
NYSE
Software - Application
$19.19B$43.610.00%-$193.73M-32.07x1.11
United States
MANH
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$11.90B$204.150.00%$290.03M57.83x3.44
United States
PRCH
PORCH GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$2.28B$17.313.34%$86.86M-144.25x-67.51
United States
SITM
SITIME CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$21.33B$709.444.50%$63.65M1,223.17x1.44
United States
API
AGORA INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$354.56M$4.08-1.45%$15.34M53.68x0.32
China
PD
PAGERDUTY INC
NYSE
Software - Application
$1.21B$15.34-1.54%$66.50M7.45x3.07
United States
OCTV
OCTAVE INTELLIGENCE PLC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$5.11B$19.03-0.16%N/AN/A0.32
United States
PEGA
PEGASYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$5.58B$33.93-1.45%$214.11M17.95x1.47
United States
ZS
ZSCALER INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$32.06B$196.60-1.10%$269.60M-504.10x2.03
United States
GTLB
GITLAB INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$8.29B$49.78-0.34%-$35.47M-155.56x0.75
United States
IT
GARTNER INC
NYSE
Information Technology Services
$11.67B$184.80-4.15%$1.42B16.63x-43.99
United States
BSP
BENDING SPOONS SPA
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$20.35B$32.03-1.45%N/AN/A5.40
TSEM
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$27.20B$240.86-0.18%$641.55M93.72x0.23
Israel
BSY
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$9.74B$32.23-1.59%$462.44M35.03x1.98
United States
AGYS
AGILYSYS INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$2.80B$99.26-1.05%$64.82M64.88x0.40
United States
APP
APPLOVIN CORP
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$89.76B$268.22-4.65%$5.55B20.52x1.61
United States
CRWD
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$276.50B$270.041.48%$435.42M4,355.48x1.35
United States
ADSK
AUTODESK INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$44.31B$212.000.33%$2.31B27.28x2.84
United States
STM
STMICROELECTRONICS NV
NYSE
Semiconductors
$52.18B$57.267.03%$2.55B108.04x0.51
Netherlands
FN
FABRINET
NYSE
Electronic Components
$16.62B$463.692.71%$623.57M35.10x0.59
Thailand
PCOR
PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSE
Software - Application
$7.74B$50.95-1.37%$83.26M-195.96x0.76
United States
COHR
COHERENT CORP
NYSE
Scientific & Technical Instruments
$66.00B$337.045.59%$1.58B77.66x0.65
United States
ATEN
A10 NETWORKS INC
NYSE
Software - Infrastructure
$2.01B$27.630.11%$70.36M46.83x1.85
United States
ADEA
ADEIA INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$2.84B$25.741.58%$264.78M22.78x1.12
United States
ESE
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSE
Scientific & Technical Instruments
$7.12B$274.951.86%$478.25M22.57x0.50
United States
UI
UBIQUITI INC
NYSE
Communication Equipment
$37.56B$620.521.78%$1.20B39.10x0.53
United States
ANET
ARISTA NETWORKS INC
NYSE
Computer Hardware
$261.51B$207.351.40%$5.08B64.60x0.60
United States
PAYC
PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC
NYSE
Software - Application
$9.96B$220.99-2.85%$895.90M23.43x8.10
United States
NICE
NICE LTD
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$6.76B$113.90-2.21%$802.95M16.36x0.36
Israel
SILC
SILICOM LTD
NASDAQ
Communication Equipment
$345.03M$60.0311.93%N/A-35.08x0.42
Israel
CRCT
CRICUT INC
NASDAQ
Computer Hardware
$1.37B$6.520.08%$144.76M15.16x0.59
United States
ITRI
ITRON INC
NASDAQ
Scientific & Technical Instruments
$3.79B$86.510.31%$419.52M14.23x1.46
United States
DSC
DSC HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$301.44M$6.021.52%N/AN/A0.81
China
OSPN
ONESPAN INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$667.76M$18.120.44%$56.20M10.07x0.42
United States
PLTR
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$453.58B$188.75-0.68%$3.09B149.80x0.18
United States
KLAC
KLA CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
$270.31B$206.893.27%$6.28B56.22x1.83
United States
FICO
FAIR ISAAC CORP
NYSE
Software - Application
$14.28B$661.25-0.08%$1.28B18.99x-1.50
United States
DSGX
DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$6.88B$80.08-1.37%$337.45M36.73x0.19
Canada
PAR
PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP
NYSE
Software - Application
$589.42M$14.25-0.97%-$10.60M-8.10x0.68
United States
ACLS
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
$4.56B$147.778.09%$129.00M49.26x0.30
United States
DBX
DROPBOX INC
NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure
$7.65B$33.90-0.53%$887.80M18.63x-2.29
United States
AEHR
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS
NASDAQ
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
$3.50B$107.215.52%-$8.21M-466.13x0.12
United States
LITE
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Communication Equipment
$97.36B$1,085.423.79%-$6.88B-11.68x0.57
United States
INFY
INFOSYS LTD
NYSE
Information Technology Services
$44.77B$11.04-2.73%N/AN/A0.70
India
AMPL
AMPLITUDE INC
NASDAQ
Software - Application
$1.81B$14.521.54%-$80.10M-19.36x1.62
United States
SNOW
SNOWFLAKE INC
NYSE
Software - Application
$120.32B$341.04-0.28%-$747.76M-106.91x3.04
United States
GLOB
GLOBANT SA
NYSE
Information Technology Services
$1.50B$35.10-5.08%N/A13.60x0.50
Luxembourg
FIS
FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC
NYSE
Information Technology Services
$16.73B$32.44-1.99%$6.55B4.98x1.75
United States
DT
DYNATRACE INC
NYSE
Software - Application
$17.14B$59.320.10%$324.42M116.31x0.68
United States
GDYN
GRID DYNAMICS HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Information Technology Services
$650.64M$8.02-4.30%$35.82M401.00x0.16
United States
LRCX
LAM RESEARCH CORP
NASDAQ
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
$434.82B$347.492.17%$8.70B60.02x0.89
United States
ARM
ARM HOLDINGS PLC
NASDAQ
Semiconductors
$328.40B$307.495.18%$1.59B317.00x0.30
United Kingdom
GDDY
GODADDY INC
NYSE
Software - Infrastructure
$12.31B$97.210.24%$1.40B14.32x1,192.52
United States
DBD
DIEBOLD NIXDORF INC
NYSE
Software - Application
$2.16B$63.770.93%$372.00M20.70x2.85
United States

Tech Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
53+2.74%+6.91%+10.95%+50.40%22.44x6.83x-2.36%-1.44%+2.12%+17.03%Buy
42-3.53%-2.77%+9.08%+205.32%40.77x19.28x-73.82%+30.47%+47.32%+25.76%Strong Buy
17+1.22%-1.42%+1.97%-92.93%34.04x30.50x+133.09%+33.46%+64.88%+1.90%Buy
44+2.54%+4.64%+16.14%+47.08%27.36x8.83x+26.69%+9.17%+17.03%+25.45%Strong Buy
9+2.09%+3.97%+12.18%+51.72%19.18x2.09x+12.39%+3.16%+12.80%-3.10%Buy
70-2.42%-1.44%-4.08%-29.66%13.27x3.48x+26.94%+6.35%+13.39%+18.36%Buy
29+2.11%+3.02%+6.50%+23.42%42.49x4.84x+13.43%+8.29%+12.50%+23.41%Buy
30+3.50%+8.80%+18.71%+82.14%63.32x18.85x+53.48%+24.30%+39.75%+86.40%Strong Buy
69+2.99%+3.06%+18.37%+89.61%49.63x12.93x+62.52%+44.19%+47.93%+20.41%Strong Buy
227-0.45%-1.06%-7.23%-63.32%28.89x5.95x+17.23%+7.68%+12.50%+28.23%Buy
169+0.65%+1.60%+4.77%-99.09%260.36x8.59x+29.49%+15.45%+16.95%+14.46%Buy
23+2.80%-0.22%-8.71%-26.22%15.28x1.84x+14.28%+9.80%+13.98%+60.79%Buy

Tech Stocks FAQ

What are the best tech stocks to buy right now in Oct 2026?

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:

1. 8x8 (NASDAQ:EGHT)


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 8.57% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 103 percentage points.

8x8 has an average 1 year price target of $3.13, an upside of 37.06% from 8x8's current stock price of $2.28.

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.

2. Sono Tek (NASDAQ:SOTK)


Sono Tek (NASDAQ:SOTK) 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 Sono Tek (NASDAQ:SOTK) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Sono Tek (NASDAQ:SOTK) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 6 points higher than the tech sector average of 34. It passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Sono Tek has seen its stock return 38.08% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 132 percentage points.

3. Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK)


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

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) has a Due Diligence Score of 72, which is 38 points higher than the tech sector average of 34. It passed 24 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sandisk has seen its stock return 1,285.52% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 1,380 percentage points.

Sandisk has an average 1 year price target of $2,258.33, an upside of 31.3% from Sandisk's current stock price of $1,719.99.

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.

What are the tech stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 130 tech stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 tech stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN)


Vistance Networks (NASDAQ:VISN) has an annual dividend yield of 161.03%, which is 158 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 3.12%.

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

2. Jinkosolar Holding Co (NYSE:JKS)


Jinkosolar Holding Co (NYSE:JKS) has an annual dividend yield of 16.17%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 3.12%.

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

3. Formula Systems (NASDAQ:FORTY)


Formula Systems (NASDAQ:FORTY) has an annual dividend yield of 13.37%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 3.12%. 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.

Why are tech stocks up?

Tech stocks were up 1.08% in the last day, and up 2.24% over the last week. Alpha Modus Holdings was the among the top gainers in the technology sector, gaining 198.29% yesterday.

Alpha Modus shares are trading higher after the company regained compliance with a Nasdaq listing requirement.

What are the most undervalued tech stocks?

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:

1. Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO)


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 -27.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 67 percentage points.

2. Leidos Holdings (NYSE:LDOS)


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 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 -38.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 55 percentage points.

3. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)


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 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 -41% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 53 percentage points.

Are tech stocks a good buy now?

47.7% of tech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect tech stocks to rise by 28.34% over the next year.

6.41% of tech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.03% of tech stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.99% are rated C (Hold), 13.32% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the technology sector?

The average P/E ratio of the technology sector is 83.89x.
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