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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
Market Cap
Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
Last Dividend
Annual Dividend
Dividend Percentile
Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)
Ex-dividend Date
Div. Payment Date
USIO
USIO INC
$72.95MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
INTC
INTEL CORP
$468.08BN/A0.00%$0.1250N/AN/A1
SHLS
SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC
$1.34BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CRM
SALESFORCE INC
$168.79B0.83%19.40%$0.4400$1.7118%0
AVPT
AVEPOINT INC
$2.81BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
COHR
COHERENT CORP
$56.30BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
VRNS
VARONIS SYSTEMS INC
$4.86BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
GTLB
GITLAB INC
$7.20BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
LYTS
LSI INDUSTRIES INC
$883.30M0.83%25.60%$0.0500$0.2018%0
BKTI
BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$292.73MN/A0.00%$0.1500N/AN/A1
LITE
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC
$74.24BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TUYA
TUYA INC
$1.11B3.36%N/A$0.0605$0.0669%0
DSP
VIANT TECHNOLOGY INC
$836.92MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MANH
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC
$12.01BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MQ
MARQETA INC
$1.63BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OKTA
OKTA INC
$24.54BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ESE
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$7.53B0.11%2.60%$0.0800$0.321%0
TSEM
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD
$25.57BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OCC
OPTICAL CABLE CORP
$126.76MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
WDAY
WORKDAY INC
$49.01BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
GFS
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC
$26.66B0.25%9.30%$0.1200$0.123%02026-09-232026-10-09
LOGI
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL SA
$14.39B1.58%28.80%$1.5843$1.5836%0
OTEX
OPEN TEXT CORP
$5.93B4.49%42.60%$0.2750$1.1081%02026-09-042026-09-18
CGNT
COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD
$649.35MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
IT
GARTNER INC
$12.18BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SONY
SONY GROUP CORP
$137.94BN/A-36.30%$0.2900N/AN/A0
NAVN
NAVAN INC
$7.42BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DT
DYNATRACE INC
$14.33BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
GRMN
GARMIN LTD
$57.02B1.27%38.50%$1.0500$3.7529%02026-09-112026-09-25
SPSC
SPS COMMERCE INC
$2.91BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ADBE
ADOBE INC
$108.31BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
COHU
COHU INC
$2.61BN/A0.00%$0.0600N/AN/A0
ITRI
ITRON INC
$4.33BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PEGA
PEGASYSTEMS INC
$5.56B0.60%6.30%$0.0830$0.2011%0
CRUS
CIRRUS LOGIC INC
$5.92BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PLTR
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC
$420.99BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
VICR
VICOR CORP
$10.02BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SILC
SILICOM LTD
$246.17MN/A0.00%$1.0000N/AN/A0
CCC
CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS INC
$4.38BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TDC
TERADATA CORP
$2.59BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ARM
ARM HOLDINGS PLC
$266.30BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AEHR
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS
$3.52BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MDB
MONGODB INC
$35.43BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
UPBD
UPBOUND GROUP INC
$1.14B8.00%99.40%$0.3900$1.5692%0
CRCT
CRICUT INC
$1.14B3.68%46.50%$0.1000$0.2073%0
LTRX
LANTRONIX INC
$239.30MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PDFS
PDF SOLUTIONS INC
$1.91BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AMPL
AMPLITUDE INC
$1.60BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TDY
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$30.07BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ANET
ARISTA NETWORKS INC
$235.16BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
MSI
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC
$79.58B0.98%36.70%$1.2100$4.7221%0
KLAC
KLA CORP
$244.68B0.45%21.70%$0.2300$0.848%0
WIX
WIXCOM LTD
$3.35BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
GEN
GEN DIGITAL INC
$16.49B1.82%28.90%$0.1250$0.5041%02026-09-09
ACLS
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.90BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ASML
ASML HOLDING NV
$673.54B0.52%28.00%$2.1507$9.079%5
API
AGORA INC
$382.37MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
WEX
WEX INC
$6.66BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
BLND
BLEND LABS INC
$354.77MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CACI
CACI INTERNATIONAL INC
$14.64BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
IDN
INTELLICHECK INC
$62.02MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ZM
ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC
$31.51BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
DSC
DSC HOLDINGS LTD
N/AN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
IIIV
I3 VERTICALS INC
$434.05MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PCOR
PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$9.56BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SMCI
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC
$22.00BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
FTV
FORTIVE CORP
$17.79B0.41%17.10%$0.0600$0.247%1
YB
YUANBAO INC
$624.37M9.12%0.00%$1.2600$1.2693%0
DBX
DROPBOX INC
$7.67BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
FN
FABRINET
$16.29BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
APPF
APPFOLIO INC
$7.62BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
DSGX
DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC
$6.66BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
GDDY
GODADDY INC
$12.26BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PRCH
PORCH GROUP INC
$2.25BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
PATH
UIPATH INC
$8.18BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
CDW
CDW CORP
$17.15B1.83%30.10%$0.6300$2.5241%02026-08-252026-09-10
NABL
N-ABLE INC
$653.61MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
GLOB
GLOBANT SA
$1.69BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
NXT
NEXTPOWER INC
$13.98BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
YEXT
YEXT INC
$629.56MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
Q
QNITY ELECTRONICS INC
$26.37B0.13%7.90%$0.0800$0.161%02026-08-312026-09-15
OSPN
ONESPAN INC
$581.16M3.23%27.80%$0.1300$0.5167%02026-09-04
TTAN
SERVICETITAN INC
$9.06BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
TASK
TASKUS INC
$740.83M0.00%306.70%N/A$0.00N/AN/A
KVYO
KLAVIYO INC
$5.18BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
ACIW
ACI WORLDWIDE INC
$5.25BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
SSYS
STRATASYS LTD
$753.25MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
AMBQ
AMBIQ MICRO INC
$1.43BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
RMBS
RAMBUS INC
$9.85BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
VNT
VONTIER CORP
$4.46B0.32%4.30%$0.0300$0.115%12026-09-032026-09-24
PAR
PAR TECHNOLOGY CORP
$797.47MN/A0.00%$0.3100N/AN/A0
ESTC
ELASTIC NV
$9.08BN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
OCTV
OCTAVE INTELLIGENCE PLC
$4.96BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
XRX
XEROX HOLDINGS CORP
$374.25M3.68%-1.40%$0.0250$0.1173%52026-09-302026-10-30
CAMT
CAMTEK LTD
$7.03BN/A0.00%$1.3300N/AN/A0
CNXC
CONCENTRIX CORP
$1.57B5.60%-6.80%$0.3600$1.4486%0
INTU
INTUIT INC
$99.15B1.32%28.00%$1.2000$4.8031%0
BSY
BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC
$10.85B0.78%30.40%$0.0700$0.2816%0
NXPL
NEXTPLAT CORP
$23.14MN/A0.00%N/AN/AN/AN/A
JKHY
JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC
$11.59B1.46%32.80%$0.6100$2.3834%0

Tech Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %DD ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
52-2.37%-6.90%+10.77%+72.43%28.29x6.73x+4.38%+0.91%+5.14%+25.96%Strong Buy
41-4.90%+2.23%+9.99%+290.68%38.19x19.38x+1.81%+31.46%+47.91%+32.16%Buy
17+1.59%+2.51%-2.15%-91.17%32.06x28.99x+132.95%+33.42%+64.76%+5.92%Buy
44-4.15%-10.01%-0.81%+57.33%24.75x8.04x+26.53%+8.99%+16.83%+33.25%Strong Buy
9-2.82%-3.10%+5.93%+28.33%17.91x1.86x+11.69%+3.07%+12.11%+9.90%Buy
70+2.57%+1.33%+16.09%-24.18%16.42x3.64x+27.03%+6.31%+13.31%+11.35%Buy
30-2.96%-7.10%-0.12%+32.02%37.91x4.62x+12.83%+8.07%+12.28%+24.65%Buy
30-4.40%-7.17%-0.79%+131.58%57.49x17.51x+53.20%+24.06%+39.91%+102.06%Strong Buy
69-2.79%-6.11%-0.74%+87.15%45.48x12.06x+64.16%+45.59%+50.52%+35.30%Strong Buy
232+2.55%+4.03%+5.66%-73.78%26.41x5.76x+18.51%+8.50%+13.59%+19.01%Buy
166-0.65%-1.69%+4.37%-96.88%-245.41x8.59x+31.97%+15.64%+17.68%+15.32%Buy
23+1.78%-4.40%-3.31%-1.51%17.20x2.18x+14.26%+9.79%+13.82%+37.76%Buy

Tech Stocks FAQ

What are the best tech stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Riskified (NYSE:RSKD)


Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) is the #1 top tech stock out of 783 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 Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -3 points lower than the tech sector average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates RSKD as a "A".It passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Riskified has seen its stock return 34.98% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 118 percentage points.

Riskified has an average 1 year price target of $6.60, an upside of 9.63% from Riskified's current stock price of $6.02.

Riskified stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Riskified, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Sk Hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY)


Sk Hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) is the #2 top tech stock out of 783 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 Sk Hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Sk Hynix (NASDAQ:SKHY) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -22 points lower than the tech sector average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SKHY as a "A".It passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals.

Sk Hynix has an average 1 year price target of $245.50, an upside of 57.21% from Sk Hynix's current stock price of $156.16.

Sk Hynix stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Sk Hynix, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 44.44% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)


Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is the #3 top tech stock out of 783 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 Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) has a Due Diligence Score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the tech sector average of 33. It passed 28 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Micron Technology has seen its stock return 667.8% over the past year, overperforming other tech stocks by 750 percentage points.

Micron Technology has an average 1 year price target of $1,411.40, an upside of 50.61% from Micron Technology's current stock price of $937.11.

Micron Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 25 analysts covering Micron Technology, 64% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28% have issued a Buy, 8% 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 133.93%, which is 131 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.86%.

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

2. Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL)


Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) has an annual dividend yield of 12.99%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.86%. 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.

3. Formula Systems (NASDAQ:FORTY)


Formula Systems (NASDAQ:FORTY) has an annual dividend yield of 11.66%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the tech sector average of 2.86%. Formula Systems's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four 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 35.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are tech stocks down?

Tech stocks were down -1.47% in the last day, and down -2.93% over the last week. CID Holdco was the among the top losers in the technology sector, dropping -34.27% yesterday.

CID HoldCo shares are trading lower after the company announced an additional Nasdaq listing deficiency and a loan default.

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. Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX)


Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) 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.

Open Text has a valuation score of 86, which is 64 points higher than the tech sector average of 22. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Open Text's stock has dropped -22.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 60 percentage points.

2. Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO)


Toyo Co (NASDAQ:TOYO) 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.

Toyo Co has a valuation score of 14, which is -8 points higher than the tech sector average of 22. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TOYO a Valuation Rating of "A".

Toyo Co's stock has dropped -12.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 70 percentage points.

3. Leidos Holdings (NYSE:LDOS)


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 21 points higher than the tech sector average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Leidos Holdings's stock has dropped -18.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the tech sector by 64 percentage points.

Are tech stocks a good buy now?

47.65% of tech stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect tech stocks to rise by 32.3% over the next year.

7.15% of tech stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.98% of tech stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.31% are rated C (Hold), 11.87% are rated D (Sell), and 5.69% 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 -13.65x.
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