What best means in this list
Best means the highest stored NexusTrade report ratings within this selection. Ratings use the product's 1-to-5 scale. The list sorts by rating from high to low, with ticker order breaking equal-rating ties. A rating summarizes a report; it does not predict a stock's return.
Companies belong to the Semiconductor Equipment classification, based on company products and revenue. Classifications can overlap, so a company may appear in several industry lists.
Ratings and dated fundamentals
| 1 | ASML Holding NV | ASML | 4.5 | 2025-12-31 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $1,769.79 | $686,939,871,968.46 | 63.25 | 29.86 |
| 2 | Nova Ltd. Ordinary Shares | NVMI | 4.5 | 2025-12-31 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $354.59 | $11,278,146,628.99 | 43.51 | 8.56 |
| 3 | Axcelis Technologies Inc | ACLS | 4 | 2025-11-06 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $133.48 | $4,122,061,151.72 | 44.42 | 3.87 |
| 4 | Applied Materials Inc | AMAT | 4 | 2025-11-13 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $509.57 | $404,393,449,029.51 | 43.64 | 15.78 |
| 5 | KLA Corporation Common Stock | KLAC | 4 | 2025-10-31 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $196.72 | $257,023,883,151.76 | 53.21 | 40.48 |
| 6 | Lam Research Corp | LRCX | 4 | 2025-10-29 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $320.59 | $401,160,999,390 | 55.22 | 32.17 |
| 7 | Onto Innovation Inc. | ONTO | 4 | 2025-11-06 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $292.67 | $14,362,559,869.49 | Not reported | 7.47 |
| 8 | ACM Research, Inc. Class A Common Stock | ACMR | 3.5 | 2025-11-06 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $70.8 | $4,931,163,076.8 | 32.82 | 2.05 |
| 9 | Coherent Corp. | COHR | 3.5 | 2025-11-06 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $302.35 | $59,209,879,578.1 | 73.55 | 5.27 |
| 10 | MKS Inc. Common Stock | MKSI | 3.5 | 2025-11-06 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $260.38 | $17,606,259,752.04 | 40.01 | 5.89 |
| 11 | Nordson Corp | NDSN | 3.5 | 2025-12-10 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $326.87 | $18,206,451,764.42 | 32.79 | Not reported |
| 12 | Photronics Inc | PLAB | 3.5 | 2025-12-17 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $29.71 | $1,752,805,831.57 | 10.62 | 1.01 |
| 13 | Advanced Energy Industries Inc | AEIS | 3 | 2025-11-05 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $284.24 | $11,383,937,634.08 | 51.89 | 7.71 |
| 14 | Entegris Inc | ENTG | 3 | 2025-11-04 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $162.19 | $24,782,632,000 | 81.12 | Not reported |
| 15 | FormFactor Inc. | FORM | 3 | 2025-10-29 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $137.13 | $10,712,695,019.25 | 92.78 | 9.64 |
| 16 | PDF Solutions Inc | PDFS | 3 | 2025-11-06 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $52.18 | $2,203,416,130.88 | 213.76 | 5.92 |
| 17 | Teradyne, Inc. Common Stock | TER | 3 | 2025-10-30 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $398.72 | $62,336,183,840 | 54.2 | 17.95 |
| 18 | Veeco Instruments Inc | VECO | 3 | 2025-11-05 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $51.45 | $3,145,119,978 | 135.31 | 3.48 |
| 19 | Camtek Ltd | CAMT | 2.5 | 2025-12-31 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $150.5 | $7,023,560,638.5 | 138.47 | 11.38 |
| 20 | Corning Incorporated | GLW | 2.5 | 2025-10-31 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $152.83 | $131,645,978,626.73 | 69.29 | 10.03 |
| 21 | Aehr Test Systems | AEHR | 2 | 2025-10-08 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $87.21 | $2,844,829,444.5 | Not reported | 12.96 |
| 22 | inTEST Corporation | INTT | 2 | 2025-11-05 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $14.39 | $184,563,060.54 | 117.71 | 1.71 |
| 23 | Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc | KLIC | 2 | 2025-11-12 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $90.92 | $4,757,763,135.8 | 41.11 | 5.22 |
| 24 | Enpro Inc. | NPO | 2 | 2025-11-04 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $307.68 | $6,512,872,090.08 | 147.68 | 4.1 |
| 25 | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. | UCTT | 2 | 2025-10-29 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $67.58 | $3,059,821,619.82 | Not reported | 4.27 |
| 26 | Amtech Systems Inc | ASYS | 1.5 | 2025-12-10 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $16.21 | $283,806,317.21 | 70.95 | 2.46 |
| 27 | Cohu Inc | COHU | 1.5 | 2025-10-30 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $68.37 | $3,236,528,664.21 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 | CVD Equipment Corp. | CVV | 1.5 | 2025-11-13 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $4.19 | $29,125,540.57 | 2.91 | 0.81 |
| 29 | Data I/O Corp | DAIO | 1.5 | 2025-10-30 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite | 2026-10-08 | $2.85 | $29,627,536.95 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 | Ichor Holdings | ICHR | 1.5 | 2025-11-03 | 2025 FY | google/gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-10-08 | $58.83 | $2,203,432,292.07 | Not reported | 2.55 |
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30 companies with eligible ratings and dated fundamentals, from 30 eligible companies in this selection.
Dates and coverage
Report dates range from 2025-10-08 to 2025-12-31. Market observations range from 2026-10-08 to 2026-10-08. These dates may differ across companies. Daily closes are not synchronized live quotes.
The selection includes 0 companies without a report, 0 with invalid latest rating metadata, 0 with older reports, 0 with missing required fundamentals and 0 with out-of-date market observations. Missing companies receive no substitute score.
How the ranking is built
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