The technology sector spans the world's largest companies in software, semiconductors, hardware, cloud computing, IT services, and cybersecurity. It is the primary growth engine of the US market and the heaviest weight in the S&P 500, led by names like Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Broadcom. The sector enjoys high margins and exceptional scalability, but carries premium valuations and clear sensitivity to interest rates and forward earnings expectations. On this page we rank the best US technology stocks by the EL7 Score and compare them across value, growth, quality, safety, and capital-return factors.
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P/E 28.0 vs period average 29.9 Cheaper than its history
Ranked among 335 stocks with a market cap above $2B. Smaller companies are excluded from the ranking.
Rank | Company | Price | P/E | Value | Growth | Quality | EL7 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/335 |  | $190.07 | 13.0 | 71 | 99 | 89 | 100 |
| 2/335 |  | $1633.35 | 21.0 | 67 | 99 | 93 | 100 |
| 3/335 |  | $975.26 | 22.1 | 67 | 99 | 85 | 100 |
| 4/335 |  | $37.60 | 15.7 | 82 | 75 | 84 | 99 |
| 5/335 |  | $48.73 | 26.5 | 74 | 60 | 93 | 99 |
| 6/335 |  | $252.23 | 14.1 | 87 | 48 | 99 | 99 |
| 7/335 |  | $350.71 | 22.6 | 63 | 94 | 98 | 99 |
| 8/335 |  | $14.86 | 22.5 | 77 | 82 | 89 | 98 |
| 9/335 |  | $11.89 | 18.9 | 66 | 86 | 92 | 98 |
| 10/335 |  | $166.50 | 99.7 | 20 | 73 | 78 | 98 |
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Score = market-cap-weighted percentile rank of the sector stocks vs the whole market (0-100). Higher = stronger.
Insider purchases in the sector's stocks
Funds that track the sector and each fund's exposure to it.
Fund | Exposure | Assets | Expense |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF | 100.0% | $44B | 0.33% |
| SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF | 100.0% | $69B | 0.35% |
| XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF | 99.8% | $120B | 0.08% |
| VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF | 99.2% | $160B | 0.09% |
| FTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF | 97.9% | $21B | 0.08% |
| IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF | 96.6% | $13B | 0.38% |
The percentage is the sector's share of the fund's assets, per the latest available data.
The white line marks the average score (72.3) · the number beside the score is the stock count
Upgrades and downgrades on the sector's stocks
The technology sector ranks second in the market with a score of 80.6, supported by robust growth, high operational quality, and positive momentum, despite elevated valuations as the median price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio reaches 28.03. The data demonstrates clear strength in safety and quality factors against weakness in value valuation, with stocks such as SKHY and MU standing out as the top-performing companies within this competitive framework.
