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Best Agriculture Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top agriculture stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best agriculture stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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 agriculture stocks to buy right now are:

Gencor Industries (NYSEMKT:GENC) is the #1 top agriculture stock out of 23 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 Gencor Industries (NYSEMKT:GENC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Gencor Industries (NYSEMKT:GENC) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 20 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 34.

GENC passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gencor Industries has seen its stock return 26.48% over the past year, overperforming other agriculture stocks by 32 percentage points.

Gencor Industries has an average 1 year price target of $21.00, an upside of 22.81% from Gencor Industries's current stock price of $17.10.

Gencor Industries stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Gencor Industries, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Manitowoc Co (NYSE:MTW) is the #2 top agriculture stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Manitowoc Co (NYSE:MTW) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Manitowoc Co (NYSE:MTW) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is equal to the agriculture industry average of 34.

MTW passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Manitowoc Co has seen its stock return 123.16% over the past year, overperforming other agriculture stocks by 129 percentage points.

Manitowoc Co has an average 1 year price target of $14.00, a downside of -39.21% from Manitowoc Co's current stock price of $23.03.

Manitowoc Co stock has a consensus Strong Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Manitowoc Co, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 100% have issued a Strong Sell.

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) is the #3 top agriculture stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +5.11% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 18 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 34.

CAT passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Caterpillar has seen its stock return 6.79% over the past year, overperforming other agriculture stocks by 13 percentage points.

Caterpillar has an average 1 year price target of $891.79, an upside of 43.2% from Caterpillar's current stock price of $622.75.

Caterpillar stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Caterpillar, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 14 agriculture stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 agriculture stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Hyster Yale (NYSE:HY) has an annual dividend yield of 5.09%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.69%. Hyster Yale's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hyster Yale's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hyster Yale's dividend payout ratio of -22% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.73%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.69%. Wabash National's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Wabash National's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Wabash National's dividend payout ratio of -9.6% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Paccar (NASDAQ:PCAR) has an annual dividend yield of 2.71%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.69%. Paccar's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% ten times in the last 10 years. Paccar's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Paccar's dividend payout ratio of 52.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Agriculture stocks were down -0.28% in the last day, and down -0.95% over the last week. Huachen Ai Parking Management Technology Holding Co was the among the top losers in the farm & heavy construction machinery industry, dropping -22.63% yesterday.

Shares of machinery-related companies are trading lower amid broader market weakness and concerns about the sustainability of AI infrastructure spending following disappointing results from Amazon and Intel. Caterpillar Q3 results and oil prices are weighing on the sector, with inflation concerns hitting the demand outlook for capital-intensive projects.

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 agriculture stocks right now are:

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) is the most undervalued agriculture stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Oshkosh has a valuation score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Oshkosh's stock has gained 13.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by 19 percentage points.

Terex (NYSE:TEX) is the second most undervalued agriculture stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Terex has a valuation score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 30. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Terex's stock has gained 18.99% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by 25 percentage points.

Gencor Industries (NYSEMKT:GENC) is the third most undervalued agriculture stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Gencor Industries has a valuation score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the agriculture industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gencor Industries's stock has gained 26.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by 32 percentage points.

43.75% of agriculture stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect agriculture stocks to rise by 23.48% over the next year.

5.26% of agriculture stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 5.26% of agriculture stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.89% are rated C (Hold), 21.05% are rated D (Sell), and 10.53% are rated F (Strong Sell).