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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:

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

Manitowoc Co (NYSE:MTW) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -6 points lower than the agriculture industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MTW as a "A".

MTW passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Manitowoc Co has seen its stock return 99.38% over the past year, overperforming other agriculture stocks by 108 percentage points.

Manitowoc Co has an average 1 year price target of $17.50, a downside of -21.91% from Manitowoc Co's current stock price of $22.41.

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.

Gencor Industries (NYSEMKT:GENC) is the #2 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 23.1% 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 23.53% from Gencor Industries's current stock price of $17.00.

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.

Columbus Mckinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) 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 Columbus Mckinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: D, and AI: C.

Columbus Mckinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 29, which is -5 points lower than the agriculture industry average of 34.

CMCO passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Columbus Mckinnon has seen its stock return 12.59% over the past year, overperforming other agriculture stocks by 21 percentage points.

Columbus Mckinnon has an average 1 year price target of $23.50, an upside of 33.37% from Columbus Mckinnon's current stock price of $17.62.

Columbus Mckinnon stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Columbus Mckinnon, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 5.1%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.72%. 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 -19.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.93%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the agriculture industry average of 1.72%. 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 1.72%. 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 up 0.52% in the last day, and down -4.39% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why agriculture stocks are up.

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:

Terex (NYSE:TEX) 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.

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 18.86% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by 27 percentage points.

Oshkosh (NYSE:OSK) 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.

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 6.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by 15 percentage points.

Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) 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.

Astec Industries 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.

Astec Industries's stock has dropped -21.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the agriculture industry by -13 percentage points.

43.75% of agriculture stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect agriculture stocks to rise by 27.16% over the next year.

10.53% of agriculture stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of agriculture stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.89% are rated C (Hold), 26.32% are rated D (Sell), and 5.26% are rated F (Strong Sell).