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Best Building Product & Equipment Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top building product & equipment stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best building product & equipment stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Building Products & Equipment is Zen Rated C and is the 59th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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What are the best building product & equipment stocks to buy right now in Nov 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 building product & equipment stocks to buy right now are:

1. Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX)


Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) is the #1 top building product & equipment stock out of 33 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 Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 6 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 35.

NX passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quanex Building Products has seen its stock return 49.96% over the past year, overperforming other building product & equipment stocks by 64 percentage points.

Quanex Building Products has an average 1 year price target of $28.00, an upside of 33.08% from Quanex Building Products's current stock price of $21.04.

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

2. Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO)


Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO) is the #2 top building product & equipment stock out of 33 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 Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Arlo Technologies (NYSE:ARLO) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 19 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 35.

ARLO passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Arlo Technologies has seen its stock lose -27.73% over the past year, underperforming other building product & equipment stocks by -14 percentage points.

Arlo Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 31.29% from Arlo Technologies's current stock price of $13.71.

Arlo Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Arlo Technologies, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Owens Corning (NYSE:OC)


Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) is the #3 top building product & equipment stock out of 33 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 Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -12 points lower than the building product & equipment industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OC as a "B".

OC passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Owens Corning has seen its stock lose -5.22% over the past year, overperforming other building product & equipment stocks by 8 percentage points.

Owens Corning has an average 1 year price target of $149.09, an upside of 26.61% from Owens Corning's current stock price of $117.76.

Owens Corning stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Owens Corning, 54.55% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 36.36% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the building product & equipment stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 15 building product & equipment stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 building product & equipment stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Owens Corning (NYSE:OC)


Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) has an annual dividend yield of 2.68%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 1.34%. Owens Corning's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Owens Corning's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Owens Corning's dividend payout ratio of -38.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG)


Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) has an annual dividend yield of 2.35%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 1.34%. Apogee Enterprises's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Apogee Enterprises's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Apogee Enterprises's dividend payout ratio of 33.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE:FBIN)


Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE:FBIN) has an annual dividend yield of 2.24%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 1.34%. Fortune Brands Innovations's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Fortune Brands Innovations's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Fortune Brands Innovations's dividend payout ratio of 82.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are building product & equipment stocks down?

Building product & equipment stocks were down -0.99% in the last day, and down -0.05% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why building product & equipment stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued building product & equipment 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 building product & equipment stocks right now are:

1. Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX)


Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) is the most undervalued building product & equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Quanex Building Products has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Quanex Building Products's stock has gained 49.96% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building product & equipment industry by 64 percentage points.

2. Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI)


Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) is the second most undervalued building product & equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Janus International Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Janus International Group's stock has dropped -51.35% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the building product & equipment industry by -38 percentage points.

3. Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH)


Perma Pipe International Holdings (NASDAQ:PPIH) is the third most undervalued building product & equipment stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Perma Pipe International Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the building product & equipment industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Perma Pipe International Holdings's stock has gained 5.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the building product & equipment industry by 19 percentage points.

Are building product & equipment stocks a good buy now?

42.31% of building product & equipment stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect building product & equipment stocks to rise by 18.6% over the next year.

7.14% of building product & equipment stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 3.57% of building product & equipment stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 10.71% are rated D (Sell), and 3.57% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the building products & equipment industry?

The average P/E ratio of the building products & equipment industry is 21.28x.
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