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Best Business Equipment & Supply Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top business equipment & supply stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best business equipment & supply stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Business Equipment & Supp...
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Zen RatingPriceValueGrowthFinancialsMomentumSentimentForecastDividendsDue Diligence
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Business Equipment & Supplies is Zen Rated A and is the 11th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
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SCS
STEELCASE INC
NYSE
Business Equipment & Supplies
$1.15B$10.011.52%$240.70M9.81x1.45
United States
ACCO
ACCO BRANDS CORP
NYSE
Business Equipment & Supplies
$364.09M$3.922.62%$38.40M-3.70x2.68
United States
HNI
HNI CORP
NYSE
Business Equipment & Supplies
$2.00B$42.440.88%$314.30M14.39x1.23
United States
EBF
ENNIS INC
NYSE
Business Equipment & Supplies
$469.01M$18.031.07%$68.25M11.34x0.16
United States
ACTG
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
NASDAQ
Business Equipment & Supplies
$300.75M$3.131.62%$507.00k-8.69x0.40
United States
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Business Equipment & Supply Stocks FAQ

What are the best business equipment & supply stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

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 business equipment & supply stocks to buy right now are:

1. Steelcase (NYSE:SCS)


Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) is the #1 top business equipment & supply stock out of 5 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 34.

SCS passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Steelcase has seen its stock lose -18.55% over the past year, underperforming other business equipment & supply stocks by -10 percentage points.

2. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)


Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) is the #2 top business equipment & supply stock out of 5 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -12 points lower than the business equipment & supply industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ACCO as a "B".

ACCO passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Acco Brands has seen its stock lose -20.33% over the past year, underperforming other business equipment & supply stocks by -12 percentage points.

Acco Brands has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, an upside of 78.57% from Acco Brands's current stock price of $3.92.

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

3. Hni (NYSE:HNI)


Hni (NYSE:HNI) is the #3 top business equipment & supply stock out of 5 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

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

Hni (NYSE:HNI) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 22 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 34.

HNI passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hni has seen its stock lose -1.28% over the past year, overperforming other business equipment & supply stocks by 8 percentage points.

What are the business equipment & supply stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)


Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) has an annual dividend yield of 7.65%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 4.13%. Acco Brands's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Acco Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Acco Brands's dividend payout ratio of -28.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Hni (NYSE:HNI)


Hni (NYSE:HNI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.11%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the business equipment & supply industry average of 4.13%. Hni's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hni's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hni's dividend payout ratio of 44.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Steelcase (NYSE:SCS)


Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) has an annual dividend yield of 3%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the business equipment & supply industry average of 4.13%. Steelcase's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Steelcase's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Steelcase's dividend payout ratio of 29.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are business equipment & supply stocks up?

Business equipment & supply stocks were up 1.12% in the last day, and up 2.32% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why business equipment & supply stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued business equipment & supply 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 business equipment & supply stocks right now are:

1. Steelcase (NYSE:SCS)


Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) is the most undervalued business equipment & supply stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Steelcase has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Steelcase's stock has dropped -18.55% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the business equipment & supply industry by -10 percentage points.

2. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)


Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) is the second most undervalued business equipment & supply stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Acco Brands has a valuation score of 14, which is -9 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ACCO a Valuation Rating of "B".

Acco Brands's stock has dropped -20.33% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the business equipment & supply industry by -12 percentage points.

3. Ennis (NYSE:EBF)


Ennis (NYSE:EBF) is the third most undervalued business equipment & supply stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ennis has a valuation score of 14, which is -9 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ennis's stock has dropped -9.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the business equipment & supply industry by -1 percentage points.

Are business equipment & supply stocks a good buy now?

100% of business equipment & supply stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect business equipment & supply stocks to rise by 78.57% over the next year.

20% of business equipment & supply stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of business equipment & supply stocks are rated B (Buy), 40% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 20% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the business equipment & supplies industry?

The average P/E ratio of the business equipment & supplies industry is 9.66x.
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