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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.

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Business Equipment & Supplies is Zen Rated A and is the 13th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Revenue	EBITDA	Earnings	EPS	Rev. Y/Y	Rev. 5Y	Earn. Y/Y	Earn. 5Y	Earnings Date
HNI	HNI CORP	$2.01B	$2.58B	$321.50M	$147.90M	$3.15	-0.83%	3.94%	28.05%	10.64%
EBF	ENNIS INC	$465.86M	$388.71M	$66.67M	$39.33M	$1.52	-5.64%	-1.51%	-5.00%	3.66%	2025-09-29
ACCO	ACCO BRANDS CORP	$350.62M	$1.58B	$173.50M	$45.90M	$0.49	-8.80%	-2.49%	N/A	-10.85%
ACTG	ACACIA RESEARCH CORP	$322.13M	$247.81M	$59.79M	-$6.43M	-$0.05	62.44%	97.09%	N/A	N/A
SCS	STEELCASE INC	$1.85B	$3.22B	$242.90M	$123.40M	$1.03	2.64%	-0.99%	35.53%	-2.85%	2025-09-24

Business Equipment & Supply Stocks FAQ

What are the best business equipment & supply stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Hni (NYSE:HNI)

Hni (NYSE:HNI) 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 Hni (NYSE:HNI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Hni (NYSE:HNI) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 13 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 39.

HNI passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Hni has seen its stock lose -14.1% over the past year, underperforming other business equipment & supply stocks by -2 percentage points.

Hni has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, an upside of 59.2% from Hni's current stock price of $43.97.

Hni stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Hni, 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. Ennis (NYSE:EBF)

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) is the #2 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 Ennis (NYSE:EBF) is: Value: C, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is -1 points lower than the business equipment & supply industry average of 39.

EBF passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ennis has seen its stock lose -20.75% over the past year, underperforming other business equipment & supply stocks by -9 percentage points.

3. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) 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 Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: D, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 13 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 39.

ACCO passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Acco Brands has seen its stock lose -22.51% over the past year, underperforming other business equipment & supply stocks by -11 percentage points.

Acco Brands has an average 1 year price target of $6.00, an upside of 54.24% from Acco Brands's current stock price of $3.89.

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.

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

Out of 4 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 5.78%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 3.7%. 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 61.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Ennis (NYSE:EBF)

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) has an annual dividend yield of 4.15%, which is the same as the business equipment & supply industry average of 3.7%. Ennis's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Ennis's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Ennis's dividend payout ratio of 230.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Hni (NYSE:HNI)

Hni (NYSE:HNI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.02%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the business equipment & supply industry average of 3.7%. 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 42.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are business equipment & supply stocks down?

Business equipment & supply stocks were down -0.66% in the last day, and up 1.34% over the last week.

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

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. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) 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.

Acco Brands has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Acco Brands's stock has dropped -22.51% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the business equipment & supply industry by -11 percentage points.

2. Hni (NYSE:HNI)

Hni (NYSE:HNI) 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.

Hni has a valuation score of 14, which is -11 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 25. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HNI a Valuation Rating of "B".

Hni's stock has dropped -14.1% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the business equipment & supply industry by -2 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 -11 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 25. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ennis's stock has dropped -20.75% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the business equipment & supply industry by -9 percentage points.

Are business equipment & supply stocks a good buy now?

50% of business equipment & supply stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect business equipment & supply stocks to rise by 58.8% over the next year.

25% of business equipment & supply stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 0% of business equipment & supply stocks are rated B (Buy), 75% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 8.78x.

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Business Equipment & Supply Stocks FAQ

1. Hni (NYSE:HNI)

2. Ennis (NYSE:EBF)

3. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

1. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

2. Ennis (NYSE:EBF)

3. Hni (NYSE:HNI)

1. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

2. Hni (NYSE:HNI)

3. Ennis (NYSE:EBF)

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