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

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Conglomerates is Zen Rated B and is the 48th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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What are the best conglomerate stocks to buy right now in May 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 conglomerate stocks to buy right now are:

1. Rcm Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT)


Rcm Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT) is the #1 top conglomerate stock out of 17 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 Rcm Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Rcm Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 22 points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 28.

RCMT passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rcm Technologies has seen its stock return 7.72% over the past year, overperforming other conglomerate stocks by 27 percentage points.

Rcm Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $33.50, an upside of 61.21% from Rcm Technologies's current stock price of $20.78.

Rcm Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Rcm Technologies, 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. Griffon (NYSE:GFF)


Griffon (NYSE:GFF) is the #2 top conglomerate stock out of 17 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 Griffon (NYSE:GFF) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Griffon (NYSE:GFF) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 20 points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 28.

GFF passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Griffon has seen its stock lose -2.43% over the past year, overperforming other conglomerate stocks by 17 percentage points.

Griffon has an average 1 year price target of $97.75, an upside of 37.83% from Griffon's current stock price of $70.92.

Griffon stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Griffon, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU)


Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) is the #3 top conglomerate stock out of 17 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 Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Brookfield Business Partners (NYSE:BBU) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -17 points lower than the conglomerate industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BBU as a "B".

BBU passed 4 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Brookfield Business Partners has seen its stock return 16.68% over the past year, overperforming other conglomerate stocks by 36 percentage points.

Brookfield Business Partners has an average 1 year price target of $30.75, an upside of 37.83% from Brookfield Business Partners's current stock price of $22.31.

Brookfield Business Partners stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Brookfield Business Partners, 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 conglomerate stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 9 conglomerate stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 conglomerate stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE:CODI)


Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE:CODI) has an annual dividend yield of 11.45%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 2.89%. Compass Diversified Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Compass Diversified Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Compass Diversified Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -87.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cresud (NASDAQ:CRESY)


Cresud (NASDAQ:CRESY) has an annual dividend yield of 9.07%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 2.89%. Cresud's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cresud's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cresud's dividend payout ratio of 53.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON)


Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) has an annual dividend yield of 2.06%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the conglomerate industry average of 2.89%. Honeywell International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Honeywell International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Honeywell International's dividend payout ratio of 50.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are conglomerate stocks up?

Conglomerate stocks were up 0.7% in the last day, and down -0.74% over the last week. Rcm Technologies was the among the top gainers in the conglomerates industry, gaining 15.9% yesterday.

RCM Technologies shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results.

What are the most undervalued conglomerate 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 conglomerate stocks right now are:

1. Rcm Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT)


Rcm Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT) is the most undervalued conglomerate stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Rcm Technologies has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rcm Technologies's stock has gained 7.72% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the conglomerate industry by 27 percentage points.

2. Griffon (NYSE:GFF)


Griffon (NYSE:GFF) is the second most undervalued conglomerate stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Griffon has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Griffon's stock has dropped -2.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the conglomerate industry by 17 percentage points.

3. Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE:CODI)


Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE:CODI) is the third most undervalued conglomerate stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Compass Diversified Holdings has a valuation score of 14, which is -13 points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 27. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Compass Diversified Holdings's stock has dropped -70.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the conglomerate industry by -51 percentage points.

Are conglomerate stocks a good buy now?

66.67% of conglomerate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect conglomerate stocks to rise by 19.7% over the next year.

13.33% of conglomerate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.67% of conglomerate stocks are rated B (Buy), 60% are rated C (Hold), 20% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the conglomerates industry?

The average P/E ratio of the conglomerates industry is 21.14x.
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