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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.

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:

Griffon (NYSE:GFF) is the #1 top conglomerate stock out of 18 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 Griffon (NYSE:GFF) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Griffon (NYSE:GFF) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 22 points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 28.

GFF passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Griffon has seen its stock lose -4.63% over the past year, overperforming other conglomerate stocks by 11 percentage points.

Griffon has an average 1 year price target of $97.75, an upside of 48.38% from Griffon's current stock price of $65.88.

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.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) is the #2 top conglomerate stock out of 18 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 Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) has a Due Diligence Score of 63, which is 35 points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 28.

VMI passed 24 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Valmont Industries has seen its stock return 34.37% over the past year, overperforming other conglomerate stocks by 50 percentage points.

Valmont Industries has an average 1 year price target of $362.50, an upside of 26.34% from Valmont Industries's current stock price of $286.92.

Valmont Industries stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Valmont Industries, 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.

Seaboard (NYSEMKT:SEB) is the #3 top conglomerate stock out of 18 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 Seaboard (NYSEMKT:SEB) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Seaboard (NYSEMKT:SEB) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is equal to the conglomerate industry average of 28.

SEB passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Seaboard has seen its stock lose -21.6% over the past year, underperforming other conglomerate stocks by -6 percentage points.

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

Cresud (NASDAQ:CRESY) has an annual dividend yield of 8.47%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 2.24%. 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.

Matthews International (NASDAQ:MATW) has an annual dividend yield of 3.66%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 2.24%. Matthews International's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Matthews International's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Matthews International's dividend payout ratio of -37.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) has an annual dividend yield of 2.24%, which is the same as the conglomerate industry average of 2.24%. 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 49.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Conglomerate stocks were up 0.86% in the last day, and up 0.29% over the last week. Valmont Industries was the among the top gainers in the conglomerates industry, gaining 3.1% yesterday.

Shares of companies in the broader industrial sector are trading higher amid overall market strength after President Trump said he had no intention of firing Fed Chair Powell. Additionally, Trump indicated the final tariff rate would be less than the current 145% but not 0%.

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:

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 57, which is 28 points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rcm Technologies's stock has dropped -11.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the conglomerate industry by 3 percentage points.

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 14 points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Griffon's stock has dropped -4.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the conglomerate industry by 11 percentage points.

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) 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.

Valmont Industries has a valuation score of 43, which is 14 points higher than the conglomerate industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Valmont Industries's stock has gained 34.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the conglomerate industry by 50 percentage points.

66.67% of conglomerate stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect conglomerate stocks to rise by 28% over the next year.

0% of conglomerate stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20% of conglomerate stocks are rated B (Buy), 66.67% are rated C (Hold), 6.67% are rated D (Sell), and 6.67% are rated F (Strong Sell).