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

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Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 21st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Zen Rating	Value	Growth	Momentum	Sentiment	Safety	Financials	AI	1w Zen Rating	1m Zen Rating	3m Zen Rating	1y Zen Rating
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	A	C	B	B	C	C	A	C	A	A	A	B
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	A	C	A	B	C	B	B	B	A	A	B	C
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	A	C	B	C	A	C	A	C	A	B	A	A
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	A	C	B	B	B	C	A	C	A	B	B	B
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	A	C	B	B	C	C	B	B	A	A	A	B

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What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Dec 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 engineering & construction stocks to buy right now are:

1. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) is the #1 top engineering & construction stock out of 55 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 Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 62, which is 29 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

IESC passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 93.92% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 42 percentage points.

2. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 55 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 Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 8 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

MYRG passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 47.18% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -4 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $229.57, an upside of 4.75% from Myr Group's current stock price of $219.16.

Myr Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Myr Group, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN)

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 55 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 Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

WLDN passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Willdan Group has seen its stock return 182.33% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 131 percentage points.

Willdan Group has an average 1 year price target of $114.33, an upside of 5.57% from Willdan Group's current stock price of $108.30.

Willdan Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Willdan Group, 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.

What are the engineering & construction stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 12 engineering & construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 engineering & construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.71%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.63%. Exponent's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Exponent's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Exponent's dividend payout ratio of 57.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.62%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.63%. Kbr's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Kbr's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kbr's dividend payout ratio of 22.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.13%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 0.63%. Energy Services Of America's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Energy Services Of America's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Energy Services Of America's dividend payout ratio of 450% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -0.87% in the last day, and down -2.13% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why engineering & construction stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued engineering & construction 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 engineering & construction stocks right now are:

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is the most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kbr has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -29.06% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -80 percentage points.

2. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD)

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD) is the second most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stock has gained 16.61% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -35 percentage points.

3. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) is the third most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Aecom has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -9.46% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -61 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

58.06% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 15.73% over the next year.

11.63% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30.23% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 51.16% are rated C (Hold), 4.65% are rated D (Sell), and 2.33% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the engineering & construction industry?

The average P/E ratio of the engineering & construction industry is 46.31x.

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