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Best Engineering & Construction Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top engineering & construction stocks in 2026 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.

Industry: Engineering & Constructio...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 20th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$341.66M	18,659,679	47.44%	52.56%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$7.23B	15,571,036	70.95%	29.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$582.09M	40,479,278	83.14%	12.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STN	STANTEC INC	$8.78B	114,066,995	60.24%	0.00%
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$24.04B	30,685,954	83.24%	16.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$66.31B	35,202,424	92.21%	3.73%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$38.28B	44,440,278	92.97%	4.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
APG	API GROUP CORP	$18.33B	433,227,989	80.35%	19.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$3.93B	52,614,703	48.94%	51.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$30.88B	79,018,556	63.10%	36.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$13.88B	19,923,887	20.66%	79.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.84B	43,746,699	96.55%	3.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$211.72M	13,641,866	2.87%	97.13%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ACM	AECOM	$9.31B	128,522,920	80.69%	19.31%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$7.20B	259,524,699	93.78%	1.41%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$12.60B	29,970,067	93.90%	6.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AGX	ARGAN INC	$9.35B	13,945,962	51.93%	48.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$111.37B	150,060,149	88.87%	11.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$388.43M	50,510,506	15.56%	84.44%	Net Selling
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$570.93M	17,507,734	51.34%	48.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$13.68B	118,080,879	89.29%	5.23%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$6.51B	56,534,742	46.17%	53.83%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$368.55M	28,133,850	66.69%	33.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$884.42M	11,921,067	41.91%	58.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$2.25B	42,866,859	35.06%	61.31%	Net Buying	Net Buying
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.41B	15,110,606	60.68%	39.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KBR	KBR INC	$4.25B	126,789,957	43.66%	56.34%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$6.54B	139,669,896	91.80%	4.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RYM	RYTHM INC	$57.60M	2,149,128	2.42%	97.58%	Net Selling
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$9.39B	108,037,932	35.42%	64.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$2.79B	48,511,629	97.11%	2.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$14.40M	16,000,000	0.86%	0.00%
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$39.25M	13,084,314	15.18%	2.43%
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$112.22M	143,682,259	16.52%	15.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$140.55M	36,696,660	6.06%	81.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$7.02B	54,254,935	78.50%	21.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$6.17B	49,096,364	54.30%	45.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$216.60M	22,169,854	23.04%	0.43%
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$1.87B	221,153,392	78.91%	21.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.88B	52,951,417	62.53%	18.61%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$7.44M	1,875,000	1.14%	98.86%
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$3.73M	14,223,611	0.43%	54.24%
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$22.06M	12,975,000	0.56%	64.85%
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$6.70M	14,225,000	1.19%	98.81%
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$3.75M	1,793,750	0.06%	0.00%
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$8.53M	2,501,250	5.33%	94.67%
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$2.45M	16,250,000	3.62%	30.77%
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	35,000,000	0.41%	0.00%
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$8.24M	13,500,000	2.59%	51.23%
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$1.61M	854,310	0.49%	6.26%
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$346.03M	21,600,000	0.07%	74.54%
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$31.10M	62,443,750	0.21%	26.22%
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$73.74M	54,218,882	9.47%	90.53%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$11.63B	28,142,161	98.17%	1.83%	Net Buying	Net Buying

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

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. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is the #1 top engineering & construction stock out of 54 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 Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 10 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

ESOA passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Energy Services Of America has seen its stock return 78.11% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -25 percentage points.

2. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 54 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: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 12 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

MYRG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 188.79% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 85 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $365.20, a downside of -21.35% from Myr Group's current stock price of $464.35.

Myr Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Myr Group, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN)

Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 54 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 Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 7 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

ORN passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Orion Group Holdings has seen its stock return 71.6% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -32 percentage points.

Orion Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $17.00, an upside of 18.22% from Orion Group Holdings's current stock price of $14.38.

Orion Group Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Orion Group Holdings, 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.

What are the engineering & construction stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 16 engineering & construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 engineering & construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) has an annual dividend yield of 5.03%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.95%. Innovate's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Innovate's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Innovate's dividend payout ratio of -18.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 2.1%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.95%. 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 56.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.97%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.95%. 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 21% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 3.19% in the last day, and up 4.33% over the last week. Ming Shing Group Holdings was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 25.93% yesterday.

Ming Shing Group Holdings shares are trading lower after the company announced it entered into a stock purchase agreement with PMA Technology Holdings, Legend Master Development and F.F.Formation Holding to acquire PMA Nano Carbon Tech.

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 37 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -36.08% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -140 percentage points.

2. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) 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.

Aecom has a valuation score of 57, which is 37 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -33.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -137 percentage points.

3. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) 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.

Tutor Perini has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tutor Perini's stock has gained 102.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -1 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

56.25% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 1.05% over the next year.

10% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 35% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 45% are rated C (Hold), 10% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 52.42x.

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