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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 +28.50% 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 26th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$6.21B	15,571,036	71.04%	28.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$301.91M	18,659,679	47.96%	52.04%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$533.52M	40,479,278	83.14%	12.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$12.40B	30,031,455	93.90%	6.10%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$59.16B	35,202,424	92.30%	3.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$19.68B	30,685,954	83.26%	16.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$6.86B	51,041,606	83.25%	0.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$33.33B	44,440,278	93.04%	4.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$12.15B	19,923,887	20.68%	79.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$538.71M	50,393,420	15.62%	84.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STN	STANTEC INC	$8.04B	114,066,995	60.24%	0.00%
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$4.15B	52,614,703	48.95%	51.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$26.93B	79,018,556	63.11%	36.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AGX	ARGAN INC	$7.68B	14,019,247	51.86%	48.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
APG	API GROUP CORP	$17.69B	433,227,989	80.37%	18.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$94.69B	150,060,149	88.87%	11.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$127.55M	13,641,866	2.87%	97.13%	Net Buying
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$462.03M	17,507,734	50.91%	49.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.13B	15,110,606	60.66%	39.34%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.50B	43,746,699	96.56%	3.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$15.62B	118,080,879	89.72%	5.25%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$8.31B	259,524,699	93.82%	1.41%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$345.77M	28,133,850	66.83%	33.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$916.97M	11,921,067	41.93%	58.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACM	AECOM	$8.99B	128,522,920	80.69%	19.31%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$5.79B	56,534,742	46.18%	53.82%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KBR	KBR INC	$4.59B	126,789,957	43.67%	56.33%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.12B	48,511,629	97.15%	2.72%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$6.92B	139,669,896	91.86%	4.25%	Net Selling
RYM	RYTHM INC	$48.89M	2,149,128	2.41%	97.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITG	ITG INC	N/A	121,230,390	0.00%	46.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$7.47B	108,037,932	35.42%	64.58%	Net Selling
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$3.06B	42,866,859	35.06%	61.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$79.31M	143,682,259	16.52%	16.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$18.88M	16,000,000	0.86%	0.00%
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$36.24M	13,084,314	15.18%	2.43%
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$136.88M	36,696,660	6.06%	82.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$534.60M	21,600,000	0.07%	74.54%
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.25B	52,951,417	62.53%	18.72%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$6.28M	2,501,250	9.13%	90.87%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$4.77B	54,254,935	78.54%	21.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$1.53B	221,153,392	78.91%	21.09%	Net Selling
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$170.49M	22,169,854	23.04%	0.97%
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$6.12M	14,225,000	1.19%	98.81%
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	35,000,000	0.41%	0.00%
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$1.72M	16,250,000	3.62%	30.77%
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$8.15M	13,500,000	2.59%	51.23%
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$803.05k	854,310	0.49%	6.26%
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$3.41M	1,793,750	0.06%	0.00%
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$11.68M	62,443,750	0.21%	26.22%
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$36.92M	54,218,882	9.44%	90.56%	Net Buying
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$8.96M	1,875,000	1.14%	98.86%
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$7.12B	49,096,364	54.39%	45.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PMA	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$17.65M	12,975,000	0.56%	64.85%
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$5.66M	46,370,521	0.13%	16.64%

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) 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 +28.5% 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 39, which is 9 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

MYRG passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 110.39% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 46 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $365.20, a downside of -8.43% from Myr Group's current stock price of $398.81.

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.

2. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, 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 62.78% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -2 percentage points.

3. Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN)

Orion Group Holdings (NYSE:ORN) 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 +28.5% 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 43, which is 13 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

ORN passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Orion Group Holdings has seen its stock return 52.55% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -12 percentage points.

Orion Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $18.25, an upside of 38.47% from Orion Group Holdings's current stock price of $13.18.

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

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 8.34%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.17%. 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 1.89%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.17%. 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 1.82%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.17%. 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 down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -3.18% in the last day, and down -6.01% 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 29, which is 10 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -22.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -87 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 43, which is 24 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -38.2% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -103 percentage points.

3. Stantec (NYSE:STN)

Stantec (NYSE:STN) 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.

Stantec has a valuation score of 29, which is 10 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 19. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stantec's stock has dropped -36.28% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -101 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

53.13% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 22.54% over the next year.

9.3% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.56% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.51% are rated C (Hold), 9.3% 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 45.24x.

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