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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.

Industry: Engineering & Constructio...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 15th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$3.43B	53,747,628	77.08%	22.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$569.53M	14,407,642	56.71%	43.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KBR	KBR INC	$6.96B	132,441,673	45.11%	54.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STN	STANTEC INC	$10.26B	114,066,995	74.20%	0.00%
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$18.46B	44,758,004	94.01%	4.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$10.57B	78,902,752	62.87%	37.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$5.02B	28,979,138	94.01%	5.99%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$151.48M	16,756,684	33.51%	60.24%	Net Selling	Net Buying
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$1.12B	11,353,379	36.95%	63.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$257.50M	39,553,973	73.55%	12.73%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$379.97M	17,263,666	48.99%	51.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$334.87M	27,606,852	65.50%	34.50%	Net Selling
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$4.23B	20,006,630	19.90%	80.10%	Net Selling
NVEE	NV5 GLOBAL INC	$1.20B	65,227,706	76.23%	16.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AGX	ARGAN INC	$2.17B	13,634,214	47.46%	52.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$14.75B	35,274,843	95.54%	4.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACM	AECOM	$13.30B	132,689,650	80.92%	19.08%	Net Selling
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$4.90B	30,603,090	82.03%	17.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$6.04B	168,786,393	93.98%	3.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
APG	API GROUP CORP	$11.17B	276,839,956	79.02%	20.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$3.47B	43,737,844	96.57%	3.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$47.71B	148,198,715	88.80%	11.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.95B	50,818,234	93.27%	2.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$8.37B	268,036,087	88.68%	1.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$48.45M	12,750,000	0.66%	0.00%
JUNE	JUNEE LTD	$133.41M	12,977,354	0.35%	0.00%
GLDD	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP	$633.80M	67,282,528	54.91%	45.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$8.73B	29,227,592	97.26%	1.94%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$1.16B	52,485,719	47.18%	52.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$2.28B	15,522,834	71.17%	28.83%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$319.90M	53,050,945	16.34%	83.66%	Net Buying	Net Buying
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$15.23B	122,543,672	89.08%	4.95%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	N/A	21,600,000	0.00%	0.00%
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$4.86B	55,949,402	44.97%	55.03%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$384.00M	30,000,000	0.00%	0.00%
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$84.48M	13,283,218	2.82%	97.18%	Net Buying	Net Selling
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$581.11M	52,541,213	60.56%	18.59%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$4.00B	48,776,021	54.21%	45.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AGFY	AGRIFY CORP	$32.97M	1,952,032	3.18%	96.82%	Net Buying
CNTM	CONNECTM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC	$13.75M	21,249,057	11.33%	52.72%	Net Buying
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$75.81M	102,718,815	32.99%	20.44%	Net Selling
TIC	ACUREN CORP	$1.18B	121,476,215	1.23%	39.82%
PGHL	PRIMEGA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$11.02M	24,000,000	0.72%	0.00%
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$23.57M	17,665,289	0.51%	0.00%
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$10.78M	15,625,000	0.34%	0.00%
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$60.13M	34,361,459	4.97%	86.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$178.16M	53,987,069	7.02%	92.98%	Net Buying	Net Selling
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$234.16M	62,443,750	0.09%	0.00%
WLGS	WANG & LEE GROUP INC	$2.70M	15,093,847	1.03%	0.00%

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

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

1. Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM)

Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM) is the #1 top engineering & construction stock out of 49 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 Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 13 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

PRIM passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Primoris Services has seen its stock return 39.53% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 22 percentage points.

Primoris Services has an average 1 year price target of $84.75, an upside of 32.73% from Primoris Services's current stock price of $63.85.

Primoris Services stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Primoris Services, 87.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN)

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 49 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 22 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

WLDN passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Willdan Group has seen its stock return 37.93% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 21 percentage points.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 49 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 Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 17 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

KBR passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kbr has seen its stock lose -19.89% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -37 percentage points.

Kbr has an average 1 year price target of $66.67, an upside of 26.94% from Kbr's current stock price of $52.52.

Kbr stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Kbr, 83.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 16.67% 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 11 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 1.46%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.54%. 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 52.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.17%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.54%. 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 21.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) has an annual dividend yield of 0.7%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 0.54%.

Aecom's dividend payout ratio of 26% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 4.47% in the last day, and up 6% over the last week. Myr Group was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 20.26% yesterday.

MYR Group shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results. Also, Baird raised its price target on the stock from $159 to $170.

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. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is the 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.

Energy Services Of America has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Energy Services Of America's stock has gained 33.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 17 percentage points.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) 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.

Kbr 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.

Kbr's stock has dropped -19.89% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -37 percentage points.

3. Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM)

Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM) 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.

Primoris Services 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.

Primoris Services's stock has gained 39.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 22 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

58.62% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 16.8% over the next year.

12.2% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.27% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.78% are rated C (Hold), 7.32% are rated D (Sell), and 2.44% 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 35.86x.

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Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

1. Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM)

2. Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN)

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

1. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

3. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

1. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

3. Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM)

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