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Best Engineering & Construction Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top engineering & construction stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best engineering & construction stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the engineering & construction industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now are:

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is the top engineering & construction stock with a Zen Score of 62, which is 30 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Energy Services Of America has seen its stock return 246.82% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 198 percentage points.

Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) is the second best engineering & construction stock with a Zen Score of 54, which is 22 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Limbach Holdings has seen its stock return 115.45% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 67 percentage points.

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) is the third best engineering & construction stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 20 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dycom Industries has seen its stock return 45.49% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -3 percentage points.

Dycom Industries has an average 1 year price target of $151.50, an upside of 12.43% from Dycom Industries's current stock price of $134.75.

Dycom Industries stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Dycom Industries, 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.

Out of 13 engineering & construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 engineering & construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Argan (NYSE:AGX) has an annual dividend yield of 1.83%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.68%. Argan's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Argan's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Argan's dividend payout ratio of 45.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.36%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.68%. 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 53.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Granite Construction (NYSE:GVA) has an annual dividend yield of 0.97%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 0.68%. Granite Construction's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Granite Construction's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Granite Construction's dividend payout ratio of 52.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Engineering & construction stocks were down -1.8% in the last day, and down -3.68% over the last week. Solarmax Technology was the among the top losers in the engineering & construction industry, dropping -20.84% yesterday.

SolarMax Technology shares are trading lower on continued weakness after the company recently reported fiscal year 2023 results.

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued engineering & construction stocks right now are:

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is the most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Energy Services Of America has a valuation score of 86, which is 58 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 28. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Energy Services Of America's stock has gained 246.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 198 percentage points.

Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) is the second most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Limbach Holdings 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.

Limbach Holdings's stock has gained 115.45% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 67 percentage points.

Nv5 Global (NASDAQ:NVEE) is the third most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Nv5 Global 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.

Nv5 Global's stock has dropped -8.78% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -58 percentage points.