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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 23rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$1.09B	11,626,814	40.83%	59.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$7.62B	19,854,463	20.52%	79.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.36B	14,496,824	59.69%	40.31%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$3.39B	52,743,248	48.08%	51.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$749.12M	17,233,069	49.19%	50.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$30.76B	44,764,250	94.68%	4.56%	Net Selling
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$8.55B	28,954,101	93.74%	6.26%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$16.05B	78,907,954	62.21%	37.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$7.50B	54,012,786	77.75%	22.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
APG	API GROUP CORP	$14.32B	415,888,477	55.48%	17.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$29.59B	35,281,452	95.69%	3.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$10.98B	30,419,831	84.12%	15.88%	Net Selling
STN	STANTEC INC	$12.58B	114,066,995	59.57%	0.00%
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$3.26B	15,522,834	70.94%	29.06%	Net Selling
GLDD	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP	$760.19M	67,995,301	54.30%	45.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$4.62B	43,786,156	96.57%	3.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$169.17M	16,650,538	37.16%	60.64%	Net Selling
KBR	KBR INC	$5.64B	128,841,636	44.69%	55.31%	Net Selling
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$18.66B	119,536,469	88.15%	5.07%	Net Buying
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$4.51B	48,816,087	54.51%	45.49%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACM	AECOM	$17.35B	132,446,101	81.41%	18.59%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$8.62B	262,773,412	95.09%	1.27%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$65.19B	149,005,943	88.88%	11.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$6.48B	56,030,975	45.63%	54.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$348.08M	39,735,245	78.36%	12.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AGX	ARGAN INC	$4.09B	13,811,575	48.63%	51.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$12.23B	28,138,831	98.17%	1.83%	Net Buying	Net Selling
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$364.05M	28,068,535	66.45%	33.55%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SUPX	SUPER X AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$800.18M	12,977,354	6.43%	0.00%
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$343.85M	51,474,450	16.09%	83.91%	Net Buying
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$23.90M	14,225,000	0.00%	0.00%
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$167.58M	25,012,500	0.19%	0.00%
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.46B	50,751,482	96.44%	2.54%	Net Selling	Net Buying
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$15.57M	12,971,111	0.02%	0.00%
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$166.84M	13,262,500	0.23%	0.00%
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	N/A	101,703,703	0.00%	91.92%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	N/A	16,250,000	0.00%	0.00%
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$94.50M	30,000,000	1.24%	0.00%
TIC	ACUREN CORP	$2.46B	200,589,758	49.61%	28.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$2.25B	52,703,659	61.84%	18.62%	Net Buying	Net Selling
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$7.83B	161,664,371	96.55%	3.45%	Net Selling
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$30.23M	12,975,000	0.26%	0.00%
RYM	RYTHM INC	$91.74M	2,002,568	2.53%	97.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$200.00M	104,714,302	20.29%	21.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$105.53M	62,443,750	0.15%	0.00%
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$6.22M	17,665,289	0.45%	0.00%
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$238.64M	54,113,036	7.56%	92.44%	Net Buying
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$5.69M	15,625,000	1.13%	0.00%
ZDAI	PRIMEGA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$14.20M	26,400,000	0.49%	0.00%
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$86.77M	35,273,591	4.67%	84.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$47.25M	35,000,000	0.00%	0.00%
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$60.01M	13,336,149	3.13%	96.87%	Net Buying	Net Buying
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$7.20M	11,250,000	0.53%	0.00%
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$324.86M	21,600,000	0.38%	0.00%

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) 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 Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 29 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

LMB passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Limbach Holdings has seen its stock return 12.85% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -38 percentage points.

Limbach Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $144.00, an upside of 53.08% from Limbach Holdings's current stock price of $94.07.

Limbach Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Limbach 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.

2. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) 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 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 52, which is 20 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

IESC passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 70.42% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 20 percentage points.

3. Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN)

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) 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 Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 22 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

WLDN passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Willdan Group has seen its stock return 105.75% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 55 percentage points.

Willdan Group has an average 1 year price target of $114.33, an upside of 21.44% from Willdan Group's current stock price of $94.15.

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 13 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 1.73%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.6%. 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 55.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.47%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.6%. 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 22.8% 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 1.18%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.6%. 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 50% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks down?

Engineering & construction stocks were down -1% in the last day, and up 0.82% 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 32 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -36.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -87 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 18 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stock has dropped -6.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -57 percentage points.

3. Topbuild (NYSE:BLD)

Topbuild (NYSE:BLD) 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.

Topbuild has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Topbuild's stock has gained 6.41% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -44 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

65.63% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 1.48% over the next year.

15.56% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 24.44% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.67% are rated C (Hold), 11.11% are rated D (Sell), and 2.22% 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 45.5x.

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