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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 23rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$9.30B	19,854,585	20.62%	79.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$3.89B	15,522,834	71.01%	28.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$10.81B	28,956,051	94.02%	5.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STN	STANTEC INC	$11.41B	114,066,995	56.90%	0.00%
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.90B	14,749,882	60.22%	39.78%	Net Selling
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$16.27B	118,749,162	88.49%	5.19%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$8.13B	54,032,351	77.13%	22.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$39.77B	35,271,950	94.43%	3.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$4.08B	52,743,248	48.92%	51.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$31.64B	44,765,864	91.52%	4.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$955.49M	11,626,814	42.02%	57.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
APG	API GROUP CORP	$17.62B	415,905,916	79.42%	20.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$613.79M	17,373,129	51.84%	48.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$11.10B	30,719,373	84.07%	15.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$9.64B	262,773,412	93.96%	1.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.22B	43,649,806	96.61%	3.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$19.35B	78,900,930	62.72%	37.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$13.50B	28,071,651	98.21%	1.79%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GLDD	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP	$1.01B	67,999,305	54.37%	45.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$70.20B	149,115,887	88.80%	11.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$150.25M	16,749,814	39.59%	59.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$5.58B	49,045,025	53.70%	46.30%	Net Selling
ACM	AECOM	$12.75B	131,833,332	81.01%	18.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KBR	KBR INC	$5.52B	126,989,628	43.99%	56.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$482.00M	39,900,978	82.53%	12.67%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AGX	ARGAN INC	$4.90B	13,873,410	50.20%	49.80%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.76B	49,887,226	94.44%	2.60%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$392.34M	28,124,527	66.15%	33.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$6.37B	56,526,627	45.05%	54.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$85.92M	14,225,000	0.29%	0.00%
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$11.41M	13,500,000	0.96%	0.00%
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	N/A	36,606,563	0.00%	60.32%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$95.09M	114,567,268	18.08%	19.28%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$293.44M	50,855,405	16.14%	83.86%	Net Buying	Net Selling
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$104.70M	30,000,000	1.68%	0.00%
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$5.39B	105,336,929	29.94%	70.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RYM	RYTHM INC	$36.89M	2,002,568	2.90%	97.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$7.36B	161,182,507	90.86%	3.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$292.86M	22,169,854	12.07%	0.00%
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.68B	52,797,456	63.33%	18.59%	Net Buying
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$2.36B	220,559,713	64.21%	22.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$62.44M	62,443,750	0.38%	0.00%
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$30.55M	16,250,000	0.06%	0.00%
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$129.33M	54,113,036	9.16%	90.84%	Net Selling
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	35,000,000	0.07%	0.00%
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$15.18M	12,975,000	0.23%	0.00%
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$130.73M	35,815,479	4.95%	83.41%	Net Selling
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$5.05M	15,625,000	1.05%	0.00%
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$2.73M	18,450,460	0.46%	0.00%
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$73.87M	13,655,062	3.03%	96.97%	Net Buying
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$20.09M	28,700,000	0.64%	0.00%
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$307.15M	21,600,000	0.09%	0.00%
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$5.69M	12,971,111	0.30%	0.00%
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$52.32M	16,000,000	0.18%	0.00%
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$7.83M	25,012,500	0.66%	0.00%

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) 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 +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: B.

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 28 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

IESC passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 117.77% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 43 percentage points.

2. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 12 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

MYRG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 82.44% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 8 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $246.14, a downside of -1.8% from Myr Group's current stock price of $250.66.

Myr Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Myr Group, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY)

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 32.

DY passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dycom Industries has seen its stock return 109.51% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 35 percentage points.

Dycom Industries has an average 1 year price target of $389.67, an upside of 4.39% from Dycom Industries's current stock price of $373.27.

Dycom Industries stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 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.

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 1.59%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.66%. 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 57.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.52%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.66%. 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 22.2% 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 1.34%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.66%. 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 450% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 0.63% in the last day, and up 0.9% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why engineering & construction stocks are up.

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 -22.01% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -97 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 gained 33.54% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -41 percentage points.

3. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) 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.

Aecom 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.

Aecom's stock has dropped -9.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -84 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

61.76% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 5.45% over the next year.

9.52% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30.95% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.62% are rated C (Hold), 9.52% are rated D (Sell), and 2.38% 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 49.65x.

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