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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 22nd 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	$8.03B	19,854,585	20.57%	79.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$10.14B	28,956,051	94.01%	5.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$3.37B	15,522,834	71.01%	28.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$6.67B	54,032,351	77.11%	22.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$613.27M	17,373,129	51.74%	48.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.44B	14,749,882	60.22%	39.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$33.90B	35,271,950	94.33%	3.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$15.77B	118,749,162	88.45%	5.18%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$3.50B	52,743,248	48.85%	51.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$9.85B	30,719,373	84.04%	15.96%	Net Selling
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$16.74B	78,900,930	62.71%	37.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$27.21B	44,765,864	91.42%	4.55%	Net Selling	Net Selling
APG	API GROUP CORP	$16.21B	415,905,916	80.78%	17.55%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$9.06B	262,773,412	93.50%	1.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STN	STANTEC INC	$10.87B	114,066,995	56.75%	0.00%
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$808.06M	11,626,814	42.05%	57.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GLDD	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP	$865.63M	67,999,305	54.37%	45.63%	Net Selling
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$5.19B	49,045,025	53.70%	46.30%	Net Selling
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$142.20M	16,650,538	39.57%	60.43%	Net Selling
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$4.65B	43,649,806	96.61%	3.39%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACM	AECOM	$13.38B	131,833,332	81.08%	18.92%	Net Selling
KBR	KBR INC	$5.30B	126,989,628	43.98%	56.02%	Net Selling	Net Buying
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$12.51B	28,071,651	98.20%	1.80%	Net Buying	Net Selling
AGX	ARGAN INC	$5.02B	13,811,575	50.10%	49.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$67.43B	149,115,887	88.80%	11.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.65B	49,887,226	94.36%	2.59%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$322.03M	28,124,527	66.15%	33.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$398.21M	39,900,978	82.53%	12.64%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$144.35M	114,567,268	18.08%	19.19%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$6.11B	56,526,627	45.05%	54.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$40.68M	14,225,000	0.29%	0.00%
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$13.11M	25,012,500	0.66%	0.00%
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$319.66M	51,474,450	16.13%	83.87%	Net Buying
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$9.48M	13,500,000	0.96%	0.00%
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$11.03M	12,971,111	0.30%	0.00%
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$16.45M	13,262,500	0.21%	0.00%
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$6.83B	161,182,507	90.82%	3.54%	Net Selling
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$569.77M	22,169,854	12.07%	0.00%
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$72.00M	30,000,000	1.37%	0.00%
RYM	RYTHM INC	$37.79M	2,002,568	2.90%	97.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$4.72B	105,336,929	39.73%	60.27%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$173.16M	54,113,036	9.16%	90.84%	Net Buying
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.85B	52,797,456	63.33%	18.59%	Net Buying	Net Selling
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$2.09B	220,559,713	64.21%	25.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$63.69M	62,443,750	0.38%	0.00%
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$90.61M	35,815,479	4.95%	82.93%	Net Selling
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$6.96M	18,450,460	0.46%	0.00%
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$4.89M	15,625,000	1.02%	0.00%
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$345.60M	21,600,000	0.09%	0.00%
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$18.17M	12,975,000	0.23%	0.00%
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$68.28M	13,655,062	3.03%	96.97%	Net Buying
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$10.03M	26,400,000	0.70%	0.00%
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	N/A	16,250,000	0.06%	0.00%
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$187.25M	35,000,000	0.07%	0.00%

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

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

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

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 62, which is 28 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 34.

IESC passed 21 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 35.97% over the past year.

2. Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY)

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) 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 Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 23 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 34.

DY passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dycom Industries has seen its stock return 91.53% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 56 percentage points.

Dycom Industries has an average 1 year price target of $362.78, an upside of 3.63% from Dycom Industries's current stock price of $350.06.

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.

3. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

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

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 10 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 34.

MYRG passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 37.38% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 2 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $218.40, an upside of 0.58% from Myr Group's current stock price of $217.15.

Myr Group stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Myr Group, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% 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 12 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 1.61%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.62%. 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 1.54%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.62%. 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 1.41%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.62%. 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 -2.6% in the last day, and up 1.14% over the last week. Argan was the among the top losers in the engineering & construction industry, dropping -7.96% yesterday.

Argan shares are trading lower after JP Morgan downgraded the stock from Overweight to Neutral.

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 28 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -31.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -67 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 14 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's stock has gained 1.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -34 percentage points.

3. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) 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.

Energy Services Of America has a valuation score of 57, which is 28 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 29. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Energy Services Of America's stock has dropped -40.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -76 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

61.29% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 8.47% over the next year.

11.11% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.89% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.33% are rated C (Hold), 4.44% 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 45.15x.

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Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

1. Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC)

2. Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY)

3. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

1. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

3. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

2. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD)

3. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

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