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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 +28.50% 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 27th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$5.21B	52,569,117	48.95%	51.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$15.20B	19,924,356	20.68%	79.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$16.73B	30,588,518	83.26%	16.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$292.02M	18,659,679	47.96%	52.04%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$5.25B	15,569,250	71.04%	28.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$36.03B	44,109,901	93.74%	4.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$59.64B	35,194,329	92.32%	3.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$12.25B	30,031,455	93.90%	6.10%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ECG	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	$6.99B	51,063,836	83.22%	0.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$101.01B	150,343,393	88.87%	11.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KBR	KBR INC	$4.80B	126,067,755	43.67%	56.33%	Net Selling	Net Buying
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$491.34M	50,393,420	15.62%	84.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$9.07B	256,044,428	95.09%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Buying
STN	STANTEC INC	$8.39B	114,066,995	60.24%	0.00%
AGX	ARGAN INC	$8.37B	14,019,247	51.88%	48.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$165.20M	13,641,866	2.87%	97.13%	Net Selling
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$21.88B	80,304,948	63.11%	36.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$580.75M	11,924,993	41.93%	58.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$16.98B	117,038,611	90.52%	5.30%	Net Buying	Net Buying
APG	API GROUP CORP	$18.03B	432,160,297	77.86%	22.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$335.07M	28,133,850	66.83%	33.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$476.74M	17,507,734	50.91%	49.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.31B	15,232,091	60.66%	39.34%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ACM	AECOM	$9.75B	128,522,920	80.69%	19.31%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$7.62B	133,741,067	95.58%	4.42%	Net Selling
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.62B	43,764,510	96.55%	3.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITG	ITG INC	N/A	121,230,390	0.00%	46.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.18B	47,546,084	97.25%	2.75%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$6.80B	56,755,555	46.18%	53.82%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$417.51M	40,495,290	83.11%	12.94%	Net Selling	Net Buying
RYM	RYTHM INC	$49.03M	2,179,128	2.41%	97.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	$2.74B	42,866,859	35.06%	61.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.36B	53,066,211	62.39%	18.68%	Net Buying	Net Buying
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$6.95B	108,037,932	35.42%	64.58%	Net Selling
KAZR	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$30.09M	13,084,314	15.18%	2.43%
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$87.93M	143,682,259	16.52%	16.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$417.96M	21,600,000	0.07%	74.54%
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$162.20M	36,696,660	6.06%	82.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$4.45B	53,832,327	78.52%	21.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$5.10M	2,501,250	9.13%	90.87%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$147.43M	22,169,854	23.04%	1.02%
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$2.20B	218,220,356	78.89%	21.11%	Net Selling
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$4.58M	16,957,000	1.06%	87.93%
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$3.33M	4,637,052	0.79%	99.21%
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$16.48M	16,000,000	0.86%	0.00%
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	35,000,000	0.41%	0.00%
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$7.11B	49,106,809	54.39%	45.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$3.30M	1,793,750	0.06%	0.00%
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$1.69M	16,250,000	3.62%	30.77%
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$31.45M	54,218,882	9.44%	90.56%	Net Buying
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$725.31k	854,310	0.49%	8.07%	Net Buying	Net Buying
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$5.68M	13,500,000	2.59%	51.23%
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$9.00M	1,875,000	1.14%	98.86%
PMA	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$16.87M	12,975,000	0.56%	18.61%
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$10.37M	62,443,750	0.21%	26.22%

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC)

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

TPC passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tutor Perini has seen its stock return 79.97% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 26 percentage points.

Tutor Perini has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 5.94% from Tutor Perini's current stock price of $99.11.

Tutor Perini stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Tutor Perini, 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 55 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ies Holdings (NASDAQ:IESC) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 26 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

IESC passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ies Holdings has seen its stock return 127.2% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 73 percentage points.

Ies Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $700.00, a downside of -8.22% from Ies Holdings's current stock price of $762.71.

Ies Holdings stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Ies Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL)

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) has a Due Diligence Score of 54, which is 24 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 30.

STRL passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sterling Infrastructure has seen its stock return 82.57% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 29 percentage points.

Sterling Infrastructure has an average 1 year price target of $815.33, an upside of 49.04% from Sterling Infrastructure's current stock price of $547.06.

Sterling Infrastructure stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Sterling Infrastructure, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% 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 16 engineering & construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 engineering & construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Innovate (NYSE:VATE)

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) has an annual dividend yield of 6.44%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.02%. Innovate's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Innovate's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Innovate's dividend payout ratio of -42.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.83%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.02%. 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 54.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.74%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 1.02%. 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 19.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 1.29% in the last day, and up 1.23% over the last week. Innovate was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 63.43% yesterday.

INNOVATE shares are trading higher after the company reported a year-over-year increase in its Q2 financial results.

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 43, which is 27 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -23.69% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -78 percentage points.

2. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) is the second 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.

Limbach Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Limbach Holdings's stock has dropped -57.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -112 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 27 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Aecom's stock has dropped -36.38% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -90 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

52.94% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 21.98% over the next year.

9.52% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.57% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 11.9% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 38.4x.

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