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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 18th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
ESOA	ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP	$227.40M	16,659,039	40.37%	59.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MYRG	MYR GROUP INC	$4.18B	15,540,073	70.99%	29.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
STN	STANTEC INC	$10.43B	114,066,995	59.84%	0.00%
J	JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC	$15.61B	117,446,713	89.37%	5.26%	Net Buying	Net Buying
STRL	STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	$12.89B	30,644,110	82.75%	17.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ORN	ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$434.90M	40,083,300	84.57%	13.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WLDN	WILLDAN GROUP INC	$1.24B	14,796,110	60.31%	39.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EME	EMCOR GROUP INC	$32.07B	44,532,566	95.52%	4.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FIX	COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	$49.50B	35,174,967	94.42%	3.80%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TPC	TUTOR PERINI CORP	$3.69B	52,791,451	48.73%	51.27%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IESC	IES HOLDINGS INC	$8.81B	19,927,999	20.43%	79.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TTEK	TETRA TECH INC	$8.81B	260,807,561	93.31%	1.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
APG	API GROUP CORP	$17.94B	431,456,087	80.00%	20.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BBCP	CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC	$360.65M	50,510,506	15.75%	84.25%	Net Buying	Net Selling
MTZ	MASTEC INC	$23.96B	78,894,830	63.29%	36.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LMB	LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC	$936.22M	11,679,391	42.19%	57.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DY	DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	$11.00B	29,970,067	92.69%	6.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BWMN	BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD	$493.84M	17,123,509	52.47%	47.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GVA	GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	$5.44B	43,503,673	96.68%	3.32%	Net Selling
ACM	AECOM	$11.84B	129,288,624	80.93%	19.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KBR	KBR INC	$4.76B	126,466,139	44.15%	55.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PWR	QUANTA SERVICES INC	$84.94B	149,619,428	89.04%	10.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EXPO	EXPONENT INC	$3.45B	49,254,339	96.24%	2.64%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MTRX	MATRIX SERVICE CO	$298.44M	28,128,405	66.76%	33.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PRIM	PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	$7.22B	54,056,502	78.91%	21.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLR	FLUOR CORP	$6.54B	146,564,673	94.43%	4.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLD	TOPBUILD CORP	$10.69B	28,139,530	98.21%	1.79%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AGX	ARGAN INC	$6.56B	13,873,410	49.84%	50.16%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ACA	ARCOSA INC	$5.41B	49,044,022	54.30%	45.70%	Net Selling
MWH	SOLV ENERGY INC	N/A	286,439,412	0.00%	32.04%
ROAD	CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC	$6.85B	56,515,376	45.49%	54.51%	Net Selling
CDNL	CARDINAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP INC	N/A	36,606,563	36.16%	60.32%	Net Buying
FBGL	FBS GLOBAL LTD	$7.59M	13,500,000	2.61%	0.00%
BLNK	BLINK CHARGING CO	$78.25M	114,567,268	23.82%	19.25%	Net Buying	Net Selling
FGL	FOUNDER GROUP LTD	$1.17M	184,505	100.00%	0.00%
SKBL	SKYLINE BUILDERS GROUP HOLDING LTD	$87.90M	30,000,000	5.21%	0.00%
LGN	LEGENCE CORP	$5.44B	105,336,929	33.22%	66.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SUPX	SUPERX AI TECHNOLOGY LTD	$219.48M	22,169,854	26.44%	0.00%
AMRC	AMERESCO INC	$1.37B	52,880,073	62.62%	18.60%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RYM	RYTHM INC	$38.25M	2,149,148	3.31%	96.69%	Net Selling
TIC	TIC SOLUTIONS INC	$1.86B	220,559,713	77.92%	22.08%	Net Selling
GLDD	GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP	$1.13B	66,780,798	54.84%	45.16%	Net Selling
PHOE	PHOENIX ASIA HOLDINGS LTD	$343.87M	21,600,000	0.06%	0.00%
RITR	REITAR LOGTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$40.34M	62,443,750	0.36%	0.00%
MSW	MING SHING GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$15.18M	12,975,000	0.17%	0.00%
SKK	SKK HOLDINGS LTD	$4.23M	15,625,000	1.51%	0.00%
SLND	SOUTHLAND HOLDINGS INC	$42.21M	54,113,036	10.20%	89.80%	Net Selling
OFAL	OFA GROUP	$5.95M	14,223,611	0.29%	0.00%
VATE	INNOVATE CORP	$67.05M	13,655,062	2.97%	97.03%	Net Buying
ONEG	ONECONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD	$30.08M	16,000,000	0.33%	0.00%
SHIM	SHIMMICK CORP	$106.73M	35,815,479	2.59%	83.41%	Net Selling
MSGY	MASONGLORY LTD	$6.97M	14,225,000	1.36%	0.00%
MGN	MEGAN HOLDINGS LTD	$49.08M	16,250,000	0.21%	0.00%
MIMI	MINT INC LTD	$8.63M	25,012,500	1.79%	0.00%
MAGH	MAGNITUDE INTERNATIONAL LTD	$236.60M	35,000,000	0.41%	0.00%
ZDAI	DIRECTBOOKING TECHNOLOGY CO LTD	$7.41M	1,793,750	13.39%	0.00%

Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

What are the best engineering & construction stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is the #1 top engineering & construction stock out of 56 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 Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -4 points lower than the engineering & construction industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ESOA as a "A".

ESOA passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Energy Services Of America has seen its stock return 46.62% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -62 percentage points.

2. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 56 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: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 21 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

MYRG passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Myr Group has seen its stock return 136.23% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 27 percentage points.

Myr Group has an average 1 year price target of $301.75, an upside of 12.19% from Myr Group's current stock price of $268.97.

Myr Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Myr Group, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Stantec (NYSE:STN)

Stantec (NYSE:STN) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 56 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 Stantec (NYSE:STN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Stantec (NYSE:STN) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is equal to the engineering & construction industry average of 31.

STN passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Stantec has seen its stock return 13.09% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -96 percentage points.

Stantec has an average 1 year price target of $175.00, an upside of 91.4% from Stantec's current stock price of $91.43.

Stantec stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Stantec, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% 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 14 engineering & construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 engineering & construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.75%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.64%. 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 20.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. 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 0.64%. 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 57.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) has an annual dividend yield of 1.19%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.64%. Aecom's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Aecom's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Aecom's dividend payout ratio of 30.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 0.66% in the last day, and down -3.34% 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 -25.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -135 percentage points.

2. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

Aecom (NYSE:ACM) 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.

Aecom 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.

Aecom's stock has dropped -2.98% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -112 percentage points.

3. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB) 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.

Limbach Holdings 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.

Limbach Holdings's stock has gained 0.59% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -108 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 9.6% over the next year.

12.2% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 34.15% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.9% are rated C (Hold), 9.76% 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 43.81x.

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Engineering & Construction Stocks FAQ

1. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)

2. Myr Group (NASDAQ:MYRG)

3. Stantec (NYSE:STN)

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

2. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)

3. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

1. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)

2. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)

3. Limbach Holdings (NASDAQ:LMB)

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