According to Zen Score, the 3 best industrial distribution stocks to buy right now are:
1. Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT)
Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) is the top industrial distribution stock with a Zen Score of 50, which is 12 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 38. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Applied Industrial Technologies has seen its stock return 32.22% over the past year.
Applied Industrial Technologies has an average 1 year
price target of $222.50, an upside of 24.34% from Applied Industrial Technologies's current stock price of $178.94.
Applied Industrial Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Applied Industrial Technologies, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC)
Global Industrial Co (NYSE:GIC) is the second best industrial distribution stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 11 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 38. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Global Industrial Co has seen its stock return 56.54% over the past year, overperforming other industrial distribution stocks by 24 percentage points.
3. Pool (NASDAQ:POOL)
Pool (NASDAQ:POOL) is the third best industrial distribution stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 10 points higher than the industrial distribution industry average of 38. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pool has seen its stock return 9.82% over the past year, underperforming other industrial distribution stocks by -22 percentage points.
Pool has an average 1 year
price target of $402.00, an upside of 8.65% from Pool's current stock price of $370.00.
Pool stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Pool, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.