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Best Metal Fabrication Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top metal fabrication stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best metal fabrication stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the metal fabrication industry.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best metal fabrication stocks to buy right now are:

Mueller Industries (NYSE:MLI) is the top metal fabrication stock with a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 24 points higher than the metal fabrication industry average of 27. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mueller Industries has seen its stock return 72.76% over the past year, overperforming other metal fabrication stocks by 24 percentage points.

Carpenter Technology (NYSE:CRS) is the second best metal fabrication stock with a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 23 points higher than the metal fabrication industry average of 27. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Carpenter Technology has seen its stock return 218.95% over the past year, overperforming other metal fabrication stocks by 170 percentage points.

Carpenter Technology has an average 1 year price target of $186.67, a downside of -12.17% from Carpenter Technology's current stock price of $212.53.

Carpenter Technology stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Carpenter Technology, 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.

Northwest Pipe Co (NASDAQ:NWPX) is the third best metal fabrication stock with a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 21 points higher than the metal fabrication industry average of 27. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Northwest Pipe Co has seen its stock return 71.13% over the past year, overperforming other metal fabrication stocks by 22 percentage points.

Northwest Pipe Co has an average 1 year price target of $55.00, an upside of 10.26% from Northwest Pipe Co's current stock price of $49.88.

Northwest Pipe Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Northwest Pipe Co, 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.

Out of 7 metal fabrication stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 metal fabrication stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Highway Holdings (NASDAQ:HIHO) has an annual dividend yield of 6.19%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the metal fabrication industry average of 2.22%. Highway Holdings's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% nine times in the last 10 years. Highway Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Insteel Industries (NYSE:IIIN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.86%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the metal fabrication industry average of 2.22%. Insteel Industries's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Insteel Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Insteel Industries's dividend payout ratio of 112% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Ryerson Holding (NYSE:RYI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.74%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the metal fabrication industry average of 2.22%.

Ryerson Holding's dividend payout ratio of 87.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Metal fabrication stocks were up 1% in the last day, and up 2.82% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued metal fabrication stocks right now are:

Mueller Industries (NYSE:MLI) is the most undervalued metal fabrication stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mueller Industries has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the metal fabrication industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mueller Industries's stock has gained 72.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the metal fabrication industry by 24 percentage points.

Northwest Pipe Co (NASDAQ:NWPX) is the second most undervalued metal fabrication stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Northwest Pipe Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 50 points higher than the metal fabrication industry average of 21. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Northwest Pipe Co's stock has gained 71.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the metal fabrication industry by 22 percentage points.

Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) is the third most undervalued metal fabrication stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Gulf Island Fabrication has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the metal fabrication industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gulf Island Fabrication's stock has gained 60.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the metal fabrication industry by 11 percentage points.