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 scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now are:
1. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)
Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is the #1 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 4 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34.
MKSI passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mks has seen its stock return 111.55% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 100 percentage points.
Mks has an average 1 year
price target of $222.55, a downside of -3.07% from Mks's current stock price of $229.60.
Mks stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Mks, 63.64% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 9.09% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 9.09% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)
The Component Grade breakdown for Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -20 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ST as a "B".
ST passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Sensata Technologies Holding has seen its stock return 23.26% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 12 percentage points.
Sensata Technologies Holding has an average 1 year
price target of $38.40, an upside of 8.97% from Sensata Technologies Holding's current stock price of $35.24.
Sensata Technologies Holding stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Sensata Technologies Holding, 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.
3. Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE)
Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) is the #3 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 30 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34.
ESE passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Esco Technologies has seen its stock return 70.61% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 59 percentage points.
Esco Technologies has an average 1 year
price target of $275.00, an upside of 22.93% from Esco Technologies's current stock price of $223.70.
Esco Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Esco Technologies, 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.
