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Best Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top scientific & technical instrument stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Scientific & Technical In...

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Scientific & Technical Instruments is Zen Rated B and is the 30th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Dividend Yield	Payout Ratio	Last Dividend	Annual Dividend	Dividend Percentile	Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)	Ex-dividend Date	Div. Payment Date
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$627.04M	0.55%	-1.40%	$0.1600	$0.64	9%	0	2025-05-30	2025-06-16
FARO	FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$569.48M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.16B	0.15%	7.50%	$0.0800	$0.24	1%	0
MKSI	MKS INSTRUMENTS INC	$4.83B	1.23%	31.20%	$0.2200	$0.88	26%	0
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$25.15B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$14.92B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$4.34B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$52.52M	N/A	0.00%	$5.6250	N/A	N/A	0
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$10.72B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ITRI	ITRON INC	$4.93B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$4.77B	0.19%	4.90%	$0.0300	$0.06	2%	0
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$6.60B	0.58%	28.20%	$0.3400	$1.29	10%	1	2025-05-23	2025-06-06
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$21.85B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$22.70B	0.36%	13.90%	$0.0800	$0.24	5%	0	2025-05-30	2025-06-27
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$35.96B	1.61%	39.20%	$0.7500	$3.00	34%	0	2025-06-16	2025-06-27
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$3.20B	2.25%	56.50%	$0.1200	$0.48	48%	0	2025-05-14	2025-05-28
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$4.67B	1.11%	44.90%	$0.0800	$0.31	23%	1
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$96.61M	N/A	0.00%	$0.0100	N/A	N/A	0
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$77.26M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$320.30M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$5.53M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$39.62M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$267.06M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$271.47M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$8.83M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KNW	KNOW LABS INC	$47.02M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$88.30M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$9.95M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$14.35M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$63.79M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the #1 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 30 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 Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -8 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MLAB as a "A".

MLAB passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Mesa Laboratories has seen its stock return 4.74% over the past year.

2. Faro Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO)

Faro Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) is the #2 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 30 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 Faro Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Faro Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -11 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates FARO as a "A".

FARO passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Faro Technologies has seen its stock return 56.8% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 52 percentage points.

Faro Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $35.50, an upside of 19.85% from Faro Technologies's current stock price of $29.62.

Faro Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Faro Technologies, 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.

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. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 7 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31.

ESE passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Esco Technologies has seen its stock return 57.84% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 53 percentage points.

Esco Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $182.50, an upside of 13.16% from Esco Technologies's current stock price of $161.27.

Esco Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.

What are the scientific & technical instrument stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 9 scientific & technical instrument stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 scientific & technical instrument stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) has an annual dividend yield of 2.25%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.89%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of 56.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.61%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.89%. Garmin's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Garmin's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Garmin's dividend payout ratio of 39.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) has an annual dividend yield of 1.23%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.89%. Mks Instruments's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Mks Instruments's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mks Instruments's dividend payout ratio of 31.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are scientific & technical instrument stocks up?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were up 0.55% in the last day, and up 0.57% over the last week. Vontier was the among the top gainers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, gaining 1.32% yesterday.

Vontier shares are trading higher after better-than-expected Q1 results.

What are the most undervalued scientific & technical instrument 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 scientific & technical instrument stocks right now are:

1. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) is the most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Vontier has a valuation score of 43, which is 25 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 18. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has dropped -20.65% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -25 percentage points.

2. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) is the second most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Mks Instruments has a valuation score of 86, which is 68 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 18. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mks Instruments's stock has dropped -37.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -42 percentage points.

3. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) is the third most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sensata Technologies Holding has a valuation score of 57, which is 39 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sensata Technologies Holding's stock has dropped -45.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -50 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

55% of scientific & technical instrument stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect scientific & technical instrument stocks to rise by 25% over the next year.

8.33% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.17% of scientific & technical instrument stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.83% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% are rated D (Sell), and 4.17% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the scientific & technical instruments industry?

The average P/E ratio of the scientific & technical instruments industry is 14x.

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