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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is equal to the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 36.
MLAB passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mesa Laboratories has seen its stock return 5.6% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -40 percentage points.
Mesa Laboratories has an average 1 year
price target of $94.00, a downside of -10.88% from Mesa Laboratories's current stock price of $105.48.
Mesa Laboratories stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Mesa Laboratories, 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.
2. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)
The Component Grade breakdown for Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.
Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 15 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 36.
KEYS passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Keysight Technologies has seen its stock return 116.46% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 71 percentage points.
Keysight Technologies has an average 1 year
price target of $390.30, an upside of 11.3% from Keysight Technologies's current stock price of $350.67.
Keysight Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Keysight Technologies, 70% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)
Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) 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 Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 36.
MKSI passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mks has seen its stock return 279.4% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 234 percentage points.
Mks has an average 1 year
price target of $306.85, a downside of -13.73% from Mks's current stock price of $355.69.
Mks stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Mks, 69.23% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 7.69% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 7.69% have issued a Strong Sell.
