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Best Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top scientific & technical instrument stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the scientific & technical instruments industry.

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Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$169.96	871,200	5.24%	155.15	148.77	146.30	135.73	122.43	84.44	98.47	98.05	100.00	100.00	5.97	3.04	2.93	0.92
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$150.10	716,133	-1.52%	148.26	149.66	152.43	153.71	145.02	49.58	69.09	49.02	97.95	83.79	-1.24	-1.57	0.33	1.08
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$77.04	1,443,851	-21.87%	76.21	78.74	82.58	79.52	76.29	37.45	47.71	40.41	87.49	71.44	-1.91	-1.89	-0.02	1.01
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$191.65	328,538	157.59%	186.23	175.32	165.13	158.32	155.31	75.10	94.87	95.05	82.92	83.67	8.20	7.14	1.06	1.06
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$115.18	22,306	-34.90%	109.10	106.11	105.98	102.69	107.36	65.78	91.54	89.55	98.19	99.40	2.74	1.30	1.44	0.78
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$393.03	182,870	-18.90%	381.59	391.72	410.28	421.04	410.06	46.99	61.87	57.39	96.36	91.96	-7.40	-8.73	1.33	1.01
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$4.62	5,081	-9.59%	4.47	4.37	4.71	5.13	5.07	53.97	78.81	84.46	93.43	94.53	-0.03	-0.10	0.07	0.36
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$45.90	1,955,069	83.52%	42.14	40.94	40.86	39.82	41.04	75.45	91.69	85.66	100.00	97.53	0.99	0.37	0.63	1.33
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$109.15	136,336	32.09%	105.14	103.06	102.45	104.27	103.74	64.37	93.43	87.85	100.00	93.97	1.29	0.59	0.70	1.03
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$41.19	1,219,374	74.12%	40.59	40.74	42.49	39.16	35.20	49.95	52.27	44.92	54.96	46.56	-0.54	-0.55	0.01	1.01
ITRI	ITRON INC	$108.25	525,949	-25.74%	98.56	94.87	92.58	83.44	74.26	77.07	95.39	87.77	100.00	89.19	3.90	2.32	1.58	1.33
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$4.06	1,414	-40.69%	4.11	4.13	4.11	4.07	4.05	46.67	38.41	38.83	50.54	48.91	-0.00	0.00	-0.01	0.16
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$33.53	66,804	100.37%	33.60	33.44	34.07	33.25	33.18	48.26	71.05	76.71	79.21	88.47	-0.04	-0.13	0.09	0.91
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.27	410,300	-19.29%	1.26	1.26	1.34	1.35	1.35	48.64	69.17	69.79	87.70	88.59	-0.02	-0.03	0.01	0.83
CPTN	CEPTON INC	$3.03	8,929	28.23%	2.98	2.96	2.82	2.86	3.74	53.74	73.08	78.39	72.41	79.34	0.05	0.04	0.00	0.03
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$57.00	2,326,123	-22.62%	58.74	59.14	61.29	57.21	53.48	39.71	19.47	27.29	21.79	35.71	-1.01	-0.72	-0.29	1.23
LUNA	LUNA INNOVATIONS INC	$2.80	462,322	-63.88%	2.34	2.48	3.75	5.40	6.00	48.69	75.25	63.46	89.75	95.08	-0.29	-0.46	0.17	1.16
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$2.26	76,101	42.96%	2.20	2.15	2.11	1.94	2.16	55.37	78.20	81.26	73.39	79.84	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.59
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$1.62	839,735	-24.39%	1.53	1.51	1.79	2.12	2.29	51.00	85.49	78.99	94.98	96.53	-0.05	-0.09	0.04	1.55
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$1.54	14,932	-79.99%	1.43	1.48	1.73	1.80	2.07	48.90	71.70	52.86	96.74	91.84	-0.08	-0.11	0.03	1.11
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$0.24	94,966	19.37%	0.28	0.28	0.40	0.47	0.77	33.08	12.89	25.41	37.83	54.82	-0.04	-0.04	0.00	0.68
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$0.76	4,902	-72.89%	0.70	0.71	1.02	0.94	0.84	44.11	63.06	62.64	88.46	91.03	-0.08	-0.10	0.03	0.49
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$5.77	5,191	0.68%	5.28	4.73	5.09	5.56	5.53	63.41	74.65	78.46	77.44	83.19	0.28	0.07	0.21	0.68
FARO	FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$18.83	147,172	-32.07%	18.63	18.85	20.24	21.03	18.57	44.68	33.69	23.15	71.51	67.11	-0.52	-0.57	0.05	1.19
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$55.30	6,183,951	141.40%	54.99	53.83	58.03	53.57	44.94	49.51	78.33	81.36	90.60	93.66	-0.32	-0.94	0.63	1.42
MSAI	MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS INC	$2.66	7,190	-80.32%	2.72	2.73	2.72	3.13	6.93	48.23	29.12	33.77	42.03	60.30	0.00	0.01	-0.00	0.24
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$161.84	276,637	90.24%	158.93	158.50	166.62	163.73	156.51	51.15	78.48	73.28	100.00	97.71	-1.61	-2.53	0.92	1.26
MKSI	MKS INSTRUMENTS INC	$123.32	599,103	15.58%	119.63	118.45	123.38	115.58	100.69	53.82	89.62	77.93	95.53	86.98	-0.43	-1.47	1.05	1.64
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$41.99	4,113,741	5.65%	37.94	36.04	35.73	35.52	35.96	82.73	80.86	72.40	100.00	100.00	1.44	0.63	0.82	1.18
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.54	312,859	-10.05%	1.70	1.85	2.39	2.89	2.43	31.29	18.59	17.41	55.82	44.68	-0.23	-0.23	0.00	1.16
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$0.35	219,662	38.99%	0.30	0.30	0.38	0.81	1.29	51.30	21.14	20.50	88.54	89.98	-0.03	-0.04	0.01	0.53
KNW	KNOW LABS INC	$0.63	28,491	-69.40%	0.65	0.63	0.67	0.59	0.55	49.08	70.81	77.61	65.09	75.71	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.38
AWIN	AERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.16	208,811	-51.49%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.32

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now are:

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) is the top scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 27 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 26. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Garmin has seen its stock return 64.12% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 57 percentage points.

Garmin has an average 1 year price target of $159.33, a downside of -6.25% from Garmin's current stock price of $169.96.

Garmin stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Garmin, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 83.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is the second best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 23 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 26. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Keysight Technologies has seen its stock return 4.87% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -2 percentage points.

Keysight Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $159.75, an upside of 6.43% from Keysight Technologies's current stock price of $150.10.

Keysight Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Keysight Technologies, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) is the third best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 22 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 26. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fortive has seen its stock return 18.89% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 12 percentage points.

Fortive has an average 1 year price target of $90.14, an upside of 17.01% from Fortive's current stock price of $77.04.

Fortive stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Fortive, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 57.14% 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 8 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. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.72%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.7%. 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 41% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) has an annual dividend yield of 1.43%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.7%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of -533.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) has an annual dividend yield of 0.71%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.7%. 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 -3.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are scientific & technical instrument stocks up?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were up 0.33% in the last day, and up 5.47% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why scientific & technical instrument stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stocks right now are:

1. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mesa Laboratories has a valuation score of 57, which is 41 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 16. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mesa Laboratories's stock has dropped -28.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -35 percentage points.

2. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) is the second most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Fortive has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortive's stock has gained 18.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 12 percentage points.

3. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) is the third most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Vontier has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has gained 49.67% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 43 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

43.48% of scientific & technical instrument stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect scientific & technical instrument stocks to rise by 7.26% over the next year.

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 13.3x.

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Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

3. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

1. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

2. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

3. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

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