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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...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

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

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$627.04M	5,433,607	85.64%	14.36%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FARO	FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$569.48M	19,226,240	89.76%	10.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.16B	25,806,033	95.94%	4.06%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MKSI	MKS INSTRUMENTS INC	$4.83B	67,377,585	70.86%	29.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$25.15B	172,810,514	90.44%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$14.92B	238,583,485	95.97%	1.19%	Net Buying	Net Selling
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$4.34B	35,960,636	76.00%	24.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$52.52M	7,969,421	19.25%	26.94%
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$10.72B	154,967,323	90.04%	9.96%	Net Buying
ITRI	ITRON INC	$4.93B	45,588,071	82.96%	17.04%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$4.77B	147,900,000	98.53%	0.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$6.60B	29,453,307	91.00%	4.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$21.85B	46,859,346	92.06%	5.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$22.70B	339,882,279	86.77%	13.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$35.96B	192,541,456	49.65%	50.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$3.20B	149,551,960	44.60%	55.40%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$4.67B	167,864,778	91.67%	3.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$96.61M	44,932,968	40.45%	59.55%	Net Buying	Net Selling
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$77.26M	50,494,701	9.50%	43.96%	Net Buying	Net Buying
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$320.30M	13,257,340	70.52%	29.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$5.53M	1,516,145	0.64%	99.36%	Net Selling
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$39.62M	7,113,960	17.88%	82.12%	Net Buying
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$267.06M	245,004,785	26.28%	11.61%	Net Selling
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$271.47M	31,639,985	28.59%	71.41%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$8.83M	30,436,726	1.36%	37.97%
KNW	KNOW LABS INC	$47.02M	108,097,936	3.34%	31.61%
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$88.30M	16,307,321	0.00%	48.41%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$9.95M	415,103,076	0.16%	0.00%
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$14.35M	3,449,021	5.72%	94.28%
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$63.79M	15,751,153	11.81%	24.14%	Net Selling

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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