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. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)
Vontier (NYSE:VNT) is the #1 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 31 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 Vontier (NYSE:VNT) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Vontier (NYSE:VNT) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 2 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 30.
VNT passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Vontier has seen its stock return 22.16% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 27 percentage points.
Vontier has an average 1 year
price target of $47.00, an upside of 11.61% from Vontier's current stock price of $42.11.
Vontier stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Vontier, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)
Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) is the #2 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 31 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 Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 14 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 30.
MKSI passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mks Instruments has seen its stock lose -16.64% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -12 percentage points.
Mks Instruments has an average 1 year
price target of $113.00, an upside of 12.75% from Mks Instruments's current stock price of $100.22.
Mks Instruments stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Mks Instruments, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 16.67% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB)
Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) is the #3 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 31 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 Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -2 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TRMB as a "B".
TRMB passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Trimble has seen its stock return 52.18% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 57 percentage points.
Trimble has an average 1 year
price target of $91.75, an upside of 11.56% from Trimble's current stock price of $82.24.
Trimble stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Trimble, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
