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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.

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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	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$115.40	N/A	N/A	-2.49x	13.23x	2.64x	4.04x	N/A	$43.00M	6.86%	$155.21M	28.59	$791.80M	-3.36
FARO	FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$29.62	N/A	N/A	-592.40x	N/A	1.65x	2.19x	N/A	$15.86M	2.81%	$260.17M	13.66	$569.10M	20.60
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$161.27	$65.34	146.83%	37.77x	28.29x	3.94x	3.36x	1.39x	$107.71M	2.59%	$1.24B	47.93	$4.24B	20.09
MKSI	MKS INSTRUMENTS INC	$71.63	$82.12	-12.78%	25.40x	10.56x	1.34x	2.08x	0.39x	$411.00M	8.53%	$2.32B	34.50	$8.86B	10.91
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$145.54	$66.74	118.06%	41.35x	24.04x	5.02x	4.85x	1.11x	$963.00M	3.82%	$5.19B	29.98	$25.11B	21.15
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$62.54	N/A	N/A	10.20x	26.54x	4.17x	2.60x	N/A	$497.80M	3.24%	$5.75B	23.40	$15.70B	6.74
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$120.79	$59.20	104.04%	67.86x	34.71x	4.57x	5.82x	0.88x	$141.52M	3.26%	$745.70M	20.74	$4.70B	28.27
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$6.59	N/A	N/A	1.53x	N/A	1.12x	1.92x	N/A	$214.00k	0.41%	$27.33M	3.43	$48.50M	6.06
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$69.17	N/A	N/A	-177.36x	25.84x	2.02x	2.07x	N/A	$229.30M	2.14%	$5.17B	33.35	$13.85B	14.48
ITRI	ITRON INC	$108.05	$40.42	167.29%	19.36x	20.01x	2.00x	3.31x	4.22x	$240.93M	4.92%	$1.49B	32.83	$5.07B	12.86
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$32.23	$29.42	9.54%	13.10x	10.74x	1.62x	4.35x	0.74x	$370.90M	7.72%	$1.10B	7.35	$6.58B	10.20
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$224.22	$42.37	429.19%	48.96x	46.51x	7.73x	10.29x	4.80x	$153.49M	2.33%	$641.69M	21.84	$6.47B	30.58
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$466.26	$181.30	157.18%	26.33x	21.80x	3.78x	2.20x	2.03x	$1.06B	4.85%	$9.93B	212.08	$24.35B	18.37
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$66.78	$41.02	62.81%	29.03x	16.69x	3.69x	2.22x	0.85x	$1.44B	6.34%	$10.24B	30.01	$25.67B	15.85
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$186.78	$53.55	248.77%	24.42x	23.95x	5.58x	4.40x	6.25x	$1.22B	3.39%	$8.18B	42.48	$33.93B	17.50
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$21.37	$32.62	-34.49%	25.14x	6.76x	0.81x	1.11x	0.27x	$392.99M	12.30%	$2.89B	19.33	$5.80B	12.70
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$27.82	$5.93	369.35%	40.32x	47.39x	5.12x	3.23x	4.83x	$162.46M	3.45%	$1.45B	8.54	$4.60B	26.40
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$2.15	N/A	N/A	-3.26x	-9.48x	3.63x	7.07x	N/A	-$12.90M	-13.35%	$13.67M	0.30	$104.44M	-4.22
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.53	N/A	N/A	-9.56x	N/A	15.45x	309.03x	N/A	-$8.14M	-11.63%	$250.00k	0.01	$75.84M	-15.95
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$24.16	$8.78	175.16%	32.65x	26.84x	1.05x	0.99x	1.86x	$11.32M	3.51%	$321.97M	24.11	$296.39M	8.24
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$3.65	N/A	N/A	-0.02x	N/A	1.05x	0.56x	N/A	-$6.52M	-2,912.74%	$9.86M	160.67	-$2.51M	0.33
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$5.57	N/A	N/A	-11.60x	N/A	94.41x	12.40x	N/A	$2.47M	6.61%	$3.20M	0.48	$35.98M	-11.85
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$1.09	N/A	N/A	-2.37x	-2.66x	49.55x	5.48x	N/A	-$68.91M	-30.18%	$48.77M	0.23	$263.95M	-3.10
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$8.58	N/A	N/A	-3.21x	-5.99x	2.66x	2.89x	N/A	-$56.62M	-20.86%	$93.99M	2.97	$372.80M	-687.83
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$0.29	N/A	N/A	-0.11x	-0.12x	2.71x	-8.20x	N/A	-$17.70M	-853.10%	-$1.08M	-0.15	$8.96M	-0.49
KNW	KNOW LABS INC	$0.44	N/A	N/A	-2.18x	0.67x	N/A	-21.81x	N/A	-$12.90M	-34.48%	-$2.16M	-0.03	$48.99M	-3.31
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$5.42	N/A	N/A	-5.26x	N/A	15.65x	4.84x	N/A	-$8.27M	-13.35%	$18.24M	1.59	$71.19M	-6.11
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$2.18	N/A	N/A	-0.08x	-0.19x	1.70x	0.94x	N/A	-$34.49M	-1,207.48%	$10.63M	8.11	$4.07M	-0.13
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$4.16	$1.30	221.19%	32.00x	N/A	1.52x	1.00x	2.62x	$78.00k	0.55%	$14.33M	4.17	$4.40M	8.33
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$4.05	$0.74	447.87%	57.86x	50.63x	3.17x	3.67x	4.17x	$49.70k	0.07%	$17.40M	1.11	$55.69M	28.46

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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