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Best Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top scientific & technical instrument stocks in 2026 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 A and is the 24th ranked industry out of 146 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	$105.48	$24.12	337.38%	86.46x	70.03x	2.33x	3.13x	2.04x	$39.58M	6.81%	$186.25M	33.78	$707.32M	15.38
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$350.67	$82.66	324.23%	57.11x	33.58x	9.85x	9.47x	2.39x	$1.36B	2.26%	$6.33B	37.02	$60.27B	37.12
MKSI	MKS INC	$355.69	$137.10	159.44%	73.19x	29.81x	5.89x	8.55x	1.09x	$405.00M	1.69%	$2.81B	41.71	$27.75B	31.04
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$50.42	$38.71	30.24%	26.26x	13.78x	3.21x	2.08x	0.60x	$480.50M	4.06%	$5.64B	24.04	$12.93B	15.52
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$63.61	$14.89	327.10%	74.84x	42.36x	10.12x	7.16x	2.09x	$247.81M	2.34%	$1.48B	8.88	$10.42B	42.22
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$139.52	$16.91	724.92%	310.04x	136.32x	5.80x	5.54x	3.27x	$9.89M	0.53%	$334.72M	25.17	$1.82B	65.75
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$238.10	$68.81	246.01%	26.40x	24.44x	6.15x	4.95x	3.91x	$1.45B	3.16%	$9.27B	48.12	$43.80B	19.13
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$50.40	$17.10	194.81%	157.50x	13.20x	1.97x	2.57x	1.11x	$508.28M	6.93%	$2.86B	19.64	$9.54B	17.74
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$160.53	$69.78	130.05%	114.66x	43.84x	6.46x	4.36x	0.88x	$68.90M	1.06%	$1.31B	32.43	$5.62B	37.50
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$313.74	N/A	N/A	26.30x	37.97x	6.88x	5.13x	N/A	$209.66M	2.58%	$1.59B	61.20	$8.23B	17.70
ITRI	ITRON INC	$80.56	$49.15	63.90%	12.65x	13.27x	1.54x	2.22x	1.81x	$394.56M	10.95%	$1.61B	35.93	$4.46B	10.73
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$626.02	$197.74	216.59%	31.33x	25.66x	4.66x	2.71x	2.34x	$1.05B	3.64%	$10.70B	231.20	$30.96B	20.22
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$385.03	$77.57	396.38%	170.37x	69.09x	11.41x	7.06x	2.00x	-$538.24M	-0.71%	$10.68B	54.58	$77.12B	62.07
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$60.14	$24.84	142.15%	36.01x	19.94x	3.93x	3.01x	1.28x	$969.60M	5.21%	$6.08B	19.65	$21.47B	18.62
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$23.71	N/A	N/A	-5.94x	-12.91x	11.00x	3.05x	N/A	-$13.42M	-14.58%	$42.76M	11.01	$94.82M	-12.24
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$29.27	$28.18	3.87%	10.27x	8.50x	1.35x	3.26x	0.77x	$373.60M	9.00%	$1.26B	8.88	$5.80B	8.27
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$5.31	$4.67	13.69%	33.19x	40.05x	1.13x	1.16x	0.47x	-$3.30M	-6.84%	$41.52M	4.57	$31.52M	6.98
ACFN	ACORN ENERGY INC	$15.89	$11.58	37.21%	20.12x	N/A	3.75x	4.76x	0.73x	$1.86M	4.67%	$8.38M	3.34	$36.61M	21.78
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$131.73	$36.86	257.42%	29.54x	28.75x	4.29x	5.57x	3.43x	$169.08M	4.39%	$690.43M	23.63	$3.64B	17.37
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.31	N/A	N/A	-4.37x	N/A	14.09x	5.06x	N/A	-$8.57M	-12.14%	$14.43M	0.27	$66.21M	-4.50
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$32.42	N/A	N/A	-12.92x	-20.61x	12.30x	14.89x	N/A	-$111.34M	-9.25%	$80.81M	2.18	$1.37B	-35.62
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$0.36	N/A	N/A	-1.13x	-2.73x	72.40x	3.04x	N/A	-$61.79M	-55.25%	$39.54M	0.13	$126.86M	-1.66
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$5.24	N/A	N/A	47.64x	42.81x	3.94x	4.16x	N/A	$3.02M	3.66%	$19.77M	1.26	$75.00M	25.54
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$3.67	N/A	N/A	-3.34x	-3.08x	58.25x	2.91x	N/A	-$15.76M	-26.21%	$21.16M	1.29	$40.47M	-2.27
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$7.66	N/A	N/A	95.75x	N/A	2.57x	1.82x	N/A	$680.00k	2.53%	$14.90M	4.24	$16.30M	43.24
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$0.83	N/A	N/A	-0.12x	N/A	7.35x	0.98x	N/A	-$5.82M	-704.94%	$1.75M	1.76	-$4.77M	0.99
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$1.00	N/A	N/A	-0.18x	N/A	5.81x	1.04x	N/A	-$7.84M	-314.20%	$2.69M	1.08	$800.26k	-0.09
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$1.93	N/A	N/A	-11.35x	31.54x	1.47x	29.03x	N/A	-$5.57M	-6.37%	$3.03M	0.07	$104.36M	-57.56
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$4.12	N/A	N/A	-0.01x	N/A	0.38x	0.00x	N/A	-$29.21M	-7,645.53%	$12.24M	132.01	-$8.99M	0.35
USBC	USBC INC	$0.35	N/A	N/A	0.19x	-0.03x	N/A	2.28x	N/A	-$16.09M	-11.65%	$59.90M	0.15	$139.81M	-1.57

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Jun 2026?

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: 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)

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is the #2 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 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. Learn more.

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.

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. Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI)

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) has an annual dividend yield of 1.21%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.6%. Badger Meter's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Badger Meter's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Badger Meter's dividend payout ratio of 34.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.13%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.6%. 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 39.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) has an annual dividend yield of 0.95%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.6%. Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of 150% 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 1.12% in the last day, and up 5.11% 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 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 57, which is 36 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has dropped -19.74% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -65 percentage points.

2. Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI)

Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) is the second 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.

Itron has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Itron's stock has dropped -34.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -80 percentage points.

3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) 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.

Mesa Laboratories has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mesa Laboratories's stock has gained 5.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -40 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 6.11% over the next year.

4.76% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of scientific & technical instrument stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.62% are rated C (Hold), 9.52% are rated D (Sell), and 4.76% 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 79.28x.

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