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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...

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Scientific & Technical Instruments is Zen Rated A and is the 29th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
ACFN	ACORN ENERGY INC	$57.30M	2,491,130	0.00%	100.00%	Net Buying
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$479.24M	13,279,084	72.26%	27.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MKSI	MKS INC	$9.40B	67,159,003	72.05%	27.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$104.80M	7,969,421	19.38%	26.94%
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$4.62B	145,678,735	44.55%	55.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$31.94B	171,856,249	89.35%	1.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$19.17B	237,969,093	95.62%	1.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITRI	ITRON INC	$4.91B	45,801,371	83.66%	16.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$5.53B	145,100,000	98.60%	1.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$6.79B	167,598,049	91.88%	3.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$20.98B	155,805,474	90.14%	9.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.74B	25,824,688	95.98%	4.02%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$408.21M	5,501,454	85.36%	14.64%	Net Buying
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$39.52B	192,334,806	48.56%	51.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$24.07B	46,950,987	92.84%	5.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$15.95B	317,611,636	86.70%	13.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$5.49B	29,469,785	95.24%	4.29%	Net Selling
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$4.74B	35,775,123	75.85%	24.15%	Net Selling
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$11.18M	1,455,358	10.41%	89.59%	Net Buying	Net Buying
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$125.02M	50,820,698	8.90%	43.50%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$108.37M	45,154,504	41.13%	58.87%	Net Buying
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$269.20M	249,261,553	33.57%	11.83%	Net Selling
USBC	USBC INC	$6.52M	7,497,948	0.04%	99.96%	Net Buying
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$594.43M	31,652,390	32.15%	67.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$52.67M	16,330,827	30.75%	48.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$4.49M	1,516,255	0.14%	99.86%
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$30.29M	7,386,705	2.17%	97.83%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$16.56M	3,449,021	7.06%	92.94%
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$49.38M	3,741,252,546	0.00%	0.00%
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$72.25M	15,707,062	7.29%	24.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Acorn Energy (NASDAQ:ACFN)

Acorn Energy (NASDAQ:ACFN) 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 Acorn Energy (NASDAQ:ACFN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Acorn Energy (NASDAQ:ACFN) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 21 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31.

ACFN passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Acorn Energy has seen its stock return 0.64% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -2 percentage points.

2. Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG)

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) 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 Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 2 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31.

VPG passed 10 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Vishay Precision Group has seen its stock return 42.53% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 40 percentage points.

3. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is the #3 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 Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31.

MKSI passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mks has seen its stock return 50.3% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 47 percentage points.

Mks has an average 1 year price target of $124.67, a downside of -10.9% from Mks's current stock price of $139.92.

Mks stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Mks, 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.

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. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.17%, which is the same as 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 40.4% 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 1.14%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.7%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of -240% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has an annual dividend yield of 0.86%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.7%. Mesa Laboratories's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Mesa Laboratories's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mesa Laboratories's dividend payout ratio of -533.3% 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 1.52% in the last day, and down -2.1% over the last week. Coherent was the among the top gainers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, gaining 18.32% yesterday.

Coherent shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results and issued Q2 sales guidance above estimates.

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 14, which is 0 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 14. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has dropped -5.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -8 percentage points.

2. Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI)

Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) 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.

Itron has a valuation score of 29, which is 15 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 14. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Itron's stock has dropped -13.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -16 percentage points.

3. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) 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.

Mks has a valuation score of 29, which is 15 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 14. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mks's stock has gained 50.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 47 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

44.44% of scientific & technical instrument stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect scientific & technical instrument stocks to rise by 9.83% over the next year.

12.5% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.83% of scientific & technical instrument stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.33% are rated C (Hold), 4.17% 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 54.32x.

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Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

1. Acorn Energy (NASDAQ:ACFN)

2. Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG)

3. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

1. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

2. Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI)

3. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)

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