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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 +28.50% 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 54th 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	$126.16	$26.30	379.69%	146.70x	56.05x	2.86x	3.74x	1.65x	$52.87M	7.41%	$188.76M	33.37	$834.00M	19.32
MKSI	MKS INC	$234.50	$137.56	70.48%	35.91x	17.49x	3.65x	5.31x	0.64x	$456.00M	2.88%	$2.99B	44.20	$19.43B	19.11
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$357.62	$78.45	355.86%	48.59x	30.49x	9.29x	9.27x	2.33x	$1.47B	2.40%	$6.57B	38.43	$61.02B	32.17
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$41.17	$19.76	108.39%	67.49x	10.62x	1.59x	2.02x	0.71x	$579.16M	9.66%	$2.96B	20.34	$8.03B	14.49
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$140.07	$58.73	138.49%	88.09x	37.18x	5.58x	3.28x	0.79x	$114.68M	2.00%	$1.62B	39.42	$4.86B	31.52
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$6.21	N/A	N/A	47.73x	57.94x	4.55x	4.73x	N/A	$5.85M	6.01%	$20.61M	1.31	$88.54M	26.97
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$59.10	N/A	N/A	-125.74x	15.82x	3.64x	2.70x	N/A	$773.10M	5.61%	$5.11B	21.94	$15.03B	54.03
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$57.27	$13.99	309.49%	55.07x	33.12x	8.80x	5.91x	1.81x	$275.00M	2.87%	$1.63B	9.74	$9.40B	32.77
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$608.90	$170.56	257.01%	29.08x	24.38x	4.42x	2.59x	2.38x	$1.14B	4.05%	$10.92B	235.82	$29.91B	18.84
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$279.72	$68.99	305.46%	28.69x	27.08x	7.03x	5.97x	3.35x	$1.60B	2.97%	$9.03B	46.82	$51.79B	21.03
ITRI	ITRON INC	$84.42	$45.22	86.69%	13.88x	13.03x	1.62x	2.29x	1.42x	$385.38M	10.35%	$1.62B	36.65	$4.55B	10.85
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$257.45	N/A	N/A	21.14x	27.27x	5.45x	4.12x	N/A	$196.60M	2.95%	$1.62B	62.42	$6.73B	14.06
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$263.32	$100.50	162.00%	60.67x	27.54x	7.24x	4.73x	0.95x	-$1.02B	-1.98%	$10.90B	55.68	$53.91B	34.16
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$32.42	$25.32	28.04%	13.34x	9.18x	1.48x	3.68x	0.67x	$385.10M	8.51%	$1.19B	8.54	$6.05B	9.76
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$57.24	$21.26	169.18%	33.67x	18.78x	4.03x	2.85x	1.24x	$953.20M	5.47%	$6.06B	19.92	$20.42B	18.24
ACFN	ACORN ENERGY INC	$18.84	$6.94	171.46%	30.39x	N/A	4.94x	5.39x	1.34x	$1.46M	3.09%	$8.77M	3.50	$43.76M	37.82
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.28	N/A	N/A	-4.74x	N/A	11.74x	5.37x	N/A	-$9.06M	-12.73%	$13.35M	0.24	$67.34M	-5.16
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$3.63	N/A	N/A	-0.17x	N/A	2.72x	0.31x	N/A	-$11.26M	-549.28%	$8.20M	14.52	$12.00M	-2.65
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$128.46	$31.27	310.79%	29.87x	28.34x	4.23x	5.45x	3.23x	$150.30M	4.03%	$682.88M	23.52	$3.63B	17.74
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$8.94	N/A	N/A	-4.22x	-2.59x	4.70x	1.23x	N/A	-$16.05M	-32.58%	$40.09M	7.28	$19.37M	-2.37
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$63.58	$12.83	395.69%	211.93x	88.04x	2.58x	2.55x	1.62x	$3.74M	0.44%	$332.75M	25.00	$810.46M	32.48
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$17.65	N/A	N/A	-9.92x	-10.39x	6.63x	3.41x	N/A	-$113.03M	-15.65%	$211.53M	5.17	$896.36M	-52.85
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$1.17	N/A	N/A	-0.21x	-8.82x	9.07x	1.35x	N/A	-$68.30M	-261.79%	$20.62M	0.93	$45.59M	-0.48
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$4.32	N/A	N/A	-16.00x	-9.85x	1.13x	0.97x	N/A	-$3.86M	-9.84%	$40.33M	4.44	$24.35M	115.93
USBC	USBC INC	$0.45	N/A	N/A	0.19x	N/A	N/A	3.76x	N/A	-$22.96M	-13.11%	$46.40M	0.12	$186.22M	-1.64
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$2.15	N/A	N/A	-1.94x	-1.78x	33.08x	2.08x	N/A	-$16.05M	-44.47%	$17.39M	1.04	$19.75M	-1.09
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$1.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.75x	0.00x	N/A	-$25.28M	-2,675.57%	$32.97M	42.58	-$7.90M	0.25
AIMD	AINOS INC	$0.96	N/A	N/A	-0.38x	N/A	480.00x	2.16x	N/A	-$4.49M	-63.65%	$3.28M	0.45	$19.48M	-2.18
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$1.25	N/A	N/A	-9.62x	33.42x	1.00x	-43.13x	N/A	-$2.62M	-4.64%	-$1.32M	-0.03	$75.55M	141.47

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 29 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 1 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34.

MLAB passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mesa Laboratories has seen its stock return 76.5% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 61 percentage points.

Mesa Laboratories has an average 1 year price target of $110.00, a downside of -12.81% from Mesa Laboratories's current stock price of $126.16.

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. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is the #2 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 29 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34.

MKSI passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mks has seen its stock return 76.74% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 61 percentage points.

Mks has an average 1 year price target of $432.75, an upside of 84.54% from Mks's current stock price of $234.50.

Mks stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Mks, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 8.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is the #3 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 29 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% 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: B.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 14 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34.

KEYS passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Keysight Technologies has seen its stock return 116.95% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 101 percentage points.

Keysight Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $422.46, an upside of 18.13% from Keysight Technologies's current stock price of $357.62.

Keysight Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Keysight Technologies, 81.82% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 9.09% 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. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.39%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.69%. 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 38.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI)

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) has an annual dividend yield of 1.28%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.69%. 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 37.2% 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 1.17%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.69%. 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 78.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are scientific & technical instrument stocks down?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were down -2.72% in the last day, and down -5.18% over the last week. Sono Tek was the among the top losers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, dropping -12.85% yesterday.

Sono-Tek shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q2 financial 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 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 -17.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -33 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 -35.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -51 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 29, which is 8 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mesa Laboratories's stock has gained 76.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 61 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

50% 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 31.08% over the next year.

8.33% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.5% of scientific & technical instrument stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.17% are rated C (Hold), 25% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 34.94x.

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