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 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 Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 28, which is -6 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MLAB as a "A".
MLAB passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mesa Laboratories has seen its stock lose -35.37% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -57 percentage points.
Mesa Laboratories has an average 1 year
price target of $94.00, an upside of 16.63% from Mesa Laboratories's current stock price of $80.60.
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 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 Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 7 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34.
MKSI passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mks has seen its stock return 184.28% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 163 percentage points.
Mks has an average 1 year
price target of $256.00, an upside of 14.15% from Mks's current stock price of $224.27.
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.
3. Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE)
Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) 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 Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 12 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34.
ESE passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Esco Technologies has seen its stock return 71.07% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 50 percentage points.
Esco Technologies has an average 1 year
price target of $300.00, an upside of 10.84% from Esco Technologies's current stock price of $270.66.
Esco Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.
