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. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)
Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is the #1 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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is: Value: B, 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 8 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 33.
MKSI passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mks has seen its stock return 70.61% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 62 percentage points.
Mks has an average 1 year
price target of $162.13, a downside of -12.87% from Mks's current stock price of $186.08.
Mks stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Mks, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 12.5% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG)
The Component Grade breakdown for Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -2 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VPG as a "B".
VPG passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Vishay Precision Group has seen its stock return 87.03% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 78 percentage points.
Vishay Precision Group has an average 1 year
price target of $44.00, an upside of 5.59% from Vishay Precision Group's current stock price of $41.67.
Vishay Precision Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Vishay Precision Group, 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.
3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)
Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) 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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 19, which is -14 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MLAB as a "B".
MLAB passed 7 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Mesa Laboratories has seen its stock lose -39.59% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -48 percentage points.
Mesa Laboratories has an average 1 year
price target of $83.00, an upside of 2.23% from Mesa Laboratories's current stock price of $81.19.
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.
