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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 B and is the 34th 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
MKSI	MKS INC	$186.08	$98.91	88.13%	45.06x	20.87x	3.27x	4.81x	0.91x	$533.00M	4.26%	$2.60B	38.63	$16.36B	19.15
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$41.67	$17.30	140.84%	69.45x	39.08x	1.85x	1.64x	1.10x	$20.49M	3.70%	$337.76M	25.44	$510.92M	17.38
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$81.19	N/A	N/A	-270.63x	41.31x	1.82x	2.51x	N/A	$37.55M	8.39%	$178.47M	32.38	$602.79M	14.19
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$211.65	N/A	N/A	18.26x	27.18x	4.99x	3.55x	N/A	$189.77M	3.47%	$1.54B	59.70	$5.60B	13.07
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$35.72	N/A	N/A	-178.60x	9.51x	1.41x	1.91x	N/A	$477.30M	9.17%	$2.72B	18.66	$7.62B	14.85
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$80.61	$40.81	97.55%	54.47x	22.93x	5.33x	3.31x	0.92x	$315.20M	1.64%	$5.79B	24.31	$20.34B	29.32
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$207.30	$78.52	164.03%	42.05x	25.12x	6.63x	6.06x	1.52x	$1.28B	3.59%	$5.88B	34.19	$36.52B	25.45
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$178.06	$52.60	238.51%	234.29x	34.34x	4.63x	4.80x	1.35x	$73.78M	0.26%	$5.83B	37.10	$30.61B	28.22
ITRI	ITRON INC	$99.31	$57.77	71.92%	17.55x	16.30x	1.89x	2.69x	1.44x	$341.72M	7.52%	$1.69B	37.01	$4.49B	10.76
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$39.01	$13.59	186.98%	59.11x	33.42x	6.74x	4.39x	1.46x	$213.80M	3.27%	$1.49B	8.88	$6.37B	30.95
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$38.99	$32.54	19.82%	14.28x	11.30x	1.88x	4.59x	0.85x	$418.80M	7.33%	$1.23B	8.41	$7.36B	10.65
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$2.12	N/A	N/A	-5.30x	27.71x	2.34x	44.21x	N/A	-$9.02M	-9.43%	$2.17M	0.05	$109.19M	-8.48
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$212.25	$71.39	197.32%	25.98x	23.91x	5.88x	4.82x	3.19x	$1.33B	3.26%	$8.48B	44.05	$38.91B	18.67
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$55.00	$26.63	106.52%	31.07x	19.12x	3.23x	2.69x	1.23x	$1.15B	6.31%	$6.50B	19.66	$20.34B	15.36
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$130.94	$75.73	72.90%	89.68x	35.14x	4.90x	5.84x	0.71x	$108.32M	2.30%	$801.48M	22.28	$5.10B	33.46
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$549.02	$290.12	89.24%	31.43x	23.02x	4.29x	2.44x	1.06x	$1.04B	4.03%	$10.56B	225.18	$27.78B	20.02
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$5.11	N/A	N/A	-0.28x	-2.74x	2.73x	0.81x	N/A	-$12.74M	-154.79%	$13.73M	8.52	-$474.05k	0.04
ACFN	ACORN ENERGY INC	$20.97	$88.73	-76.37%	7.82x	N/A	4.17x	7.32x	0.10x	$1.95M	3.70%	$7.17M	2.86	$49.40M	17.23
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.69	N/A	N/A	-8.68x	N/A	33.21x	9.82x	N/A	-$8.92M	-6.51%	$14.13M	0.28	$135.19M	-9.97
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$174.61	$46.19	278.00%	36.92x	31.91x	5.70x	7.32x	3.37x	$166.30M	3.24%	$702.51M	23.88	$4.94B	22.47
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$10.05	N/A	N/A	-8.59x	20.53x	1.75x	2.27x	N/A	$4.67M	5.77%	$39.94M	4.96	$72.71M	11.59
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$0.92	N/A	N/A	-2.49x	-4.51x	102.22x	3.10x	N/A	-$58.91M	-21.63%	$90.72M	0.31	$254.40M	-4.23
USBC	USBC INC	$0.59	N/A	N/A	-1.51x	-0.05x	N/A	2.36x	N/A	-$7.60M	-20.34%	$97.12M	1.54	$220.53M	-11.42
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$25.52	N/A	N/A	-9.28x	-20.92x	9.03x	10.09x	N/A	-$64.25M	-6.99%	$91.06M	2.53	$1.09B	-26.20
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$4.28	N/A	N/A	42.80x	39.96x	3.26x	3.60x	N/A	-$874.56k	-1.31%	$18.70M	1.19	$63.39M	25.00
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$0.90	N/A	N/A	-1.11x	N/A	16.98x	38.03x	N/A	-$4.74M	-71.56%	$174.81k	0.02	$6.24M	-1.06
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$4.28	$1.15	271.36%	35.68x	N/A	1.51x	1.01x	3.39x	$338.00k	2.29%	$14.69M	4.24	$4.33M	8.75
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$3.77	N/A	N/A	-3.43x	-8.60x	15.84x	2.12x	N/A	-$12.57M	-20.42%	$29.11M	1.78	$32.69M	-2.02
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$1.77	N/A	N/A	0.01x	N/A	7.38x	0.45x	N/A	-$6.94M	-258.64%	$6.02M	3.97	-$1.68M	0.22
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$1.40	N/A	N/A	-0.00x	N/A	0.08x	0.00x	N/A	-$33.54M	-21,244.86%	$16.81M	149.11	-$13.45M	0.45

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. 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. Learn more.

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)

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) 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 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. Learn more.

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.

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 1.2%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.67%. 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 1.01%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.67%.

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

3. Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI)

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) has an annual dividend yield of 0.85%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.67%. Badger Meter's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times 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 30% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are scientific & technical instrument stocks up?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were up 0.85% in the last day, and up 4.42% over the last week. Mks was the among the top gainers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, gaining 3.97% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor companies are trading higher in sympathy with Intel after President Trump praised the company and its CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, while highlighting the US government's multibillion-dollar investment.

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 43, which is 18 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has gained 8.4% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry.

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 18 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Itron's stock has dropped -4.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -13 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 43, which is 18 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mks's stock has gained 70.61% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 62 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

47.37% 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 11.43% over the next year.

0% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of scientific & technical instrument stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.5% are rated C (Hold), 0% 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 56.07x.

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