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Best Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top scientific & technical instrument stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the scientific & technical instruments industry.

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Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$142.79	612,328	-21.45%	142.07	144.62	141.15	132.84	120.19	49.22	30.51	20.54	31.52	18.78	-0.31	0.42	-0.73	0.93
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$76.05	6,373,760	283.68%	80.55	82.57	84.08	78.90	76.22	22.36	22.01	14.84	26.52	21.19	-1.48	-0.88	-0.60	1.01
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$146.60	1,417,215	1.38%	150.02	153.26	153.07	153.09	145.96	38.39	10.74	6.54	11.28	5.70	-2.10	-0.94	-1.16	1.08
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$183.14	258,186	14.53%	167.33	162.77	159.53	155.03	153.59	72.41	93.97	93.15	94.80	96.17	6.08	2.81	3.27	1.06
ITRI	ITRON INC	$94.42	370,111	-21.88%	91.58	91.26	88.62	80.79	73.12	63.05	77.62	61.08	84.09	55.37	1.19	1.06	0.12	1.31
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$4.23	2,138	-44.77%	4.24	4.44	4.91	5.19	5.10	38.23	38.26	31.27	91.99	61.16	-0.22	-0.22	0.00	0.37
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$104.47	19,558	-43.10%	103.15	103.89	104.58	101.53	107.97	51.54	57.48	42.45	71.82	49.79	-0.19	-0.30	0.10	0.78
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$39.53	1,055,526	106.23%	39.57	40.44	40.15	39.43	41.71	45.38	27.32	18.67	34.00	21.32	-0.37	-0.17	-0.20	1.33
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$362.50	1,096,983	275.14%	397.85	408.60	418.38	423.36	411.36	18.51	23.79	22.21	53.58	50.69	-8.63	-6.09	-2.53	1.01
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$104.28	173,569	4.25%	101.19	102.74	101.86	104.37	103.50	55.83	76.19	58.39	88.70	72.41	-0.06	-0.24	0.18	1.03
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$4.13	346	-97.73%	4.16	4.14	4.11	4.05	4.06	50.22	43.01	43.64	48.75	52.28	0.01	0.01	-0.00	0.16
CPTN	CEPTON INC	$2.87	10,628	-43.94%	2.93	3.01	2.76	2.94	3.91	49.27	29.11	21.85	29.01	21.27	0.04	0.06	-0.03	0.05
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$33.22	39,718	5.32%	33.25	33.94	34.17	32.99	33.33	44.60	35.50	33.65	35.44	33.25	-0.28	-0.20	-0.08	0.91
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.28	383,614	-0.28%	1.25	1.30	1.38	1.35	1.38	47.70	36.68	26.22	44.51	23.90	-0.04	-0.04	-0.00	0.83
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$157.81	106,347	-35.77%	157.46	163.54	166.63	162.97	157.45	43.05	38.19	25.48	57.17	34.17	-4.00	-3.11	-0.89	1.26
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$1.43	1,536,437	12.33%	1.48	1.60	1.91	2.21	2.41	32.62	15.56	11.42	10.04	5.16	-0.15	-0.15	-0.00	1.54
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$59.51	1,060,712	36.00%	59.34	60.95	61.53	56.16	53.24	43.88	28.84	18.95	44.45	28.59	-0.76	-0.48	-0.29	1.23
LUNA	LUNA INNOVATIONS INC	$2.05	504,170	-35.50%	2.55	2.77	4.63	5.74	6.30	21.74	9.93	26.58	44.14	65.67	-0.60	-0.66	0.06	1.14
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$2.10	21,561	-59.75%	2.09	2.23	2.07	1.89	2.19	48.69	38.29	31.27	30.15	19.68	-0.01	0.03	-0.03	0.58
FARO	FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$18.62	96,658	-21.77%	18.94	19.88	20.81	21.06	18.46	34.96	18.62	15.80	47.87	36.03	-0.69	-0.59	-0.09	1.19
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$1.40	17,987	-20.06%	1.49	1.69	1.86	1.85	2.23	34.86	8.29	5.88	7.08	4.04	-0.14	-0.10	-0.04	1.11
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$0.30	166,293	-28.88%	0.28	0.32	0.47	0.50	0.83	40.97	26.06	18.55	46.72	27.59	-0.05	-0.06	0.00	0.71
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$0.68	267,363	2,638.81%	0.70	0.90	1.09	0.92	0.87	32.33	8.31	4.60	9.66	6.63	-0.14	-0.12	-0.02	0.51
MKSI	MKS INSTRUMENTS INC	$113.78	609,331	-1.35%	116.22	123.07	123.55	112.28	100.08	39.47	18.69	11.34	26.86	14.53	-3.60	-1.88	-1.71	1.64
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$52.10	1,614,191	-14.29%	52.28	55.43	58.78	52.17	44.68	38.90	28.51	19.15	63.67	39.38	-2.20	-1.83	-0.37	1.43
MSAI	MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS INC	$2.64	10,363	-25.44%	2.71	2.69	2.73	3.86	7.28	48.57	24.46	30.43	27.01	27.15	-0.00	0.00	-0.01	0.23
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$40.31	460,319	-16.73%	40.73	42.27	42.42	38.57	34.83	36.19	14.37	10.15	28.63	16.88	-0.70	-0.40	-0.30	1.02
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$4.26	47	-97.14%	4.17	4.37	5.20	5.55	5.59	40.07	28.31	21.19	92.67	81.80	-0.29	-0.33	0.05	0.70
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$34.42	908,741	-8.95%	34.06	35.11	34.91	35.06	36.31	46.07	22.39	14.82	37.86	22.55	-0.42	-0.30	-0.12	1.19
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.97	134,502	43.54%	2.00	2.10	2.82	2.99	2.43	37.01	27.84	30.77	80.65	82.49	-0.21	-0.25	0.04	1.16
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$0.28	459,828	284.24%	0.29	0.33	0.41	0.92	1.35	35.70	22.77	21.17	82.66	73.70	-0.06	-0.07	0.01	0.53
KNW	KNOW LABS INC	$0.62	92,449	51.52%	0.61	0.63	0.64	0.58	0.57	49.11	50.26	44.44	60.85	47.71	-0.01	-0.01	-0.00	0.38
AWIN	AERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.78	93,725	135.38%	3.38	4.52	7.16	9.62	14.61	24.57	9.39	10.76	39.96	37.85	-1.26	-1.25	-0.00	0.27

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Apr 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now are:

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) is the top scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 56, which is 28 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 28. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Garmin has seen its stock return 46.15% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 49 percentage points.

Garmin has an average 1 year price target of $140.50, a downside of -1.6% from Garmin's current stock price of $142.79.

Garmin stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Garmin, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) is the second best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 25 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 28. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fortive has seen its stock return 13.73% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 17 percentage points.

Fortive has an average 1 year price target of $87.75, an upside of 15.38% from Fortive's current stock price of $76.05.

Fortive stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Fortive, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 62.5% 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 third best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 24 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 28. It passed 17 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Keysight Technologies has seen its stock lose -0.16% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 3 percentage points.

Keysight Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $159.75, an upside of 8.97% from Keysight Technologies's current stock price of $146.60.

Keysight Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Keysight Technologies, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 8 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 2.04%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.77%. 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 43.3% 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 1.39%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.77%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of -1,600% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) has an annual dividend yield of 0.77%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.77%. Mks Instruments's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Mks Instruments's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mks Instruments's dividend payout ratio of -3.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are scientific & technical instrument stocks down?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were down -3.11% in the last day, and up 0.31% over the last week. Aerwins Technologies was the among the top losers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, dropping -16.52% yesterday.

AERWINS Technologies shares are trading lower. The company announced additional staff determination.

What are the most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stocks right now are:

1. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) is the most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Fortive has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortive's stock has gained 13.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 17 percentage points.

2. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the second most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mesa Laboratories has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mesa Laboratories's stock has dropped -41.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -38 percentage points.

3. Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE)

Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) is the third most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Esco Technologies has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Esco Technologies's stock has gained 6.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 10 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

39.13% 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 15.35% over the next year.

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 -7.16x.

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Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

3. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

1. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

2. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

3. Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE)

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