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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	$143.45	614,651	16.36%	141.79	144.10	142.00	133.24	120.56	51.45	39.76	35.69	44.28	38.32	-0.20	0.19	-0.39	0.93
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$148.55	892,479	29.64%	148.10	152.45	152.83	153.31	145.75	43.42	20.09	15.74	24.44	18.29	-2.04	-1.35	-0.69	1.08
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$75.97	1,591,925	-31.87%	79.18	81.58	83.80	79.04	76.23	22.93	28.80	25.77	2.19	15.38	-1.92	-1.22	-0.70	1.01
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$185.52	157,897	-35.70%	173.55	165.09	160.85	155.75	153.99	73.94	90.99	92.44	86.89	90.72	7.26	4.32	2.94	1.06
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$4.44	12,488	54.59%	4.22	4.38	4.86	5.17	5.10	47.60	50.25	42.98	100.00	96.97	-0.18	-0.21	0.03	0.37
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$103.19	19,542	-19.51%	102.68	103.29	104.92	101.83	107.76	49.52	43.00	51.87	52.09	63.86	-0.28	-0.29	0.01	0.78
ITRI	ITRON INC	$95.75	373,911	-10.89%	92.23	91.56	89.46	81.33	73.34	66.22	79.91	81.19	92.20	89.49	1.49	1.19	0.30	1.31
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$374.64	471,356	-31.12%	392.80	403.27	416.46	422.75	410.94	31.17	25.45	25.32	35.53	46.94	-10.71	-7.60	-3.11	1.01
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$40.61	542,183	-4.59%	39.46	40.22	40.33	39.47	41.55	53.82	41.15	33.62	52.92	42.68	-0.24	-0.21	-0.03	1.33
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$105.34	92,124	-15.36%	101.62	102.58	102.10	104.35	103.58	58.39	92.58	85.77	96.79	94.10	0.35	-0.06	0.41	1.03
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$4.15	339	17.71%	4.14	4.12	4.11	4.05	4.06	51.63	31.78	34.89	36.29	39.18	0.00	0.01	-0.01	0.16
CPTN	CEPTON INC	$2.91	10,336	-47.25%	2.92	3.03	2.77	2.94	3.87	50.39	31.60	30.82	35.31	31.90	0.03	0.05	-0.02	0.04
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$33.41	48,699	20.99%	33.25	33.78	34.16	33.05	33.30	46.74	40.78	37.73	40.98	37.59	-0.25	-0.22	-0.03	0.91
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.26	332,043	24.18%	1.23	1.29	1.37	1.35	1.37	46.02	47.83	42.56	68.81	57.76	-0.04	-0.04	0.00	0.83
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$1.50	1,288,736	2.63%	1.44	1.56	1.87	2.19	2.38	39.93	24.44	19.01	51.77	26.75	-0.13	-0.14	0.01	1.54
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$159.41	118,492	-11.32%	155.98	161.90	166.65	163.20	157.22	46.06	44.08	41.71	68.29	63.98	-3.54	-3.32	-0.22	1.26
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$60.15	790,276	-51.75%	59.02	60.53	61.63	56.41	53.30	48.34	34.87	31.60	52.81	48.32	-0.66	-0.56	-0.10	1.23
LUNA	LUNA INNOVATIONS INC	$1.99	813,080	-8.78%	2.41	2.64	4.43	5.66	6.22	21.14	3.12	5.46	25.47	33.70	-0.60	-0.64	0.04	1.14
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$2.17	12,783	-2.30%	2.07	2.20	2.08	1.90	2.18	52.74	45.61	42.78	43.84	37.73	-0.00	0.02	-0.02	0.58
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$1.36	26,310	-56.98%	1.42	1.63	1.84	1.84	2.19	33.74	10.29	9.25	14.15	10.48	-0.14	-0.11	-0.03	1.11
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$0.28	46,541	78.47%	0.27	0.30	0.45	0.49	0.81	38.19	40.72	33.97	88.87	68.87	-0.05	-0.05	0.01	0.71
FARO	FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$18.92	97,332	-31.99%	18.72	19.59	20.69	21.06	18.49	40.51	18.72	18.46	58.20	53.19	-0.65	-0.62	-0.03	1.19
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$0.66	12,478	-67.08%	0.68	0.83	1.08	0.92	0.86	31.33	15.62	12.51	24.62	16.79	-0.13	-0.13	-0.01	0.51
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$41.22	417,893	-15.30%	40.56	41.86	42.62	38.71	34.92	45.72	27.51	21.01	59.77	43.86	-0.61	-0.49	-0.12	1.02
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$55.06	2,612,986	64.81%	52.11	54.75	58.48	52.49	44.71	49.41	44.90	35.91	87.79	77.01	-1.75	-1.85	0.10	1.43
MSAI	MULTISENSOR AI HOLDINGS INC	$2.73	23,265	292.39%	2.70	2.74	2.75	3.70	7.20	50.67	20.27	21.70	40.81	34.51	-0.00	0.00	-0.00	0.24
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$4.15	2,967	350.91%	4.16	4.34	5.13	5.53	5.56	38.31	25.15	27.03	77.78	85.15	-0.27	-0.31	0.05	0.70
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$34.98	1,173,906	43.32%	34.01	34.91	35.00	35.10	36.20	51.96	39.54	30.69	66.04	52.09	-0.31	-0.32	0.00	1.19
MKSI	MKS INSTRUMENTS INC	$120.75	480,722	-4.10%	114.91	121.68	123.51	112.98	100.20	50.75	40.89	29.31	59.00	42.75	-2.81	-2.31	-0.50	1.64
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.84	222,976	34.97%	1.96	2.07	2.73	2.97	2.43	33.23	13.35	20.26	54.21	68.87	-0.21	-0.24	0.03	1.16
KNW	KNOW LABS INC	$0.65	52,391	329.96%	0.60	0.63	0.65	0.58	0.56	53.16	62.18	54.52	82.18	68.86	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	0.38
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$0.32	20,137,655	35,967.01%	0.29	0.32	0.40	0.89	1.34	43.63	21.21	21.95	80.58	81.28	-0.05	-0.06	0.01	0.53
AWIN	AERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.99	1,645,602	4,026.18%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.30

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 50.68% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 47 percentage points.

Garmin has an average 1 year price target of $140.50, a downside of -2.06% from Garmin's current stock price of $143.45.

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. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is the second 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 return 5.17% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 2 percentage points.

Keysight Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $159.75, an upside of 7.54% from Keysight Technologies's current stock price of $148.55.

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.

3. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) is the third best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 23 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 28. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fortive has seen its stock return 20.47% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 17 percentage points.

Fortive has an average 1 year price target of $90.14, an upside of 18.66% from Fortive's current stock price of $75.97.

Fortive stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Fortive, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 57.14% 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 0.75%. 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 1.37%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.75%.

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 0.73%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.75%. 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 up?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were up 1.03% in the last day, and up 1.91% over the last week. Focus Universal was the among the top gainers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, gaining 13.78% yesterday.

Focus Universal shares are trading higher after the company announced board approval for the spin-off of Lusher.

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. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mesa Laboratories has a valuation score of 71, which is 49 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 22. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mesa Laboratories's stock has dropped -35.9% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -39 percentage points.

2. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) is the second most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Fortive has a valuation score of 57, which is 35 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 22. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortive's stock has gained 20.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 17 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 21 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Esco Technologies's stock has gained 14.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 11 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

43.48% of scientific & technical instrument stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect scientific & technical instrument stocks to rise by 10.94% 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 -7.72x.

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Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

3. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

1. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

2. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

3. Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE)

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