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 30 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: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 23, which is -8 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MLAB as a "A".
MLAB passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Mesa Laboratories has seen its stock return 8.64% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 4 percentage points.
2. Faro Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO)
Faro Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) is the #2 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 30 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 Faro Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Faro Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -11 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates FARO as a "A".
FARO passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Faro Technologies has seen its stock return 56.85% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 52 percentage points.
Faro Technologies has an average 1 year
price target of $35.50, an upside of 20.71% from Faro Technologies's current stock price of $29.41.
Faro Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Faro Technologies, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
3. Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE)
Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) 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 Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 7 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31.
ESE passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Esco Technologies has seen its stock return 54.21% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 49 percentage points.
Esco Technologies has an average 1 year
price target of $182.50, an upside of 16.65% from Esco Technologies's current stock price of $156.45.
Esco Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts 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.
