WallStreetZenWallStreetZen

Sectors & IndustriesTechnologyScientific & Technical Instruments
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.

Industry: Scientific & Technical In...
Ticker
Company
Price
1d %
1w %
1m %
3m %
6m %
1y %
3y %
5y %
10y %
52-week High
52-week Low
% off 52-week High
% off 52-week Low
Beta
Volume
Vol 1d %
GRMN
GARMIN LTD
$170.940.56%1.19%21.17%39.26%43.03%66.04%22.01%118.76%208.17%$171.47$99.610.31%71.61%0.92525,7740.01%
KEYS
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC
$157.300.33%4.72%4.92%1.86%18.11%-0.23%12.73%92.16%N/A$172.72$118.578.93%32.66%1.08936,158-11.56%
FTV
FORTIVE CORP
$77.16-0.22%0.36%-3.79%-7.86%13.30%18.51%9.32%-4.17%N/A$87.10$63.0511.41%22.38%1.011,041,92914.77%
TDY
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$406.431.04%3.29%1.54%-5.65%4.08%-1.58%-2.37%68.87%326.47%$448.19$355.419.32%14.36%1.01246,65911.38%
BMI
BADGER METER INC
$197.210.45%0.42%28.90%25.75%32.90%41.95%107.96%278.67%703.63%$199.40$134.061.10%47.11%1.06132,399-28.54%
MLAB
MESA LABORATORIES INC
$122.221.33%5.33%20.84%18.36%35.91%-22.13%-50.25%-50.72%57.93%$160.28$82.8623.75%47.50%0.7832,57149.39%
SOTK
SONO TEK CORP
$4.951.54%1.23%16.47%-11.45%-1.59%-11.76%17.86%106.25%362.62%$6.12$3.8719.12%27.94%0.369,429166.36%
CGNX
COGNEX CORP
$47.850.74%3.08%22.04%21.32%29.53%-7.98%-35.43%8.73%173.04%$59.51$34.2819.59%39.59%1.32984,86625.04%
ESE
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$109.080.85%3.89%12.15%6.63%4.04%12.79%9.20%51.39%218.67%$118.60$89.778.03%21.51%1.0362,127-31.28%
VNT
VONTIER CORP
$39.77-0.95%-2.04%-1.54%-3.21%17.14%36.81%16.53%N/AN/A$45.62$28.5712.82%39.20%1.01982,2946.06%
ITRI
ITRON INC
$109.050.40%1.61%20.47%44.63%65.25%61.25%22.27%91.75%181.82%$109.97$56.110.84%94.35%1.33178,749-21.03%
VPG
VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC
$32.41-0.86%1.54%-1.13%-4.84%7.00%-5.29%-5.92%-17.89%106.83%$38.56$27.9415.95%16.02%0.9153,013-25.67%
ELSE
ELECTRO SENSORS INC
$4.090.00%0.49%0.00%-2.73%8.20%-8.50%-6.83%12.49%-3.54%$4.65$3.6512.04%12.05%0.16298-91.47%
CPTN
CEPTON INC
$2.810.36%-3.10%-1.75%5.24%-6.33%-27.87%-97.11%N/AN/A$8.90$2.3868.43%18.07%0.0310,163-25.24%
TRMB
TRIMBLE INC
$57.09-0.28%0.51%-2.39%-5.06%31.76%18.62%-25.11%42.51%62.60%$65.55$39.5712.91%44.28%1.231,178,755-37.32%
LUNA
LUNA INNOVATIONS INC
$3.012.03%11.48%9.06%-59.43%-46.15%-63.65%-74.43%-32.36%115.00%$10.70$1.9171.86%57.59%1.16378,7815.31%
BKSY
BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC
$1.222.52%0.83%2.52%-17.57%-6.15%-5.43%-87.70%N/AN/A$2.37$1.0448.41%17.31%0.84895,53395.77%
WATT
ENERGOUS CORP
$1.561.30%8.33%9.47%-31.28%-21.13%-74.68%-96.96%-98.31%-99.28%$7.66$1.3079.64%20.00%1.1129,286-29.26%
MVIS
MICROVISION INC
$1.15-4.56%-5.35%-20.14%-46.76%-52.67%-62.78%-92.43%38.72%-31.14%$8.20$1.1285.98%2.68%1.555,618,61773.47%
SVRE
SAVERONE 2014 LTD
$0.58-3.17%-9.78%-21.59%-48.13%75.00%-63.46%N/AN/AN/A$1.76$0.2666.99%126.95%0.48125,080-4.34%
MIND
MIND TECHNOLOGY INC
$4.30-2.27%-3.80%5.65%-28.33%-13.72%-9.45%-80.89%-88.44%-96.73%$8.10$4.0146.91%7.23%0.688,34362.63%
GNSS
GENASYS INC
$1.73-8.95%-21.36%-13.07%-17.62%2.37%-32.68%-70.07%-42.68%-15.61%$3.92$1.5155.87%14.57%0.58179,332396.70%
FARO
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$19.12-2.30%0.90%3.91%-12.77%3.41%75.09%-73.85%-60.64%-54.68%$24.80$12.2122.90%56.59%1.1991,4682.30%
COHR
COHERENT CORP
$58.13-0.34%8.27%12.20%2.38%61.16%96.92%-8.56%77.93%334.45%$67.94$28.4714.44%104.18%1.421,553,711-22.17%
NOVT
NOVANTA INC
$163.00-0.94%1.07%5.50%1.96%15.24%-2.00%20.14%99.53%1,239.36%$187.61$111.2013.12%46.58%1.2694,788-35.17%
SOBR
SOBR SAFE INC
$0.24-10.74%3.88%-3.60%-65.57%-56.42%-88.07%N/AN/AN/A$1.94$0.2087.58%20.50%0.69122,66325.47%
MKSI
MKS INSTRUMENTS INC
$128.250.09%-1.72%11.72%7.30%67.52%47.01%-27.41%63.96%352.86%$135.52$63.445.36%102.16%1.65459,900-55.97%
WRAP
WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.655.10%10.74%-13.61%-58.75%-45.36%37.50%-73.26%-76.39%N/A$7.01$0.9576.46%73.68%1.16267,535134.92%
FCUV
FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC
$0.303.10%1.01%5.65%-25.81%-81.66%-83.92%-92.77%-91.54%N/A$2.38$0.2487.44%27.23%0.53437,80398.65%
ST
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC
$42.770.30%1.02%27.75%27.03%31.12%4.42%-26.30%-6.86%-1.66%$47.41$30.569.79%39.95%1.171,281,708-33.50%
KNW
KNOW LABS INC
$0.65-7.00%3.33%16.67%32.32%62.75%-47.92%-68.09%-56.60%-95.18%$1.48$0.2356.01%183.04%0.3817,501-91.79%
AWIN
AERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$4.66-9.08%77.67%38.34%-51.46%-63.35%-90.90%N/AN/AN/A$74.40$2.1293.74%119.58%0.49361,924-66.58%

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in May 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 53, which is 27 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 26. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Garmin has seen its stock return 66.04% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 56 percentage points.

Garmin has an average 1 year price target of $165.17, a downside of -3.38% from Garmin's current stock price of $170.94.

Garmin stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Garmin, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 83.33% 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 49, which is 23 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 26. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Keysight Technologies has seen its stock lose -0.23% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -10 percentage points.

Keysight Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $159.75, an upside of 1.56% from Keysight Technologies's current stock price of $157.30.

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 45, which is 19 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 26. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fortive has seen its stock return 18.51% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 9 percentage points.

Fortive has an average 1 year price target of $90.14, an upside of 16.83% from Fortive's current stock price of $77.16.

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 1.71%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.66%. 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 41% 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 1.12%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.66%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of -533.3% 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 0.69%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.66%. 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 -3.3% 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 0.32% in the last day, and up 2.23% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why scientific & technical instrument stocks are up.

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 57, which is 41 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 16. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mesa Laboratories's stock has dropped -22.13% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -32 percentage points.

2. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)


Vontier (NYSE:VNT) is the second most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Vontier has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has gained 36.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 27 percentage points.

3. Genasys (NASDAQ:GNSS)


Genasys (NASDAQ:GNSS) is the third most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Genasys has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Genasys's stock has dropped -32.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -42 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

47.62% of scientific & technical instrument stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect scientific & technical instrument stocks to rise by 4.63% 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 13.63x.
WallStreetZen does not provide financial advice and does not issue recommendations or offers to buy stock or sell any security.

Information is provided 'as-is' and solely for informational purposes and is not advice. WallStreetZen does not bear any responsibility for any losses or damage that may occur as a result of reliance on this data.