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Best Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top scientific & technical instrument stocks in 2025 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 31st 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
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$115.25	N/A	N/A	-2.49x	13.22x	2.63x	4.03x	N/A	$43.00M	6.87%	$155.21M	28.59	$790.98M	-3.35
FARO	FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$29.41	N/A	N/A	-588.20x	N/A	1.64x	2.17x	N/A	$15.86M	2.83%	$260.17M	13.66	$565.06M	20.45
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$156.45	$65.62	138.43%	36.64x	27.45x	3.83x	3.26x	1.35x	$107.71M	2.67%	$1.24B	47.93	$4.11B	19.50
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$145.40	$67.03	116.93%	41.31x	24.02x	5.01x	4.84x	1.11x	$963.00M	3.83%	$5.19B	29.98	$25.09B	21.13
MKSI	MKS INSTRUMENTS INC	$70.14	$82.47	-14.95%	24.87x	10.34x	1.32x	2.04x	0.38x	$411.00M	8.71%	$2.32B	34.50	$8.76B	10.79
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$31.81	$22.51	41.29%	11.53x	10.60x	1.63x	4.50x	1.64x	$350.40M	7.21%	$1.05B	6.88	$6.57B	9.40
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$62.14	N/A	N/A	10.14x	26.37x	4.14x	2.58x	N/A	$497.80M	3.26%	$5.75B	23.40	$15.60B	6.70
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$118.86	$59.45	99.93%	66.78x	34.16x	4.50x	5.73x	0.86x	$141.52M	3.31%	$745.70M	20.74	$4.63B	27.86
ITRI	ITRON INC	$111.29	$43.53	155.67%	21.12x	20.61x	2.07x	3.62x	2.88x	$207.61M	4.11%	$1.39B	30.65	$5.24B	13.99
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$6.71	N/A	N/A	1.55x	N/A	1.14x	1.96x	N/A	$214.00k	0.40%	$27.33M	3.43	$49.46M	6.18
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$64.32	N/A	N/A	-164.92x	24.03x	1.88x	1.93x	N/A	$229.30M	2.30%	$5.17B	33.35	$13.10B	13.69
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$220.82	$42.55	418.95%	48.21x	45.80x	7.61x	10.14x	4.73x	$153.49M	2.37%	$641.69M	21.84	$6.37B	30.11
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$69.69	$40.79	70.86%	29.16x	17.42x	3.91x	2.33x	0.92x	$1.47B	6.03%	$10.19B	29.18	$26.61B	15.97
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$466.03	$182.07	155.96%	26.31x	21.79x	3.78x	2.20x	2.03x	$1.06B	4.85%	$9.93B	212.08	$24.34B	18.37
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$186.87	$53.47	249.47%	24.43x	23.76x	5.58x	4.40x	6.44x	$1.22B	3.38%	$8.18B	42.48	$33.94B	17.51
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$21.40	$32.76	-34.67%	25.18x	6.77x	0.81x	1.11x	0.27x	$392.99M	12.28%	$2.89B	19.33	$5.81B	12.71
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$27.30	$6.55	316.70%	44.03x	46.50x	5.12x	3.06x	3.20x	$134.04M	2.86%	$1.52B	8.85	$4.52B	27.54
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$2.14	N/A	N/A	-3.24x	-9.44x	3.61x	7.03x	N/A	-$12.90M	-13.41%	$13.67M	0.30	$103.99M	-4.21
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.52	N/A	N/A	-9.50x	N/A	15.35x	307.01x	N/A	-$8.14M	-11.71%	$250.00k	0.01	$75.34M	-15.84
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$24.94	$8.82	182.84%	33.70x	27.71x	1.09x	1.03x	1.92x	$11.32M	3.40%	$321.97M	24.11	$306.73M	8.53
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$3.35	N/A	N/A	-0.02x	N/A	0.96x	0.51x	N/A	-$6.52M	-3,178.33%	$9.86M	160.67	-$2.97M	0.39
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$5.98	N/A	N/A	-12.46x	N/A	101.36x	13.31x	N/A	$2.47M	6.15%	$3.20M	0.48	$38.90M	-12.81
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$1.13	N/A	N/A	-2.46x	-2.76x	51.36x	5.68x	N/A	-$68.91M	-29.12%	$48.77M	0.23	$273.75M	-3.22
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$8.36	N/A	N/A	-3.13x	-5.84x	2.59x	2.81x	N/A	-$56.62M	-21.41%	$93.99M	2.97	$365.84M	-674.99
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$6.00	N/A	N/A	-5.83x	N/A	17.34x	5.36x	N/A	-$8.27M	-12.05%	$18.24M	1.59	$80.73M	-6.93
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$2.05	N/A	N/A	-0.08x	-0.17x	1.60x	0.88x	N/A	-$34.49M	-1,282.80%	$10.63M	8.11	$3.48M	-0.11
KNW	KNOW LABS INC	$0.46	N/A	N/A	-2.29x	0.70x	N/A	-22.96x	N/A	-$12.90M	-32.75%	-$2.16M	-0.03	$51.48M	-3.48
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$4.23	$1.30	225.21%	32.54x	N/A	1.55x	1.02x	2.67x	$78.00k	0.54%	$14.33M	4.17	$4.64M	8.79
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$4.07	$0.74	448.24%	58.14x	50.88x	3.18x	3.68x	4.19x	$49.70k	0.07%	$17.40M	1.11	$56.01M	28.62
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$0.29	N/A	N/A	-0.11x	-0.12x	2.66x	-8.05x	N/A	-$17.70M	-868.07%	-$1.08M	-0.15	$8.81M	-0.48

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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. Learn more.

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. Learn more.

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. Learn more.

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.

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. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) has an annual dividend yield of 2.24%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.9%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of 56.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.61%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.9%. 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 39.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) has an annual dividend yield of 1.25%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.9%. 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 31.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are scientific & technical instrument stocks down?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were down -0.63% in the last day, and up 3.67% over the last week. Garmin was the among the top losers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, dropping -8.44% yesterday.

Garmin shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 earnings.

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 29, which is 12 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 17. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has dropped -21.71% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -26 percentage points.

2. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) is the second 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 Instruments has a valuation score of 71, which is 54 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 17. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mks Instruments's stock has dropped -41.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -46 percentage points.

3. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) is the third most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sensata Technologies Holding has a valuation score of 57, which is 40 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 17. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sensata Technologies Holding's stock has dropped -44.14% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -49 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

55% 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 26.66% over the next year.

8.33% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of scientific & technical instrument stocks are rated B (Buy), 41.67% are rated C (Hold), 12.5% 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 15.64x.

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