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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 A and is the 27th 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
MKSI	MKS INC	$144.00	$78.20	84.14%	34.87x	19.81x	2.53x	3.72x	0.99x	$533.00M	5.50%	$2.60B	38.63	$13.53B	15.84
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$9.02	N/A	N/A	5.34x	13.82x	1.48x	2.49x	N/A	$6.09M	8.47%	$28.84M	3.62	$64.89M	9.02
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$31.13	$11.23	177.22%	51.88x	47.53x	1.38x	1.22x	1.50x	$20.49M	4.96%	$337.76M	25.44	$370.96M	12.62
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$172.71	$67.55	155.69%	54.66x	23.95x	5.67x	5.23x	1.31x	$1.42B	4.76%	$5.67B	32.97	$29.81B	21.79
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$77.03	$29.96	157.08%	52.05x	25.26x	5.10x	3.17x	1.35x	$315.20M	1.72%	$5.79B	24.31	$19.49B	28.09
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$139.51	$37.23	274.75%	183.57x	29.88x	3.63x	3.76x	1.58x	$73.78M	0.34%	$5.83B	37.10	$24.56B	22.64
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$70.60	N/A	N/A	-235.33x	39.22x	1.59x	2.18x	N/A	$37.55M	9.65%	$178.47M	32.38	$544.30M	12.81
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$30.23	N/A	N/A	-151.15x	8.66x	1.19x	1.62x	N/A	$477.30M	10.84%	$2.72B	18.66	$6.82B	13.29
ITRI	ITRON INC	$95.69	$44.55	114.78%	16.91x	14.09x	1.82x	2.59x	3.10x	$341.72M	7.81%	$1.69B	37.01	$4.32B	10.36
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$36.89	$10.67	245.59%	55.89x	38.02x	6.37x	4.15x	2.01x	$213.80M	3.45%	$1.49B	8.88	$6.02B	29.22
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$34.89	$28.97	20.43%	12.78x	10.84x	1.68x	4.11x	1.00x	$418.80M	8.19%	$1.23B	8.41	$6.76B	9.79
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$215.50	$79.50	171.05%	48.54x	29.39x	5.03x	4.20x	1.50x	$152.11M	2.73%	$1.33B	51.37	$6.06B	26.36
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$494.87	$199.70	147.81%	28.33x	22.72x	3.86x	2.20x	1.89x	$1.04B	4.47%	$10.56B	225.18	$25.24B	18.19
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$192.23	$64.52	197.93%	23.53x	23.08x	5.33x	4.36x	4.26x	$1.33B	3.60%	$8.48B	44.05	$35.06B	16.82
ACFN	ACORN ENERGY INC	$12.81	$90.10	-85.78%	4.78x	N/A	2.54x	4.47x	0.06x	$1.95M	6.06%	$7.17M	2.86	$28.96M	10.10
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$52.82	$24.00	120.11%	29.84x	20.16x	3.10x	2.58x	1.44x	$1.15B	6.57%	$6.50B	19.66	$19.65B	14.83
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$177.46	$41.03	332.51%	37.52x	36.49x	5.79x	7.44x	4.93x	$166.30M	3.18%	$702.51M	23.88	$5.03B	22.85
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$106.51	$39.09	172.51%	72.95x	32.03x	3.99x	4.75x	1.30x	$108.32M	2.83%	$801.48M	22.28	$4.22B	27.72
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.11	N/A	N/A	-6.81x	N/A	26.05x	7.70x	N/A	-$8.92M	-8.29%	$14.13M	0.28	$105.29M	-7.77
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$0.94	N/A	N/A	-2.54x	-4.19x	104.44x	3.16x	N/A	-$58.91M	-21.17%	$90.72M	0.31	$260.51M	-4.33
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$6.29	N/A	N/A	-0.34x	-24.67x	3.36x	1.00x	N/A	-$12.74M	-125.76%	$13.73M	8.52	$2.09M	-0.17
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$2.15	N/A	N/A	-3.41x	14.54x	3.19x	30.73x	N/A	-$10.96M	-11.30%	$3.16M	0.07	$112.24M	-4.73
USBC	USBC INC	$0.72	N/A	N/A	-0.14x	-0.07x	N/A	-1.13x	N/A	-$7.74M	-160.14%	-$4.79M	-0.71	$9.10M	-0.92
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$15.33	N/A	N/A	-5.57x	-5.61x	5.42x	6.06x	N/A	-$64.25M	-11.64%	$91.06M	2.53	$724.55M	-17.40
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$3.09	N/A	N/A	-2.81x	-5.41x	12.98x	1.74x	N/A	-$12.57M	-24.92%	$29.11M	1.78	$21.57M	-1.33
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$0.84	N/A	N/A	-0.09x	-0.03x	5.80x	2.06x	N/A	-$33.54M	-294.77%	$16.81M	1.24	$21.16M	-0.71
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$4.60	$1.17	292.86%	38.33x	N/A	1.63x	1.09x	3.65x	$338.00k	2.13%	$14.69M	4.24	$5.44M	10.99
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$1.93	N/A	N/A	0.01x	N/A	8.04x	0.49x	N/A	-$6.94M	-237.20%	$6.02M	3.97	-$1.44M	0.19
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$4.08	N/A	N/A	40.80x	38.10x	3.11x	3.43x	N/A	-$874.56k	-1.37%	$18.70M	1.19	$60.25M	23.76
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$3.21	N/A	N/A	-3.96x	N/A	60.57x	135.64x	N/A	-$4.74M	-20.06%	$174.81k	0.02	$23.30M	-3.95

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Nov 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. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) 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 Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 6 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 33.

MKSI passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mks has seen its stock return 26.64% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 32 percentage points.

Mks has an average 1 year price target of $152.11, an upside of 5.63% from Mks's current stock price of $144.00.

Mks stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Mks, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 11.11% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 11.11% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Mind Technology (NASDAQ:MIND)

Mind Technology (NASDAQ:MIND) 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 Mind Technology (NASDAQ:MIND) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Mind Technology (NASDAQ:MIND) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 8 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 33.

MIND passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mind Technology has seen its stock return 132.47% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 138 percentage points.

3. Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG)

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) 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 Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -2 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VPG as a "B".

VPG passed 9 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Vishay Precision Group has seen its stock return 43.65% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 49 percentage points.

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. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.25%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.7%. 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 40.4% 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 1.19%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.7%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of -240% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has an annual dividend yield of 0.91%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.7%. Mesa Laboratories's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Mesa Laboratories's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mesa Laboratories's dividend payout ratio of -213.3% 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 2.98% in the last day, and down -1.15% over the last week. Mks was the among the top gainers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, gaining 3.98% yesterday.

Shares of semiconductor stocks are trading higher amid a broader rebound in tech names. Stocks across sectors are also higher amid Fed Governor Waller backing a December rate cut.

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 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.

Vontier's stock has dropped -8.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -3 percentage points.

2. Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI)

Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) is the second 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.

Itron 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.

Itron's stock has dropped -17.77% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -12 percentage points.

3. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is the third 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 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.

Mks's stock has gained 26.64% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 32 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of scientific & technical instrument stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect scientific & technical instrument stocks to rise by 21.96% over the next year.

8.33% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 29.17% of scientific & technical instrument stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.17% are rated C (Hold), 4.17% 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 48.91x.

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