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Best Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top scientific & technical instrument stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence 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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GRMN
GARMIN LTD
$41.14B$5.96B$1.74B$1.52B$7.9217.91%10.67%45.59%13.91%2025-02-19
TRMB
TRIMBLE INC
$19.03B$3.63B$2.34B$1.48B$6.03-2.43%2.40%346.67%36.34%2025-02-10
BMI
BADGER METER INC
$6.19B$803.82M$189.12M$118.95M$4.0520.25%13.78%38.70%20.56%
ITRI
ITRON INC
$4.82B$2.41B$344.19M$225.38M$4.9516.53%-0.46%201.83%27.31%2025-02-24
TDY
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$23.97B$5.59B$1.34B$943.80M$20.03-0.64%12.69%19.16%13.94%
SOTK
SONO TEK CORP
$60.96M$20.15M$1.96M$1.10M$0.078.40%9.54%0.00%18.47%
FTV
FORTIVE CORP
$27.94B$6.20B$1.65B$889.30M$2.543.06%6.97%8.55%-19.60%2025-01-29
NOVT
NOVANTA INC
$5.35B$922.75M$157.28M$60.13M$1.673.86%8.19%-20.85%6.14%2025-02-26
ESE
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$3.40B$1.03B$200.55M$101.88M$3.957.40%7.18%10.03%4.83%2025-02-06
MKSI
MKS INSTRUMENTS INC
$7.91B$3.54B$699.00M$31.00M$0.47-7.13%13.75%N/A-31.47%2025-02-05
CGNX
COGNEX CORP
$6.95B$881.50M$141.77M$89.05M$0.520.14%3.31%-42.86%-11.72%2025-02-13
VPG
VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC
$310.97M$323.40M$42.75M$13.37M$0.99-10.60%2.08%-55.61%-9.15%2025-02-12
ELSE
ELECTRO SENSORS INC
$17.57M$9.29M$605.00k$440.00k$0.1311.21%2.60%30.00%21.06%2025-03-18
KEYS
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC
$29.94B$4.98B$1.22B$614.00M$3.53-8.88%2.96%-40.67%1.30%2025-02-18
MIND
MIND TECHNOLOGY INC
$72.36M$45.20M$21.80M$16.06M$3.1141.23%3.98%N/AN/A
BKSY
BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC
$460.45M$107.23M$15.60M-$41.59M-$2.1836.77%N/AN/AN/A2025-02-26
VNT
VONTIER CORP
$5.79B$2.99B$696.40M$404.90M$2.63-5.88%N/A20.64%N/A2025-02-13
COHR
COHERENT CORP
$15.52B$5.00B$804.60M-$187.75M-$1.232.75%29.22%N/AN/A2025-02-03
SOBR
SOBR SAFE INC
$916.42k$183.86k-$7.85M-$10.83M-$54.2327.39%N/AN/AN/A
FARO
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$611.22M$347.73M$13.86M-$6.49M-$0.34-4.43%-2.29%N/AN/A2025-02-25
GNSS
GENASYS INC
$135.24M$24.01M-$27.81M-$31.73M-$0.72-48.55%-8.28%N/AN/A2025-02-11
MVIS
MICROVISION INC
$376.71M$8.15M-$77.77M-$85.50M-$0.41277.53%5.91%N/AN/A2025-02-26
MLAB
MESA LABORATORIES INC
$762.95M$228.38M-$229.19M-$245.65M-$45.616.88%16.82%N/AN/A2025-02-03
WRAP
WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC
$101.40M$4.23M-$15.57M-$17.90M-$0.41-53.65%55.37%N/AN/A2025-02-25
SVRE
SAVERONE 2014 LTD
$916.11k$1.73M-$30.26M-$32.37M-$58.50-24.41%N/AN/AN/A
FCUV
FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC
$44.70M$595.47k-$2.62M-$2.86M-$0.050.16%-12.67%N/AN/A
ST
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC
$4.28B$4.02B$194.12M-$79.55M-$0.51-1.44%3.08%N/AN/A2025-02-04
KNW
KNOW LABS INC
$12.32M$0.00-$14.80M-$16.90M-$0.20N/A-100.00%N/AN/A2025-02-12
WATT
ENERGOUS CORP
$4.04M$431.67k-$18.68M-$18.87M-$3.11-23.22%15.44%N/AN/A2025-03-26

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

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

According to Due Diligence 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 Due Diligence Score of 62, which is 31 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Garmin has seen its stock return 71.23% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 49 percentage points.

Garmin has an average 1 year price target of $211.50, a downside of -1.27% from Garmin's current stock price of $214.23.

Garmin stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Garmin, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 50% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI)


Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) is the second best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 19 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Badger Meter has seen its stock return 39.66% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 18 percentage points.

Badger Meter has an average 1 year price target of $215.33, an upside of 2.33% from Badger Meter's current stock price of $210.43.

Badger Meter stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Badger Meter, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB)


Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) is the third best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 19 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Trimble has seen its stock return 52.58% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 31 percentage points.

Trimble has an average 1 year price target of $87.80, an upside of 13.41% from Trimble's current stock price of $77.42.

Trimble stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Trimble, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 60% 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 1.68%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.68%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of -94.1% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)


Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.39%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.68%. 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 37.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)


Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) has an annual dividend yield of 0.75%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.68%. Cognex's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Cognex's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cognex's dividend payout ratio of 57.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are scientific & technical instrument stocks down?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were down -1.05% in the last day, and up 2.49% over the last week.

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

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. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)


Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) is the most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mks Instruments has a valuation score of 57, which is 38 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 19. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mks Instruments's stock has gained 4.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -18 percentage points.

2. Mind Technology (NASDAQ:MIND)


Mind Technology (NASDAQ:MIND) is the second most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mind Technology has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mind Technology's stock has gained 45.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 24 percentage points.

3. Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI)


Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) is the third most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Itron has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Itron's stock has gained 43.24% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 21 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

47.62% 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 7.75% 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 31.11x.
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