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Best Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks to Buy Now (2023)
Top scientific & technical instrument stocks in 2023 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.

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KEYS
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC
$23.49B$5.60B$1.74B$1.13B$6.346.17%8.57%4.11%37.93%2023-11-15
ITRI
ITRON INC
$2.75B$1.92B$122.67M$38.69M$0.852.35%-2.91%N/AN/A2023-11-01
MLAB
MESA LABORATORIES INC
$565.73M$219.27M$42.71M$1.82M$0.349.71%17.32%N/AN/A2023-11-06
ST
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC
$5.76B$4.09B$960.48M$388.93M$2.535.44%3.42%57.14%-0.85%2023-10-23
GRMN
GARMIN LTD
$20.14B$4.92B$1.26B$994.39M$5.19-1.64%8.60%-1.70%9.68%2023-10-24
FTV
FORTIVE CORP
$26.11B$5.97B$1.51B$799.70M$2.258.29%0.99%23.63%-7.54%2023-10-24
CGNX
COGNEX CORP
$7.31B$892.69M$212.28M$172.38M$1.00-17.80%1.47%-32.89%0.61%2023-11-01
BMI
BADGER METER INC
$4.22B$630.29M$127.40M$77.38M$2.6417.87%8.70%20.55%21.19%2023-10-19
VPG
VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC
$456.83M$365.96M$63.01M$34.15M$2.515.08%5.53%19.52%9.42%2023-11-06
ELSE
ELECTRO SENSORS INC
$13.40M$8.51M$652.00k$465.00k$0.14-4.82%3.01%N/AN/A2023-11-13
NOVT
NOVANTA INC
$5.14B$889.92M$162.58M$76.90M$2.1511.76%8.55%20.11%33.87%2023-11-06
SOTK
SONO TEK CORP
$82.18M$14.61M$984.30k$383.68k$0.02-16.71%5.44%-77.78%14.87%2023-10-16
TDY
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC
$19.23B$5.59B$1.35B$768.70M$16.404.20%14.87%11.95%15.04%2023-10-24
VNT
VONTIER CORP
$4.78B$3.20B$620.70M$297.90M$1.913.81%N/A-38.98%N/A2023-11-01
ESE
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.69B$939.88M$176.17M$91.59M$3.5316.54%4.69%27.90%1.98%2023-11-15
CPTN
CEPTON INC
$60.13M$7.65M-$60.03M-$61.59M-$4.006.10%N/AN/AN/A2023-11-06
WATT
ENERGOUS CORP
$7.37M$616.20k-$22.54M-$22.75M-$5.60-29.63%3.86%N/AN/A2023-11-01
TRMB
TRIMBLE INC
$13.37B$3.65B$734.90M$344.80M$1.40-2.97%4.68%-32.04%18.87%2023-10-31
FARO
FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$288.60M$362.37M-$36.16M-$57.91M-$3.077.87%-1.34%N/AN/A2023-10-31
WRAP
WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC
$62.95M$7.20M-$15.55M-$16.44M-$0.402.58%N/AN/AN/A2023-11-07
LUNA
LUNA INNOVATIONS INC
$198.80M$115.06M$5.29M-$1.39M-$0.0523.47%25.57%N/AN/A2023-11-08
MKSI
MKS INSTRUMENTS INC
$5.79B$3.84B-$1.06B-$1.75B-$26.3027.35%12.54%N/AN/A2023-10-31
MVIS
MICROVISION INC
$411.25M$1.11M-$60.01M-$65.96M-$0.39-42.70%-37.80%N/AN/A2023-10-25
GNSS
GENASYS INC
$74.73M$52.00M-$17.74M-$22.16M-$0.60-1.97%11.25%N/AN/A2023-11-28
BKSY
BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC
$164.76M$74.08M-$28.76M-$78.65M-$0.6252.97%N/AN/AN/A2023-11-06
SVRE
SAVERONE 2014 LTD
$4.63M$2.29M-$29.51M-$30.82M-$4.65262.28%N/AN/AN/A
SOBR
SOBR SAFE INC
$20.40M$117.79k-$10.84M-$20.57M-$1.453,826.37%N/AN/AN/A2023-11-13
MIND
MIND TECHNOLOGY INC
$7.02M$38.63M-$3.49M-$10.02M-$0.7329.16%2.01%N/AN/A
COHR
COHERENT CORP
$4.91B$5.16B$613.00M-$403.67M-$2.9355.58%34.81%N/AN/A2023-11-07
FCUV
FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC
$125.75M$583.30k-$3.97M-$4.13M-$0.06-43.43%6.57%N/AN/A2023-11-13
KNW
KNOW LABS INC
$13.09M$0.00-$17.24M-$22.89M-$0.49-100.00%-100.00%N/AN/A
AWIN
AERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$7.59M$6.50M-$35.11M-$36.71M-$1.06-36.22%N/AN/AN/A

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Sep 2023?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now are:

1. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)


Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is the top scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 45, which is 16 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 29. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Keysight Technologies has seen its stock lose -16.69% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -24 percentage points.

Keysight Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $167.00, an upside of 26.22% from Keysight Technologies's current stock price of $132.31.

Keysight Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Keysight Technologies, 71.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 14.29% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI)


Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) is the second best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 44, which is 15 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 29. It passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Itron has seen its stock return 39.62% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 33 percentage points.

Itron has an average 1 year price target of $76.43, an upside of 26.16% from Itron's current stock price of $60.58.

Itron stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Itron, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)


Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the third best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 44, which is 15 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 29. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mesa Laboratories has seen its stock lose -26.34% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -33 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 2.78%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.86%. 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 56.3% 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 1.22%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.86%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of 17.8% 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 1.02%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.86%. 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 down?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were down -0.82% in the last day, and down -0.79% over the last week. Badger Meter was the among the top losers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, dropping -7.47% yesterday.

Badger Meter shares are trading lower after Northcoast Research downgraded the stock from Neutral to Sell.

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. Electro Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE)


Electro Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE) is the most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Electro Sensors has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Electro Sensors's stock has dropped -19.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -26 percentage points.

2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)


Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) is the second most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sensata Technologies Holding has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sensata Technologies Holding's stock has gained 0.29% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -7 percentage points.

3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)


Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the third most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mesa Laboratories has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mesa Laboratories's stock has dropped -26.34% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -33 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

50% 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 21.3% 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 28.13x.
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