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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.

Industry: Scientific & Technical In...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Scientific & Technical Instruments is Zen Rated B and is the 39th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$35.89B	171,856,249	88.65%	1.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MKSI	MKS INC	$10.46B	67,169,474	71.31%	28.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$503.54M	13,279,084	71.53%	28.47%	Net Selling
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.28B	25,846,125	96.02%	3.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$429.47M	5,522,299	84.86%	15.14%	Net Buying
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$19.10B	237,920,962	95.47%	1.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$5.07B	145,678,735	44.41%	55.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$28.03B	157,153,611	90.14%	9.86%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$5.38B	145,100,000	98.15%	1.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$5.97B	167,598,049	95.49%	3.77%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ITRI	ITRON INC	$4.41B	45,801,371	84.42%	15.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$40.07B	192,334,806	47.97%	52.03%	Net Selling
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$17.45B	317,611,636	86.22%	13.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$4.26B	35,775,123	75.66%	24.34%	Net Selling
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$95.28M	45,154,504	46.08%	53.92%	Net Selling
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$24.33B	46,950,987	92.74%	5.05%	Net Selling
ACFN	ACORN ENERGY INC	$39.55M	2,504,626	0.59%	99.41%	Net Buying
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$128.87M	51,549,094	9.93%	42.88%	Net Buying
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$5.45B	29,469,785	95.57%	4.29%	Net Selling
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$11.64M	2,175,137	1.74%	98.26%	Net Buying
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$288.30M	305,397,269	27.67%	9.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$76.64M	9,038,082	13.60%	23.76%
USBC	USBC INC	$5.44M	7,497,948	0.35%	99.65%	Net Buying
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$656.50M	35,992,596	35.35%	64.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$49.56M	16,355,243	31.54%	47.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$0.00	3,741,252,546	0.00%	0.00%
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$2.73M	1,516,255	0.38%	99.62%
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$25.34M	7,386,705	1.60%	98.40%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$57.33M	15,707,062	6.88%	24.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$15.84M	3,480,521	6.33%	93.67%

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Dec 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. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) 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 Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 5 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 32.

KEYS passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Keysight Technologies has seen its stock return 24.03% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 27 percentage points.

Keysight Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $215.60, an upside of 3.25% from Keysight Technologies's current stock price of $208.81.

Keysight Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Keysight Technologies, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 30% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)

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

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 4 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 32.

MKSI passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mks has seen its stock return 37.97% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 41 percentage points.

Mks has an average 1 year price target of $152.11, a downside of -2.35% from Mks's current stock price of $155.77.

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.

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 -1 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 32. 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 54.27% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 58 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. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) has an annual dividend yield of 1.04%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.64%.

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

2. Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) has an annual dividend yield of 0.91%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.64%. 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 48.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has an annual dividend yield of 0.82%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.64%. 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 down?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were down -2.48% in the last day, and down -0.2% over the last week. Saverone 2014 was the among the top losers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, dropping -12.54% yesterday.

Shares of companies within the broader technology sector are trading lower amid weakness in Broadcom after it issued cautious outlook. The sector is also being weighed down by reports that Oracle delayed some data center projects for OpenAI.

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 7 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has dropped -7.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -4 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 -14.1% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -11 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 29, which is 7 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 22. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mks's stock has gained 37.97% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 41 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

44.44% 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 15.24% over the next year.

8.33% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of scientific & technical instrument stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.33% 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 60.05x.

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