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Best Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top scientific & technical instrument stocks in 2026 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...

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Scientific & Technical Instruments is Zen Rated B and is the 37th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
MKSI	MKS INC	$15.42B	67,169,474	71.31%	28.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$5.13B	145,678,735	44.41%	55.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.78B	25,846,125	96.02%	3.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$597.29M	13,279,084	71.58%	28.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$16.66B	237,920,962	95.59%	1.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$450.51M	5,522,299	84.86%	15.14%	Net Buying
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$33.63B	157,153,611	90.15%	9.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$37.43B	171,817,127	88.69%	1.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$5.37B	145,100,000	98.23%	1.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ITRI	ITRON INC	$4.53B	45,801,371	84.43%	15.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$92.19M	45,193,561	46.81%	53.19%	Net Selling
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$28.92B	46,950,987	92.75%	5.01%	Net Selling
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$6.61B	167,598,049	95.54%	3.78%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$39.39B	192,334,806	47.97%	52.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$16.88B	317,611,636	86.22%	13.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$4.97B	35,775,123	75.67%	24.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ACFN	ACORN ENERGY INC	$43.88M	2,504,626	0.59%	99.41%	Net Buying
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$4.85B	29,469,785	95.70%	4.30%	Net Selling
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$124.23M	51,549,094	9.93%	43.18%	Net Buying
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$82.16M	9,038,082	13.60%	23.76%
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$15.01M	2,175,137	1.74%	98.26%	Net Buying
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$277.91M	305,397,269	27.67%	9.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
USBC	USBC INC	$256.56M	388,143,679	0.35%	99.65%	Net Buying
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$966.76M	35,992,596	35.35%	64.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$68.03M	15,710,389	6.87%	24.05%	Net Selling
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$5.76M	7,386,705	1.60%	98.40%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$15.34M	3,480,521	6.33%	93.67%
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$1.99M	1,516,255	0.38%	99.62%
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$0.00	3,741,252,546	0.00%	0.00%
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$75.89M	16,355,243	31.54%	43.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Jan 2026?

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 B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 4 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34.

MKSI passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mks has seen its stock return 111.55% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 100 percentage points.

Mks has an average 1 year price target of $222.55, a downside of -3.07% from Mks's current stock price of $229.60.

Mks stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Mks, 63.64% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 18.18% have issued a Buy, 9.09% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 9.09% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) is the #2 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 Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) has a Due Diligence Score of 14, which is -20 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ST as a "B".

ST passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Sensata Technologies Holding has seen its stock return 23.26% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 12 percentage points.

Sensata Technologies Holding has an average 1 year price target of $38.40, an upside of 8.97% from Sensata Technologies Holding's current stock price of $35.24.

Sensata Technologies Holding stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Sensata Technologies Holding, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 40% 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 34.

ESE passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Esco Technologies has seen its stock return 70.61% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 59 percentage points.

Esco Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $275.00, an upside of 22.93% from Esco Technologies's current stock price of $223.70.

Esco Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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. 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 0.68%. 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 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 1.02%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.68%.

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

3. Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI)

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) has an annual dividend yield of 0.9%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.68%. Badger Meter's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Badger Meter's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Badger Meter's dividend payout ratio of 30% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are scientific & technical instrument stocks up?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were up 1.31% in the last day, and up 4.5% over the last week.

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

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 20 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has dropped -2.63% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -14 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 20 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Itron's stock has dropped -6.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -18 percentage points.

3. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) 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.

Fortive has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Fortive's stock has dropped -33.37% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -45 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

42.11% 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 9.21% over the next year.

0% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% 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 68.19x.

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Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

1. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)

2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

3. Esco Technologies (NYSE:ESE)

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

3. Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI)

1. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

2. Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI)

3. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

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