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Best Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top scientific & technical instrument stocks in 2024 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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Overview Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership

Ticker	Company	Country	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
BMI	BADGER METER INC	United States	$5.61B	29,411,720	88.61%	4.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	Switzerland	$34.63B	192,213,829	48.41%	51.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$19.73B	46,784,213	91.62%	5.27%	Net Buying
ITRI	ITRON INC	United States	$4.35B	44,962,799	82.48%	17.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	United States	$63.79M	15,750,880	6.85%	24.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$2.96B	25,752,712	95.90%	3.99%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	United States	$12.86M	3,428,021	5.87%	94.13%
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$24.84B	173,543,355	87.53%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MKSI	MKS INSTRUMENTS INC	United States	$7.03B	67,287,594	70.56%	29.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	United States	$330.44M	13,254,903	71.94%	28.06%	Net Selling
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	United States	$6.56B	171,500,835	90.34%	3.65%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	United States	$6.05B	35,904,106	75.63%	24.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VNT	VONTIER CORP	United States	$5.00B	153,700,000	96.39%	0.91%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	United States	$3.58M	34,764,593	2.94%	45.76%	Net Buying
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	United States	$24.76B	350,341,685	86.85%	13.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CPTN	CEPTON INC	United States	$48.80M	16,043,207	0.99%	99.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	United States	$115.55M	148,910,354	24.65%	35.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LUNA	LUNA INNOVATIONS INC	United States	$74.37M	33,958,641	51.23%	28.45%	Net Buying
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	United States	$638.06M	5,409,163	85.16%	14.84%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	United Kingdom	$5.31B	150,957,543	44.68%	55.32%	Net Buying	Net Selling
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	United States	$13.30B	245,687,181	92.00%	1.10%	Net Buying	Net Buying
COHR	COHERENT CORP	United States	$10.51B	153,300,385	89.59%	10.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	United States	$207.64M	212,750,648	28.96%	13.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNSS	GENASYS INC	United States	$134.70M	44,604,014	33.40%	66.60%	Net Buying	Net Buying
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	United States	$5.37M	6,794,869	5.02%	94.98%	Net Buying
FARO	FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$326.18M	19,496,573	90.42%	9.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	Israel	$3.75M	99,739,786	10.15%	0.00%
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	United States	$4.55M	1,405,779	6.25%	93.75%
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$64.66M	45,860,545	11.01%	43.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	United States	$24.00M	64,867,760	4.03%	53.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
KNW	KNOW LABS INC	United States	$26.70M	99,618,897	4.34%	34.30%	Net Buying

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Sep 2024?

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

1. Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI)

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) is the top scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 28. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Badger Meter has seen its stock return 16.46% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 8 percentage points.

Badger Meter has an average 1 year price target of $198.00, an upside of 3.88% from Badger Meter's current stock price of $190.61.

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

2. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) is the second best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 27 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 28. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Garmin has seen its stock return 73.81% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 65 percentage points.

Garmin has an average 1 year price target of $175.25, a downside of -2.73% from Garmin's current stock price of $180.17.

Garmin stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Garmin, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 25% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY)

Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) is the third best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 47, which is 19 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 28. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Teledyne Technologies has seen its stock return 1.87% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -7 percentage points.

Teledyne Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $450.50, an upside of 6.81% from Teledyne Technologies's current stock price of $421.77.

Teledyne Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Teledyne Technologies, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 25% 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 7 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 1.63%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.78%. 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 40.9% 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 1.36%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.78%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of 685.7% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) has an annual dividend yield of 0.84%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.78%. 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 628.6% 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 -2.07% in the last day, and down -6.24% over the last week. Blacksky Technology was the among the top losers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, dropping -12.12% yesterday.

BlackSky Technology shares are trading higher after BlackSky Geospatial Solutions was named in a NASA Commercial SmallSat Services Award.

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 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.

Mks Instruments's stock has gained 6.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -2 percentage points.

2. Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY)

Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) is the second most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Teledyne Technologies 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.

Teledyne Technologies's stock has gained 1.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -7 percentage points.

3. Sobr Safe (NASDAQ:SOBR)

Sobr Safe (NASDAQ:SOBR) is the third most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sobr Safe 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.

Sobr Safe's stock has dropped -92.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -101 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

47.83% of scientific & technical instrument stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect scientific & technical instrument stocks to rise by 13.79% 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 72.02x.

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