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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...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Scientific & Technical Instruments is Zen Rated B and is the 36th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$578.17M	5,524,813	84.12%	15.88%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MKSI	MKS INC	$21.16B	67,544,129	70.89%	29.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$6.53B	145,432,046	44.88%	55.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$14.17B	233,111,519	97.19%	1.30%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$10.93B	166,419,451	95.86%	3.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	$61.79B	171,502,495	91.31%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$46.30B	192,856,206	48.79%	51.21%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$4.21B	140,000,000	98.94%	1.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$7.85B	25,895,762	95.97%	4.03%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$4.94B	35,683,769	77.65%	22.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$65.59B	195,639,321	84.27%	8.04%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$28.79B	46,329,138	94.76%	5.07%	Net Selling
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$894.12M	13,297,409	72.52%	27.48%	Net Selling
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$18.42B	304,861,021	86.62%	13.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITRI	ITRON INC	$3.63B	44,339,347	82.90%	17.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$151.83M	5,501,099	0.75%	99.25%	Net Buying
BCHT	BIRCHTECH CORP	$36.83M	26,305,966	0.38%	11.23%	Net Buying	Net Buying
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$82.70M	55,500,054	9.76%	40.80%	Net Selling
ACFN	ACORN ENERGY INC	$42.82M	2,508,258	0.48%	99.52%	Net Buying
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.46B	37,109,026	34.94%	65.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$3.46B	29,185,570	95.74%	4.26%	Net Buying	Net Selling
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$62.35M	9,089,055	14.38%	23.62%
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$205.41M	306,579,855	27.66%	10.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$0.00	29,961,257,022	0.00%	40.76%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$75.72M	15,710,389	8.16%	24.08%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$26.95M	3,532,423	5.86%	94.14%	Net Buying
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$72.96M	16,359,410	28.57%	45.23%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$1.03M	1,025,135	1.34%	98.66%	Net Buying
USBC	USBC INC	$170.78M	388,144,429	0.48%	99.52%
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$93.14M	45,212,311	39.94%	60.06%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$4.55M	2,806,579	0.38%	99.62%

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in May 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. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the #1 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 31 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 Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is -1 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MLAB as a "A".

MLAB passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Mesa Laboratories has seen its stock lose -16.64% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -59 percentage points.

Mesa Laboratories has an average 1 year price target of $94.00, a downside of -10.18% from Mesa Laboratories's current stock price of $104.65.

Mesa Laboratories stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Mesa Laboratories, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% 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 31 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: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 7 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 35.

MKSI passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mks has seen its stock return 305.24% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 263 percentage points.

Mks has an average 1 year price target of $297.92, a downside of -4.88% from Mks's current stock price of $313.21.

Mks stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Mks, 69.23% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 7.69% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 7.69% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) is the #3 top scientific & technical instrument stock out of 31 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: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) has a Due Diligence Score of 25, which is -10 points lower than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ST as a "B".

ST passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Sensata Technologies Holding has seen its stock return 100.04% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 58 percentage points.

Sensata Technologies Holding has an average 1 year price target of $44.44, a downside of -1.08% from Sensata Technologies Holding's current stock price of $44.93.

Sensata Technologies Holding stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Sensata Technologies Holding, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 44.44% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 11.11% 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. Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI)

Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) has an annual dividend yield of 1.3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.61%. Badger Meter's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% 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 34.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) has an annual dividend yield of 1.12%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.61%. 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 39.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST) has an annual dividend yield of 0.8%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.61%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of 150% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are scientific & technical instrument stocks up?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were up 0.08% in the last day, and up 0.35% over the last week. Mks was the among the top gainers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, gaining 4.13% yesterday.

MKS shares are trading higher after Keybanc and Wells Fargo raised their respective price targets on the stock.

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 57, which is 37 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has dropped -13.73% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -56 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 23 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Itron's stock has dropped -24.1% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -66 percentage points.

3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) 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.

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

Mesa Laboratories's stock has dropped -16.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -59 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 6.22% over the next year.

8.7% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.39% of scientific & technical instrument stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.22% are rated C (Hold), 4.35% are rated D (Sell), and 4.35% 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 70.12x.

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Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

1. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

2. Mks (NASDAQ:MKSI)

3. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

1. Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI)

2. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

3. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

1. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

2. Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI)

3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

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