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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...

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Scientific & Technical Instruments is Zen Rated B and is the 51st 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	$28.14B	172,108,859	88.71%	1.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VNT	VONTIER CORP	$5.65B	147,900,000	96.99%	0.99%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MKSI	MKS INSTRUMENTS INC	$7.01B	67,072,198	70.84%	29.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.85B	25,824,491	95.93%	4.07%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	$502.01M	5,455,437	85.59%	14.41%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	$4.73B	35,970,832	75.84%	24.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITRI	ITRON INC	$6.09B	45,588,071	83.10%	16.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
COHR	COHERENT CORP	$14.05B	155,440,611	89.93%	10.07%	Net Buying	Net Selling
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$24.13B	46,859,346	91.66%	5.10%	Net Selling
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	$4.69B	146,290,196	43.92%	56.08%	Net Selling	Net Buying
BMI	BADGER METER INC	$7.01B	29,453,307	93.37%	4.30%	Net Selling	Net Buying
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	$712.81M	31,652,390	30.23%	69.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	$18.92B	238,586,919	94.40%	1.19%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	$41.09B	192,541,456	47.34%	52.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	$66.46M	7,969,421	33.53%	26.94%
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	$17.95B	339,882,279	86.80%	13.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	$377.70M	13,257,340	70.67%	29.33%	Net Selling
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	$76.37M	50,577,168	8.73%	43.94%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	$5.56B	167,864,778	91.10%	3.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	$5.11M	1,516,145	0.29%	99.71%
GNSS	GENASYS INC	$83.54M	45,154,504	41.55%	58.45%	Net Buying
KNW	KNOW LABS INC	$27.68M	7,500,000	0.11%	99.89%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	$296.62M	249,261,553	27.19%	11.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	$11.42M	415,103,076	0.02%	0.00%
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	$27.78M	7,124,013	1.90%	98.10%	Net Buying
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	$57.09M	15,727,702	7.07%	24.18%	Net Selling
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	$15.73M	3,449,021	6.33%	93.67%
FARO	FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC	$843.84M	19,226,240	89.80%	10.20%	Net Selling
RAL	RALLIANT CORP	N/A	113,700,000	0.00%	0.05%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ODYS	ODYSIGHTAI INC	$79.13M	16,316,455	30.62%	49.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	$9.73M	34,136,303	1.91%	33.85%

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

What are the best scientific & technical instrument stocks to buy right now in Jul 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 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 Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31.

KEYS passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Keysight Technologies has seen its stock return 18.4% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 21 percentage points.

Keysight Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $181.40, an upside of 10.94% from Keysight Technologies's current stock price of $163.51.

Keysight Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Keysight Technologies, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 20% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) is the #2 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 Vontier (NYSE:VNT) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 5 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31.

VNT passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Vontier has seen its stock return 0.18% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 3 percentage points.

Vontier has an average 1 year price target of $43.50, an upside of 13.78% from Vontier's current stock price of $38.23.

Vontier stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Vontier, 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.

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

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

Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 11 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 31.

MKSI passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Mks Instruments has seen its stock lose -23.17% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -21 percentage points.

Mks Instruments has an average 1 year price target of $120.67, an upside of 15.44% from Mks Instruments's current stock price of $104.53.

Mks Instruments stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Mks Instruments, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 8 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 1.05%, which is the same as 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 39.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)

Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) has an annual dividend yield of 0.95%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.68%. 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 44.9% 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 0.84%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.68%. 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 26.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are scientific & technical instrument stocks up?

Scientific & technical instrument stocks were up 0.28% in the last day, and up 0.58% over the last week. Sobr Safe was the among the top gainers in the scientific & technical instruments industry, gaining 19.93% yesterday.

SOBR Safe shares are trading higher after the company announced it has been granted European patent number EP4171362.

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 gained 0.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 3 percentage points.

2. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI) is the second 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 Instruments 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.

Mks Instruments's stock has dropped -23.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -21 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 20 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mesa Laboratories's stock has dropped -3.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -1 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

40.91% 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 7.79% over the next year.

0% of scientific & technical instrument stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of scientific & technical instrument stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.17% are rated C (Hold), 20.83% are rated D (Sell), and 0% 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 -7.85x.

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Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

1. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

2. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX)

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

1. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

2. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

3. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

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