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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)
GRMN	GARMIN LTD	Switzerland	$32.83B	192,077,718	46.63%	53.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KEYS	KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$27.46B	174,555,842	86.22%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FTV	FORTIVE CORP	United States	$27.16B	352,028,662	86.73%	13.27%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TDY	TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$19.27B	47,422,490	90.31%	5.21%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BMI	BADGER METER INC	United States	$5.80B	29,393,730	87.16%	4.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MLAB	MESA LABORATORIES INC	United States	$659.26M	5,394,051	85.31%	14.69%	Net Selling
SOTK	SONO TEK CORP	United States	$77.94M	15,745,206	7.20%	24.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CGNX	COGNEX CORP	United States	$8.21B	171,662,056	85.52%	3.64%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ESE	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$2.81B	25,751,055	94.65%	4.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VNT	VONTIER CORP	United States	$6.14B	154,400,000	93.75%	0.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITRI	ITRON INC	United States	$5.00B	45,869,373	81.55%	18.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VPG	VISHAY PRECISION GROUP INC	United States	$432.80M	13,353,923	72.13%	27.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ELSE	ELECTRO SENSORS INC	United States	$14.02M	3,428,021	5.53%	94.47%
CPTN	CEPTON INC	United States	$44.74M	15,920,917	0.95%	99.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TRMB	TRIMBLE INC	United States	$14.03B	245,687,181	90.79%	1.08%	Net Selling	Net Buying
LUNA	LUNA INNOVATIONS INC	United States	$102.22M	33,958,641	55.39%	26.60%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BKSY	BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC	United States	$179.13M	146,830,442	25.73%	35.76%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WATT	ENERGOUS CORP	United States	$10.20M	6,538,240	4.02%	95.98%	Net Buying
MVIS	MICROVISION INC	United States	$237.66M	206,659,634	30.84%	13.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SVRE	SAVERONE 2014 LTD	Israel	$8.09M	69,579,231	12.77%	0.00%
MIND	MIND TECHNOLOGY INC	United States	$6.04M	1,405,779	6.61%	93.39%
GNSS	GENASYS INC	United States	$77.15M	44,594,562	33.28%	66.72%	Net Buying
FARO	FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$367.22M	19,205,873	90.16%	9.84%	Net Buying	Net Selling
COHR	COHERENT CORP	United States	$8.86B	152,461,013	85.59%	10.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NOVT	NOVANTA INC	United States	$5.85B	35,893,906	75.43%	24.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SOBR	SOBR SAFE INC	United States	$4.82M	20,007,465	4.60%	68.97%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MKSI	MKS INSTRUMENTS INC	United States	$8.62B	67,196,556	70.19%	29.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WRAP	WRAP TECHNOLOGIES INC	United States	$72.95M	44,214,169	11.58%	45.47%	Net Buying
FCUV	FOCUS UNIVERSAL INC	United States	$19.37M	64,771,817	4.96%	19.81%
ST	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC	United Kingdom	$6.45B	150,738,907	44.05%	55.95%	Net Buying	Net Buying
KNW	KNOW LABS INC	United States	$55.67M	85,512,166	3.12%	39.97%	Net Buying
AWIN	AERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC	Japan	$4.31M	924,890	1.50%	98.50%

Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

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

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

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) is the top scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 53, which is 27 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 26. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Garmin has seen its stock return 66.04% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 56 percentage points.

Garmin has an average 1 year price target of $165.17, a downside of -3.38% from Garmin's current stock price of $170.94.

Garmin stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Garmin, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 83.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) is the second best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 23 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 26. It passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Keysight Technologies has seen its stock lose -0.23% over the past year, underperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by -10 percentage points.

Keysight Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $159.75, an upside of 1.56% from Keysight Technologies's current stock price of $157.30.

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

3. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

Fortive (NYSE:FTV) is the third best scientific & technical instrument stock with a Zen Score of 45, which is 19 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 26. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Fortive has seen its stock return 18.51% over the past year, overperforming other scientific & technical instrument stocks by 9 percentage points.

Fortive has an average 1 year price target of $90.14, an upside of 16.83% from Fortive's current stock price of $77.16.

Fortive stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Fortive, 42.86% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 57.14% 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 1.71%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.66%. 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 41% 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 1.12%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.66%.

Sensata Technologies Holding's dividend payout ratio of -533.3% 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 0.69%, which is the same as the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 0.66%. 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 -3.3% 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 0.32% in the last day, and up 2.23% 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 WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stocks right now are:

1. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) is the most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mesa Laboratories has a valuation score of 57, which is 41 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 16. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mesa Laboratories's stock has dropped -22.13% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -32 percentage points.

2. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) is the second most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Vontier has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Vontier's stock has gained 36.81% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by 27 percentage points.

3. Genasys (NASDAQ:GNSS)

Genasys (NASDAQ:GNSS) is the third most undervalued scientific & technical instrument stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Genasys has a valuation score of 43, which is 27 points higher than the scientific & technical instrument industry average of 16. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Genasys's stock has dropped -32.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the scientific & technical instrument industry by -42 percentage points.

Are scientific & technical instrument stocks a good buy now?

47.62% of scientific & technical instrument stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect scientific & technical instrument stocks to rise by 4.63% 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 13.63x.

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Scientific & Technical Instrument Stocks FAQ

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS)

3. Fortive (NYSE:FTV)

1. Garmin (NYSE:GRMN)

2. Sensata Technologies Holding (NYSE:ST)

3. Mks Instruments (NASDAQ:MKSI)

1. Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB)

2. Vontier (NYSE:VNT)

3. Genasys (NASDAQ:GNSS)

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