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Best Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top specialty industrial machinery stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Specialty Industrial Mach...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated A and is the 13th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.33B	32,840,075	37.39%	62.61%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$231.38M	3,153,117	33.14%	26.12%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.58B	37,518,322	18.38%	0.00%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.68B	33,352,921	78.30%	4.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$22.26M	17,394,226	3.10%	38.25%	Net Buying
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.55B	127,115,509	98.58%	1.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.03B	156,349,160	80.88%	19.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.64B	23,040,930	20.14%	79.86%	Net Selling
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$400.82M	26,721,510	95.36%	3.14%	Net Selling
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.04B	33,128,494	92.26%	7.74%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.31B	66,389,673	97.77%	2.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$5.89B	258,280,391	89.11%	10.89%	Net Buying	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$11.36B	115,336,687	86.71%	4.22%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$46.84B	112,273,567	81.84%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.45B	49,835,573	87.05%	12.95%	Net Buying	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.41B	44,510,381	84.11%	4.81%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NPO	ENPRO INC	$4.84B	21,065,729	87.37%	12.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$48.60B	230,203,873	86.42%	1.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$78.02B	138,036,253	83.93%	1.80%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.42B	18,125,969	94.19%	5.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.76B	50,371,250	90.30%	9.70%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.36B	26,312,842	58.27%	41.73%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$17.03B	163,641,880	83.26%	16.74%	Net Buying	Net Selling
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$9.91B	139,237,818	75.63%	2.61%	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$118.14B	126,186,699	90.19%	2.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$258.84M	14,388,031	59.48%	15.89%	Net Buying	Net Selling
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$2.99B	12,116,999	95.41%	4.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.92B	96,946,649	85.21%	0.00%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$34.11B	243,469,063	99.08%	0.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.41B	45,186,789	67.75%	32.25%	Net Selling
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$83.52M	23,200,988	8.16%	91.84%	Net Selling
DOV	DOVER CORP	$28.03B	137,153,223	85.28%	2.02%	Net Buying	Net Buying
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$8.10B	51,971,372	93.53%	3.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$14.88B	55,823,516	72.61%	27.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ITT	ITT INC	$14.12B	78,000,000	92.94%	3.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$5.36B	16,686,708	93.00%	2.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$329.57M	14,404,207	51.87%	40.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$336.36B	1,054,813,911	77.60%	2.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$35.05B	389,715,851	87.00%	0.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.66B	253,801,190	83.65%	16.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.39B	57,189,381	42.12%	57.88%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.72B	11,778,135	97.09%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$128.61B	388,400,000	82.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Buying
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$3.26B	51,247,656	84.95%	15.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$83.23B	561,800,000	80.47%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.12B	52,776,305	93.06%	6.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$11.70B	57,596,887	74.01%	14.47%	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$913.24M	111,100,100	15.97%	84.03%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$40.23B	591,517,950	17.49%	82.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$14.26B	74,849,436	97.43%	2.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$75.08B	290,000,000	69.71%	30.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$798.38M	10,987,954	80.62%	14.92%	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$321.30M	10,094,322	12.72%	87.28%	Net Buying	Net Buying
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$33.98B	395,110,395	81.11%	18.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$14.37B	165,794,118	88.24%	1.50%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$317.58M	42,974,862	3.25%	0.98%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.92B	57,422,039	95.54%	4.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$9.40B	58,684,066	58.30%	41.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$665.95M	45,801,003	94.73%	0.00%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$826.60M	300,581,918	24.93%	0.00%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$108.15M	6,414,616	55.00%	45.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$5.92B	298,476,875	32.50%	51.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$611.57M	149,893,979	22.52%	28.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.73B	50,474,294	32.33%	57.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$1.12B	74,483,482	34.13%	12.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$47.12M	22,332,826	6.32%	82.03%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$608.67M	222,142,079	14.61%	51.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.30B	44,952,953	76.53%	23.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$13.80M	18,748,000	0.29%	0.00%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$176.12M	23,173,413	0.63%	0.00%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	N/A	12,500,000	0.00%	0.00%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$82.39M	433,644,251	1.35%	3.04%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$65.40M	2,378,061,531	0.01%	0.00%
HI	HILLENBRAND INC	$2.24B	70,506,819	90.86%	6.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$11.08M	25,190,000	0.15%	0.00%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.75M	5,183,021	44.90%	0.00%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$24.85M	143,619,342	0.30%	2.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$26.78M	6,937,338	17.50%	68.68%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$10.24M	5,306,666	0.99%	0.00%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$142.79M	63,181,249	0.33%	0.00%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery 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 specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now are:

1. Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR)

Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) is the #1 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 80 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 Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 8 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

THR passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Thermon Group Holdings has seen its stock return 41.77% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 21 percentage points.

2. Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD)

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 80 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 Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 8 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

TAYD passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock return 122.3% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 101 percentage points.

Taylor Devices has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, a downside of -4.61% from Taylor Devices's current stock price of $73.38.

Taylor Devices stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Taylor Devices, 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.

3. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 80 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 China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

CYD passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. China Yuchai International has seen its stock return 313.06% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 292 percentage points.

China Yuchai International has an average 1 year price target of $60.00, an upside of 42.69% from China Yuchai International's current stock price of $42.05.

China Yuchai International stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering China Yuchai International, 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 specialty industrial machinery stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 38 specialty industrial machinery stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 specialty industrial machinery stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.27%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.13%. Omega Flex's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Omega Flex's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Omega Flex's dividend payout ratio of 85.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.47%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.13%. Luxfer Holdings's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Luxfer Holdings's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Luxfer Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 96.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI)

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.84%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.13%. Hillenbrand's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hillenbrand's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hillenbrand's dividend payout ratio of 147.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 0.01% in the last day, and up 3.46% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why specialty industrial machinery stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued specialty industrial machinery 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 specialty industrial machinery stocks right now are:

1. Greenland Technologies Holding (NASDAQ:GTEC)

Greenland Technologies Holding (NASDAQ:GTEC) is the most undervalued specialty industrial machinery stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Greenland Technologies Holding has a valuation score of 14, which is -12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 26. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GTEC a Valuation Rating of "A".

Greenland Technologies Holding's stock has dropped -30.81% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -52 percentage points.

2. Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC)

Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC) is the second most undervalued specialty industrial machinery stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Tennant Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tennant Co's stock has dropped -5.97% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -27 percentage points.

3. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) is the third most undervalued specialty industrial machinery stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Crane Nxt Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -20.09% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -41 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

47.27% of specialty industrial machinery stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty industrial machinery stocks to rise by 7.12% over the next year.

8.96% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.84% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 47.76% are rated C (Hold), 2.99% are rated D (Sell), and 7.46% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the specialty industrial machinery industry?

The average P/E ratio of the specialty industrial machinery industry is 20.65x.

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