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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 23rd ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$281.19M	3,153,117	34.93%	25.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$270.26M	14,421,658	59.77%	15.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.66B	253,855,699	89.33%	10.67%	Net Buying	Net Selling
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.32B	33,107,113	92.23%	7.77%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$13.20M	17,394,226	2.31%	38.25%	Net Buying
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$10.55B	127,260,329	98.26%	1.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.66B	33,339,926	79.32%	4.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$3.13B	96,948,447	85.59%	0.00%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.71B	26,312,842	58.79%	41.21%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$79.32B	138,165,463	85.13%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.08B	49,876,887	87.00%	13.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.62B	156,385,318	80.89%	19.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$43.07B	112,357,908	84.48%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$13.93B	66,499,582	97.83%	2.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.60B	37,518,322	20.55%	0.00%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.58B	47,181,017	90.15%	9.85%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$124.68B	126,216,529	92.29%	2.88%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$16.09B	55,783,598	72.69%	27.31%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DOV	DOVER CORP	$29.92B	134,866,626	90.67%	2.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$53.75B	228,977,202	89.06%	1.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITT	ITT INC	$17.01B	86,000,000	95.81%	2.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.48B	57,245,131	41.96%	58.04%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$15.82B	163,235,706	83.42%	16.58%	Net Buying	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.82B	115,814,243	86.72%	4.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$35.97B	391,617,994	81.26%	18.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$81.61B	562,000,000	81.96%	1.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$5.58B	21,248,001	87.29%	12.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.31B	111,100,100	26.32%	73.68%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$8.05B	51,982,204	96.34%	3.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$32.54B	602,171,792	21.92%	78.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$137.50B	387,900,000	98.00%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$338.07M	26,640,434	96.00%	3.15%	Net Selling
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$356.40B	1,048,813,612	79.44%	2.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$383.73M	14,404,207	52.45%	40.03%	Net Selling
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$10.14B	138,289,917	84.45%	2.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$31.46B	243,141,405	99.13%	0.87%	Net Selling	Net Buying
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$57.31M	23,200,988	9.10%	90.90%	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$35.43B	388,720,773	99.84%	0.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$11.74B	57,674,297	74.96%	14.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$4.09B	11,789,023	97.09%	2.91%	Net Selling
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.21B	12,118,733	95.64%	4.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$15.36B	165,338,302	89.84%	1.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.38B	23,050,450	24.06%	75.94%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$953.03M	11,072,780	80.53%	14.94%	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.52B	47,612,285	67.98%	32.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.49B	44,202,147	84.70%	4.91%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.12B	52,776,305	92.92%	7.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$82.76B	288,200,000	70.12%	29.88%	Net Buying	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$372.78M	10,094,322	11.98%	88.02%	Net Buying	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.12B	17,846,681	93.44%	6.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$2.32B	51,824,424	86.71%	13.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$15.52B	74,347,824	97.45%	2.55%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.96B	58,675,827	59.19%	40.81%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.79B	57,422,039	95.56%	4.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$646.25M	300,581,918	28.86%	0.00%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$360.13M	42,974,862	3.97%	0.98%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.41B	250,532,347	82.90%	17.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.59B	16,470,230	97.89%	2.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$111.61M	6,414,616	55.03%	44.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$717.60M	45,103,991	96.85%	0.00%
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	N/A	74,889,656	0.00%	0.00%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.37B	52,082,794	48.13%	51.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$732.92M	74,483,482	39.65%	12.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.24B	338,016,328	38.48%	23.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$565.70M	223,595,973	25.14%	19.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$23.00M	22,332,826	7.80%	82.03%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$448.73M	222,142,079	15.02%	49.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$31.63M	12,500,000	0.00%	0.00%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$12.16M	4,787,311	10.70%	60.05%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$159.66M	23,173,413	0.22%	0.00%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$26.77M	86,902,656	34.74%	17.21%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$15.72M	25,190,000	0.14%	0.00%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.13M	5,183,021	3.83%	0.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$28.72M	6,937,338	11.21%	68.68%
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.58B	32,848,372	37.24%	62.76%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$107.41M	63,181,249	0.26%	0.00%
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.92B	47,865,593	77.28%	22.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$1.99M	18,748,000	0.41%	0.00%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$72.65M	2,378,061,531	0.00%	0.00%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$5.94M	5,306,666	0.30%	0.00%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD)

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) 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 Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: D.

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

TAYD passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock return 172.61% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 139 percentage points.

Taylor Devices has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, a downside of -21.51% from Taylor Devices's current stock price of $89.18.

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.

2. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) 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 Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

TWIN passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 115.88% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 83 percentage points.

3. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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 Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

GTES passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 25.07% over the past year, underperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by -8 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $29.14, an upside of 11.06% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $26.24.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 28.57% 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. Je Cleantech Holdings (NASDAQ:JCSE)

Je Cleantech Holdings (NASDAQ:JCSE) has an annual dividend yield of 39.29%, which is 37 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.15%.

Je Cleantech Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -43.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.1%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.15%. 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 179.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.68%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.15%. 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 dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 0.48% in the last day, and down -2.26% over the last week. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises was the among the top gainers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, gaining 12.63% yesterday.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are trading higher after the company reported Q4 financial results. The company announced it received full notice to proceed on a $2.4 billion design-build agreement with Base Electron.

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 -51.05% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -84 percentage points.

2. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) 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.

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 -11.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -44 percentage points.

3. Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC)

Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC) 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.

Tennant Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tennant Co's stock has dropped -25.27% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -59 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

48.28% 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 9.03% over the next year.

5.97% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.87% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.22% are rated C (Hold), 4.48% 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 27.4x.

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