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Best Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top specialty industrial machinery stocks in 2025 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.

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Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated A and is the 25th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$1.08B13.60%6.00%12.07%14.90%1.172.3930.90%7.70%13.70%
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$133.98M16.40%14.10%15.52%17.50%0.155.8846.40%20.30%20.80%
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC
$6.21B6.50%2.90%6.67%8.90%1.103.4640.60%6.00%12.77%
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
$1.97B150.10%24.10%71.77%56.10%3.421.1630.00%15.70%18.52%
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
$6.88B13.90%5.30%10.40%12.30%1.532.1032.40%6.30%9.52%
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
$9.04B17.70%12.50%19.05%45.70%0.402.5948.50%13.60%18.14%
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$1.08B3.50%1.20%3.83%6.50%1.611.5514.70%1.70%2.77%
RRX
REGAL REXNORD CORP
$9.66B3.90%1.80%5.22%8.50%1.072.0036.90%4.30%11.28%
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.70B3.90%2.30%5.48%8.50%0.742.4530.90%4.50%9.82%
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
$4.10B17.30%9.00%14.69%19.10%0.863.8634.90%10.70%15.64%
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$2.25B21.80%11.30%17.53%30.70%0.892.9050.20%14.60%20.07%
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$2.40B6.70%4.50%3.34%15.20%0.363.3129.10%6.00%4.56%
LXFR
LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC
$331.87M10.70%6.20%12.80%13.90%0.681.6522.50%6.00%9.14%
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$17.21B17.00%9.30%14.07%28.00%0.761.4539.80%14.90%18.84%
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.26B14.10%9.50%17.03%26.50%0.601.7235.40%8.70%11.69%
NPO
ENPRO INC
$4.69B5.80%3.40%6.78%14.90%0.592.4942.80%7.80%13.84%
SPXC
SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$8.72B14.70%7.00%11.34%21.40%1.161.9741.00%10.30%15.68%
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
$38.48B28.10%8.70%17.34%21.70%2.191.0639.40%12.00%16.14%
GE
GE AEROSPACE
$284.04B40.50%6.20%11.11%11.80%5.541.0437.90%18.60%23.70%
XYL
XYLEM INC
$34.27B8.70%5.70%8.06%24.20%0.531.9037.80%10.70%13.75%
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$11.66B14.00%6.70%12.12%15.90%1.102.0039.90%7.90%11.73%
AME
AMETEK INC
$41.89B14.50%9.70%13.60%45.50%0.471.6336.10%20.60%26.11%
JBTM
JBT MAREL CORP
$7.20B-4.70%-2.50%-1.26%-3.70%0.890.9335.80%-5.10%-3.08%
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$10.12B27.70%16.10%28.95%51.60%0.761.6538.20%13.70%18.36%
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$2.42B-20.40%-9.00%-9.43%-9.50%1.543.9139.10%-10.20%-9.42%
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$2.44B8.20%4.00%6.48%9.90%1.202.8839.90%7.10%11.49%
PH
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP
$93.27B26.40%11.70%19.10%32.30%1.161.2136.50%17.10%22.48%
TNC
TENNANT CO
$1.52B10.90%5.80%10.40%11.80%0.892.1442.10%5.40%7.58%
ENOV
ENOVIS CORP
$1.69B-29.90%-16.40%-17.05%-28.80%0.952.2557.60%-37.80%-34.67%
CMI
CUMMINS INC
$55.03B27.20%9.00%17.78%19.00%1.811.6425.60%8.70%12.63%
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$331.80M20.50%16.40%22.82%49.80%0.225.8461.00%16.90%20.16%
ITT
ITT INC
$12.90B19.10%10.60%19.44%36.70%0.961.4535.00%14.00%18.88%
DOV
DOVER CORP
$24.21B33.70%18.30%24.34%49.80%0.771.9539.20%29.30%34.19%
ATS
ATS CORP
$2.68B-2.30%-0.90%-0.02%0.00%1.581.6225.60%-1.50%-0.03%
THR
THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$834.17M11.00%7.00%12.51%20.30%0.532.4444.70%10.70%16.15%
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
$12.06B15.40%7.70%11.79%19.10%1.052.5654.80%16.50%24.17%
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
$136.66B21.00%10.00%15.86%24.00%1.181.2438.20%15.10%18.87%
MIR
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC
$4.81B0.70%0.40%2.51%5.60%0.842.5546.70%1.10%6.99%
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$8.55B24.00%12.20%22.55%25.40%1.051.9435.20%9.90%13.83%
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$120.26M2.70%1.30%4.98%4.80%1.222.1126.70%1.20%3.38%
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$74.15B13.10%6.20%11.01%23.60%1.140.8552.70%14.90%19.67%
GTEC
GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP
$22.09M12.30%6.30%15.51%14.50%0.871.6827.60%9.40%12.80%
CR
CRANE CO
$10.89B20.50%13.50%21.57%41.90%0.332.9342.60%16.60%21.28%
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$6.72B11.70%5.80%9.94%15.90%1.032.5738.10%11.10%16.71%
CSW
CSW INDUSTRIALS INC
$4.36B13.10%9.90%13.04%44.00%0.372.8643.80%15.20%19.62%
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
$75.39B102.30%21.60%37.28%33.80%4.001.5943.70%21.30%28.61%
HUHU
HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC
$141.86M-31.40%-10.90%-22.47%-20.80%2.091.1036.10%-10.60%-8.50%
IEX
IDEX CORP
$12.41B12.10%6.90%10.39%21.80%0.713.0544.40%14.10%19.74%
HI
HILLENBRAND INC
$1.77B-1.30%-0.40%4.08%5.60%2.531.2533.70%-0.60%5.20%
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$31.13B5.10%2.90%6.25%14.40%0.782.2943.70%7.10%13.76%
GGG
GRACO INC
$13.98B19.20%15.90%22.44%42.70%0.223.5552.20%22.30%27.50%
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$117.84M-9.50%-7.30%-4.26%-5.00%0.304.7419.70%-10.60%-4.99%
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$545.28M11.80%5.40%12.72%31.40%1.051.0525.60%6.40%7.75%
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$275.63M9.30%2.20%7.66%5.40%3.032.4116.90%1.90%4.90%
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
$52.53M-3.70%-1.70%1.23%0.80%1.211.5311.90%-1.50%0.67%
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$34.31B-29.90%14.00%54.63%22.40%-2.930.8829.90%10.70%12.53%
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
$3.42B13.70%6.00%10.38%19.70%1.481.2043.00%9.80%15.51%
WFF
WF HOLDING LTD
$24.20M4.20%1.90%4.61%6.50%1.271.5240.40%2.40%3.06%
KAI
KADANT INC
$4.00B12.10%7.20%12.57%23.50%0.592.3845.00%10.30%15.77%
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$599.74M-44.30%-38.30%-44.22%-225.50%0.169.31-22.80%-409.30%-406.36%
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$687.02M-1.50%-1.40%-4.34%-4.60%0.0912.7546.20%-5.40%-15.06%
SMR
NUSCALE POWER CORP
$10.09B-33.10%-32.60%-24.82%-384.60%0.136.2378.40%-273.40%-268.71%
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$31.04B-5.20%-0.60%-1.48%1.80%6.571.0817.90%-0.50%-0.35%
RR
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC
$331.27M-23.80%-23.40%-14.15%-42.40%0.01120.2376.10%-366.20%-365.49%
BW
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
$157.71MN/A-22.20%-53.71%-14.70%-3.271.0026.20%-27.20%-15.56%
LASE
LASER PHOTONICS CORP
$36.12M-57.80%-30.60%-52.26%-46.60%2.450.5347.70%-64.80%-64.77%
SERV
SERVE ROBOTICS INC
$554.67M-40.70%-38.50%-20.83%-514.40%0.0338.03-163.70%-3,320.20%-3,369.37%
NNE
NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC
$1.49B-26.50%-25.60%-15.09%-243.60%0.0273.00N/AN/AN/A
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$521.75M-83.90%-27.20%-33.27%-193.30%0.109.7791.70%-4,678,575.00%-4,845,933.33%
TOYO
TOYO CO LTD
$228.32M151.80%28.80%38.91%41.50%3.050.4412.40%23.00%25.24%
MKDW
MKDWELL TECH INC
$29.01MN/A-7.30%103.29%-6.80%-3.340.298.30%-126.00%-106.05%
TPIC
TPI COMPOSITES INC
$11.45MN/A-30.30%25.85%-15.60%-2.220.36-3.30%-15.30%-7.51%
XCH
XCHG LTD
$67.18MN/A-26.70%-37.89%-83.60%0.942.0850.30%-31.00%-27.79%
BURU
NUBURU INC
$14.71MN/A-810.70%79.06%199.10%-1.060.04-8,996.50%-404,757.50%-352,228.13%
HCAI
HUACHEN AI PARKING MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO LTD
$17.33M9.80%3.00%7.49%5.70%1.142.5814.00%3.70%5.93%
LBGJ
LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC
$22.31M-17.20%-3.70%-4.96%-4.40%2.721.8624.90%-8.80%-7.52%
JCSE
JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD
$4.78M0.20%0.10%3.19%2.90%1.132.5526.90%0.20%4.14%
GTLS
CHART INDUSTRIES INC
$8.91B8.10%2.60%8.56%12.40%1.851.5533.80%5.80%15.93%
CVV
CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
$20.26M-1.40%-1.20%-1.22%-2.00%0.194.0026.30%-1.30%-1.07%
CETY
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC
$14.14M-94.40%-34.60%-68.34%-39.10%2.420.5377.60%-194.60%-121.64%
FBGL
FBS GLOBAL LTD
$6.13M-17.40%-4.80%-17.78%-22.90%2.670.879.00%-5.90%-5.66%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

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

1. Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC)


Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) is the #1 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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 Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -6 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GRC as a "A".

GRC passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gorman Rupp Co has seen its stock return 7.12% over the past year, underperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by -10 percentage points.

2. Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD)


Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 16 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

TAYD passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock lose -14.45% over the past year, underperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by -31 percentage points.

3. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)


Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is -2 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GTES as a "A".

GTES passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 40.44% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 24 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $26.33, an upside of 9.27% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $24.10.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% 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 specialty industrial machinery stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 40 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. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)


Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.19%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.09%. 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 57.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI)


Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.57%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.09%. 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 -345.4% indicates that its 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 3.1%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.09%. 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 81% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.12% in the last day, and up 0.98% over the last week.

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

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 100, which is 75 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 25. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Greenland Technologies Holding's stock has dropped -21.6% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -38 percentage points.

2. Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD)


Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) 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.

Middleby has a valuation score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 25. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Middleby's stock has dropped -4.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -21 percentage points.

3. Flowserve (NYSE:FLS)


Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) is the third most undervalued specialty industrial machinery stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Flowserve has a valuation score of 29, which is 4 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 25. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Flowserve's stock has gained 11.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -6 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

41.51% 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 7.81% over the next year.

10.14% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.84% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.32% are rated C (Hold), 2.9% are rated D (Sell), and 5.8% 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 14.03x.
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