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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...

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Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated A and is the 16th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$248.40M	$78.78	$70.00	-11.14%	Hold	1	8.40%	-6.59%	14.24%	13.11%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.80B	$48.00	$60.00	25.00%	Strong Buy	1	1,006.46%	1,450.53%	71.01%	24.06%
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.60B	$48.77	$54.00	10.72%	Strong Buy	1	0.09%	17.88%	13.57%	8.95%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$10.04B	$78.98	$80.22	1.57%	Strong Buy	9	5.04%	11.91%	29.66%	11.52%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.37B	$27.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.74%	7.28%	22.49%	12.40%
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$236.08M	$16.37	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.45%	-42.67%	10.76%	5.17%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.30B	$308.80	$305.60	-1.04%	Buy	5	6.76%	11.25%	25.58%	18.37%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$13.97M	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.64%	8.34%
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.84B	$29.31	$35.00	19.41%	Hold	1	24.00%	291.78%	17.08%	6.78%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.57B	$67.95	$98.76	45.33%	Strong Buy	2	22.29%	30.19%	N/A	N/A
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$404.56M	$15.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.65%	122.89%	14.95%	9.17%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$45.70B	$406.70	$425.42	4.60%	Buy	12	5.41%	20.56%	47.73%	15.92%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.63B	$25.68	$27.40	6.70%	Strong Buy	5	4.58%	41.09%	15.24%	7.19%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.32B	$70.02	$72.25	3.18%	Strong Buy	4	5.03%	52.19%	14.39%	8.49%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$74.63B	$540.65	$584.56	8.12%	Strong Buy	9	7.21%	22.82%	50.78%	18.21%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.87B	$218.02	$218.40	0.17%	Buy	5	10.22%	25.64%	23.28%	14.52%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.67B	$104.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.48%	56.26%	17.96%	11.85%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.47B	$80.84	$102.00	26.18%	Strong Buy	1	6.56%	40.03%	N/A	N/A
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$13.28B	$200.00	$172.29	-13.86%	Strong Buy	7	5.80%	180.84%	12.37%	6.03%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$5.39B	$255.78	$246.67	-3.56%	Strong Buy	3	13.44%	115.60%	14.38%	9.12%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$122.13B	$967.62	$977.26	1.00%	Strong Buy	19	6.82%	11.29%	35.38%	16.59%
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$12.35B	$107.06	$98.60	-7.90%	Buy	5	4.08%	14.01%	39.71%	19.90%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$10.88B	$78.11	$78.25	0.18%	Buy	4	4.23%	8.41%	40.64%	23.64%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$50.58M	$2.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.36%	1.88%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.89B	$156.72	$164.20	4.77%	Strong Buy	5	4.21%	N/A	24.57%	11.36%
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$321.33B	$306.37	$357.33	16.63%	Strong Buy	6	8.82%	6.42%	61.18%	8.78%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$15.54B	$94.97	$119.25	25.57%	Buy	8	5.08%	17.07%	29.15%	16.31%
AME	AMETEK INC	$52.90B	$229.79	$226.20	-1.56%	Buy	10	8.43%	13.56%	22.04%	14.34%
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$32.38B	$53.78	$59.55	10.72%	Hold	11	21.33%	N/A	271.21%	60.13%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.57B	$59.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.12%	25.59%	16.53%	7.70%
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.25B	$21.79	$47.33	117.22%	Strong Buy	6	7.87%	N/A	11.14%	5.08%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$8.47B	$162.92	$180.00	10.48%	Strong Buy	1	23.30%	N/A	11.41%	6.15%
ITT	ITT INC	$15.76B	$202.05	$209.13	3.50%	Strong Buy	8	7.77%	15.94%	30.30%	15.96%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$15.77B	$282.57	$283.75	0.42%	Strong Buy	4	7.53%	17.36%	27.93%	14.37%
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$360.54M	$25.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.40%	36.51%	N/A	N/A
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$137.75B	$354.67	$403.47	13.76%	Buy	15	10.81%	20.66%	37.14%	17.22%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$2.90B	$239.71	$281.33	17.36%	Strong Buy	3	6.51%	54.89%	23.16%	10.43%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$33.90B	$139.24	$166.00	19.22%	Strong Buy	7	5.60%	21.00%	16.46%	10.67%
GGG	GRACO INC	$15.32B	$92.42	$96.67	4.60%	Buy	3	6.45%	8.84%	30.42%	24.55%
CR	CRANE CO	$10.82B	$187.78	$220.33	17.34%	Strong Buy	3	15.90%	11.76%	27.40%	21.13%
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.89B	$330.25	$337.50	2.20%	Buy	2	13.47%	19.60%	13.94%	8.64%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.24B	$25.95	$52.00	100.39%	Strong Buy	1	15.31%	-23.27%	14.29%	10.66%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$84.83B	$150.94	$161.89	7.25%	Buy	9	5.16%	24.17%	23.99%	11.60%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$29.84B	$217.55	$221.00	1.59%	Buy	7	5.89%	-8.60%	21.01%	11.99%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$35.47B	$91.24	$102.25	12.07%	Hold	4	5.80%	15.74%	-44.67%	22.61%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$810.36M	$73.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.45%	11.50%	15.63%	6.95%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.21B	$41.87	$48.00	14.64%	Strong Buy	1	5.79%	16.42%	27.19%	14.33%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$83.60B	$288.29	$259.67	-9.93%	Sell	6	4.29%	8.78%	145.26%	28.88%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$946.57M	$8.52	$8.00	-6.10%	Buy	2	26.77%	N/A	-7.93%	2.80%
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$3.09B	$60.36	$60.14	-0.36%	Buy	7	20.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$37.93B	$96.00	$92.40	-3.75%	Buy	5	7.70%	50.08%	21.23%	11.81%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$3.04B	$52.95	$82.33	55.49%	Strong Buy	3	11.28%	68.34%	23.88%	9.94%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.89B	$23.21	$29.29	26.18%	Strong Buy	7	27.45%	398.83%	9.68%	5.10%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$15.94B	$212.94	$227.00	6.60%	Strong Buy	6	6.02%	18.01%	23.15%	13.33%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$368.44M	$36.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$390.64M	$9.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	N/A	$4.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$653.89M	$3.04	$6.00	97.37%	Buy	1	91.25%	N/A	-3.28%	-3.25%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$631.14M	$13.78	$19.75	43.32%	Buy	4	3.37%	N/A	2.55%	2.35%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$10.12B	$172.37	$195.25	13.27%	Strong Buy	12	9.82%	30.05%	28.71%	13.56%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.53B	$275.07	$307.25	11.70%	Buy	4	10.76%	25.26%	20.87%	9.74%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$610.18M	$2.03	$2.24	10.34%	Sell	5	20.95%	N/A	N/A	N/A
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$108.86M	$16.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.43B	$14.84	$35.72	140.71%	Hold	9	113.03%	N/A	11.03%	10.35%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.32B	$26.13	$29.50	12.92%	Sell	2	N/A	N/A	-64.59%	-62.87%
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$684.50M	$9.19	$19.25	109.47%	Strong Buy	4	297.38%	N/A	-38.27%	-36.32%
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$21.80M	$0.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$444.28M	$2.00	$3.50	75.00%	Buy	2	N/A	N/A	-43.82%	-10.00%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.40M	$0.46	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$15.00M	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$27.12M	$3.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$111.83M	$1.77	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.31B	$207.08	$210.00	1.41%	Hold	1	9.97%	154.83%	21.04%	6.88%
HI	HILLENBRAND INC	$2.25B	$31.88	$32.00	0.38%	Hold	2	-7.36%	299.00%	13.62%	4.23%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$68.52M	$0.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$5.41M	$1.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XCH	XCHG LTD	$50.41M	$0.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$10.15M	$2.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$132.81M	$5.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	N/A	$5.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$9.82M	$0.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Feb 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 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: A, Sentiment: A, 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 138.37% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 118 percentage points.

Taylor Devices has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, a downside of -11.14% from Taylor Devices's current stock price of $78.78.

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. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) 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 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 44, which is 8 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

CYD passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. China Yuchai International has seen its stock return 340.77% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 320 percentage points.

China Yuchai International has an average 1 year price target of $60.00, an upside of 25% from China Yuchai International's current stock price of $48.00.

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.

3. Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR)

Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) 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 Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, 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 80.96% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 60 percentage points.

Thermon Group Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $54.00, an upside of 10.72% from Thermon Group Holdings's current stock price of $48.77.

Thermon Group Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Thermon Group Holdings, 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 39 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 43.14%, which is 41 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.11%.

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. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.73%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.11%. 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.

3. Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI)

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.83%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.11%. 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 down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.02% in the last day, and up 1.83% over the last week. Broadwind was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -33.13% yesterday.

Broadwind shares are trading lower. The company announced preliminary FY25 results and issued FY26 financial guidance.

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 -65.83% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -86 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 -6.37% 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 -18.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -39 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

48.21% 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 6.71% over the next year.

11.76% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30.88% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.53% are rated C (Hold), 2.94% are rated D (Sell), and 5.88% 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 23.47x.

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