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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	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$248.40M	3,153,117	33.14%	25.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.80B	37,518,322	18.38%	0.00%
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.60B	32,848,372	37.39%	62.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$10.04B	127,115,509	98.58%	1.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.37B	156,385,318	80.88%	19.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$236.08M	14,421,658	59.35%	15.86%	Net Buying	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.30B	33,352,921	78.30%	4.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$13.97M	17,394,226	3.10%	38.25%	Net Buying
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.84B	96,948,447	85.21%	0.00%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.57B	23,040,930	20.14%	79.86%	Net Selling
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$404.56M	26,721,510	95.36%	3.14%	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$45.70B	112,357,908	81.78%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.63B	258,280,391	89.11%	10.89%	Net Buying	Net Selling
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.32B	33,128,494	92.26%	7.74%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$74.63B	138,036,253	83.93%	1.80%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.87B	49,835,573	87.05%	12.95%	Net Buying	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.67B	44,510,381	84.11%	4.81%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.47B	18,125,969	94.19%	5.81%	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$13.28B	66,389,673	97.77%	2.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$5.39B	21,065,729	87.37%	12.63%	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$122.13B	126,216,529	90.17%	2.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$12.35B	115,336,687	86.71%	4.22%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$10.88B	139,237,818	75.63%	2.61%	Net Selling
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$50.58M	23,200,988	8.16%	91.84%	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.89B	50,371,250	90.30%	9.70%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$321.33B	1,048,813,612	78.04%	2.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$15.54B	163,641,880	83.26%	16.74%	Net Buying	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$52.90B	230,203,873	86.42%	1.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$32.38B	602,171,792	17.42%	82.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.57B	26,312,842	58.27%	41.73%
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.25B	57,189,381	42.12%	57.88%	Net Selling	Net Buying
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$8.47B	51,971,372	93.53%	3.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITT	ITT INC	$15.76B	78,000,000	92.94%	3.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$15.77B	55,823,516	72.61%	27.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$360.54M	14,404,207	51.87%	40.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$137.75B	388,400,000	82.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$2.90B	12,118,733	95.39%	4.61%	Net Selling	Net Buying
XYL	XYLEM INC	$33.90B	243,469,063	99.08%	0.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$15.32B	165,794,118	88.24%	1.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CR	CRANE CO	$10.82B	57,596,887	74.01%	14.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.89B	11,778,135	97.09%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.24B	47,612,285	67.75%	32.25%	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$84.83B	562,000,000	80.44%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DOV	DOVER CORP	$29.84B	137,153,223	85.28%	2.02%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$35.47B	388,720,773	87.23%	0.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$810.36M	10,987,954	80.62%	14.92%	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.21B	52,776,305	93.06%	6.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$83.60B	290,000,000	69.71%	30.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$946.57M	111,100,100	15.97%	84.03%	Net Buying	Net Buying
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$3.09B	51,247,656	84.95%	15.05%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$37.93B	395,110,395	81.11%	18.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$3.04B	57,422,039	95.54%	4.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.89B	253,801,190	83.65%	16.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$15.94B	74,849,436	97.43%	2.57%	Net Buying
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$368.44M	10,094,322	12.72%	87.28%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$390.64M	42,974,862	3.25%	0.98%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	N/A	12,500,000	0.00%	0.00%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$653.89M	215,095,973	15.69%	20.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$631.14M	45,801,003	94.73%	0.00%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$10.12B	58,684,066	58.30%	41.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.53B	16,470,230	94.22%	2.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$610.18M	300,581,918	24.93%	0.00%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$108.86M	6,414,616	55.00%	45.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.43B	298,476,875	32.50%	51.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.32B	50,474,294	32.33%	55.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$684.50M	74,483,482	34.13%	12.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$21.80M	22,332,826	6.32%	82.03%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$444.28M	222,142,079	14.61%	50.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.40M	5,183,021	44.90%	0.00%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$15.00M	18,748,000	0.29%	0.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$27.12M	6,937,338	17.50%	68.68%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$111.83M	63,181,249	0.33%	0.00%
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.31B	44,952,953	76.54%	23.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HI	HILLENBRAND INC	$2.25B	70,506,819	90.86%	6.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BURU	NUBURU INC	$68.52M	433,644,251	1.35%	3.45%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$5.41M	5,306,666	0.99%	0.00%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$50.41M	2,378,061,531	0.01%	0.00%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$10.15M	4,787,311	8.86%	60.05%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$132.81M	23,173,413	0.63%	0.00%
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	N/A	74,889,656	0.00%	0.00%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$9.82M	25,190,000	0.15%	0.00%

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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