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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.

Industry: Specialty Industrial Mach...

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Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated A and is the 12th 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
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.15B	$35.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.30%	9.38%	13.50%	8.94%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.20B	$275.88	$300.00	8.74%	Buy	2	2.90%	5.29%	23.34%	16.76%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.34B	$35.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	229.84%	298.17%	68.28%	23.13%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.07B	$71.35	$75.71	6.12%	Strong Buy	7	3.69%	8.12%	27.05%	10.50%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.25B	$54.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-8.54%	-36.32%	57.29%	20.28%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.79B	$53.99	$53.25	-1.37%	Strong Buy	4	3.87%	49.51%	12.92%	7.62%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$5.88B	$22.76	$28.14	23.65%	Strong Buy	7	3.60%	28.52%	15.24%	7.19%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.79B	$24.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.63%	6.85%	23.32%	12.45%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.95B	$118.20	$156.75	32.61%	Strong Buy	4	3.02%	N/A	22.00%	10.17%
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$9.69B	$145.99	$172.67	18.27%	Strong Buy	6	2.89%	70.61%	12.56%	6.12%
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.42B	$89.90	$86.33	-3.97%	Hold	3	4.31%	15.49%	38.00%	18.55%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$334.02M	$12.50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.02%	48.87%	14.95%	9.17%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$68.74B	$497.98	$517.78	3.98%	Buy	9	3.66%	14.69%	39.81%	14.28%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$17.22B	$105.24	$121.73	15.67%	Buy	11	3.64%	14.23%	27.53%	15.40%
ITT	ITT INC	$14.36B	$184.16	$204.13	10.84%	Strong Buy	8	4.43%	11.35%	28.34%	14.92%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$44.44B	$395.86	$395.09	-0.19%	Strong Buy	11	6.31%	25.56%	47.57%	15.49%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$156.68M	$49.78	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.94%	1.86%	14.84%	13.57%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$4.69B	$222.85	$243.33	9.19%	Strong Buy	3	4.96%	48.01%	14.38%	9.12%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.72B	$215.04	$210.43	-2.14%	Buy	7	7.22%	20.80%	22.05%	13.75%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$9.19B	$65.98	$77.57	17.57%	Buy	7	3.02%	6.70%	37.28%	21.69%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.40B	$31.09	$50.00	60.82%	Strong Buy	1	9.97%	47.28%	16.97%	13.03%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.01B	$37.87	$48.00	26.75%	Strong Buy	1	5.88%	12.92%	26.79%	14.03%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$13.35B	$237.66	$259.00	8.98%	Buy	3	4.20%	15.42%	27.10%	13.45%
AME	AMETEK INC	$45.56B	$197.89	$211.67	6.96%	Buy	9	5.41%	10.32%	20.67%	13.45%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$34.25B	$140.67	$162.63	15.61%	Strong Buy	8	3.79%	16.74%	15.21%	9.85%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.33B	$73.13	$102.00	39.48%	Strong Buy	1	3.75%	35.85%	N/A	N/A
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$108.74B	$861.70	$867.93	0.72%	Strong Buy	15	6.13%	8.37%	33.49%	15.04%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.24B	$95.15	$107.00	12.45%	Hold	1	4.07%	24.91%	18.22%	12.02%
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$314.81B	$298.45	$333.33	11.69%	Strong Buy	6	6.26%	4.36%	53.47%	7.84%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$2.97B	$245.16	$264.00	7.68%	Strong Buy	3	7.88%	53.08%	17.65%	8.03%
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.47B	$25.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	19.79%	N/A	19.17%	7.54%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$25.41B	$185.28	$212.33	14.60%	Buy	9	4.28%	-11.10%	21.34%	12.18%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.22B	$46.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.80%	10.42%	16.53%	7.70%
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$223.73M	$15.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.48%	751.00%	13.00%	5.73%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$7.30B	$140.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.39%	N/A	11.09%	5.98%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$134.34B	$345.89	$412.07	19.13%	Strong Buy	14	7.07%	15.59%	36.86%	17.09%
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$49.55B	$83.77	$60.20	-28.14%	Hold	10	23.99%	N/A	386.02%	35.58%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$34.63B	$88.85	$103.71	16.73%	Hold	7	4.39%	13.44%	-41.81%	21.05%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$103.72M	$16.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.73B	$30.27	$50.40	66.50%	Strong Buy	5	4.79%	N/A	11.59%	5.28%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$70.30M	$3.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.16%	-46.68%	7.08%	3.96%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.54B	$271.87	$280.00	2.99%	Hold	4	9.26%	13.84%	18.44%	13.72%
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.67B	$82.44	$91.00	10.38%	Hold	1	4.58%	5.88%	27.60%	22.27%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.60B	$26.02	$28.57	9.80%	Strong Buy	7	8.56%	123.16%	9.46%	4.98%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$74.93B	$133.38	$149.75	12.27%	Buy	8	5.56%	24.22%	21.59%	10.44%
CR	CRANE CO	$10.55B	$183.25	$223.60	22.02%	Strong Buy	5	10.97%	6.76%	26.17%	20.19%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$13.02B	$173.93	$198.80	14.30%	Buy	5	3.27%	12.55%	20.03%	11.53%
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$3.00B	$58.47	$60.14	2.86%	Buy	7	12.71%	N/A	N/A	N/A
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$308.39M	$21.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.14%	25.62%	N/A	N/A
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$72.29B	$249.28	$257.14	3.15%	Sell	7	2.87%	5.70%	122.50%	24.36%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$853.65M	$2.84	$2.24	-21.13%	Sell	5	12.53%	N/A	N/A	N/A
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$3.23B	$56.30	$82.50	46.54%	Strong Buy	2	5.28%	34.06%	26.08%	10.85%
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.28B	$278.12	$340.00	22.25%	Buy	2	5.46%	9.24%	13.94%	8.64%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$273.56M	$27.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$31.74B	$80.34	$90.17	12.23%	Buy	6	5.08%	44.95%	18.37%	10.22%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$208.43M	$4.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$694.38M	$6.25	$6.00	-4.00%	Hold	1	15.76%	N/A	-1.97%	0.70%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$8.90B	$151.63	$191.92	26.57%	Buy	12	6.94%	24.25%	25.96%	12.26%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$631.81M	$57.50	$60.00	4.35%	Strong Buy	2	5.95%	21.70%	15.94%	7.09%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$245.80M	$10.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$610.53M	$13.33	$19.75	48.16%	Buy	4	6.54%	N/A	3.90%	3.58%
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$48.25M	$3.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$5.97B	$20.00	$39.21	96.07%	Hold	7	56.51%	N/A	-5.82%	-5.46%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$532.12M	$3.55	$6.00	69.01%	Buy	1	111.99%	N/A	-9.47%	-9.36%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.36B	$32.70	$29.50	-9.79%	Sell	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$764.20M	$10.26	$15.00	46.20%	Buy	1	234.08%	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$644.21M	$2.90	$3.50	20.69%	Buy	2	N/A	N/A	-74.87%	-17.09%
HI	HILLENBRAND INC	$2.24B	$31.84	$32.00	0.50%	Hold	2	-2.50%	109.53%	13.62%	4.23%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$18.61M	$1.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.62%	N/A	16.47%	10.06%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$15.29M	$0.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.38M	$1.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$13.33M	$0.71	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$24.21M	$3.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$205.34M	$3.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.17B	$203.95	$199.75	-2.06%	Hold	4	7.96%	153.80%	22.24%	7.27%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$29.73M	$0.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BURU	NUBURU INC	$104.94M	$0.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$5.94M	$1.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XCH	XCHG LTD	$63.61M	$1.07	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 Dec 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. Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR)

Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) is the #1 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 79 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: C, 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 11.22% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 9 percentage points.

2. Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS)

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 79 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 Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 14 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

WTS passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Watts Water Technologies has seen its stock return 27.85% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 26 percentage points.

Watts Water Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $300.00, an upside of 8.74% from Watts Water Technologies's current stock price of $275.88.

Watts Water Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Watts Water Technologies, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% 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 79 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 16 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

CYD passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. China Yuchai International has seen its stock return 284.93% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 283 percentage points.

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. Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC)

Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.1%. Enerpac Tool Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Enerpac Tool Group's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Enerpac Tool Group's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its 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 4.16%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.1%. 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 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 3.76%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.1%. 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 0.22% in the last day, and up 3.58% 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. Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC)

Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC) 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.

Tennant Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tennant Co's stock has dropped -17.25% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -20 percentage points.

2. Regal Rexnord (NYSE:RRX)

Regal Rexnord (NYSE:RRX) is the second 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.

Regal Rexnord has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Regal Rexnord's stock has dropped -15.47% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -18 percentage points.

3. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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.

Gates Industrial has a valuation score of 43, which is 20 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 2.71% in the past year. It has performed in line with other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

40.38% 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 9.88% over the next year.

7.46% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.84% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.75% are rated C (Hold), 4.48% are rated D (Sell), and 4.48% 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 11.84x.

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