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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 +28.50% 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 B and is the 50th 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
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$650.75M	$44.91	$59.00	31.37%	Strong Buy	1	4.62%	31.54%	N/A	N/A
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$10.44B	$176.98	$289.71	63.70%	Strong Buy	14	16.32%	48.47%	33.29%	16.60%
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$350.39M	$24.10	$30.00	24.48%	Strong Buy	1	8.85%	-26.39%	6.89%	3.77%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$6.44B	$25.42	$32.30	27.07%	Buy	10	4.89%	16.57%	15.63%	7.45%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.22B	$67.25	$96.25	43.12%	Strong Buy	4	4.97%	23.80%	15.24%	9.53%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.18B	$183.19	$269.83	47.30%	Strong Buy	6	11.03%	24.22%	21.62%	12.89%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.76B	$34.49	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.92%	8.61%	27.68%	14.46%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$82.72B	$148.30	$164.36	10.83%	Buy	11	4.45%	21.00%	24.94%	12.04%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.89B	$71.50	$74.00	3.50%	Hold	1	3.91%	15.53%	26.47%	13.48%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$74.49B	$541.10	$794.30	46.79%	Strong Buy	10	8.90%	27.32%	49.60%	17.88%
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.25B	$153.87	$256.57	66.75%	Strong Buy	7	7.51%	62.97%	14.27%	7.17%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.60B	$23.08	$27.50	19.15%	Sell	2	1.93%	6.22%	22.99%	13.19%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$146.24M	$22.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.75B	$351.93	$390.83	11.05%	Strong Buy	6	6.11%	10.74%	24.46%	18.14%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.31B	$35.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	190.08%	259.25%	79.34%	23.79%
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.16B	$267.30	$357.50	33.74%	Buy	2	4.85%	35.56%	16.49%	8.93%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$152.70B	$393.16	$473.27	20.38%	Strong Buy	11	10.01%	23.72%	42.51%	15.33%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$117.08B	$928.83	$1.17k	26.10%	Strong Buy	12	8.64%	14.78%	35.81%	17.87%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.25B	$96.09	$114.50	19.16%	Hold	2	4.30%	35.61%	16.69%	10.92%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$17.17B	$308.31	$349.20	13.26%	Buy	5	6.18%	12.76%	26.89%	14.78%
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.19B	$87.93	$100.50	14.30%	Buy	2	4.04%	8.27%	37.64%	20.67%
CR	CRANE CO	$11.52B	$199.25	$246.67	23.80%	Strong Buy	3	8.56%	15.53%	26.98%	14.57%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.01B	$283.94	$378.33	33.24%	Strong Buy	3	8.16%	130.54%	16.71%	9.97%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.05B	$7.03	$20.00	184.50%	Buy	1	28.32%	N/A	188.57%	10.82%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$46.51B	$418.85	$467.25	11.56%	Buy	12	4.48%	15.90%	58.77%	18.51%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$910.16M	$39.46	$79.45	101.34%	Buy	2	15.19%	25.39%	N/A	N/A
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.87B	$49.81	$75.00	50.57%	Strong Buy	2	6.48%	39.34%	23.23%	8.18%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$669.66M	$15.62	$21.00	34.44%	Buy	2	7.12%	N/A	3.74%	3.32%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$16.38B	$222.14	$261.60	17.76%	Strong Buy	10	5.10%	14.51%	23.14%	13.38%
INIO	INNIO NV	$13.09B	$17.45	$44.20	153.30%	Strong Buy	10	N/A	N/A	386.29%	14.12%
ITT	ITT INC	$17.84B	$199.50	$248.38	24.50%	Strong Buy	8	10.86%	28.30%	22.51%	9.79%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$27.99B	$72.13	$94.00	30.32%	Buy	7	4.84%	21.49%	19.77%	11.06%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.78B	$293.13	$343.00	17.01%	Buy	4	6.46%	27.05%	22.87%	10.52%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.12B	$257.26	$350.00	36.05%	Strong Buy	1	8.37%	17.42%	19.23%	9.16%
AME	AMETEK INC	$53.57B	$233.65	$273.33	16.98%	Buy	12	8.27%	14.00%	19.60%	13.30%
EROC	EROCK INC	$542.44M	$11.26	$22.57	100.45%	Strong Buy	7	N/A	N/A	118.04%	5.94%
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$4.87B	$85.03	$108.33	27.41%	Buy	9	19.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$191.21M	$59.29	$70.00	18.06%	Strong Buy	1	12.80%	13.98%	22.58%	21.16%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$76.62B	$269.04	$292.71	8.80%	Sell	7	3.49%	6.44%	144.07%	25.28%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$25.47B	$189.15	$244.89	29.47%	Buy	9	4.49%	14.77%	23.59%	13.27%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.17B	$68.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.12%	92.89%	N/A	N/A
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.07B	$71.39	$89.00	24.67%	Strong Buy	5	6.01%	21.68%	32.27%	11.54%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$4.96B	$109.72	$153.20	39.63%	Strong Buy	5	-3.13%	N/A	31.14%	12.84%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$7.80B	$57.38	$66.71	16.27%	Hold	7	3.80%	7.77%	37.41%	18.91%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$25.10B	$107.49	$155.20	44.39%	Strong Buy	10	3.85%	18.02%	17.14%	10.30%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.83B	$15.38	$25.25	64.17%	Strong Buy	8	9.77%	146.55%	10.76%	5.58%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$8.97B	$56.18	$86.43	53.84%	Hold	16	4.14%	12.44%	29.22%	16.32%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$26.72B	$70.18	$89.40	27.39%	Hold	6	4.77%	9.15%	-39.81%	20.51%
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	$1.88B	$41.51	$50.00	20.45%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	16.23%	9.06%
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.40B	$76.54	$91.00	18.89%	Hold	4	5.25%	5.60%	28.01%	22.57%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$262.96M	$26.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$5.80B	$111.79	$158.33	41.63%	Strong Buy	3	4.82%	62.02%	13.31%	7.44%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$982.27M	$83.69	$132.50	58.32%	Buy	2	10.98%	36.69%	N/A	N/A
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$32.67M	$4.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$25.16B	$41.60	$57.00	37.02%	Hold	4	20.09%	122.52%	255.11%	51.31%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.32B	$27.28	$55.00	101.61%	Strong Buy	1	15.07%	-17.96%	13.77%	10.34%
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$185.81M	$5.64	$20.00	254.61%	Buy	1	19.36%	N/A	-36.49%	14.37%
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.89B	$19.43	$50.00	157.33%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$421.77M	$7.16	$18.33	156.05%	Strong Buy	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$183.23M	$3.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	17.38%	N/A	-48.80%	12.05%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$14.85k	$2.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$366.92M	$1.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	42.12%	N/A	-1.88%	-1.86%
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$430.27M	$8.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$651.25M	$2.16	$3.56	64.95%	Hold	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$92.74M	$3.92	$6.50	65.82%	Strong Buy	1	-5.89%	-18.59%	0.73%	0.43%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$853.26M	$15.89	$37.67	137.05%	Strong Buy	3	252.44%	N/A	-21.92%	-21.50%
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$4.50B	$15.64	$35.00	123.79%	Buy	9	N/A	N/A	-5.19%	-4.18%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$17.48k	$2.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$404.75M	$1.80	$2.75	52.78%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	-60.81%	-15.01%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.66B	$8.51	$10.81	27.06%	Hold	8	186.33%	N/A	-4.26%	-4.29%
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$39.94M	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$461.86M	$17.26	$22.00	27.46%	Strong Buy	1	4.55%	70.44%	18.38%	10.52%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$5.52M	$0.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$95.21M	$3.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.71M	$1.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$9.92M	$1.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$142.32M	$2.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	36.57%	50.05%	71.18%	38.91%
TRBG	TURBOGEN LTD	N/A	$4.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$22.18M	$1.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.93%	8.38%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.30M	$1.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$116.54M	$1.63	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 Sep 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. Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH)

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

PKOH passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 106.1% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 183 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 31.37% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $44.91.

Park Ohio Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Park Ohio 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.

2. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

GNRC passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock lose -4.7% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 72 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $289.71, an upside of 63.7% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $176.98.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 78.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.14% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

TWIN passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 79.05% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 156 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 24.48% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $24.10.

Twin Disc stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Twin Disc, 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 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. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 5.22%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.28%. 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 114.3% 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 3.01%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.28%. 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 173.3% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)

Smith A O (NYSE:AOS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.51%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.28%. Smith A O's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Smith A O's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Smith A O's dividend payout ratio of 39.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -2.56% in the last day, and down -3.96% over the last week. Innio Nv was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -14.25% yesterday.

Shares of electronic equipment-related companies are trading lower, possibly in reaction to rising oil prices.

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. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) 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.

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

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -58.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 18 percentage points.

2. Pentair (NYSE:PNR)

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) 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.

Pentair has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -49.23% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 28 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 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has dropped -0.35% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 77 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

48.33% 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 29.85% over the next year.

4.23% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.31% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 60.56% are rated C (Hold), 12.68% are rated D (Sell), and 4.23% 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 41.3x.

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