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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 B and is the 37th ranked industry out of 146 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$15.40B	58,868,681	58.51%	41.49%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.69B	33,046,358	92.12%	7.88%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.04B	26,410,243	59.69%	40.31%
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$460.89M	14,398,169	52.79%	40.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$287.16M	14,422,827	61.45%	15.60%	Net Selling	Net Buying
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$453.17M	26,751,621	92.67%	3.64%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.46B	11,808,462	96.99%	3.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.43B	17,038,903	93.49%	6.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$13.61B	66,569,573	97.73%	2.27%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.72B	51,543,169	92.82%	7.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.51B	253,875,680	88.81%	11.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$89.86B	137,989,067	84.51%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.49B	33,390,890	79.61%	4.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.96B	156,471,079	80.85%	19.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DOV	DOVER CORP	$28.92B	134,661,414	91.47%	2.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.35B	44,182,232	88.31%	4.94%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.64B	98,106,632	86.56%	0.00%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$15.75B	55,717,948	72.16%	27.84%	Net Buying	Net Selling
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$170.71M	3,219,112	42.61%	25.41%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.70B	115,911,056	87.29%	4.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.46B	52,067,812	93.83%	3.69%	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$4.24B	52,598,798	85.03%	14.97%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.01B	45,214,496	89.50%	10.50%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.37B	57,562,603	42.40%	57.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$28.27B	391,336,834	81.22%	18.78%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.59B	21,126,664	87.12%	12.88%	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$111.25B	126,086,389	90.88%	2.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.39B	127,807,021	97.86%	1.63%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$49.71B	111,273,953	86.09%	1.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.40B	50,064,839	87.20%	12.80%	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.13B	37,518,322	21.42%	0.00%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$15.94B	74,015,052	97.38%	2.62%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CR	CRANE CO	$10.91B	57,745,686	74.47%	14.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$2.23B	136,212,501	28.94%	71.06%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$72.71B	287,700,000	69.99%	30.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$153.74B	388,300,000	83.97%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITT	ITT INC	$17.12B	89,400,000	95.55%	2.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$26.99B	383,716,076	89.71%	0.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$51.93B	229,203,002	87.60%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CHRN	CHRONOSCALE CORP	$67.81M	3,563,381	0.06%	99.94%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.35B	16,319,483	97.71%	2.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$77.35B	560,000,000	81.26%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$200.06M	24,103,749	0.09%	0.00%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.52B	12,114,922	95.79%	4.21%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$673.68M	44,233,446	96.70%	0.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$26.13B	237,693,493	91.42%	0.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$11.82B	161,605,541	83.38%	16.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.19B	11,072,780	81.04%	15.13%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$7.88B	137,828,624	85.38%	2.68%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.08B	57,542,367	95.42%	4.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$304.34M	10,094,322	12.01%	87.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$26.53B	602,706,815	18.78%	78.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$2.02B	47,694,445	68.08%	31.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.34B	165,968,177	88.86%	1.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$866.93M	23,050,450	25.22%	74.78%	Net Selling
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$291.89M	57,800,864	6.13%	55.66%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$1.48B	300,784,816	29.81%	0.00%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.28B	250,420,273	82.56%	17.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$136.84M	6,476,322	55.91%	44.09%	Net Buying
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$139.49M	85,057,857	11.13%	0.00%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$89.17M	23,404,116	9.24%	90.76%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$38.52M	6,940,509	15.11%	68.65%
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$48.77M	18,333,333	23.16%	76.84%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.23B	52,083,294	39.67%	60.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.92B	47,869,076	77.64%	22.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$537.75M	223,595,973	32.39%	19.30%	Net Selling
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$373.10M	224,761,681	15.67%	51.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$101.07M	32,604,703	3.89%	56.44%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.84B	365,481,156	45.85%	11.27%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$599.64M	77,373,296	40.16%	11.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INLF	INLIF LTD	$5.01M	1,181,250	2.27%	97.73%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$13.35M	20,532,482	1.81%	32.40%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$10.33M	5,038,018	0.38%	99.62%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.25M	12,166,106	2.66%	0.00%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.35M	5,252,720	0.01%	66.63%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$1.57M	1,387,480	0.27%	99.73%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$157.64M	63,822,249	0.26%	0.00%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$43.09M	2,901,565,362	0.03%	18.33%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$35.64M	4,198,442	0.01%	98.05%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$7.56M	12,500,000	0.79%	50.88%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$28.64M	179,020,628	6.58%	10.97%	Net Buying

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Jun 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. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

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

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 5 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

GNRC passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 107.03% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 83 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $268.64, an upside of 2.72% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $261.54.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 71.43% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO)

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) 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 Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 5 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

HLIO passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Helios Technologies has seen its stock return 154.29% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 130 percentage points.

Helios Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $88.20, an upside of 8.53% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $81.27.

Helios Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Helios Technologies, 80% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC)

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) 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 Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is equal to the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

GRC passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gorman Rupp Co has seen its stock return 108.97% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 85 percentage points.

Gorman Rupp Co has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, a downside of -4.01% from Gorman Rupp Co's current stock price of $77.09.

Gorman Rupp Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Gorman Rupp Co, 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.

What are the specialty industrial machinery stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 37 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 4.51%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. 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 102.3% 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 3.07%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. 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 236.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW)

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) has an annual dividend yield of 2.5%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. Illinois Tool Works's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Illinois Tool Works's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Illinois Tool Works's dividend payout ratio of 58.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.88% in the last day, and down -0.26% over the last week. Ballard Power Systems was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -18.95% yesterday.

Shares of electrical equipment companies are trading lower amid overall market weakness after unexpectedly strong U.S. job-growth data dampened expectations for a Fed rate cut.

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. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) 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.

Crane Nxt Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 28 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -32.12% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -56 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 14, which is -1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PNR a Valuation Rating of "A".

Pentair's stock has dropped -26.64% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -51 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 29, which is 14 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 19.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -5 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

41.07% 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 14.52% over the next year.

5.71% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.86% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.14% are rated C (Hold), 5.71% are rated D (Sell), and 8.57% 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 7.1x.

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