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 79 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.
TAYD passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock return 76.63% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 52 percentage points.
Taylor Devices has an average 1 year
price target of $70.00, an upside of 22.81% from Taylor Devices's current stock price of $57.00.
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. Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO)
The Component Grade breakdown for Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -7 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HLIO as a "A".
HLIO passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Helios Technologies has seen its stock return 101.65% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 77 percentage points.
Helios Technologies has an average 1 year
price target of $79.33, an upside of 22.6% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $64.71.
Helios Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Helios Technologies, 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. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)
Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 9 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.
GTES passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 22.81% over the past year, underperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by -2 percentage points.
Gates Industrial has an average 1 year
price target of $28.88, an upside of 27.71% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $22.61.
Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 37.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
