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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 20th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.17B	26,312,842	58.90%	41.10%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.97B	23,008,218	13.92%	86.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.30B	257,584,131	89.38%	10.62%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.33B	37,518,322	17.40%	0.00%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$6.42B	130,782,241	98.53%	1.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$204.99M	14,390,226	58.70%	16.07%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.56B	33,153,838	92.04%	7.96%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.26B	115,907,357	87.86%	4.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.08B	53,937,328	93.37%	6.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$336.42M	26,764,077	93.22%	3.13%	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$2.54B	45,160,926	67.74%	32.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$8.94B	66,374,193	97.70%	2.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$133.39M	3,147,497	33.90%	26.04%	Net Buying
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.89B	156,293,515	81.53%	18.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.08B	44,484,632	84.85%	4.80%	Net Buying	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$12.82B	56,186,303	73.32%	26.68%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$90.79B	126,682,154	88.28%	2.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$17.58B	163,931,255	83.00%	17.00%	Net Buying
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$8.92B	33,361,705	80.08%	4.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$4.53B	21,053,512	87.37%	12.63%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$37.52B	112,434,397	83.21%	1.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.46B	18,653,506	94.29%	5.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$35.13B	243,409,688	89.62%	0.94%	Net Buying	Net Selling
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$2.62B	12,068,262	94.71%	4.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$2.45B	50,796,348	85.04%	14.96%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$110.06M	6,402,396	55.90%	44.10%	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$41.41B	230,953,960	87.72%	1.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$290.51M	10,094,322	12.91%	87.09%	Net Selling
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$309.11B	1,060,439,387	79.43%	2.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$9.98B	58,675,951	59.21%	40.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$9.49B	140,129,580	77.65%	2.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITT	ITT INC	$13.33B	78,000,000	94.68%	3.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.46B	96,885,705	88.80%	0.00%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.41B	233,966,211	80.25%	19.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$824.90M	33,088,725	36.74%	63.26%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$143.68B	389,300,000	84.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.70B	57,159,803	42.74%	57.26%	Net Selling	Net Buying
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$7.02B	51,970,395	89.02%	3.68%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$8.64B	46,758,155	86.34%	13.66%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.29B	165,694,194	89.08%	1.50%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$56.92B	137,786,038	84.65%	1.80%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$10.07B	57,546,840	76.14%	14.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$6.54B	50,682,386	91.06%	8.94%	Net Buying
IEX	IDEX CORP	$12.13B	75,287,284	97.50%	2.50%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$71.40B	291,500,000	70.03%	29.97%	Net Selling	Net Buying
HI	HILLENBRAND INC	$1.73B	70,482,047	91.21%	6.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$3.90B	16,802,468	91.32%	2.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.21B	11,777,467	97.21%	2.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$120.52M	23,173,413	0.15%	0.00%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$604.00M	10,975,874	78.34%	14.93%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DOV	DOVER CORP	$22.14B	137,134,453	86.28%	2.00%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$275.06M	14,229,522	51.99%	40.67%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$70.92B	562,800,000	81.70%	1.77%	Net Selling
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$30.25B	397,452,515	81.10%	18.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$35.11B	392,475,229	89.48%	0.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$3.76B	57,418,206	95.34%	4.55%	Net Selling
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$620.15M	45,801,003	95.52%	0.00%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$980.57M	299,868,076	24.73%	0.00%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$11.16B	284,392,884	30.91%	14.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$37.65B	590,493,305	11.49%	88.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$887.37M	149,893,979	10.58%	22.84%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$55.68M	14,276,150	2.73%	97.27%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$326.55M	101,097,542	10.92%	89.08%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$49.08M	23,041,464	8.19%	91.81%	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$851.14M	57,123,356	37.24%	16.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.91B	41,580,673	29.09%	50.42%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$824.28M	219,223,168	13.77%	49.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.22M	5,306,666	1.69%	0.00%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.88M	4,571,767	9.51%	0.00%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$10.24M	18,748,000	0.03%	0.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$21.75M	6,881,838	17.16%	69.23%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$37.98M	79,952,919	0.92%	16.48%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$113.02M	42,974,862	3.86%	0.98%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$22.26M	24,950,000	0.12%	0.00%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$21.22M	17,394,226	1.98%	38.25%	Net Buying
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$8.98B	44,945,406	77.92%	22.08%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XCH	XCHG LTD	$49.11M	2,378,061,531	0.01%	0.00%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$181.96M	63,181,249	0.40%	0.00%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$31.02M	143,619,342	0.03%	2.00%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Oct 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. Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC)

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

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is -1 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GRC as a "A".

GRC passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gorman Rupp Co has seen its stock return 16.81% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 9 percentage points.

2. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) 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 Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

PSIX passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Power Solutions International has seen its stock return 328.17% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 320 percentage points.

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. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is -1 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GTES as a "A".

GTES passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 41.08% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 33 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $27.67, an upside of 13.16% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $24.45.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 11.11% have issued a Buy, 22.22% 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. 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 1.19%. 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 2.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.14%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.19%. 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 57.1% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI)

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.66%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.19%. 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 -345.4% 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 -2.73% in the last day, and down -4.41% over the last week. Serve Robotics was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -15.72% yesterday.

Serve Robotics shares are trading lower after the company announced a $100 million offering.

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 -15.89% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -24 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 A. 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 -17.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -26 percentage points.

3. Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD)

Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) 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.

Middleby has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Middleby's stock has dropped -3.23% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -11 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

40% of specialty industrial machinery stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty industrial machinery stocks to rise by 10.7% over the next year.

10.45% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.88% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.72% 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 7.61x.

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