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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 44th 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
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.94B	$73.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.85%	18.36%	18.52%	9.15%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$15.52B	$263.68	$264.08	0.15%	Strong Buy	12	14.15%	61.81%	32.99%	15.77%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.55B	$77.03	$86.20	11.90%	Strong Buy	5	2.74%	28.00%	14.40%	8.92%
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$440.87M	$30.62	$37.00	20.84%	Strong Buy	1	4.96%	30.47%	N/A	N/A
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$251.97M	$17.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.84%	25.45%	10.70%	5.08%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$413.85M	$15.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.83%	419.27%	15.38%	8.76%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$96.11B	$696.53	$694.82	-0.25%	Strong Buy	11	9.26%	27.26%	49.13%	17.62%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.91B	$296.81	$331.67	11.74%	Buy	6	5.89%	9.28%	24.79%	17.68%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.19B	$24.40	$30.71	25.88%	Strong Buy	7	5.12%	37.78%	15.24%	7.21%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.73B	$33.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.10%	17.02%	30.96%	15.86%
ATS	ATS CORP	$3.10B	$32.00	$35.00	9.38%	Hold	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.75B	$317.81	$337.50	6.20%	Buy	2	10.18%	43.73%	16.93%	9.83%
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$13.12B	$197.16	$227.86	15.57%	Strong Buy	7	8.11%	75.10%	14.96%	7.39%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.99B	$25.51	$30.67	20.22%	Hold	3	3.03%	8.81%	24.35%	13.83%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$28.38B	$210.77	$246.20	16.81%	Buy	10	4.81%	16.32%	24.26%	13.45%
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.40B	$24.29	$44.33	82.52%	Strong Buy	6	5.18%	N/A	17.81%	6.86%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.24B	$96.07	$100.00	4.09%	Hold	1	4.48%	40.56%	17.17%	11.52%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$108.78B	$862.72	$1.06k	23.31%	Strong Buy	14	5.62%	11.69%	36.20%	17.24%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.38B	$80.72	$79.00	-2.13%	Buy	2	7.14%	65.53%	N/A	N/A
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$6.49B	$143.58	$190.71	32.83%	Strong Buy	7	6.29%	N/A	27.67%	12.12%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$165.95M	$51.55	$70.00	35.79%	Hold	1	2.90%	-7.83%	13.90%	12.92%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.88B	$50.00	$60.00	20.00%	Strong Buy	1	192.06%	232.39%	71.97%	21.57%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.59B	$311.74	$313.33	0.51%	Strong Buy	3	10.48%	351.56%	14.15%	8.39%
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$4.53B	$86.12	$76.67	-10.98%	Buy	6	18.80%	N/A	N/A	N/A
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$27.53B	$70.35	$95.20	35.32%	Buy	5	4.57%	42.65%	19.93%	11.13%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.06B	$200.99	$258.57	28.65%	Strong Buy	7	8.51%	23.05%	21.70%	12.78%
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.49B	$81.94	$99.00	20.82%	Buy	5	3.87%	13.88%	39.43%	20.30%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$15.37B	$207.69	$238.00	14.59%	Strong Buy	8	4.75%	14.65%	21.84%	12.78%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$15.33B	$274.88	$320.80	16.71%	Strong Buy	5	7.16%	14.52%	28.12%	14.68%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$74.51B	$133.05	$162.25	21.95%	Buy	12	4.85%	22.28%	24.57%	11.85%
CR	CRANE CO	$9.93B	$171.88	$225.00	30.91%	Strong Buy	2	10.25%	15.85%	27.37%	14.17%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$49.93B	$448.74	$440.36	-1.87%	Buy	14	4.76%	19.13%	58.38%	18.27%
AME	AMETEK INC	$52.24B	$227.90	$247.30	8.51%	Buy	10	6.53%	13.40%	21.58%	14.45%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$8.32B	$65.07	$90.86	39.63%	Strong Buy	7	6.05%	23.82%	32.50%	12.54%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.53B	$125.41	$180.00	43.53%	Strong Buy	1	5.61%	74.60%	13.33%	7.32%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$27.25B	$71.01	$95.60	34.63%	Hold	5	5.00%	11.59%	-41.03%	22.11%
ITT	ITT INC	$17.39B	$194.57	$241.67	24.21%	Strong Buy	6	14.27%	22.62%	21.60%	9.19%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$25.70B	$108.12	$150.90	39.57%	Buy	10	3.87%	18.80%	16.74%	10.84%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$11.75B	$72.68	$106.58	46.65%	Buy	12	4.05%	15.55%	28.75%	15.49%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$155.10B	$399.44	$426.15	6.69%	Buy	13	10.32%	20.76%	41.26%	14.77%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.01B	$248.69	$289.67	16.48%	Strong Buy	3	4.13%	11.82%	19.70%	9.73%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$71.26B	$247.68	$266.86	7.74%	Sell	7	3.42%	6.58%	128.73%	25.56%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$2.62B	$55.06	$52.00	-5.56%	Strong Buy	1	20.50%	-16.60%	15.74%	11.74%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$2.98B	$21.85	$10.00	-54.23%	Buy	1	41.38%	N/A	-64.82%	14.72%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$1.34B	$4.45	$3.75	-15.73%	Hold	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$273.56M	$27.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$696.68M	$15.05	$22.00	46.18%	Buy	1	6.39%	N/A	3.98%	3.68%
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$28.52B	$47.32	$65.60	38.63%	Buy	10	21.85%	N/A	262.61%	51.55%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.09B	$98.28	$100.00	1.75%	Buy	1	15.57%	32.11%	20.01%	8.97%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.20B	$38.21	$77.33	102.39%	Strong Buy	3	9.32%	44.65%	23.50%	8.00%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$7.72B	$56.01	$67.67	20.81%	Hold	6	3.95%	6.54%	36.77%	18.92%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.55B	$18.17	$27.50	51.35%	Strong Buy	6	12.31%	137.05%	11.19%	5.82%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$893.20M	$38.75	$79.45	105.03%	Buy	2	12.82%	6.24%	N/A	N/A
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.57B	$75.72	$95.50	26.12%	Buy	4	5.46%	6.60%	27.75%	22.82%
CHRN	CHRONOSCALE CORP	$61.29M	$17.20	$6.00	-65.12%	Buy	1	38.91%	N/A	208.69%	22.18%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.22B	$255.97	$323.20	26.26%	Buy	5	11.46%	23.92%	21.98%	10.26%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$107.20M	$16.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$110.58M	$1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$105.79M	$4.52	$6.00	32.74%	Buy	1	-21.38%	N/A	-4.33%	-2.43%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$180.73k	$0.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$36.09M	$5.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$397.09M	$6.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.92B	$207.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.85%	N/A	22.72%	7.40%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$478.74M	$2.13	$3.50	64.32%	Buy	2	N/A	N/A	-27.08%	-10.24%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.30B	$24.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-21.98%	-21.69%
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$28.72M	$0.88	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$599.24M	$2.68	$4.00	49.25%	Sell	2	53.73%	N/A	-8.81%	-8.57%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.10B	$11.23	$15.56	38.52%	Buy	9	165.64%	N/A	-2.15%	-2.19%
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$637.56M	$8.24	$18.27	121.69%	Strong Buy	6	204.40%	N/A	-33.53%	-31.26%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$6.51M	$1.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$10.84M	$0.53	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14.42%	8.90%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$5.02M	$4.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$9.32M	$1.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.80M	$0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$30.65M	$7.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BURU	NUBURU INC	$31.54M	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$10.13M	$0.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$181.89M	$2.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	36.57%	50.05%	71.18%	38.91%
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$2.14B	$65.23	$54.00	-17.22%	Strong Buy	1	6.96%	18.78%	15.31%	10.10%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$235.98M	$9.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XCH	XCHG LTD	$57.31M	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	37.13%	N/A	164.03%	68.68%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

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

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

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -5 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 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gorman Rupp Co has seen its stock return 89.06% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 67 percentage points.

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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

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

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -2 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GNRC as a "A".

GNRC passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 106.87% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 84 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $264.08, an upside of 0.15% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $263.68.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO)

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) 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 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 4 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

HLIO passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Helios Technologies has seen its stock return 134.78% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 112 percentage points.

Helios Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $86.20, an upside of 11.9% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $77.03.

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.

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 5.02%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.21%. 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 3.36%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.21%. 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 2.56%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.21%. 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 -2.44% in the last day, and down -3.07% over the last week. CVD Equipment was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -24.09% yesterday.

CVD Equipment shares are trading lower after the company reported a year-over-year decrease in Q1 financial results.

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 57, which is 39 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -30.5% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -53 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 29, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -25.69% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -48 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 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 11.36% 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?

42.11% 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 15.13% over the next year.

7.25% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.19% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.62% are rated C (Hold), 7.25% are rated D (Sell), and 8.7% 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 3.83x.

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