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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 55th 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	$686.39M	$47.37	$59.00	24.55%	Strong Buy	1	4.62%	31.54%	N/A	N/A
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$414.50M	$28.51	$30.00	5.23%	Strong Buy	1	8.85%	-26.39%	6.89%	3.77%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$7.00B	$27.65	$32.78	18.55%	Buy	9	4.89%	16.73%	15.70%	7.48%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.04B	$77.26	$74.00	-4.22%	Hold	1	3.91%	15.53%	26.47%	13.48%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.79B	$216.80	$295.57	36.33%	Strong Buy	14	16.32%	52.78%	33.29%	16.60%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.82B	$35.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.37%	13.55%	27.68%	14.46%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.36B	$71.71	$96.25	34.22%	Strong Buy	4	4.97%	20.57%	15.24%	9.53%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.36B	$98.65	$114.50	16.07%	Hold	2	4.30%	35.90%	16.54%	10.82%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$90.15B	$161.61	$166.36	2.94%	Buy	11	6.62%	25.21%	24.94%	12.04%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$72.73B	$528.32	$772.40	46.20%	Strong Buy	10	8.90%	27.56%	49.60%	17.88%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$144.36M	$22.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$18.58B	$333.54	$349.20	4.70%	Buy	5	6.18%	12.98%	26.89%	14.78%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.12B	$363.07	$390.83	7.65%	Strong Buy	6	6.11%	10.64%	24.46%	18.14%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$8.67B	$173.09	$269.33	55.60%	Strong Buy	6	11.03%	24.42%	21.62%	12.89%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.38B	$21.66	$23.00	6.19%	Strong Sell	2	3.09%	7.41%	22.99%	13.19%
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.17B	$268.83	$357.50	32.98%	Buy	2	4.85%	36.40%	16.37%	8.86%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.81B	$48.78	$70.00	43.50%	Strong Buy	3	6.48%	39.60%	23.43%	8.25%
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.65B	$159.87	$258.50	61.69%	Strong Buy	6	7.51%	62.97%	14.27%	7.17%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$122.59B	$972.55	$1.17k	20.09%	Strong Buy	12	8.64%	15.09%	36.11%	18.02%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$849.10M	$5.70	$20.00	250.88%	Buy	1	28.32%	N/A	172.05%	9.87%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$7.04B	$332.56	$378.33	13.76%	Strong Buy	3	8.16%	130.54%	16.71%	9.97%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.93B	$302.69	$343.00	13.32%	Buy	4	6.46%	27.05%	22.87%	10.52%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$169.39B	$436.11	$483.40	10.84%	Strong Buy	10	10.01%	23.89%	42.51%	15.33%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.03B	$44.85	$66.00	47.16%	Hold	1	15.19%	25.39%	N/A	N/A
CR	CRANE CO	$12.03B	$208.20	$246.67	18.48%	Strong Buy	3	8.56%	16.10%	26.98%	14.57%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$50.45B	$454.35	$482.60	6.22%	Buy	10	6.34%	20.10%	58.77%	18.51%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$74.88B	$262.92	$299.83	14.04%	Hold	6	3.49%	6.44%	144.07%	25.28%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$749.83M	$17.49	$21.00	20.07%	Buy	2	7.12%	N/A	3.74%	3.32%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.20B	$31.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	190.08%	263.71%	86.72%	26.00%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$23.77B	$101.79	$155.20	52.47%	Buy	11	3.85%	18.16%	17.14%	10.30%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$17.18B	$232.99	$266.89	14.55%	Strong Buy	9	5.10%	14.52%	23.14%	13.38%
INIO	INNIO NV	$14.99B	$19.99	$44.20	121.11%	Strong Buy	10	N/A	N/A	389.77%	14.25%
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$5.88B	$102.53	$111.67	8.91%	Buy	9	19.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A
AME	AMETEK INC	$57.76B	$251.93	$276.82	9.88%	Buy	11	8.27%	14.04%	19.60%	13.30%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.64B	$14.60	$24.83	70.09%	Strong Buy	6	9.77%	146.57%	10.69%	5.54%
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.28B	$88.65	$98.67	11.30%	Hold	3	4.33%	7.91%	36.12%	15.98%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$177.55M	$54.97	$70.00	27.34%	Strong Buy	1	15.26%	22.97%	22.45%	20.34%
EROC	EROCK INC	$609.40M	$12.65	$22.57	78.43%	Strong Buy	7	N/A	N/A	107.00%	5.39%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$29.52B	$76.07	$94.00	23.57%	Buy	7	4.84%	21.50%	19.77%	11.06%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.14B	$67.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.12%	92.89%	N/A	N/A
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.50B	$288.59	$350.00	21.28%	Strong Buy	1	8.37%	17.42%	19.23%	9.16%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$7.71B	$56.75	$66.71	17.56%	Hold	7	3.80%	7.72%	37.41%	18.91%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$25.55B	$189.69	$244.78	29.04%	Buy	9	4.49%	14.77%	23.59%	13.27%
ITT	ITT INC	$18.43B	$206.17	$253.25	22.84%	Strong Buy	8	10.86%	28.32%	22.51%	9.79%
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	$1.89B	$41.69	$50.00	19.93%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	16.23%	9.06%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$4.73B	$104.57	$154.40	47.65%	Strong Buy	5	-3.13%	N/A	31.14%	12.84%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.45B	$74.37	$88.75	19.34%	Strong Buy	4	6.01%	21.63%	32.27%	11.54%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$8.47B	$53.03	$84.00	58.40%	Hold	15	4.14%	12.41%	29.22%	16.32%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$24.38B	$64.05	$88.80	38.64%	Hold	6	4.77%	9.22%	-39.81%	20.51%
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.63B	$78.00	$91.00	16.67%	Hold	4	5.25%	5.61%	28.01%	22.57%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$265.78M	$26.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$5.63B	$108.60	$161.50	48.71%	Strong Buy	4	4.82%	62.23%	13.34%	7.45%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$3.88M	$3.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$109.09M	$2.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$26.18B	$43.28	$57.60	33.09%	Hold	5	27.82%	139.92%	255.11%	51.31%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.07B	$91.49	$128.33	40.27%	Strong Buy	3	10.98%	37.32%	N/A	N/A
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.45B	$30.01	$55.00	83.27%	Strong Buy	1	15.07%	-17.96%	13.77%	10.34%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$264.15M	$4.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	17.38%	N/A	-48.80%	12.05%
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.77B	$18.26	$50.00	173.82%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$30.10M	$4.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$148.25M	$4.50	$20.00	344.44%	Buy	1	19.36%	N/A	-27.94%	11.01%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$378.17M	$1.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	26.93%	N/A	-2.51%	-2.48%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$618.09M	$2.05	$3.60	75.61%	Buy	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$401.65M	$7.58	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$14.08k	$2.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$100.54M	$4.25	$6.50	52.94%	Strong Buy	1	-5.89%	-18.59%	0.73%	0.43%
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$328.11M	$5.57	$18.25	227.65%	Strong Buy	4	N/A	N/A	-75.85%	-69.80%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$9.63M	$1.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$4.13B	$14.38	$35.00	143.39%	Buy	9	N/A	N/A	-5.19%	-4.18%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$838.77M	$15.62	$36.50	133.67%	Strong Buy	4	268.68%	N/A	-21.92%	-21.50%
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$41.80M	$0.83	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$312.55M	$1.39	$2.75	97.84%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	-52.90%	-13.06%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.33B	$7.75	$10.81	39.52%	Hold	8	186.33%	N/A	-4.26%	-4.29%
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$88.66M	$1.24	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$462.13M	$17.27	$22.00	27.39%	Strong Buy	1	4.55%	70.44%	18.38%	10.52%
TRBG	TURBOGEN LTD	$101.82M	$4.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.46M	$1.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$5.15M	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.86M	$0.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$16.63M	$0.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.93%	8.38%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$127.50M	$4.76	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$118.07M	$1.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	26.74%	60.41%	60.17%	36.40%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Oct 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 82 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 44, which is 6 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

PKOH passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 125.68% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 188 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 24.55% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $47.37.

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. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 82 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: C.

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 6 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

TWIN passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 107.19% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 170 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 5.23% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $28.51.

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.

3. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 82 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 Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

GTES passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 7.38% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 70 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.78, an upside of 18.55% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $27.65.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 44.44% 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 5.17%, 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. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has an annual dividend yield of 2.72%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.28%. China Yuchai International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. China Yuchai International's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

China Yuchai International's dividend payout ratio of 25.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 1.56% in the last day, and up 0.68% over the last week. Generac Holdings was the among the top gainers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, gaining 4.28% yesterday.

Shares of data center infrastructure-related companies are higher amid catalysts including Broadcom's plans to finance up to $60 billion of chips for Anthropic and reports suggesting Samsung may raise HBM prices threefold in 2027, both of which support strong demand the AI buildout. Also, a pullback in Fed rate hike bets provides a tailwind for highly leveraged, interest rate-exposed stocks.

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. Pentair (NYSE:PNR)

Pentair (NYSE:PNR) 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.

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 -52.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 10 percentage points.

2. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) 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.

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 -53.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 9 percentage points.

3. Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA)

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) 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.

Mueller Water Products 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.

Mueller Water Products's stock has dropped -16.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 46 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 24.21% over the next year.

4.11% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.18% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.9% are rated C (Hold), 13.7% are rated D (Sell), and 4.11% 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 43.55x.

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