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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 A and is the 21st 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
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$267.10M	$84.71	$70.00	-17.37%	Hold	1	5.16%	-9.63%	14.24%	13.11%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.99B	$329.48	$338.67	2.79%	Buy	6	8.61%	11.25%	25.63%	18.40%
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$260.60M	$18.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.45%	-42.67%	10.76%	5.17%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$2.04B	$54.37	$60.00	10.35%	Strong Buy	1	1,017.92%	1,450.53%	71.01%	24.06%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$11.42B	$89.76	$86.89	-3.20%	Strong Buy	9	5.97%	22.16%	33.61%	12.90%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$15.92M	$0.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.64%	8.34%
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.68B	$51.08	$54.00	5.72%	Strong Buy	1	3.82%	13.18%	15.31%	10.10%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.94B	$27.33	$29.00	6.11%	Strong Buy	6	4.71%	36.70%	15.14%	7.06%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$82.30B	$595.66	$600.11	0.75%	Strong Buy	9	7.91%	20.37%	49.20%	17.87%
ATS	ATS CORP	$3.07B	$31.62	$35.00	10.69%	Hold	1	24.37%	291.78%	17.08%	6.78%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$2.16B	$93.83	$98.76	5.25%	Strong Buy	2	22.29%	30.19%	N/A	N/A
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.45B	$74.08	$72.25	-2.47%	Strong Buy	4	5.03%	52.19%	14.50%	8.56%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.76B	$66.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.63%	25.59%	16.53%	7.70%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$417.39M	$15.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.46%	122.89%	14.95%	9.17%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.04B	$241.60	$234.00	-3.15%	Buy	5	10.22%	25.64%	23.28%	14.52%
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$14.54B	$219.05	$217.13	-0.88%	Strong Buy	8	7.18%	80.23%	N/A	N/A
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.72B	$30.15	$30.50	1.16%	Buy	2	3.74%	7.28%	22.49%	12.40%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$43.65B	$388.47	$427.08	9.94%	Buy	12	5.49%	20.56%	55.42%	18.49%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$127.47B	$1,009.93	$984.61	-2.51%	Strong Buy	18	6.87%	11.29%	38.08%	17.86%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$5.67B	$269.38	$260.00	-3.48%	Strong Buy	1	13.53%	115.60%	14.38%	9.12%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.50B	$83.01	$102.00	22.88%	Strong Buy	1	6.56%	40.03%	N/A	N/A
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$12.53B	$108.68	$98.60	-9.27%	Buy	5	4.08%	14.01%	39.71%	19.90%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$8.24B	$163.56	$164.20	0.39%	Strong Buy	5	4.21%	N/A	24.57%	11.36%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$16.32B	$99.76	$119.25	19.54%	Buy	8	4.67%	17.07%	29.47%	16.49%
AME	AMETEK INC	$53.43B	$233.33	$226.20	-3.06%	Buy	10	6.98%	13.14%	22.15%	14.65%
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$343.05B	$327.08	$357.33	9.25%	Strong Buy	6	8.81%	6.42%	64.97%	9.32%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.14B	$92.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.48%	56.26%	17.96%	11.85%
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$33.31B	$55.32	$60.60	9.54%	Hold	10	22.31%	N/A	271.21%	60.13%
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$403.75M	$28.03	$37.00	32.00%	Strong Buy	1	5.40%	36.51%	N/A	N/A
DOV	DOVER CORP	$31.46B	$233.25	$221.00	-5.25%	Buy	7	5.18%	16.04%	24.58%	13.56%
ITT	ITT INC	$17.60B	$204.69	$220.13	7.54%	Strong Buy	8	6.20%	15.31%	21.25%	13.76%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$8.48B	$163.26	$180.00	10.25%	Strong Buy	1	23.30%	N/A	11.41%	6.15%
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.24B	$21.63	$44.50	105.73%	Strong Buy	4	7.87%	N/A	11.14%	5.08%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$152.05B	$391.49	$402.64	2.85%	Buy	14	10.83%	20.66%	43.51%	20.17%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.13B	$258.03	$281.33	9.03%	Strong Buy	3	6.78%	54.89%	23.16%	10.43%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$83.65B	$148.85	$161.20	8.30%	Buy	10	5.25%	24.17%	24.41%	11.80%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$31.21B	$128.18	$161.00	25.60%	Strong Buy	7	4.68%	21.00%	16.20%	10.50%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$35.93B	$92.44	$102.25	10.61%	Hold	4	5.73%	15.74%	-44.97%	22.76%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$56.38M	$2.43	$6.00	146.91%	Buy	1	-3.57%	-55.95%	N/A	N/A
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.93B	$333.51	$337.50	1.20%	Buy	2	14.35%	19.60%	13.94%	8.64%
CR	CRANE CO	$11.52B	$200.08	$220.33	10.12%	Strong Buy	3	15.90%	11.76%	27.40%	21.13%
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$16.58B	$296.93	$283.75	-4.44%	Strong Buy	4	7.53%	17.36%	27.93%	14.37%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.75B	$36.66	$52.00	41.84%	Strong Buy	1	14.72%	-23.27%	15.74%	11.74%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$85.72B	$297.42	$264.83	-10.96%	Sell	6	3.66%	8.16%	134.12%	26.79%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$10.99B	$79.47	$78.25	-1.54%	Buy	4	4.12%	6.89%	37.74%	22.31%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.26B	$42.80	$48.00	12.15%	Strong Buy	1	5.79%	16.42%	27.19%	14.33%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$15.66B	$209.21	$228.86	9.39%	Strong Buy	7	5.10%	18.01%	22.40%	12.89%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$38.68B	$98.76	$104.00	5.31%	Strong Buy	5	5.66%	46.57%	21.17%	11.67%
GGG	GRACO INC	$15.59B	$94.30	$96.67	2.51%	Buy	3	5.74%	6.96%	28.57%	23.15%
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$2.86B	$55.83	$66.20	18.57%	Buy	5	20.93%	N/A	N/A	N/A
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.06B	$9.52	$8.00	-15.97%	Buy	2	26.77%	N/A	-7.93%	2.80%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$373.29M	$36.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$908.85M	$82.08	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.65%	15.54%	N/A	N/A
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$40.38M	$3.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$13.70B	$233.46	$214.10	-8.29%	Strong Buy	10	11.41%	30.05%	28.05%	13.25%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.58B	$21.99	$29.29	33.18%	Strong Buy	7	16.91%	141.97%	N/A	N/A
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$3.06B	$53.25	$82.33	54.62%	Strong Buy	3	11.60%	68.34%	23.88%	9.94%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$346.81M	$8.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.84B	$294.09	$307.25	4.47%	Buy	4	10.09%	21.70%	21.98%	10.26%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$643.25M	$2.14	$3.40	58.88%	Hold	2	22.88%	N/A	N/A	N/A
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$113.35M	$17.67	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$708.13M	$15.70	$19.75	25.80%	Buy	4	7.12%	N/A	N/A	N/A
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	N/A	$3.33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.26B	$14.27	$35.72	150.33%	Hold	9	113.03%	N/A	11.03%	10.35%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.31B	$25.23	$29.50	16.92%	Sell	2	N/A	N/A	-24.74%	-24.48%
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$690.46M	$9.27	$19.25	107.66%	Strong Buy	4	297.38%	N/A	-38.27%	-36.32%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$617.12M	$2.76	$6.00	117.39%	Buy	1	93.37%	N/A	-2.71%	-2.64%
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$16.30M	$0.73	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$470.94M	$2.12	$3.50	65.09%	Buy	2	N/A	N/A	-43.82%	-10.00%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$4.35M	$0.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$27.75M	$4.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$159.66M	$6.89	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$123.20M	$1.95	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.32B	$207.37	$210.00	1.27%	Hold	1	9.97%	154.83%	21.04%	6.88%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$41.63M	$0.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
XCH	XCHG LTD	$60.05M	$1.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	12.49%	N/A	575.93%	304.32%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$9.62M	$2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$15.73M	$0.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$9.82M	$0.39	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.95M	$0.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Feb 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. Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD)

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is the #1 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 80 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 Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 10 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

TAYD passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock return 174.83% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 149 percentage points.

Taylor Devices has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, a downside of -17.37% from Taylor Devices's current stock price of $84.71.

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. Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS)

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 80 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 Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 17 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

WTS passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Watts Water Technologies has seen its stock return 51.18% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 25 percentage points.

Watts Water Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $338.67, an upside of 2.79% from Watts Water Technologies's current stock price of $329.48.

Watts Water Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Watts Water Technologies, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 80 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 Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: A, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 9 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

TWIN passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 76.88% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 51 percentage points.

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. Je Cleantech Holdings (NASDAQ:JCSE)

Je Cleantech Holdings (NASDAQ:JCSE) has an annual dividend yield of 53.66%, which is 51 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.34%.

Je Cleantech Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -43.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.68%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.34%. 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 85.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.33%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.34%. 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 96.3% 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 -0.13% in the last day, and up 0.46% over the last week. Franklin Electric Co was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -2.26% yesterday.

Franklin Electric shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q4 financial results and issued FY26 guidance below estimates.

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. Greenland Technologies Holding (NASDAQ:GTEC)

Greenland Technologies Holding (NASDAQ:GTEC) 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.

Greenland Technologies Holding has a valuation score of 14, which is -11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 25. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GTEC a Valuation Rating of "A".

Greenland Technologies Holding's stock has dropped -53.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -80 percentage points.

2. Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC)

Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC) 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.

Tennant Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 18 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tennant Co's stock has dropped -3.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -29 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 43, which is 18 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 25. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 16.44% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -10 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

50% 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 3.59% over the next year.

11.59% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.99% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.38% are rated C (Hold), 5.8% are rated D (Sell), and 7.25% 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 25.76x.

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