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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 C and is the 60th 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	$662.92M	$45.75	$59.00	28.96%	Strong Buy	1	4.54%	31.95%	N/A	N/A
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$355.77M	$24.47	$30.00	22.60%	Strong Buy	1	8.85%	-26.39%	6.89%	3.77%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$11.37B	$192.68	$292.81	51.97%	Strong Buy	16	20.52%	54.29%	38.36%	19.13%
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$6.54B	$25.83	$32.78	26.90%	Buy	9	4.97%	16.92%	15.76%	7.51%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.90B	$71.89	$74.00	2.94%	Hold	1	3.91%	15.53%	26.47%	13.48%
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.80B	$35.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.37%	13.55%	27.68%	14.46%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.23B	$67.64	$96.25	42.30%	Strong Buy	4	4.99%	23.84%	16.23%	10.15%
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$90.07B	$161.47	$171.15	6.00%	Buy	13	6.60%	25.27%	24.94%	12.04%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$137.30M	$21.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$17.95B	$322.31	$349.20	8.34%	Buy	5	6.24%	13.05%	28.33%	15.57%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$3.15B	$54.72	$72.50	32.49%	Strong Buy	2	6.61%	39.73%	23.43%	8.25%
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.12B	$264.15	$357.50	35.34%	Buy	2	5.11%	36.40%	16.37%	8.86%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.43B	$100.16	$114.50	14.32%	Hold	2	4.57%	35.90%	16.54%	10.82%
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.91B	$356.70	$390.83	9.57%	Strong Buy	6	6.11%	10.64%	24.46%	18.14%
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$73.15B	$531.33	$732.80	37.92%	Strong Buy	10	9.27%	27.48%	49.60%	17.88%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$121.43B	$963.34	$1.17k	21.44%	Strong Buy	12	10.29%	15.91%	36.98%	18.45%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.70B	$288.35	$343.00	18.95%	Buy	4	6.46%	27.05%	22.87%	10.52%
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.26B	$154.01	$235.29	52.77%	Strong Buy	7	7.35%	61.95%	13.99%	7.04%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$688.22M	$4.62	$20.00	332.90%	Buy	1	28.32%	N/A	172.05%	9.87%
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$8.32B	$166.04	$249.88	50.49%	Strong Buy	8	11.94%	25.05%	21.62%	12.89%
CR	CRANE CO	$11.90B	$205.83	$246.67	19.84%	Strong Buy	3	8.56%	16.11%	26.98%	14.57%
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$151.96B	$391.25	$488.46	24.84%	Strong Buy	11	10.24%	24.38%	42.92%	15.47%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.40B	$21.77	$25.00	14.84%	Sell	4	2.43%	5.75%	22.28%	12.78%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.06B	$46.07	$66.00	43.26%	Hold	1	15.19%	25.39%	N/A	N/A
NPO	ENPRO INC	$5.95B	$281.07	$378.33	34.60%	Strong Buy	3	7.96%	130.59%	16.71%	9.97%
AME	AMETEK INC	$56.90B	$248.17	$277.46	11.80%	Buy	11	9.39%	14.85%	19.60%	13.30%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$727.11M	$16.96	$21.00	23.82%	Buy	2	7.12%	N/A	3.74%	3.32%
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$976.23M	$26.02	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	187.55%	252.58%	75.09%	22.51%
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$47.33B	$426.23	$477.82	12.10%	Buy	11	6.37%	20.06%	58.77%	18.51%
IEX	IDEX CORP	$17.36B	$235.55	$268.70	14.07%	Strong Buy	10	5.10%	14.59%	23.14%	13.38%
INIO	INNIO NV	$12.18B	$16.24	$41.50	155.54%	Strong Buy	10	N/A	N/A	383.46%	14.01%
ITT	ITT INC	$17.74B	$198.42	$253.25	27.63%	Strong Buy	8	10.90%	28.66%	22.51%	9.79%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$30.18B	$77.78	$94.00	20.85%	Buy	7	4.92%	21.78%	19.77%	11.06%
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$5.21B	$90.91	$111.67	22.83%	Buy	9	18.76%	N/A	N/A	N/A
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.20B	$87.97	$98.67	12.16%	Hold	3	4.29%	7.94%	36.12%	15.98%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.05B	$59.22	$67.67	14.26%	Hold	6	3.69%	7.50%	37.41%	18.91%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.77B	$15.15	$24.83	63.91%	Strong Buy	6	9.77%	146.19%	10.69%	5.54%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$26.37B	$195.80	$241.10	23.14%	Buy	10	4.51%	14.90%	23.59%	13.27%
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.11B	$65.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7.12%	92.89%	N/A	N/A
EROC	EROCK INC	$447.54M	$9.29	$22.57	142.96%	Strong Buy	7	N/A	N/A	106.14%	5.34%
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.28B	$81.99	$92.00	12.21%	Hold	5	5.23%	5.63%	28.01%	22.57%
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$77.55B	$272.28	$296.00	8.71%	Hold	7	3.45%	6.36%	144.07%	25.28%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$24.29B	$104.05	$143.30	37.72%	Buy	11	3.76%	18.00%	17.14%	10.30%
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	$1.79B	$39.57	$50.00	26.36%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	16.23%	9.06%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.21B	$264.94	$335.00	26.44%	Buy	2	8.07%	16.42%	21.93%	10.44%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$4.87B	$107.78	$154.00	42.88%	Strong Buy	5	-3.07%	N/A	31.14%	12.84%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$174.64M	$54.07	$65.00	20.21%	Hold	1	10.83%	10.96%	20.39%	18.47%
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$8.53B	$53.44	$76.88	43.85%	Hold	17	4.99%	12.17%	29.22%	16.32%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$27.15B	$71.33	$88.80	24.49%	Hold	5	4.71%	9.26%	-39.81%	20.51%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$8.96B	$70.52	$86.20	22.23%	Buy	5	5.99%	21.55%	32.27%	11.54%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$258.62M	$25.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$5.41B	$104.24	$161.50	54.93%	Strong Buy	4	4.65%	60.46%	12.60%	7.04%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$2.79M	$2.55	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$23.45B	$38.77	$57.60	48.57%	Hold	5	27.79%	139.92%	255.11%	51.31%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.24B	$25.67	$55.00	114.26%	Strong Buy	1	15.07%	-17.96%	13.77%	10.34%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$803.75M	$68.48	$123.33	80.10%	Strong Buy	3	11.00%	37.99%	N/A	N/A
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$26.90M	$3.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$290.38M	$1.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	26.93%	N/A	-2.51%	-2.48%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$473.37M	$1.57	$3.35	113.38%	Buy	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.76B	$18.18	$50.00	175.03%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$161.26M	$2.79	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	17.38%	N/A	-48.80%	12.05%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$64.82M	$2.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$98.50M	$2.99	$20.00	568.90%	Buy	1	19.36%	N/A	-27.94%	11.01%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$10.55k	$1.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$77.60M	$3.28	$6.50	98.17%	Strong Buy	1	-5.89%	-16.77%	9.17%	5.38%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$5.46M	$0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$353.43M	$6.67	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$691.63M	$12.88	$36.50	183.39%	Strong Buy	4	269.66%	N/A	-21.92%	-21.50%
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$2.98B	$10.36	$34.13	229.39%	Buy	9	N/A	N/A	-5.19%	-4.18%
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$203.23M	$3.45	$18.25	428.99%	Strong Buy	4	N/A	N/A	-75.65%	-69.62%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$2.51B	$5.83	$10.81	85.47%	Hold	8	180.74%	N/A	-6.69%	-6.73%
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$36.23M	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$224.86M	$1.00	$2.75	175.00%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$4.85M	$0.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$113.60M	$1.78	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	26.74%	60.41%	60.17%	36.40%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$461.06M	$17.23	$22.00	27.68%	Strong Buy	1	4.55%	70.44%	18.38%	10.52%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$579.38k	$0.27	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TRBG	TURBOGEN LTD	$86.80M	$3.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.74M	$0.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$13.55M	$0.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	13.93%	8.38%
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$47.55M	$0.67	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.67M	$1.46	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 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: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

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 125.15% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 186 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 28.96% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $45.75.

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 70.05% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 131 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 22.6% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $24.47.

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. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

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

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 17 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

GNRC passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 0.02% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 61 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $292.81, an upside of 51.97% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $192.68.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.25% have issued a Buy, 18.75% 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 39 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 5.31%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.25%. 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. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has an annual dividend yield of 3.34%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.25%. 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.

3. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)

Smith A O (NYSE:AOS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.43%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.25%. Smith A O's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Smith A O's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Smith A O's dividend payout ratio of 39.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -0.66% in the last day, and down -2.48% over the last week. Nuburu was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -39.8% yesterday.

Nuburu shares are trading lower after the company filed a prospectus related to the resale of up to 20 million common shares by the selling stockholders.

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 -50.84% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 10 percentage points.

2. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) 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.

China Yuchai International has a valuation score of 71, which is 40 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

China Yuchai International's stock has dropped -28.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 32 percentage points.

3. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) 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.

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 -48.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 13 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

43.33% 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 27.15% over the next year.

4.11% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 12.33% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.49% are rated C (Hold), 9.59% are rated D (Sell), and 5.48% 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 40.43x.

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Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

1. Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH)

2. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)

3. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

1. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

2. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

3. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)

1. Pentair (NYSE:PNR)

2. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

3. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

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