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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...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated B and is the 41st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$693.49M	14,490,010	49.29%	50.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.16B	59,006,361	58.52%	41.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$7.19B	253,151,170	88.81%	11.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.16B	26,410,243	59.71%	40.29%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.69B	33,046,358	92.12%	7.88%	Net Buying	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$341.97M	14,422,827	61.45%	16.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.64B	50,085,860	87.20%	12.80%	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.73B	37,518,322	21.42%	0.00%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.75B	44,211,464	88.25%	5.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.89B	51,137,646	92.82%	7.18%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.07B	156,125,679	80.83%	19.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$133.71B	126,086,389	90.95%	2.92%	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$88.53B	557,800,000	81.59%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.21B	136,212,501	28.93%	71.07%	Net Selling	Net Buying
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$11.55B	66,591,867	97.66%	2.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.82B	33,383,050	79.63%	4.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.94B	11,808,462	96.99%	3.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$11.21B	115,911,056	87.30%	4.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$87.39B	137,664,487	84.71%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$172.82B	388,400,000	83.96%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.40B	57,669,494	42.40%	57.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$7.04B	21,167,681	87.12%	12.88%	Net Selling
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$166.23M	3,219,112	42.61%	25.41%	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$140.67M	6,476,322	55.92%	44.08%	Net Selling
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$991.81M	23,065,450	25.21%	74.79%	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$57.98B	229,261,244	87.59%	1.08%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.89B	45,214,496	89.50%	10.50%	Net Buying
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$5.67B	16,293,487	97.72%	2.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.96B	57,561,304	95.37%	4.63%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CR	CRANE CO	$12.68B	57,800,356	74.42%	14.50%	Net Selling
DOV	DOVER CORP	$28.30B	134,680,225	91.47%	2.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$48.33B	111,048,676	86.28%	1.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$17.20B	73,719,896	97.38%	2.62%	Net Buying
ITT	ITT INC	$18.95B	89,400,000	95.58%	2.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$33.61B	387,999,429	81.22%	18.78%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.18B	17,049,303	93.49%	6.51%	Net Selling
INIO	INNIO NV	$20.35B	750,000,000	0.00%	86.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$83.88B	284,800,000	69.99%	30.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$742.68M	44,233,446	96.70%	0.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.50B	161,953,824	91.25%	1.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$17.20B	55,717,948	72.16%	27.84%	Net Buying	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$5.19B	57,323,573	84.99%	15.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$10.10B	127,112,780	98.36%	1.64%	Net Selling	Net Buying
XYL	XYLEM INC	$28.30B	233,486,812	93.07%	1.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.75B	249,037,647	82.56%	17.44%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.98B	12,114,922	95.79%	4.21%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$24.26B	604,801,708	18.72%	77.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EROC	EROCK INC	N/A	48,124,888	0.00%	100.00%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.48B	135,908,573	86.59%	2.72%	Net Selling
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$127.75M	24,103,749	0.09%	0.00%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$305.86M	10,094,322	12.01%	87.99%	Net Buying
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$27.74B	380,669,339	90.43%	0.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.35B	51,876,817	96.33%	3.67%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	N/A	45,214,588	0.00%	1.47%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$384.92M	225,101,943	32.17%	19.17%	Net Selling
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.28B	11,737,033	76.46%	14.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$283.22M	57,800,864	6.13%	82.93%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$10.65B	159,637,950	83.38%	16.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.91B	97,015,901	87.54%	0.00%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.50B	48,442,143	68.13%	31.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$468.30M	58,905,938	0.00%	0.00%
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	N/A	32,563,853	0.00%	0.00%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$104.38M	23,404,116	9.23%	90.77%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$768.84M	301,506,494	29.74%	0.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$54.41M	6,940,509	15.11%	68.65%
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$33.55M	18,333,333	23.16%	76.84%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$33.07k	5,906	2.02%	97.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$352.88M	224,761,681	15.67%	50.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.94B	429,723,272	39.04%	9.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$967.19M	52,083,294	39.79%	60.21%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$45.98M	38,319,788	3.31%	48.03%	Net Buying
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$426.60M	86,707,507	35.83%	10.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$5.76M	12,500,000	0.79%	50.88%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.02M	12,166,106	2.66%	0.00%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$457.05M	26,759,241	92.64%	3.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$22.48k	6,938	0.26%	99.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$11.07M	20,532,482	1.81%	32.40%
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$56.99M	85,057,857	11.13%	0.00%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$20.02M	2,901,565,362	0.03%	18.61%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$11.74M	5,038,018	0.38%	99.62%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.83M	5,252,720	0.01%	66.63%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$112.14M	63,822,249	0.26%	0.00%
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$462.06M	52,988,419	30.53%	12.40%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Aug 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 83 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: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

PKOH passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 163.11% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 237 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 23.28% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $47.86.

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. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 83 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: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 14 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

GNRC passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 4.87% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 79 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $289.71, an upside of 40.58% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $206.09.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 15 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 73.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.67% have issued a Buy, 20% 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 83 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 38, which is 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

GTES passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 19.93% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 94 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.44, an upside of 14.24% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $28.40.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 44.44% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 4.49%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. 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 3.04%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. 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. Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS)

Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.33%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. Otis Worldwide's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Otis Worldwide's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Otis Worldwide's dividend payout ratio of 43.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.44% in the last day, and up 0.66% over the last week. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -5.23% yesterday.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 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. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) 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.

Power Solutions International has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -55.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 19 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 8 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 21. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -35.14% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 39 percentage points.

3. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) 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.

Crane Nxt Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -13.56% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 61 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

45.76% 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 13.65% over the next year.

4.17% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 23.61% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.33% are rated C (Hold), 6.94% are rated D (Sell), and 6.94% 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 43.23x.

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