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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 41st ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.55B	58,868,681	58.52%	41.48%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.09B	26,410,243	59.71%	40.29%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.68B	33,046,358	92.12%	7.88%	Net Buying	Net Selling
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$540.08M	14,398,169	52.79%	40.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$429.36M	26,751,621	92.67%	3.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$13.69B	66,569,573	97.66%	2.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.62B	11,808,462	96.99%	3.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$318.89M	14,422,827	61.45%	15.55%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.46B	17,038,903	93.49%	6.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.37B	33,390,890	79.61%	4.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$88.23B	137,989,067	84.51%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.64B	37,518,322	21.42%	0.00%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$28.23B	134,661,414	91.48%	2.07%	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.61B	44,182,232	88.31%	4.96%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.39B	115,911,056	87.30%	4.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.74B	51,137,646	92.82%	7.18%	Net Selling
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.54B	57,562,603	42.40%	57.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$31.38B	391,336,834	81.23%	18.77%	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.52B	253,875,680	88.80%	11.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.86B	45,214,496	89.50%	10.50%	Net Buying
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$119.88B	126,086,389	90.95%	2.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.61B	98,106,632	86.56%	0.00%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$176.47M	3,219,112	42.61%	25.41%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.93B	52,067,812	96.33%	3.67%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$139.31M	6,476,322	55.92%	44.08%	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.86B	21,126,664	87.12%	12.88%	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$51.04B	111,273,953	86.11%	1.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$5.27B	52,598,798	84.99%	15.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$16.38B	74,015,052	97.38%	2.62%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.41B	136,212,501	28.94%	71.06%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.66B	50,064,839	87.20%	12.80%	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$155.87B	388,300,000	83.98%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$8.53B	127,807,021	97.89%	1.63%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AME	AMETEK INC	$53.91B	229,203,002	87.61%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$76.48B	560,000,000	81.27%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$15.89B	55,717,948	72.16%	27.84%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.49B	16,319,483	97.72%	2.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.92B	156,471,079	80.82%	19.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$12.56B	57,745,686	74.49%	14.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$28.20B	383,716,076	89.72%	0.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$78.17B	287,700,000	69.99%	30.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.94B	57,542,367	95.37%	4.63%	Net Buying	Net Buying
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$666.16M	44,233,446	96.70%	0.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.63B	12,114,922	95.79%	4.21%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$28.67B	237,693,493	91.42%	0.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ITT	ITT INC	$17.10B	89,400,000	95.58%	2.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$129.44M	24,103,749	0.09%	0.00%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$689.21M	23,050,450	25.21%	74.79%	Net Selling
INIO	INNIO NV	N/A	750,000,000	0.00%	86.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EROC	EROCK INC	N/A	48,124,888	0.00%	100.00%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$299.09M	10,094,322	12.01%	87.99%	Net Buying
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$833.17M	300,784,816	29.81%	0.00%
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.12B	137,828,624	85.38%	2.68%	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.55B	47,694,445	68.13%	31.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$10.04B	161,605,541	83.38%	16.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.22B	165,968,177	89.04%	1.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.95B	250,420,273	82.56%	17.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$24.61B	602,706,815	18.78%	78.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$242.19M	57,800,864	6.13%	55.68%	Net Buying	Net Buying
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$84.21M	85,057,857	11.13%	0.00%
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	N/A	32,563,853	0.00%	0.00%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$112.11M	23,404,116	9.23%	90.77%	Net Buying	Net Buying
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	N/A	60,351,619	0.00%	0.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$50.87M	6,940,509	15.11%	68.65%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.23B	11,691,140	76.76%	14.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$36.67M	18,333,333	23.16%	76.84%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$348.38M	224,761,681	15.67%	51.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$854.69M	52,083,294	39.79%	60.21%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$41.77M	38,319,788	3.31%	48.03%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$357.75M	223,595,973	32.39%	19.30%	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$401.57M	77,373,296	40.16%	11.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$2.91B	365,481,156	45.90%	11.28%	Net Selling	Net Buying
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$308.02k	1,387,480	0.27%	99.73%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$5.94M	12,500,000	0.79%	50.88%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$122.54M	63,822,249	0.26%	0.00%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$11.35M	20,532,482	1.81%	32.40%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.25M	5,252,720	0.01%	66.63%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.24M	12,166,106	2.66%	0.00%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$43.16M	2,901,565,362	0.03%	18.58%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$12.29M	5,038,018	0.38%	99.62%
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	N/A	45,214,588	0.00%	0.00%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$13.58k	5,906	2.02%	97.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) 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 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 43, which is 9 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

GNRC passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 41.93% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 61 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $283.54, an upside of 32.96% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $213.25.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 76.92% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.69% have issued a Buy, 15.38% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC)

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

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is equal to the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

GRC passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gorman Rupp Co has seen its stock return 113.51% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 132 percentage points.

Gorman Rupp Co has an average 1 year price target of $74.00, a downside of -6.55% from Gorman Rupp Co's current stock price of $79.19.

Gorman Rupp Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Gorman Rupp Co, 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.

3. Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO)

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) 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 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 5 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

HLIO passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Helios Technologies has seen its stock return 125.85% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 144 percentage points.

Helios Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $91.00, an upside of 12.23% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $81.08.

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 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 4.59%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.18%. 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 3.24%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.18%. 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 2.37%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.18%. 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 -0.86% in the last day, and down -1.12% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why specialty industrial machinery stocks are down.

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 14, which is -1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PNR a Valuation Rating of "A".

Pentair's stock has dropped -40.76% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -22 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 42 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -65.96% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -47 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 14 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 15. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 5.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 24 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

41.67% of specialty industrial machinery stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect specialty industrial machinery stocks to rise by 16.01% 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), 5.56% are rated D (Sell), and 8.33% 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 13.56x.

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