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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 39th 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	$715.81M	14,490,010	0.06%	53.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.94B	59,006,361	0.09%	64.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$7.03B	253,151,170	0.10%	12.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$86.90B	137,664,487	0.09%	1.82%	Net Selling
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.13B	26,410,243	0.07%	43.59%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.69B	32,950,577	0.10%	8.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$353.94M	14,422,827	0.06%	16.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.88B	50,085,860	0.09%	14.02%	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.68B	44,211,464	0.09%	5.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.70B	37,518,322	0.02%	0.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.89B	51,137,646	0.10%	7.82%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.99B	156,125,679	0.10%	22.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$133.13B	126,086,389	0.09%	2.92%	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$11.69B	66,591,867	0.11%	2.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$91.02B	557,800,000	0.08%	1.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.83B	33,383,050	0.08%	4.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$7.27B	21,167,681	0.10%	14.72%	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.53B	148,965,066	0.05%	99.95%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$11.12B	115,911,056	0.09%	4.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$145.85M	6,476,322	0.07%	53.41%	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$175.37B	388,400,000	0.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$5.62B	16,293,487	0.10%	2.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.95B	11,809,117	0.11%	3.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.97B	57,561,304	0.10%	4.64%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$935.07M	23,065,450	0.04%	93.66%	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$12.62B	57,800,356	0.08%	14.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$49.90B	111,048,676	0.09%	1.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$178.21M	3,219,112	0.05%	25.41%	Net Selling
DOV	DOVER CORP	$27.89B	134,680,225	0.09%	2.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$17.61B	73,719,896	0.10%	2.74%	Net Buying	Net Buying
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$32.34B	387,999,429	0.10%	24.23%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$82.82B	284,800,000	0.09%	36.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ITT	ITT INC	$19.61B	89,400,000	0.10%	2.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$773.41M	42,872,109	0.10%	0.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INIO	INNIO NV	$20.57B	750,000,000	0.06%	86.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$58.41B	229,261,244	0.09%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Buying
XYL	XYLEM INC	$27.94B	233,486,812	0.13%	1.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.27B	161,953,824	0.09%	1.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.17B	17,049,303	0.11%	7.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$17.20B	55,717,948	0.54%	28.54%	Net Buying	Net Selling
EROC	EROCK INC	$805.47M	48,174,023	0.02%	99.98%
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$4.01B	12,119,465	0.10%	4.55%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.33B	45,222,349	0.10%	12.46%	Net Buying
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$10.28B	127,112,780	0.11%	1.64%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$25.83B	604,801,708	0.02%	77.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.96B	249,037,647	0.11%	21.49%	Net Selling	Net Buying
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$135.13M	71,498,842	0.01%	76.60%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.45B	135,908,573	0.09%	2.72%	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$27.65B	380,669,339	0.09%	0.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$5.52B	57,323,573	0.10%	15.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$118.35M	24,103,749	0.00%	0.00%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.23B	51,876,817	0.10%	3.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$289.40M	10,094,322	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$315.01M	57,800,864	0.01%	82.93%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$10.56B	159,637,950	0.10%	19.10%	Net Selling
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.34B	11,737,033	0.09%	14.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	N/A	45,214,588	0.00%	1.47%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$405.18M	225,101,943	0.03%	19.17%	Net Selling
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$220.07M	32,944,709	0.00%	0.00%
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.97B	97,015,901	0.08%	0.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$56.17M	6,951,203	0.02%	68.54%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.55B	48,442,143	0.07%	32.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$508.95M	58,905,938	0.00%	0.00%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$127.28M	23,657,373	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$814.07M	301,506,494	0.03%	0.00%
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$6.03B	287,458,734	0.06%	36.81%	Net Buying
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.06B	53,698,146	0.04%	65.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INLF	INLIF LTD	$29.35k	5,906	0.09%	99.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.04B	429,723,272	0.05%	9.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$74.26M	50,177,716	0.01%	36.68%	Net Buying
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$438.47M	224,858,561	0.02%	50.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$127.01M	63,822,249	0.00%	0.00%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$457.05M	26,759,241	0.09%	3.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$21.65k	6,938	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.98M	5,252,720	0.00%	66.63%
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$430.80M	52,988,419	0.02%	12.40%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$14.58M	20,532,482	0.00%	32.40%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$7.25M	5,038,018	0.00%	100.00%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.35M	12,166,106	0.00%	0.00%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$6.31M	12,875,000	0.00%	49.40%

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 80 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 33, which is -4 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PKOH as a "A".

PKOH passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 149.59% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 223 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 19.43% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $49.40.

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 80 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 46, which is 9 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

GNRC passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 11.66% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 85 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $289.71, an upside of 32.11% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $219.30.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 14 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 78.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 7.14% have issued a Buy, 14.29% 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 80 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 1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

GTES passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 15.09% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 89 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.67, an upside of 17.68% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $27.76.

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 4.74%, which is 4 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 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 3.04%, 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 2.37%, 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 up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 0.45% in the last day, and down -0.77% over the last week.

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

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 57, which is 34 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -54.66% 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 6 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 23. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -39.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 34 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 20 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 23. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -16.41% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 57 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 13.17% over the next year.

4.23% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.54% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 63.38% are rated C (Hold), 5.63% are rated D (Sell), and 4.23% 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 44.41x.

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