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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 B and is the 38th 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	$410.95M	14,399,130	52.47%	40.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.11B	253,875,680	89.30%	10.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.01B	26,410,243	58.82%	41.18%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.21B	33,107,113	92.21%	7.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$226.56M	14,421,658	59.77%	15.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$410.64M	26,751,621	95.60%	3.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$14.17B	66,499,582	97.83%	2.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$9.95B	57,745,686	75.13%	14.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.79B	33,339,926	79.42%	4.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.80B	51,543,169	92.93%	7.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$90.84B	138,165,463	85.89%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.42B	50,064,839	87.01%	12.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITT	ITT INC	$18.05B	86,000,000	95.84%	2.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.50B	37,518,322	20.55%	0.00%
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.28B	156,385,318	80.89%	19.11%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ATS	ATS CORP	$3.13B	96,948,447	85.62%	0.00%
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.39B	44,182,232	84.80%	4.94%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DOV	DOVER CORP	$30.41B	134,661,414	90.92%	2.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$171.13M	3,219,112	34.21%	25.41%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$111.35B	126,216,529	92.67%	2.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.90B	135,256,006	26.29%	73.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$52.83B	229,203,002	89.58%	1.07%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.35B	57,245,131	41.98%	58.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.37B	11,789,023	96.99%	3.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$15.80B	55,783,598	72.75%	27.25%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$45.78B	112,357,908	84.82%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.99B	115,814,243	86.80%	4.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.00B	51,982,204	96.35%	3.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$15.22B	58,675,827	59.24%	40.76%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.63B	23,050,450	24.06%	75.94%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$73.63B	288,200,000	70.23%	29.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$165.07B	387,900,000	98.19%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.08B	21,248,001	87.29%	12.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.16B	127,807,021	97.88%	1.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$35.46B	602,171,792	21.94%	78.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$12.78B	161,605,541	83.42%	16.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$15.91B	74,015,052	97.46%	2.54%	Net Buying	Net Selling
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$30.52B	391,336,834	81.30%	18.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$2.50B	47,612,285	67.97%	32.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.05B	11,072,780	80.63%	14.94%	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$77.25B	562,000,000	82.44%	1.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$299.40M	10,094,322	11.98%	88.02%	Net Buying	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$29.58B	383,716,076	99.84%	0.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.32B	137,828,624	84.89%	2.68%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.01B	12,118,733	95.66%	4.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$1.02B	300,784,816	28.90%	0.00%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$6.55B	47,181,017	90.11%	9.89%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.56B	57,422,039	95.56%	4.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$27.42B	237,693,493	99.13%	0.87%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.92B	250,420,273	82.60%	17.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.48B	17,846,681	93.43%	6.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$2.78B	51,824,424	84.82%	15.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.14B	165,968,177	90.05%	1.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$111.07M	6,446,454	54.86%	45.14%	Net Buying
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$737.88M	46,290,822	94.36%	0.27%
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.95B	47,865,593	77.31%	22.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.73B	16,470,230	97.77%	2.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$59.84M	84,878,857	0.00%	0.00%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$61.07M	23,310,715	9.10%	90.90%	Net Selling
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$55.85M	6,937,338	11.21%	68.68%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$273.75M	42,974,862	3.97%	36.62%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$150.92k	187,480	0.50%	99.50%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$446.59M	224,415,811	14.87%	64.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.22B	52,082,794	48.13%	51.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$711.49M	75,690,177	39.19%	12.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.10B	338,016,328	38.52%	12.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$565.70M	223,595,973	25.17%	19.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$23.41M	32,604,703	5.35%	56.44%	Net Buying	Net Buying
INLF	INLIF LTD	$3.77M	1,181,250	2.07%	97.93%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$6.85M	5,038,018	0.21%	99.79%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.43M	5,183,021	3.83%	0.00%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$12.56M	19,033,149	2.11%	34.95%
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.99B	32,848,372	37.24%	62.76%	Net Selling	Net Buying
BURU	NUBURU INC	$46.22M	154,588,426	19.53%	12.71%	Net Buying
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$172.70M	63,822,249	0.26%	0.00%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$11.25M	12,500,000	0.00%	50.88%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$29.93M	4,198,442	12.09%	87.91%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$68.26M	2,901,565,362	0.00%	18.33%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$240.80M	24,103,749	0.21%	0.00%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$6.00M	5,306,666	0.30%	65.95%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in May 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

PKOH passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 41.22% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 6 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $37.00, an upside of 29.64% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $28.54.

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. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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 Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34.

GTES passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 26.3% over the past year, underperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by -9 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $28.71, an upside of 19.34% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $24.06.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC)

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

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -4 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 34. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GRC as a "A".

GRC passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gorman Rupp Co has seen its stock return 112.18% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 77 percentage points.

What are the specialty industrial machinery stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 37 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 1.17%. 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 3.39%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. 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 2.48%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. 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 59.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.94% in the last day, and down -2.75% over the last week. Standex International was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -8.93% yesterday.

Standex International shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q3 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. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) 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.

Crane Nxt Co has a valuation score of 57, which is 39 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 18. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -5.13% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -40 percentage points.

2. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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.

Gates Industrial has a valuation score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 26.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -9 percentage points.

3. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)

Smith A O (NYSE:AOS) 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.

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

Smith A O's stock has dropped -10.47% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -46 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

42.86% 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 12.6% over the next year.

5.88% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.47% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 54.41% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 7.35% 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 21.21x.

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Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

1. Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH)

2. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

3. Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC)

1. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

2. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

3. Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW)

1. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

2. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

3. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)

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