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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 43rd 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	$649.44M	14,490,010	0.06%	53.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.01B	59,006,361	0.09%	64.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$6.59B	253,151,170	0.10%	12.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$78.69B	137,664,487	0.09%	1.82%	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$326.24M	14,422,827	0.07%	16.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.06B	26,410,243	0.07%	43.59%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.44B	32,950,577	0.10%	8.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.06B	50,085,860	0.09%	14.02%	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.90B	51,137,646	0.10%	7.82%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.56B	44,211,464	0.09%	5.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.93B	156,125,679	0.10%	22.32%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.71B	115,911,056	0.09%	4.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.84B	66,591,867	0.11%	2.47%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$87.89B	557,800,000	0.08%	1.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.45B	33,383,050	0.08%	4.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.45B	21,167,681	0.10%	14.72%	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$18.60B	55,699,366	0.08%	28.55%	Net Buying	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.15B	148,965,066	0.05%	99.95%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.45B	37,518,322	0.02%	0.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$127.84B	126,047,469	0.09%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.87B	57,561,304	0.11%	4.64%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$158.73B	388,400,000	0.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Buying
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$146.62M	6,476,322	0.07%	53.41%	Net Selling
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$806.60M	23,065,450	0.04%	93.66%	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.69B	11,809,117	0.11%	3.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$11.93B	57,800,356	0.08%	14.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$47.72B	111,048,676	0.09%	1.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$5.34B	16,293,487	0.10%	2.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITT	ITT INC	$18.32B	89,400,000	0.10%	2.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$706.32M	42,872,109	0.10%	0.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$55.56B	229,261,244	0.09%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Buying
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$31.04B	387,999,429	0.10%	24.24%	Net Selling	Net Buying
IEX	IDEX CORP	$17.23B	73,719,896	0.10%	2.74%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$187.02M	3,225,015	0.05%	25.36%	Net Selling
INIO	INNIO NV	$16.60B	750,000,000	0.06%	86.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$26.66B	233,486,812	0.09%	1.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$80.87B	284,800,000	0.09%	36.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DOV	DOVER CORP	$27.42B	134,680,225	0.09%	2.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.67B	12,119,465	0.10%	4.55%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.16B	17,049,303	0.11%	7.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EROC	EROCK INC	$632.04M	48,174,023	0.02%	99.98%
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.98B	161,953,824	0.09%	1.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$24.21B	604,801,708	0.02%	77.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.66B	249,037,647	0.11%	21.49%	Net Selling	Net Buying
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$4.85B	57,323,573	0.10%	15.60%	Net Selling	Net Buying
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$109.67M	24,103,749	0.00%	0.00%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$10.23B	127,112,780	0.11%	1.64%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.52B	135,908,573	0.09%	2.72%	Net Selling
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	$2.20B	45,230,455	0.00%	1.49%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$27.48B	380,669,339	0.09%	0.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$275.17M	10,094,322	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$5.97B	51,876,817	0.10%	3.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$10.11B	159,637,950	0.10%	19.16%	Net Selling
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$280.33M	57,800,864	0.01%	82.93%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.14B	11,737,033	0.09%	14.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$210.19M	32,944,709	0.00%	0.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$50.40M	6,951,203	0.02%	68.54%
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.87B	97,015,901	0.08%	0.00%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$104.09M	23,657,373	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$364.67M	225,101,943	0.03%	19.17%	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.40B	48,442,143	0.07%	32.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$420.00M	58,905,938	0.00%	0.00%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$20.40k	6,938	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$690.45M	301,506,494	0.03%	0.00%
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$5.21B	287,458,734	0.06%	36.81%	Net Buying
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$981.07M	53,698,146	0.04%	65.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INLF	INLIF LTD	$26.11k	5,906	0.09%	99.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.89B	429,723,272	0.05%	9.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$65.73M	50,177,716	0.01%	36.68%	Net Buying
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$447.47M	224,858,561	0.02%	50.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.04M	12,166,106	0.00%	0.00%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$4.74M	12,875,000	0.00%	49.40%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$19.51M	20,532,482	0.00%	32.40%
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$134.42M	71,498,842	0.01%	76.60%	Net Buying	Net Buying
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$9.98M	5,038,018	0.00%	100.00%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$8.54M	5,252,720	0.00%	66.63%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$162.75M	63,822,249	0.00%	0.00%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$458.12M	26,759,241	0.09%	3.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.21B	45,222,349	0.10%	12.46%	Net Buying
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$372.51M	52,988,419	0.02%	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 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 40, which is 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

PKOH passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 130.56% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 206 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 31.64% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $44.82.

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 49, which is 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

GNRC passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 5.32% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 81 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $289.71, an upside of 42.32% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $203.56.

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: B, 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 1.72% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 77 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.67, an upside of 25.5% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $26.03.

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 4.99%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.21%. 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 1.21%. 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 2.38%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.21%. 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 -0.93% in the last day, and down -4.99% 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. 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 71, which is 47 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -60.47% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 15 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 43, which is 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -41.34% 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 19 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -20.32% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 55 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

47.46% 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 20.36% over the next year.

4.29% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.57% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.86% are rated C (Hold), 10% are rated D (Sell), and 4.29% 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 41.51x.

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