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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 53rd 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	$687.41M	14,490,010	0.06%	53.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$384.70M	14,538,916	0.06%	15.76%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$6.75B	253,151,170	0.10%	12.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.80B	51,137,646	0.10%	7.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.11B	59,006,361	0.09%	64.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$8.52B	50,085,860	0.09%	14.03%	Net Selling
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.01B	26,410,243	0.07%	43.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.27B	32,950,577	0.10%	8.42%	Net Buying	Net Buying
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.31B	44,211,464	0.09%	5.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.42B	66,591,867	0.11%	2.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$88.91B	557,800,000	0.08%	1.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$71.29B	137,664,487	0.09%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$142.41M	6,476,322	0.07%	53.41%	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.95B	33,383,050	0.08%	4.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.19B	11,809,117	0.11%	3.45%	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$18.45B	55,699,366	0.08%	28.55%	Net Buying	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.38B	156,125,679	0.10%	22.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.73B	57,561,304	0.11%	4.64%	Net Buying
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$167.56B	388,400,000	0.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.81B	16,293,487	0.10%	2.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.51B	21,167,681	0.10%	14.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$856.55M	148,965,066	0.05%	99.95%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CR	CRANE CO	$11.96B	57,800,356	0.08%	14.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$122.21B	126,047,469	0.09%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.05B	23,065,450	0.04%	93.66%	Net Buying
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$685.95M	42,872,109	0.10%	0.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$17.04B	73,719,896	0.10%	2.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INIO	INNIO NV	$13.62B	750,000,000	0.06%	86.25%	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.22B	37,518,322	0.02%	0.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
XYL	XYLEM INC	$23.56B	233,486,812	0.09%	1.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$5.91B	57,323,573	0.10%	16.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EROC	EROCK INC	$572.31M	48,174,023	0.02%	99.98%
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$210.08M	3,225,015	0.05%	25.36%	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$47.89B	111,048,676	0.09%	1.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$57.70B	229,261,244	0.09%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.57B	249,037,647	0.11%	21.49%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.14B	115,910,129	0.09%	4.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$77.99B	284,800,000	0.09%	36.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.37B	12,119,465	0.11%	4.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.42B	127,112,780	0.11%	1.64%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$29.64B	387,999,429	0.10%	24.24%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.16B	17,049,303	0.11%	7.25%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$7.93B	135,908,573	0.09%	2.72%	Net Selling
DOV	DOVER CORP	$25.79B	134,680,225	0.09%	2.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	$1.86B	45,230,455	0.00%	1.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$8.47B	159,637,950	0.10%	19.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$4.82B	45,222,349	0.10%	12.60%	Net Buying
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.67B	161,953,824	0.09%	1.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ITT	ITT INC	$18.52B	89,400,000	0.10%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Buying
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$25.25B	380,669,339	0.09%	0.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$259.12M	10,094,322	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$5.77B	51,876,817	0.10%	3.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.02B	11,737,033	0.09%	14.55%	Net Selling
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$10.93M	5,038,018	0.00%	100.00%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$5.72M	1,093,750	0.09%	99.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$25.40B	604,801,708	0.02%	99.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$29.68M	6,951,203	0.02%	68.54%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.42B	48,442,143	0.07%	32.03%	Net Selling
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$252.88M	57,800,864	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.83B	97,015,901	0.08%	0.00%
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$147.59M	32,944,709	0.00%	2.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$353.41M	225,101,943	0.03%	19.17%	Net Selling
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$13.88k	6,938	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$99.83M	23,657,373	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$411.19M	52,988,419	0.02%	12.41%
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$319.27M	58,905,938	0.00%	0.00%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$621.10M	301,506,494	0.03%	0.00%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$867.76M	53,698,146	0.04%	80.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BURU	NUBURU INC	$8.85M	9,262,346	0.06%	99.94%	Net Buying
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$4.15B	287,458,734	0.06%	36.81%	Net Buying
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$350.78M	224,858,561	0.02%	49.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$43.55M	50,177,716	0.01%	36.68%	Net Buying
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.40B	429,723,272	0.05%	9.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$6.19M	12,875,000	0.00%	49.40%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.98M	12,166,106	0.00%	0.00%
TRBG	TURBOGEN LTD	$93.93M	25,455,990	0.00%	0.00%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$462.40M	26,759,241	0.09%	3.78%	Net Selling
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.56M	5,252,720	0.00%	100.00%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$153.75M	26,785,848	0.00%	0.00%
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$92.95M	71,498,842	0.01%	80.03%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$129.56M	63,822,249	0.00%	0.00%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$18.48M	20,532,482	0.00%	32.40%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Sep 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 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 Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 6 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

PKOH passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 128.63% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 188 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 24.37% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $47.44.

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. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) 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 Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 8 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

TWIN passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 87.39% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 147 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 13.38% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $26.46.

Twin Disc stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Twin Disc, 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.

3. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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 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 41, which is 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

GTES passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 7.5% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 67 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.30, an upside of 21.11% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $26.67.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% 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 3.97%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.25%. 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 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 3.01%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.25%. 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. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has an annual dividend yield of 2.68%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.25%. China Yuchai International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. China Yuchai International's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

China Yuchai International's dividend payout ratio of 25.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -0.5% in the last day, and up 1.17% over the last week. Eaton was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -1.95% yesterday.

Shares of data center infrastructure-related companies are trading lower. Elevated bond yields and Fed interest rate expectations are weighing on technology sectors that have exposure to AI buildout capex plans that may come under closer scrutiny from inflated borrowing costs.

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 43, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -51.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 8 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 25 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -55.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 3 percentage points.

3. Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA)

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) 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.

Mueller Water Products has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mueller Water Products's stock has dropped -14.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 45 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

46.67% 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 25.75% over the next year.

4.11% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.18% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.64% are rated C (Hold), 10.96% are rated D (Sell), and 4.11% 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 42.47x.

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