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Best Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top specialty industrial machinery stocks in 2025 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 A and is the 14th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.11B	32,840,075	37.33%	62.67%	Net Selling	Net Buying
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$8.85B	33,352,921	77.80%	4.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$8.34B	127,115,509	98.49%	1.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.26B	23,040,930	20.10%	79.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$5.52B	258,280,391	89.06%	10.94%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.34B	37,518,322	18.22%	0.00%
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.73B	33,128,494	92.30%	7.70%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.76B	50,371,250	90.45%	9.55%	Net Buying
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.58B	156,293,515	80.97%	19.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$313.98M	26,721,510	95.24%	3.14%	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$8.60B	66,389,673	97.72%	2.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$41.55B	112,273,567	80.24%	1.41%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$4.31B	21,065,729	87.35%	12.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.84B	115,907,357	85.78%	4.19%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.33B	49,835,573	86.95%	13.05%	Net Buying	Net Selling
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$141.07M	3,147,497	32.98%	26.04%	Net Buying
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.82B	139,237,818	73.55%	2.61%	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$62.94B	138,036,253	83.15%	1.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.27B	18,125,969	94.09%	5.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.45B	45,186,789	67.19%	32.81%	Net Selling
ITT	ITT INC	$14.21B	78,000,000	92.73%	3.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$44.01B	230,203,873	85.15%	1.20%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.00B	52,981,546	93.05%	6.95%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$316.58B	1,054,813,911	77.34%	2.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$103.60B	126,186,699	89.26%	2.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$34.33B	243,469,063	97.74%	0.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$12.80B	56,186,303	72.51%	27.49%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$2.80B	12,116,999	95.39%	4.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$16.66B	163,641,880	82.72%	17.28%	Net Buying
DOV	DOVER CORP	$24.69B	137,153,223	84.78%	2.00%	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.10B	44,510,381	83.66%	4.80%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.16B	26,312,842	58.07%	41.93%
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.44B	96,946,649	85.19%	0.00%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$34.32B	389,715,851	86.11%	0.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$133.12B	388,400,000	81.14%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$7.06B	51,971,372	93.31%	3.68%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$212.37M	14,388,031	58.56%	15.94%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.03B	16,686,708	92.83%	2.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$12.18B	74,849,436	97.39%	2.61%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.62B	57,189,381	42.12%	57.88%	Net Selling	Net Buying
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.19B	253,801,190	83.97%	16.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$104.68M	6,402,396	54.02%	45.98%	Net Selling
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$65.43M	23,200,988	8.12%	91.88%	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.14B	165,794,118	85.94%	1.50%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$71.31B	561,800,000	80.07%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$70.01B	290,000,000	69.51%	30.49%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$10.30B	57,596,887	73.85%	14.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$2.95B	11,778,135	97.07%	2.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$874.69M	300,581,918	24.00%	0.00%
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$2.89B	51,247,656	86.48%	13.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$274.83M	14,404,207	51.71%	40.19%	Net Selling	Net Buying
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$29.11B	395,110,395	80.94%	19.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$268.71M	10,094,322	12.72%	87.28%	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$3.25B	57,422,039	95.55%	4.45%	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$8.25B	58,684,066	58.21%	41.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$186.08M	42,974,862	3.25%	0.98%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$712.15M	111,100,100	15.97%	84.03%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$610.38M	10,987,954	78.76%	14.92%	Net Selling	Net Buying
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$213.20M	23,173,413	0.63%	0.00%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$594.96M	45,801,003	93.91%	0.00%
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$33.59B	590,493,305	11.65%	88.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$42.97M	14,276,150	7.09%	92.91%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$6.29B	298,476,875	31.93%	50.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$467.67M	149,893,979	22.39%	22.84%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.29B	41,580,673	38.99%	50.42%
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$665.14M	74,483,482	33.24%	12.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$615.33M	222,142,079	14.61%	67.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$20.53M	17,394,226	3.10%	38.25%	Net Buying
BURU	NUBURU INC	$93.67M	433,644,251	1.36%	3.04%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$12.00M	18,748,000	0.29%	0.00%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$14.57M	24,950,000	0.15%	0.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$23.80M	6,937,338	17.50%	68.68%
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.15B	44,952,953	76.53%	23.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.17M	4,571,767	50.89%	0.00%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$106.78M	63,181,249	0.33%	0.00%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$22.55M	143,619,342	0.30%	2.00%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$78.48M	2,378,061,531	0.01%	0.00%
HI	HILLENBRAND INC	$2.23B	70,482,047	91.65%	6.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$6.58M	5,306,666	0.99%	0.00%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Nov 2025?

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. Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR)

Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) is the #1 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 79 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 Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 9 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

THR passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Thermon Group Holdings has seen its stock return 9.42% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 9 percentage points.

2. Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS)

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 79 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 Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 15 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

WTS passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Watts Water Technologies has seen its stock return 25.65% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 25 percentage points.

Watts Water Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $300.00, an upside of 13.06% from Watts Water Technologies's current stock price of $265.34.

Watts Water Technologies stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Watts Water Technologies, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Flowserve (NYSE:FLS)

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 79 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 Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 14 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

FLS passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Flowserve has seen its stock return 10.17% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 9 percentage points.

Flowserve has an average 1 year price target of $75.71, an upside of 15.38% from Flowserve's current stock price of $65.62.

Flowserve stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Flowserve, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 28.57% 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 40 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. Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC)

Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.19%. Enerpac Tool Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Enerpac Tool Group's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Enerpac Tool Group's dividend payout ratio of 0% 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 4.43%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.19%. 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 96.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.83%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.19%. 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 85.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -2% in the last day, and down -5.04% 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. Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC)

Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC) 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.

Tennant 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.

Tennant Co's stock has dropped -18.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -20 percentage points.

2. Regal Rexnord (NYSE:RRX)

Regal Rexnord (NYSE:RRX) 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.

Regal Rexnord 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.

Regal Rexnord's stock has dropped -24.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -26 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 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.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 1.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 1 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

39.22% 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 14.35% over the next year.

8.96% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 34.33% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 46.27% are rated C (Hold), 5.97% are rated D (Sell), and 4.48% 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 11.88x.

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