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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...

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Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated B and is the 48th 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	$653.93M	14,490,010	0.06%	53.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$10.94B	59,006,361	0.09%	64.79%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$6.48B	253,151,170	0.10%	12.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$77.70B	137,664,487	0.09%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$331.00M	14,422,827	0.07%	16.01%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.99B	26,410,243	0.07%	43.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.41B	32,950,577	0.10%	8.39%	Net Buying	Net Buying
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.55B	66,591,867	0.11%	2.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.43B	44,211,464	0.09%	5.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.91B	51,137,646	0.10%	7.82%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$85.03B	557,800,000	0.08%	1.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.85B	50,085,860	0.09%	14.02%	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.77B	156,125,679	0.10%	22.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.21B	33,383,050	0.08%	4.93%	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.54B	115,911,056	0.09%	4.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.53B	11,809,117	0.11%	3.45%	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.27B	21,167,681	0.10%	14.72%	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$123.46B	126,047,469	0.09%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.44B	37,518,322	0.02%	0.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$17.92B	55,699,366	0.08%	28.55%	Net Buying	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$156.09B	388,400,000	0.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CR	CRANE CO	$11.85B	57,800,356	0.08%	14.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.12B	148,965,066	0.05%	99.95%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$47.13B	111,048,676	0.09%	1.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$837.51M	23,065,450	0.04%	93.66%	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$139.11M	6,476,322	0.07%	53.41%	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.81B	57,561,304	0.11%	4.64%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ITT	ITT INC	$17.91B	89,400,000	0.10%	2.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$53.92B	229,261,244	0.09%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$721.97M	42,872,109	0.10%	0.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$16.86B	73,719,896	0.10%	2.74%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DOV	DOVER CORP	$26.16B	134,680,225	0.09%	2.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$25.71B	233,486,812	0.09%	1.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$193.57M	3,225,015	0.05%	25.36%	Net Selling
INIO	INNIO NV	$15.15B	750,000,000	0.06%	86.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$5.03B	16,293,487	0.10%	2.38%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$5.31B	57,323,573	0.10%	15.59%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.51B	12,119,465	0.11%	4.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EROC	EROCK INC	$568.45M	48,174,023	0.02%	99.98%
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$29.90B	387,999,429	0.10%	24.24%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$78.43B	284,800,000	0.09%	36.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$10.05B	127,112,780	0.11%	1.64%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.19B	17,049,303	0.11%	7.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.54B	161,953,824	0.09%	1.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$23.99B	604,801,708	0.02%	77.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.75B	249,037,647	0.11%	21.49%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.04B	135,908,573	0.09%	2.72%	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$27.08B	380,669,339	0.09%	0.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$102.08M	24,103,749	0.00%	0.00%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$268.91M	10,094,322	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	$2.12B	45,230,455	0.00%	1.45%	Net Buying	Net Buying
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.06B	51,876,817	0.10%	3.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$9.65B	159,637,950	0.10%	19.16%	Net Selling
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.02B	11,737,033	0.09%	14.54%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$191.24M	32,944,709	0.00%	0.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$47.27M	6,951,203	0.02%	68.54%
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.87B	97,015,901	0.08%	0.00%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$101.73M	23,657,373	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.39B	48,442,143	0.07%	32.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$178.32M	57,800,864	0.01%	82.93%	Net Buying	Net Selling
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$21.02k	6,938	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$696.48M	301,506,494	0.03%	0.00%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$420.94M	225,101,943	0.03%	19.17%	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$982.14M	53,698,146	0.04%	65.85%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$5.30B	287,458,734	0.06%	36.81%	Net Buying
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$395.26M	58,905,938	0.00%	0.00%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$23.62k	5,906	0.09%	99.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.98B	429,723,272	0.05%	9.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$72.26M	50,177,716	0.01%	36.68%	Net Buying
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$400.25M	224,858,561	0.02%	49.80%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$141.57M	71,498,842	0.01%	76.60%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$18.23M	20,532,482	0.00%	32.40%
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$429.21M	52,988,419	0.02%	12.40%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.01B	45,222,349	0.10%	12.60%	Net Buying
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$459.72M	26,759,241	0.09%	3.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$10.18M	5,038,018	0.00%	100.00%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$141.69M	63,822,249	0.00%	0.00%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.90M	12,166,106	0.00%	0.00%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$8.01M	5,252,720	0.00%	66.63%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$5.28M	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 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 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 45, which is 6 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 39.

PKOH passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 127.7% 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 30.73% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $45.13.

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 10 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 39.

GNRC passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 3.27% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 82 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $289.71, an upside of 56.28% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $185.38.

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 41, which is 2 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 39.

GTES passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock return 2.08% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 80 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.67, an upside of 27.71% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $25.58.

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 5.11%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.24%. 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 3.03%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.24%. 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. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)

Smith A O (NYSE:AOS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.44%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.24%. Smith A O's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Smith A O's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Smith A O's dividend payout ratio of 39.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.01% in the last day, and down -2.7% 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 41 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -55.22% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 23 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 13 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -43.12% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 35 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 13 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 2.08% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 80 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

49.15% 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 23.69% over the next year.

4.29% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.14% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 61.43% are rated C (Hold), 14.29% are rated D (Sell), and 2.86% 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 40.64x.

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Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

1. Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH)

2. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

3. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

1. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

2. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

3. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)

1. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

2. Pentair (NYSE:PNR)

3. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

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