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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 C and is the 59th 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	$628.14M	14,490,010	0.06%	53.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$358.24M	14,538,916	0.06%	15.76%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$11.17B	59,006,361	0.09%	64.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$6.45B	253,151,170	0.10%	12.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.98B	26,410,243	0.07%	43.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.80B	51,137,646	0.10%	8.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$90.20B	557,800,000	0.08%	1.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.36B	44,211,464	0.09%	5.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$137.88M	6,476,322	0.07%	53.41%	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.12B	11,809,117	0.11%	3.45%	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$114.00B	126,047,469	0.09%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$17.93B	55,699,366	0.08%	28.55%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$3.28B	57,561,304	0.11%	4.65%	Net Buying	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.02B	66,591,867	0.11%	2.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.21B	32,950,577	0.10%	8.42%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$71.88B	137,664,487	0.09%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$873.43M	37,518,322	0.02%	0.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$144.45B	388,400,000	0.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Buying
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$621.18M	148,965,066	0.05%	99.95%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CR	CRANE CO	$11.01B	57,800,356	0.08%	14.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$8.10B	50,085,860	0.09%	14.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$5.76B	21,167,681	0.10%	14.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.87B	16,293,487	0.10%	2.40%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$12.28B	33,383,050	0.08%	4.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.51B	156,125,679	0.10%	22.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.09B	23,065,450	0.04%	93.66%	Net Buying
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.91B	115,910,129	0.09%	4.26%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$47.74B	111,048,676	0.09%	1.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$55.67B	229,261,244	0.09%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Buying
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$28.91B	387,999,429	0.10%	24.24%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$766.12M	42,872,109	0.10%	0.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$17.03B	73,719,896	0.10%	2.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
INIO	INNIO NV	$12.47B	750,000,000	0.06%	86.25%	Net Selling
ITT	ITT INC	$17.06B	89,400,000	0.10%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.12B	17,049,303	0.11%	7.25%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DOV	DOVER CORP	$26.94B	133,007,687	0.09%	2.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EROC	EROCK INC	$407.07M	48,174,023	0.02%	99.98%
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.72B	249,037,647	0.11%	22.78%	Net Selling	Net Buying
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$28.65B	380,669,339	0.09%	0.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$2.93B	12,119,465	0.11%	4.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$78.67B	284,800,000	0.09%	36.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.18B	45,222,349	0.10%	12.70%	Net Buying
XYL	XYLEM INC	$25.27B	233,486,812	0.09%	1.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.41B	135,908,573	0.09%	2.72%	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$5.16B	57,323,573	0.10%	16.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$5.65B	51,876,817	0.10%	3.70%	Net Selling
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	$1.96B	45,230,455	0.00%	1.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$180.87M	3,229,865	0.05%	25.48%	Net Buying	Net Buying
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$8.84B	127,112,780	0.11%	1.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$8.82B	159,637,950	0.10%	19.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$245.19M	10,094,322	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GGG	GRACO INC	$10.60B	160,375,132	0.09%	1.59%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.23B	48,442,143	0.07%	32.03%	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$22.92B	604,801,708	0.02%	99.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$27.18M	6,951,203	0.02%	68.54%
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$801.29M	11,737,033	0.09%	14.55%	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.84B	97,015,901	0.08%	0.00%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$243.11M	225,101,943	0.03%	19.17%	Net Selling
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$160.69M	57,800,864	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Selling
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$431.15M	301,506,494	0.03%	0.00%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$29.73M	26,785,848	0.00%	0.00%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$10.20k	6,938	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$91.92M	32,944,709	0.00%	2.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$310.51M	52,988,419	0.02%	12.41%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$70.97M	23,657,373	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$636.86M	53,698,146	0.04%	80.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$3.07B	287,458,734	0.06%	36.81%	Net Buying
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$127.24M	58,905,938	0.00%	0.00%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$2.26B	429,723,272	0.05%	9.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$207.77M	224,858,561	0.02%	49.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$34.07M	50,177,716	0.01%	59.35%	Net Buying
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.04M	12,166,106	0.00%	0.00%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$196.88k	1,093,750	0.09%	99.91%	Net Selling
TRBG	TURBOGEN LTD	$87.31M	25,455,990	0.00%	5.38%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$12.91M	20,532,482	0.00%	32.40%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$330.46k	2,145,833	0.00%	100.00%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$4.08M	45,360,598	0.00%	37.93%
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$63.63M	71,498,842	0.01%	80.03%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BURU	NUBURU INC	$2.09M	9,262,346	0.06%	99.94%	Net Buying
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$461.60M	26,759,241	0.09%	3.78%	Net Selling
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$8.88M	5,252,720	0.00%	100.00%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$97.14M	63,822,249	0.00%	0.00%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Oct 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: C.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 1 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

PKOH passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 111.77% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 178 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 36.1% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $43.35.

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: B.

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 51.07% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 117 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 21.75% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $24.64.

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. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) 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 Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 21 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

GNRC passed 19 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock lose -0.62% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 65 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $291.31, an upside of 53.95% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $189.23.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 16 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 6.25% have issued a Buy, 18.75% 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 39 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 5.6%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.27%. 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. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has an annual dividend yield of 3.74%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.27%. 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.

3. Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW)

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) has an annual dividend yield of 2.37%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.27%. 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 58.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 1.25% in the last day, and down -1.64% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why specialty industrial machinery stocks are up.

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 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 -49.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 16 percentage points.

2. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) 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.

China Yuchai 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.

China Yuchai International's stock has dropped -41.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 25 percentage points.

3. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) 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.

Power Solutions International 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.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -42.55% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 23 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

42.62% 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 28.59% over the next year.

4.23% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.49% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 64.79% are rated C (Hold), 9.86% are rated D (Sell), and 5.63% 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 39.34x.

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Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

1. Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH)

2. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)

3. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

1. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

2. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

3. Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW)

1. Pentair (NYSE:PNR)

2. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

3. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

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