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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...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated A and is the 13th 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	$1.32B	32,840,075	37.39%	62.61%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.09B	127,115,509	98.58%	1.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.32B	37,518,322	18.38%	0.00%
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.45B	23,040,930	20.14%	79.86%	Net Selling
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.88B	33,128,494	92.30%	7.70%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.91B	156,349,160	80.88%	19.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$5.66B	258,280,391	89.12%	10.88%	Net Buying	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.44B	50,371,250	90.46%	9.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.31B	33,352,921	78.23%	4.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$45.49B	112,273,567	81.83%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$365.82M	26,721,510	95.36%	3.14%	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$9.97B	66,389,673	97.77%	2.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.96B	49,835,573	87.03%	12.97%	Net Buying	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.64B	115,336,687	86.68%	4.21%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$70.41B	138,036,253	83.92%	1.80%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ITT	ITT INC	$13.56B	78,000,000	92.92%	3.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$17.35B	163,641,880	83.26%	16.74%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$9.57B	139,237,818	75.62%	2.61%	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.40B	18,125,969	94.19%	5.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.28B	44,510,381	84.11%	4.80%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.40B	45,186,789	67.75%	32.25%	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$46.44B	230,203,873	86.42%	1.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$34.35B	389,715,851	87.00%	0.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$4.61B	21,065,729	87.37%	12.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.30B	26,312,842	58.27%	41.73%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$33.38B	243,469,063	99.08%	0.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.15B	52,981,546	93.06%	6.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$220.14M	14,388,031	59.48%	15.89%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$316.24B	1,054,813,911	77.58%	2.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$111.66B	126,186,699	90.19%	2.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$13.23B	56,186,303	72.64%	27.36%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$2.82B	12,116,999	95.41%	4.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$128.94B	388,400,000	82.08%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.67B	96,946,649	85.21%	0.00%
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$75.64M	23,200,988	8.16%	91.84%	Net Selling
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$8.03B	51,971,372	93.53%	3.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$36.34B	591,517,950	17.48%	82.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$171.54M	3,147,497	33.20%	26.04%	Net Buying
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$329.28M	14,404,207	51.87%	40.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$96.68M	6,402,396	55.38%	44.62%	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$13.39B	74,849,436	97.45%	2.55%	Net Buying	Net Buying
DOV	DOVER CORP	$27.31B	137,153,223	85.27%	2.02%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.51B	57,189,381	42.12%	57.88%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.44B	11,778,135	97.10%	2.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$74.83B	290,000,000	69.71%	30.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.97B	57,422,039	95.54%	4.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$76.76B	561,800,000	80.44%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$817.58M	300,581,918	24.93%	0.00%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$5.32B	16,686,708	93.00%	2.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$6.26B	253,801,190	83.65%	16.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$2.97B	51,247,656	86.64%	13.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$32.30B	395,110,395	81.10%	18.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$661.05M	111,100,100	15.97%	84.03%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$691.69M	10,987,954	80.62%	14.92%	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$11.04B	57,596,887	73.99%	14.47%	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$9.43B	58,684,066	58.29%	41.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.86B	165,794,118	88.21%	1.50%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$220.89M	42,974,862	3.25%	0.98%
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$324.33M	10,094,322	12.72%	87.28%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$271.13M	23,173,413	0.63%	0.00%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$638.01M	45,801,003	94.73%	0.00%
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$42.26M	14,276,150	7.15%	92.85%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$617.56M	149,893,979	22.52%	22.84%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.95M	5,183,021	44.90%	0.00%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$5.47B	298,476,875	32.50%	51.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$903.48M	74,483,482	34.13%	12.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.47B	41,580,673	39.25%	50.42%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$575.35M	222,142,079	14.61%	51.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XCH	XCHG LTD	$66.76M	2,378,061,531	0.01%	0.00%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$18.26M	17,394,226	3.10%	38.25%	Net Buying
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$12.35M	24,950,000	0.15%	0.00%
HI	HILLENBRAND INC	$2.25B	70,506,819	90.86%	6.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$22.89M	6,937,338	17.50%	68.68%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$12.19M	18,748,000	0.29%	0.00%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$151.63M	63,181,249	0.33%	0.00%
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.25B	44,952,953	76.56%	23.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BURU	NUBURU INC	$88.46M	433,644,251	1.35%	3.04%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$6.00M	5,306,666	0.99%	0.00%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$29.30M	143,619,342	0.30%	2.00%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Dec 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: C, 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 8 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

THR passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Thermon Group Holdings has seen its stock return 25.6% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 17 percentage points.

2. Flowserve (NYSE:FLS)

Flowserve (NYSE:FLS) 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 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 52, which is 16 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

FLS passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Flowserve has seen its stock return 17.03% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 9 percentage points.

Flowserve has an average 1 year price target of $76.88, an upside of 7.47% from Flowserve's current stock price of $71.53.

Flowserve stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Flowserve, 62.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 25% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) 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 China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 16 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 36.

CYD passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. China Yuchai International has seen its stock return 290.79% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 282 percentage points.

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. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.8%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.07%. 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.

2. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.17%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.07%. 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.

3. Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI)

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.82%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.07%. Hillenbrand's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hillenbrand's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hillenbrand's dividend payout ratio of 147.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.43% in the last day, and up 1.41% over the last week. Nuscale Power was the among the top losers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, dropping -13.57% yesterday.

Shares of electrical equipment companies are trading lower amid overall market weakness.

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. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) 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.

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 dropped -1.04% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -9 percentage points.

2. Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC)

Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC) 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.

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 -8.46% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -17 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 57, which is 33 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -14.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -23 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

44.44% 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 9.59% over the next year.

4.41% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 39.71% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.59% are rated C (Hold), 5.88% are rated D (Sell), and 4.41% 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 21.19x.

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