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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 +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 B and is the 35th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$2.04B	26,410,243	58.82%	41.18%
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$443.75M	14,398,169	52.47%	40.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$15.86B	58,868,681	59.24%	40.76%	Net Selling	Net Buying
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.26B	33,107,113	92.21%	7.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$277.35M	14,422,827	59.76%	15.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$416.52M	26,751,621	95.60%	3.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$93.77B	137,989,067	86.00%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.83B	51,543,169	92.90%	7.10%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.91B	33,390,890	79.30%	4.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$6.62B	253,875,680	89.30%	10.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.13B	156,471,079	80.89%	19.11%	Net Selling	Net Buying
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$14.27B	66,569,573	97.83%	2.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.99B	11,789,023	96.99%	3.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DOV	DOVER CORP	$29.60B	134,661,414	90.92%	2.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.39B	44,182,232	84.80%	4.93%	Net Selling	Net Buying
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.48B	17,038,903	93.43%	6.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$3.43B	96,948,447	85.62%	0.00%
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$110.81B	126,086,389	92.76%	2.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$167.27M	3,219,112	34.21%	25.41%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.73B	37,518,322	20.55%	0.00%
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.97B	135,256,006	26.29%	73.71%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.53B	57,562,603	41.98%	58.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$15.82B	55,783,598	72.76%	27.24%	Net Buying	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.96B	115,814,243	86.80%	4.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$10.16B	50,064,839	87.01%	12.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.53B	21,126,664	87.29%	12.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$7.26B	52,067,812	96.35%	3.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.77B	47,181,017	90.11%	9.89%	Net Buying	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$16.06B	74,015,052	97.46%	2.54%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$10.47B	57,745,686	75.13%	14.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$53.27B	229,203,002	89.58%	1.07%	Net Selling	Net Buying
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$79.13B	560,000,000	82.73%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.09B	127,807,021	97.88%	1.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$50.51B	111,273,953	85.64%	1.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$4.21B	52,598,798	84.82%	15.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.75B	23,050,450	24.06%	75.94%	Net Selling	Net Buying
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$29.64B	391,336,834	81.30%	18.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITT	ITT INC	$18.43B	89,400,000	92.19%	2.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$73.29B	287,700,000	70.23%	29.77%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$2.63B	47,612,285	67.97%	32.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$28.71B	383,716,076	99.84%	0.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$12.41B	161,605,541	83.42%	16.58%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.17B	12,114,922	95.66%	4.34%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$155.91B	388,300,000	98.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$303.84M	10,094,322	11.98%	88.02%	Net Buying	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$31.52B	602,706,815	21.94%	78.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$1.24B	300,784,816	28.90%	0.00%
XYL	XYLEM INC	$27.03B	237,693,493	99.13%	0.87%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.09B	11,072,780	80.63%	14.94%	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.61B	57,542,367	95.56%	4.44%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.08B	137,828,624	84.89%	2.68%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.76B	250,420,273	82.51%	17.49%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.88B	165,968,177	90.05%	1.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.47B	16,470,230	97.77%	2.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$750.37M	46,290,822	94.36%	0.27%
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$106.50M	6,446,454	54.86%	45.14%	Net Buying
CHRN	CHRONOSCALE CORP	$55.48M	3,563,381	0.96%	99.04%	Net Buying	Net Buying
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	$89.97M	84,878,857	0.00%	0.00%
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.93B	47,865,593	77.31%	22.69%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$49.88M	23,310,715	9.10%	90.90%	Net Selling
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$49.19M	6,937,338	11.21%	68.68%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$257.85M	42,974,862	3.97%	36.62%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$171.17k	187,480	0.50%	99.50%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$448.83M	224,415,811	14.87%	64.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.43B	52,082,794	48.13%	51.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$678.56M	77,373,296	38.33%	11.93%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$590.29M	223,595,973	25.17%	19.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$28.46M	32,604,703	5.35%	56.44%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.59B	365,481,156	35.62%	11.25%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$236.58M	24,103,749	0.21%	0.00%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.41M	5,183,021	3.83%	0.00%
INLF	INLIF LTD	$5.07M	1,181,250	2.07%	97.93%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$30.61M	4,198,442	12.09%	87.91%
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$2.16B	32,848,372	37.24%	62.76%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$188.91M	63,822,249	0.26%	0.00%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$8.72M	5,038,018	0.21%	99.79%
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$10.90M	12,500,000	0.00%	50.88%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$65.29M	2,901,565,362	0.00%	18.33%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$5.80M	5,252,720	0.30%	66.63%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$11.99M	19,033,149	2.11%	34.95%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$35.25M	154,588,426	19.53%	12.71%	Net Buying

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in May 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. Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC)

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) is the #1 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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 Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Gorman Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 30, which is -5 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GRC as a "A".

GRC passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Gorman Rupp Co has seen its stock return 104.72% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 72 percentage points.

2. Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH)

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) is the #2 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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 Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 4 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

PKOH passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 56.33% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 24 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $37.00, an upside of 20.05% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $30.82.

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.

3. Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC)

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 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 Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is -2 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GNRC as a "A".

GNRC passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Generac Holdings has seen its stock return 123.41% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 91 percentage points.

Generac Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $264.08, a downside of -1.98% from Generac Holdings's current stock price of $269.41.

Generac Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Generac Holdings, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 16.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% 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 37 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 4.52%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. 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 102.3% 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 3.34%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. 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 236.4% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW)

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) has an annual dividend yield of 2.48%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.16%. 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 58.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 0.01% in the last day, and up 2.79% 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 29, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -17.87% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -50 percentage points.

2. Smith A O (NYSE:AOS)

Smith A O (NYSE:AOS) is the second 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.

Smith A O has a valuation score of 29, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Smith A O's stock has dropped -13.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -46 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 29, which is 11 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 18. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 26.28% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -6 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

42.11% 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 11.53% over the next year.

7.25% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 24.64% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.07% are rated C (Hold), 5.8% are rated D (Sell), and 7.25% 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 8.26x.

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