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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 A and is the 18th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Shares	Institutional %	Insider %	Net Insider (L12M)	Net Insider (L3M)
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$220.81M	3,153,117	34.93%	25.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.09B	33,107,113	92.21%	7.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$214.59M	14,421,658	59.77%	15.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.09B	127,260,329	98.30%	1.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.65B	33,339,926	79.42%	4.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$12.38M	17,394,226	2.31%	38.25%	Net Buying
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$5.52B	253,855,699	89.30%	10.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.92B	96,948,447	85.59%	0.00%
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.55B	26,312,842	58.84%	41.16%
DOV	DOVER CORP	$28.24B	134,866,626	90.78%	2.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$336.51M	14,399,130	52.47%	40.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$9.69B	57,674,297	75.23%	14.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.32B	49,876,887	87.01%	12.99%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$73.72B	138,165,463	85.88%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITT	ITT INC	$15.71B	86,000,000	95.84%	2.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$11.66B	66,499,582	97.83%	2.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$4.26B	156,385,318	80.89%	19.11%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$39.90B	112,357,908	84.81%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$2.05B	135,256,006	26.29%	73.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$14.12B	163,235,706	83.42%	16.58%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.49B	37,518,322	20.55%	0.00%
AME	AMETEK INC	$47.94B	228,977,202	89.66%	1.07%	Net Selling	Net Buying
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$31.87B	391,617,994	81.30%	18.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$14.66B	55,783,598	72.75%	27.25%	Net Buying	Net Buying
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$112.89B	126,216,529	92.66%	2.88%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.25B	57,245,131	41.98%	58.02%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$138.40B	387,900,000	98.19%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.69B	115,814,243	86.80%	4.20%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.49B	11,789,023	97.00%	3.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$5.27B	21,248,001	87.29%	12.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$29.28B	243,141,405	99.13%	0.87%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$23.17M	6,937,338	11.21%	68.68%
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$30.92B	388,720,773	99.84%	0.16%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$72.02B	562,000,000	82.44%	1.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$6.60B	51,982,204	96.35%	3.65%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$30.18B	602,171,792	21.94%	78.06%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.90B	52,776,305	92.93%	7.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$8.86B	138,289,917	84.61%	2.66%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.22B	23,050,450	24.06%	75.94%	Net Selling	Net Buying
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$306.63M	26,640,434	96.00%	3.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$74.26B	288,200,000	70.23%	29.77%	Net Buying	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$13.69B	74,347,824	97.46%	2.54%	Net Buying	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.87B	165,338,302	90.40%	1.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.05B	12,118,733	95.64%	4.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.37B	47,612,285	68.00%	32.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$6.41B	47,181,017	90.11%	9.89%	Net Buying	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$3.97B	44,202,147	84.76%	4.91%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$288.70M	10,094,322	11.98%	88.02%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.32B	57,422,039	95.57%	4.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$2.03B	51,824,424	84.91%	15.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$724.89M	300,784,816	28.89%	0.00%
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$11.69B	58,675,827	59.24%	40.76%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$885.05M	11,072,780	80.63%	14.94%	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.16B	17,846,681	93.44%	6.56%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.62B	250,532,347	82.91%	17.09%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$263.01M	42,974,862	3.97%	15.34%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$634.61M	45,103,991	96.85%	0.25%
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.27B	16,470,230	97.89%	2.11%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$95.12M	6,446,454	54.86%	45.14%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$46.85M	23,310,715	9.10%	90.90%	Net Selling
VHUB	VENHUB GLOBAL INC	N/A	74,889,656	0.00%	0.00%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$374.77M	224,415,811	14.87%	64.57%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.10B	52,082,794	48.13%	51.87%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$670.61M	75,690,177	39.16%	12.28%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.87B	338,016,328	38.52%	23.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$482.97M	223,595,973	25.14%	19.30%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$18.54M	22,332,826	7.80%	82.03%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$10.48M	4,787,311	10.70%	60.05%
XCH	XCHG LTD	$71.34M	2,378,061,531	0.00%	22.37%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$17.90M	86,902,656	34.74%	17.21%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$10.33M	25,190,000	0.14%	68.29%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.29M	5,183,021	3.83%	0.00%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$139.04M	23,173,413	0.22%	0.00%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$562.44k	18,748,000	0.41%	82.33%
THR	THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$1.54B	32,848,372	37.24%	62.76%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$139.63M	63,181,249	0.26%	0.00%
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.91B	47,865,593	77.32%	22.68%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$11.00M	12,500,000	0.00%	50.88%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$5.23M	5,306,666	0.30%	65.95%

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Mar 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. Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD)

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) 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 Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

TAYD passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock return 117.01% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 96 percentage points.

Taylor Devices has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, a downside of -0.04% from Taylor Devices's current stock price of $70.03.

Taylor Devices stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Taylor Devices, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO)

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) 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 Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Helios Technologies (NYSE:HLIO) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -8 points lower than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates HLIO as a "A".

HLIO passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Helios Technologies has seen its stock return 83.14% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 62 percentage points.

Helios Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $79.33, an upside of 25.93% from Helios Technologies's current stock price of $63.00.

Helios Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Helios Technologies, 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. Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN)

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) 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 Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Twin Disc (NASDAQ:TWIN) has a Due Diligence Score of 53, which is 18 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 35.

TWIN passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Twin Disc has seen its stock return 83.03% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 62 percentage points.

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. Je Cleantech Holdings (NASDAQ:JCSE)

Je Cleantech Holdings (NASDAQ:JCSE) has an annual dividend yield of 44.67%, which is 42 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.44%.

Je Cleantech Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -43.3% 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 4.76%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.44%. 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 92.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 4.52%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 2.44%. 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 179.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks down?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were down -1.65% in the last day, and down -1.31% 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. Greenland Technologies Holding (NASDAQ:GTEC)

Greenland Technologies Holding (NASDAQ:GTEC) 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.

Greenland Technologies Holding has a valuation score of 14, which is -9 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 23. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GTEC a Valuation Rating of "A".

Greenland Technologies Holding's stock has dropped -43.49% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -64 percentage points.

2. Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT)

Crane Nxt Co (NYSE:CXT) 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.

Crane Nxt Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 48 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 23. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -24.56% 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 A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Gates Industrial has a valuation score of 57, which is 34 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 23. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Gates Industrial's stock has gained 10.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -10 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

43.86% 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 20.55% over the next year.

4.48% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 32.84% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 50.75% are rated C (Hold), 5.97% are rated D (Sell), and 5.97% 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 22.5x.

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