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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...

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment

Specialty Industrial Machinery is Zen Rated B and is the 52nd 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	$662.63M	14,490,010	0.06%	53.55%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$368.42M	14,538,916	0.06%	15.76%	Net Selling	Net Buying
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP LTD	$6.44B	253,151,170	0.10%	12.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$12.09B	59,006,361	0.09%	64.78%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$2.25B	32,950,577	0.10%	8.40%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$1.80B	51,137,646	0.10%	7.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.08B	50,085,860	0.09%	14.03%	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$10.04B	66,591,867	0.11%	2.47%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$84.63B	557,800,000	0.08%	1.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.70B	33,383,050	0.08%	4.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$142.80M	6,476,322	0.07%	53.41%	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$17.51B	55,699,366	0.08%	28.55%	Net Buying	Net Selling
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.31B	37,518,322	0.02%	0.00%	Net Buying	Net Buying
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.14B	11,809,117	0.11%	3.45%	Net Selling
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$73.62B	137,664,487	0.09%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.95B	26,410,243	0.07%	43.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.21B	44,211,464	0.09%	5.79%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.42B	156,125,679	0.10%	22.33%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$9.98B	115,911,056	0.09%	4.22%	Net Selling	Net Buying
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.72B	16,293,487	0.10%	2.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPO	ENPRO INC	$6.27B	21,167,681	0.10%	14.72%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$169.12B	388,400,000	0.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$120.77B	126,047,469	0.09%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$11.50B	57,800,356	0.08%	14.50%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.63B	57,561,304	0.11%	4.64%	Net Buying
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.06B	23,065,450	0.04%	93.66%	Net Buying
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$47.18B	111,048,676	0.09%	1.45%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$1.09B	148,965,066	0.05%	99.95%	Net Selling	Net Buying
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$654.66M	42,872,109	0.10%	0.29%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$16.40B	73,719,896	0.10%	2.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AME	AMETEK INC	$55.30B	229,261,244	0.09%	1.09%	Net Selling	Net Buying
INIO	INNIO NV	$15.23B	750,000,000	0.06%	86.25%	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$25.04B	233,486,812	0.09%	1.01%	Net Buying	Net Buying
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$28.06B	387,999,429	0.10%	24.24%	Net Selling	Net Buying
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$5.71B	57,323,573	0.10%	16.37%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$195.11M	3,225,015	0.05%	25.36%	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$76.19B	284,800,000	0.09%	36.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
EROC	EROCK INC	$644.57M	48,174,023	0.02%	99.98%
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$5.03B	45,222,349	0.10%	12.60%	Net Buying
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.12B	17,049,303	0.11%	7.23%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$3.18B	12,119,465	0.11%	4.53%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$4.04B	249,037,647	0.11%	21.49%	Net Selling	Net Buying
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$9.49B	127,112,780	0.11%	1.64%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DOV	DOVER CORP	$25.06B	134,680,225	0.09%	2.07%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$25.37B	380,669,339	0.09%	0.17%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$8.90B	159,637,950	0.10%	19.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$12.40B	161,953,824	0.09%	1.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
MFP	MIDERA FOOD PROCESSING INC	$2.04B	45,230,455	0.00%	1.57%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ITT	ITT INC	$18.39B	89,400,000	0.10%	2.91%	Net Selling	Net Buying
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$7.74B	135,908,573	0.09%	2.72%	Net Selling
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$259.93M	10,094,322	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$5.73B	51,876,817	0.10%	3.70%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$1.01B	11,737,033	0.09%	14.55%	Net Selling
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$31.42M	6,951,203	0.02%	68.54%
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$204.04M	57,800,864	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Selling
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$26.59B	604,801,708	0.02%	99.98%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$1.86B	97,015,901	0.08%	0.00%
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.46B	48,442,143	0.07%	32.03%	Net Selling
CEPL	CAPSTONE ENERGY PLUS INC	$201.95M	32,944,709	0.00%	2.52%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FISN	DEEP FISSION INC	$460.64M	58,905,938	0.00%	0.00%
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$391.68M	225,101,943	0.03%	19.17%	Net Selling
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$13.53k	6,938	0.00%	100.00%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$101.96M	23,657,373	0.01%	99.99%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GFUZ	GENERAL FUSION GROUP LTD	$422.85M	52,988,419	0.02%	12.41%
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$669.34M	301,506,494	0.03%	0.00%
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$918.24M	53,698,146	0.04%	80.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XE	X-ENERGY INC	$4.71B	287,458,734	0.06%	36.81%	Net Buying
INLF	INLIF LTD	$15.71k	5,906	0.09%	99.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$402.50M	224,858,561	0.02%	49.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$3.78B	429,723,272	0.05%	9.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$43.96M	50,177,716	0.01%	36.68%	Net Buying
GCDT	GREEN CIRCLE DECARBONIZE TECHNOLOGY LTD	$4.74M	12,875,000	0.00%	49.40%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$149.20M	24,103,749	0.00%	0.00%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$7.80M	5,252,720	0.00%	100.00%
TRBG	TURBOGEN LTD	N/A	25,455,990	0.00%	0.00%
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$461.33M	26,759,241	0.09%	3.78%	Net Selling
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$11.58M	12,166,106	0.00%	0.00%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$130.20M	63,822,249	0.00%	0.00%
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$22.79M	20,532,482	0.00%	32.40%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$11.18M	5,038,018	0.00%	100.00%
HDRN	HADRON ENERGY INC	$106.53M	71,498,842	0.01%	80.03%	Net Buying	Net Buying

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 81 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: B.

Park Ohio Holdings (NASDAQ:PKOH) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

PKOH passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Park Ohio Holdings has seen its stock return 119.43% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 197 percentage points.

Park Ohio Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $59.00, an upside of 29.02% from Park Ohio Holdings's current stock price of $45.73.

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 81 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: C.

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 73.92% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 151 percentage points.

Twin Disc has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 18.39% from Twin Disc's current stock price of $25.34.

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. Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES)

Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is the #3 top specialty industrial machinery stock out of 81 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) is: Value: A, 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 3 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 38.

GTES passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gates Industrial has seen its stock lose -0.47% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 77 percentage points.

Gates Industrial has an average 1 year price target of $32.30, an upside of 26.92% from Gates Industrial's current stock price of $25.45.

Gates Industrial stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Gates Industrial, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% 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 5.28%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.29%. 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 3.02%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.29%. 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. Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS)

Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS) has an annual dividend yield of 2.58%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.29%. Otis Worldwide's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Otis Worldwide's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Otis Worldwide's dividend payout ratio of 43.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are specialty industrial machinery stocks up?

Specialty industrial machinery stocks were up 0.69% in the last day, and up 2.02% over the last week. Nano Nuclear Energy was the among the top gainers in the specialty industrial machinery industry, gaining 8.71% yesterday.

Nano Nuclear Energy shares are trading higher after Needham initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and announced a $33 price target.

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 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pentair's stock has dropped -49.33% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 28 percentage points.

2. Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX)

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) 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.

Power Solutions International has a valuation score of 57, which is 26 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Power Solutions International's stock has dropped -60.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 17 percentage points.

3. Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA)

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) 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.

Mueller Water Products has a valuation score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mueller Water Products's stock has dropped -13.77% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by 64 percentage points.

Are specialty industrial machinery stocks a good buy now?

46.67% 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 27.33% over the next year.

2.82% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.54% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 59.15% are rated C (Hold), 11.27% are rated D (Sell), and 4.23% 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 43.25x.

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