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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 12th 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	$1.22B	32,840,075	37.39%	62.61%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TAYD	TAYLOR DEVICES INC	$184.33M	3,153,117	33.14%	25.99%	Net Buying
CYD	CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD	$1.33B	37,518,322	18.38%	0.00%
FLS	FLOWSERVE CORP	$8.82B	127,115,509	98.58%	1.42%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GTEC	GREENLAND TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING CORP	$10.66M	17,394,226	3.10%	38.25%	Net Buying
GTES	GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC	$5.55B	258,280,391	89.11%	10.89%	Net Buying	Net Selling
MWA	MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	$3.72B	156,349,160	80.88%	19.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PSIX	POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC	$1.32B	23,040,930	20.14%	79.86%	Net Selling
MIDD	MIDDLEBY CORP	$7.49B	50,371,250	90.30%	9.70%	Net Buying	Net Buying
LXFR	LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC	$361.54M	26,721,510	95.36%	3.14%	Net Selling
AOS	SMITH A O CORP	$9.31B	139,237,818	75.63%	2.61%	Net Selling
ROK	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC	$43.68B	112,273,567	81.84%	1.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
WTS	WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.21B	33,352,921	78.30%	4.91%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SPXC	SPX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$9.97B	49,835,573	87.05%	12.95%	Net Buying	Net Selling
HLIO	HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$1.77B	33,128,494	92.30%	7.70%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CMI	CUMMINS INC	$70.46B	138,036,253	83.93%	1.80%	Net Selling	Net Buying
DCI	DONALDSON CO INC	$10.23B	115,336,687	86.71%	4.21%	Net Selling	Net Buying
PNR	PENTAIR PLC	$17.04B	163,641,880	83.27%	16.73%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ITT	ITT INC	$13.53B	78,000,000	92.94%	3.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
OTIS	OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP	$34.04B	389,715,851	87.00%	0.15%	Net Selling	Net Selling
FELE	FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	$4.25B	44,510,381	84.11%	4.81%	Net Buying	Net Buying
AME	AMETEK INC	$47.26B	230,203,873	86.42%	1.18%	Net Selling	Net Selling
TNC	TENNANT CO	$1.34B	18,125,969	94.19%	5.81%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RRX	REGAL REXNORD CORP	$9.32B	66,389,673	97.77%	2.23%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GRC	GORMAN RUPP CO	$1.26B	26,312,842	58.27%	41.73%
NPO	ENPRO INC	$4.51B	21,065,729	87.37%	12.63%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PH	PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP	$110.91B	126,186,699	90.19%	2.88%	Net Selling	Net Selling
AMSC	AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP	$1.30B	45,186,789	67.75%	32.25%	Net Selling
TWIN	TWIN DISC INC	$239.99M	14,388,031	59.48%	15.89%	Net Buying	Net Selling
SXI	STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP	$2.63B	12,116,999	95.41%	4.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XYL	XYLEM INC	$33.16B	243,469,063	99.08%	0.92%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GE	GE AEROSPACE	$324.91B	1,054,813,911	77.60%	2.74%	Net Selling	Net Selling
DOV	DOVER CORP	$26.78B	137,153,223	85.28%	2.02%	Net Buying	Net Buying
CSW	CSW INDUSTRIALS INC	$4.90B	16,686,708	93.00%	2.24%	Net Selling	Net Selling
PKOH	PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP	$301.62M	14,404,207	51.87%	40.03%	Net Selling	Net Selling
BWEN	BROADWIND INC	$65.66M	23,200,988	8.16%	91.84%	Net Selling
ATS	ATS CORP	$2.67B	96,946,649	85.21%	0.00%
JBTM	JBT MAREL CORP	$7.83B	51,971,372	93.53%	3.62%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NDSN	NORDSON CORP	$13.42B	55,823,516	72.62%	27.38%	Net Buying	Net Buying
ENOV	ENOVIS CORP	$1.52B	57,189,381	42.12%	57.88%	Net Selling	Net Buying
ETN	EATON CORP PLC	$123.71B	388,400,000	82.09%	0.70%	Net Selling	Net Buying
SYM	SYMBOTIC INC	$35.20B	591,517,950	17.49%	82.51%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EMR	EMERSON ELECTRIC CO	$74.56B	561,800,000	80.47%	1.82%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IEX	IDEX CORP	$13.32B	74,849,436	97.46%	2.54%	Net Buying	Net Buying
HURC	HURCO COMPANIES INC	$98.92M	6,402,396	55.38%	44.62%	Net Selling
KAI	KADANT INC	$3.36B	11,778,135	97.10%	2.90%	Net Selling	Net Selling
MIR	MIRION TECHNOLOGIES INC	$5.94B	253,801,190	83.65%	16.35%	Net Selling	Net Selling
ITW	ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC	$71.43B	290,000,000	69.71%	30.29%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BW	BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC	$704.37M	111,100,100	15.97%	84.03%	Net Buying	Net Buying
GHM	GRAHAM CORP	$705.76M	10,987,954	80.62%	14.92%	Net Selling
XMTR	XOMETRY INC	$3.05B	51,247,656	86.64%	13.36%	Net Selling	Net Selling
EPAC	ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP	$2.02B	52,776,305	93.06%	6.94%	Net Selling	Net Selling
IR	INGERSOLL RAND INC	$31.30B	395,110,395	81.11%	18.89%	Net Selling	Net Selling
CR	CRANE CO	$10.62B	57,596,887	74.01%	14.47%	Net Selling
GNRC	GENERAC HOLDINGS INC	$8.00B	58,684,066	58.29%	41.71%	Net Selling	Net Selling
GGG	GRACO INC	$13.59B	165,794,118	88.24%	1.50%	Net Buying	Net Buying
OFLX	OMEGA FLEX INC	$297.18M	10,094,322	12.72%	87.28%	Net Buying	Net Buying
BLDP	BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC	$763.48M	300,581,918	24.93%	0.00%
CXT	CRANE NXT CO	$2.70B	57,422,039	95.54%	4.46%	Net Selling	Net Selling
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$266.23M	42,974,862	3.25%	0.98%
KRNT	KORNIT DIGITAL LTD	$658.62M	45,801,003	94.73%	0.00%
CETY	CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INC	$3.76M	5,183,021	44.90%	0.00%
SMR	NUSCALE POWER CORP	$4.23B	298,476,875	32.50%	51.01%	Net Selling	Net Selling
RR	RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC	$484.16M	149,893,979	22.52%	22.84%	Net Selling
SERV	SERVE ROBOTICS INC	$773.14M	74,483,482	34.13%	12.60%	Net Selling	Net Selling
NNE	NANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC	$1.21B	50,474,294	32.33%	57.75%	Net Selling	Net Selling
LASE	LASER PHOTONICS CORP	$55.16M	22,332,826	6.32%	82.03%
NPWR	NET POWER INC	$506.48M	222,142,079	14.61%	51.12%	Net Selling	Net Selling
XCH	XCHG LTD	$67.18M	2,378,061,531	0.01%	0.00%
HUHU	HUHUTECH INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC	$234.05M	23,173,413	0.63%	0.00%
JCSE	JE CLEANTECH HOLDINGS LTD	$5.57M	5,306,666	0.99%	0.00%
BURU	NUBURU INC	$68.95M	433,644,251	1.35%	3.04%
LBGJ	LI BANG INTERNATIONAL CORP INC	$12.43M	18,748,000	0.29%	0.00%
WFF	WF HOLDING LTD	$11.59M	25,190,000	0.15%	0.00%
MKDW	MKDWELL TECH INC	$22.98M	143,619,342	0.30%	2.00%
CVV	CVD EQUIPMENT CORP	$21.44M	6,937,338	17.50%	68.68%
ZJK	ZJK INDUSTRIAL CO LTD	$126.36M	63,181,249	0.33%	0.00%
GTLS	CHART INDUSTRIES INC	$9.27B	44,952,953	76.57%	23.43%	Net Selling	Net Selling
HI	HILLENBRAND INC	$2.24B	70,506,819	90.86%	6.59%	Net Selling	Net Selling

Specialty Industrial Machinery Stocks FAQ

What are the best specialty industrial machinery stocks to buy right now in Jan 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. 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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Thermon Group Holdings (NYSE:THR) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 10 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

THR passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Thermon Group Holdings has seen its stock return 29.16% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 16 percentage points.

2. Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD)

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

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 14 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

TAYD passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock return 40.46% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 27 percentage points.

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: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 10 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 37.

CYD passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. China Yuchai International has seen its stock return 272.51% over the past year, overperforming other specialty industrial machinery stocks by 259 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. Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX)

Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) has an annual dividend yield of 4.62%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. 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 high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR)

Luxfer Holdings (NYSE:LXFR) has an annual dividend yield of 3.84%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. 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 dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI)

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) has an annual dividend yield of 2.85%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 1.17%. 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 -1.49% in the last day, and down -2.56% 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 -13 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 27. 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 -68.4% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -82 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 44 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crane Nxt Co's stock has dropped -19.15% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the specialty industrial machinery industry by -32 percentage points.

3. Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC)

Tennant Co (NYSE:TNC) 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.

Tennant Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the specialty industrial machinery industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Tennant Co's stock has dropped -9.6% 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?

48.15% 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 13.29% over the next year.

5.88% of specialty industrial machinery stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 38.24% of specialty industrial machinery stocks are rated B (Buy), 45.59% are rated C (Hold), 2.94% are rated D (Sell), and 7.35% 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 21.52x.

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