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Best Industrial Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top industrial stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best industrial stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the industrials sector.

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 industrial stocks to buy right now are:

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) is the #1 top industrial stock out of 712 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 Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 9 points higher than the industrial sector average of 33. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pangaea Logistics Solutions has seen its stock return 44.32% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 130 percentage points.

Radiant Logistics (NYSEMKT:RLGT) is the #2 top industrial stock out of 712 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 Radiant Logistics (NYSEMKT:RLGT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Radiant Logistics (NYSEMKT:RLGT) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 3 points higher than the industrial sector average of 33. It passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Radiant Logistics has seen its stock return 55.67% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 142 percentage points.

Radiant Logistics has an average 1 year price target of $11.50, an upside of 23.13% from Radiant Logistics's current stock price of $9.34.

Radiant Logistics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Radiant Logistics, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) is the #3 top industrial stock out of 712 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 Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 27 points higher than the industrial sector average of 33. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Bulk Carriers has seen its stock return 47.16% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 133 percentage points.

Star Bulk Carriers has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 10.64% from Star Bulk Carriers's current stock price of $28.02.

Star Bulk Carriers stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Star Bulk Carriers, 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.

Out of 284 industrial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 industrial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Innovate (NYSE:VATE) has an annual dividend yield of 17.07%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.09%. Innovate's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Innovate's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 13.18%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.09%.

United Maritime's dividend payout ratio of -160% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) has an annual dividend yield of 13.05%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.09%.

Hafnia's dividend payout ratio of 77.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Industrial stocks were down -0.38% in the last day, and up 3.87% over the last week. Ocean Power Technologies was the among the top losers in the industrials sector, dropping -52.92% yesterday.

Ocean Power Technologies shares are trading lower after the company announced the pricing of its $3 million offering of 6 million shares and warrants at $0.50 per unit.

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 industrial stocks right now are:

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) is the most undervalued industrial stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Acco Brands has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the industrial sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Acco Brands's stock has gained 52.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 139 percentage points.

Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) is the second most undervalued industrial stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Verra Mobility has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the industrial sector average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Verra Mobility's stock has dropped -91.88% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by -6 percentage points.

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is the third most undervalued industrial stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kbr has a valuation score of 43, which is 17 points higher than the industrial sector average of 26. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -15.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 70 percentage points.

46.48% of industrial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial stocks to rise by 27.48% over the next year.

6.57% of industrial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 17.41% of industrial stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.44% are rated C (Hold), 11.37% are rated D (Sell), and 6.22% are rated F (Strong Sell).