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Best Industrial Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top industrial stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best industrial stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the industrials sector.

Sector: Industrials
Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Score
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
TDCX
TDCX INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$1.02B$7.090.07%$143.42M11.45x0.18
MYRG
MYR GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$2.69B$160.87-2.28%$189.08M29.52x1.42
BRC
BRADY CORP
NYSE
Security & Protection Services
$2.82B$58.29-0.95%$275.30M15.14x0.36
ROK
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$31.93B$278.65-0.97%$1.91B26.39x2.09
LNN
LINDSAY CORP
NYSE
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
$1.25B$112.81-1.19%$118.04M17.96x0.58
LMT
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$110.20B$456.050.38%$10.44B16.49x6.68
EME
EMCOR GROUP INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$15.96B$339.20-1.75%$1.01B25.37x1.68
CMRE
COSTAMARE INC
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$1.28B$10.83-1.46%$696.52M3.67x1.20
TTC
TORO CO
NYSE
Tools & Accessories
$8.80B$84.28-1.76%$496.41M30.54x1.46
ABM
ABM INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$2.76B$43.64-1.45%$533.30M11.10x1.72
XYL
XYLEM INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$30.52B$126.22-1.39%$1.12B44.92x0.58
CVU
CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC
NYSEMKT
Aerospace & Defense
$34.32M$2.67-1.48%$6.78M1.91x2.37
ENR
ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$1.97B$27.500.40%$409.90M20.99x24.93
CW
CURTISS WRIGHT CORP
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$9.54B$249.67-0.10%$630.64M26.96x0.99
LSTR
LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC
NASDAQ
Integrated Freight & Logistics
$6.00B$168.03-3.50%$402.30M22.83x0.83
AEIS
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC
NASDAQ
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$3.45B$92.43-2.65%$203.10M27.03x1.24
KFRC
KFORCE INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$1.24B$63.43-1.49%$94.33M19.95x1.25
ISSC
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$113.84M$6.520.31%$9.84M17.62x0.40
DOV
DOVER CORP
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$23.71B$169.50-0.97%$1.72B22.42x1.22
VMI
VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Conglomerates
$4.27B$211.17-1.13%$396.49M30.83x1.52
FCN
FTI CONSULTING INC
NYSE
Consulting Services
$7.27B$204.46-1.52%$419.93M25.24x0.68
CXT
CRANE NXT CO
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$3.50B$61.440.10%$368.00M18.56x1.21
ASR
SOUTHEAST AIRPORT GROUP
NYSE
Airports & Air Services
$9.11B$303.74-1.50%$1.04B14.85x0.42
CPLP
CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS LP
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$913.12M$16.740.72%N/A7.79x1.67
WWD
WOODWARD INC
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$8.88B$147.27-1.09%$521.20M30.18x0.89
MAN
MANPOWERGROUP INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$3.38B$70.070.14%$344.40M39.37x2.97
ATSG
AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$817.74M$12.45-0.88%$521.05M14.15x1.84
WSC
WILLSCOT MOBILE MINI HOLDINGS CORP
NASDAQ
Rental & Leasing Services
$7.35B$38.70-2.20%$1.15B16.13x3.87
AME
AMETEK INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$41.13B$178.05-0.58%$2.03B31.24x0.72
UUU
UNIVERSAL SECURITY INSTRUMENTS INC
NYSEMKT
Security & Protection Services
$3.68M$1.59-2.87%$699.25k10.62x0.64
NSSC
NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Security & Protection Services
$1.43B$39.010.41%$49.80M33.34x0.18
TFII
TFI INTERNATIONAL INC
NYSE
Trucking
$12.19B$144.33-6.67%$1.21B24.55x1.43
CSX
CSX CORP
NASDAQ
Railroads
$66.92B$34.16-1.95%$7.31B18.46x2.50
WTS
WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$6.60B$198.11-1.08%$401.00M25.24x0.53
FTAI
FTAI AVIATION LTD
NASDAQ
Rental & Leasing Services
$7.01B$69.91-2.52%$515.53M32.98x15.90
BWEN
BROADWIND INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$48.31M$2.24-2.61%$17.47M6.22x1.41
ECO
OKEANIS ECO TANKERS CORP
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$985.14M$30.600.13%$246.81M6.78x1.77
PWR
QUANTA SERVICES INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$35.85B$245.96-1.10%$1.76B47.95x1.59
ITW
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$74.56B$249.54-0.66%$4.48B25.54x4.15
ASC
ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$655.09M$15.86-0.31%$160.01M5.75x0.22
FSS
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP
NYSE
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$5.04B$82.59-0.77%$283.10M31.89x0.62
CMI
CUMMINS INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$41.33B$291.36-1.09%$2.92B56.14x2.50
OPXS
OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$47.42M$6.95-2.25%$3.97M16.16x0.46
EXPE
EXPEDIA GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Travel Services
$17.54B$128.73-0.16%$2.18B23.41x12.29
CNI
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO
NYSE
Railroads
$81.79B$127.03-0.20%$6.74B19.91x1.62
ESLT
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$8.80B$198.02-1.27%$540.67M40.83x2.30
KNX
KNIGHT-SWIFT TRANSPORTATION HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Trucking
$7.84B$48.53-4.43%$1.26B35.95x0.81
SNDR
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL INC
NYSE
Trucking
$3.63B$20.65-4.49%$702.80M15.30x0.54
GE
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$169.42B$155.67-0.70%$13.84B18.44x4.91
TITN
TITAN MACHINERY INC
NASDAQ
Industrial Distribution
$520.72M$22.79-1.21%$203.62M4.62x2.03
ARMK
ARAMARK
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$8.18B$31.16-0.13%$1.77B12.93x3.36
BBU
BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Conglomerates
$1.43B$19.22-0.16%$7.70B2.96x10.11
HUBB
HUBBELL INC
NYSE
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$20.97B$390.97-1.34%$1.16B27.65x1.40
ENS
ENERSYS
NYSE
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$3.61B$89.42-0.81%$445.99M13.33x1.03
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$7.85B$130.250.89%$552.02M39.35x1.17
NPK
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$564.91M$79.370.29%$48.44M16.33x0.24
IEX
IDEX CORP
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$17.16B$226.83-1.06%$964.60M28.82x0.66
AYI
ACUITY BRANDS INC
NYSE
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$7.66B$248.72-1.30%$590.20M20.54x0.64
GXO
GXO LOGISTICS INC
NYSE
Integrated Freight & Logistics
$5.83B$48.85-2.16%$676.00M25.31x2.25
RYAAY
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
NASDAQ
Airlines
$31.05B$136.350.40%$2.74B21.00x1.91
STN
STANTEC INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$9.08B$79.56-0.60%$595.41M36.05x1.20
KEX
KIRBY CORP
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$5.56B$95.08-1.51%$557.32M25.42x0.80
CAAP
CORPORACION AMERICA AIRPORTS SA
NYSE
Airports & Air Services
$2.68B$16.40-1.80%$773.43M11.01x3.78
WSO
WATSCO INC
NYSE
Industrial Distribution
$17.88B$403.94-2.28%$732.10M29.44x0.50
NDSN
NORDSON CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$14.92B$260.80-0.71%$812.38M30.22x0.93
PLPC
PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
NASDAQ
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$600.83M$122.52-0.48%$105.16M9.52x0.45
TCOM
TRIPCOM GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Travel Services
$31.47B$48.26-0.84%N/A22.81x0.79
HEES
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC
NASDAQ
Rental & Leasing Services
$2.14B$58.78-2.76%$692.10M12.53x3.94
ARC
ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$113.33M$2.650.00%$31.89M13.95x1.00
WM
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
NYSE
Waste Management
$82.79B$206.150.57%$5.62B36.23x3.76
MWA
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$2.40B$15.34-0.45%$174.90M30.68x1.09
SPLP
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS LP
NYSE
Conglomerates
$775.74M$37.440.00%$322.93M5.32x3.11
PH
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$69.42B$540.57-0.66%$4.82B26.36x1.63
AXON
AXON ENTERPRISE INC
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$22.58B$299.82-0.16%$194.48M127.58x1.13
CRAI
CRA INTERNATIONAL INC
NASDAQ
Consulting Services
$984.79M$141.40-0.60%$81.94M25.80x1.61
MOG.A
MOOG INC
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$4.92B$154.07-0.95%$378.00M28.43x1.34
ALG
ALAMO GROUP INC
NYSE
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
$2.48B$206.61-2.88%$249.19M18.09x0.51
DE
DEERE & CO
NYSE
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
$110.47B$396.880.98%$17.57B11.50x3.59
VRSK
VERISK ANALYTICS INC
NASDAQ
Consulting Services
$31.87B$222.250.07%$1.27B53.04x13.05
CWST
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Waste Management
$5.36B$92.45-1.97%$255.33M200.98x1.48
FWRD
FORWARD AIR CORP
NASDAQ
Integrated Freight & Logistics
$597.29M$22.65-10.19%$270.16M3.53x2.90
MRTN
MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD
NASDAQ
Trucking
$1.31B$16.17-3.52%$217.81M18.59x0.31
KE
KIMBALL ELECTRONICS INC
NASDAQ
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$513.80M$20.66-0.53%$129.62M9.43x1.34
KAMN
KAMAN CORP
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$1.30B$45.87-0.02%$100.72M163.82x1.17
HXL
HEXCEL CORP
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$5.22B$61.900.16%$276.60M49.52x0.70
LZ
LEGALZOOMCOM INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$2.26B$12.01-1.64%$60.06M171.57x1.65
FLS
FLOWSERVE CORP
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$5.99B$45.67-1.53%$355.98M32.16x1.62
ETN
EATON CORP PLC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$123.92B$310.18-1.64%$4.90B38.48x1.02
MMYT
MAKEMYTRIP LTD
NASDAQ
Travel Services
$6.97B$62.81-1.21%N/A133.64x0.62
KAI
KADANT INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$3.34B$285.10-2.04%$199.97M28.74x0.52
J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$17.96B$142.97-1.39%$1.31B25.39x1.23
ULH
UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Trucking
$836.11M$31.78-3.35%$255.92M9.00x1.36
RSG
REPUBLIC SERVICES INC
NYSE
Waste Management
$59.45B$188.950.78%$4.30B34.54x1.98
HRI
HERC HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Rental & Leasing Services
$4.32B$152.53-3.60%$1.43B12.52x4.55
HURN
HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Consulting Services
$1.66B$91.240.63%$134.73M27.48x1.37
VSEC
VSE CORP
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$1.21B$76.67-1.10%$107.39M27.68x1.19
SITE
SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY INC
NYSE
Industrial Distribution
$7.25B$160.69-1.97%$287.30M41.85x0.90
NVEE
NV5 GLOBAL INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$1.45B$90.87-2.85%$132.74M30.70x0.51
MARX
MARS ACQUISITION CORP
NASDAQ
Shell Companies
$99.42M$10.700.00%$2.59M33.44x0.00
WLDN
WILLDAN GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$369.73M$26.851.13%$40.44M32.74x1.08

Industrial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
72-0.24%-1.23%+0.15%+2.18%24.27x5.28x+12.41%+4.27%+10.92%+9.56%Buy
18+2.83%-1.24%-0.74%+7.28%14.79x2.81x+21.59%+4.72%+11.87%+25.35%Buy
12-1.68%-6.14%+0.38%-12.97%10.37x4.45x-8.06%+4.10%+9.62%+1.79%Strong Buy
5-0.51%-2.66%-5.62%+27.71%19.90x1.41x+7.98%+4.26%+7.96%+50.10%Buy
20-1.02%-2.95%-4.57%-19.39%14.33x4.80x+0.51%+2.40%+5.31%+25.83%Strong Buy
14-0.55%-2.77%-4.80%+14.23%33.78x7.48x+80.68%+7.22%+15.24%+19.23%Buy
56-1.16%-2.12%-1.44%+11.54%30.23x4.01x+20.07%+6.87%+13.24%+25.56%Buy
41-1.80%-3.68%-0.96%+48.93%35.34x4.09x+12.24%+5.11%+12.78%+11.85%Strong Buy
27-0.84%-4.16%+1.00%+15.07%14.31x4.90x+43.90%+10.69%+15.56%+7.57%Buy
18-1.53%-5.30%-4.03%+32.06%512.73x6.77x+35.44%+15.83%+27.99%+10.48%Buy
2-1.52%-4.16%-0.95%+1.57%64.17x7.61x+12.99%+2.83%+10.75%-15.68%Hold
20-2.64%-5.47%-3.90%-14.46%18.02x3.90x+25.96%+8.44%+15.97%+15.63%Buy
38-0.77%-2.46%+0.23%+25.68%15.88x0.94x+7.75%+4.50%+7.36%+26.03%Strong Buy
19-0.64%-2.16%+2.67%+25.92%18.35x2.88x+17.91%+8.96%+14.69%+11.81%Buy
16-0.69%-0.33%+4.67%+21.13%29.11x7.37x+32.30%+12.07%+20.25%+18.78%Buy
11-0.92%-3.72%-3.83%+17.75%23.45x4.58x+28.06%+7.95%+10.59%+10.35%Buy
23-2.17%-5.65%-3.92%+24.23%14.93x2.22x+11.25%+6.27%+7.98%+8.64%Buy
24-0.69%-3.42%-0.32%+18.63%37.95x2.93x+19.85%+6.23%+13.21%+14.77%Buy
210-0.25%-0.27%+0.32%+4.56%34.39x-14.08x-23.54%+0.87%+2.32%0.00%Strong Buy
39-0.30%-1.64%+0.02%+18.30%34.68x4.75x+26.93%+11.77%+19.86%+11.10%Buy
74-0.92%-3.03%-1.80%+26.73%26.55x4.86x+26.22%+9.76%+17.61%+11.47%Buy
25-0.35%-2.26%-2.22%-3.01%26.91x9.45x+67.79%+8.50%+45.18%+8.76%Buy
12-0.93%-3.62%-2.97%+6.98%4.48x2.72x+17.62%+8.10%+14.23%+8.02%Buy
18-0.53%-3.85%-0.55%+30.51%31.15x9.26x-167.76%+13.84%+29.38%+13.78%Buy
16-3.85%-5.86%-1.86%+45.56%50.84x4.15x+21.26%+14.08%+20.63%+11.86%Buy
19-0.77%-3.00%-1.65%+19.48%16.17x5.80x+19.55%+5.20%+9.53%+9.60%Buy

Industrial Stocks FAQ

What are the best industrial stocks to buy right now in Apr 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best industrial stocks to buy right now are:

1. Danaos (NYSE:DAC)


Danaos (NYSE:DAC) is the top industrial stock with a Zen Score of 73, which is 47 points higher than the industrial sector average of 26. It passed 27 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Danaos has seen its stock return 19.26% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 6 percentage points.

Danaos has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 24.88% from Danaos's current stock price of $72.07.

Danaos stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Danaos, 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. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)


Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) is the second best industrial stock with a Zen Score of 73, which is 47 points higher than the industrial sector average of 26. It passed 24 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kanzhun has seen its stock return 5.6% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -8 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 32.52% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $18.11.

Kanzhun stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Kanzhun, 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. Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP)


Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) is the third best industrial stock with a Zen Score of 68, which is 42 points higher than the industrial sector average of 26. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Resources Connection has seen its stock lose -30.62% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -44 percentage points.

Resources Connection has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 18.07% from Resources Connection's current stock price of $11.01.

Resources Connection stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Resources Connection, 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.

What are the industrial stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 254 industrial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 industrial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM)


Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the industrial sector average of 2.25%.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services's dividend payout ratio of -28.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE)


Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) has an annual dividend yield of 26.76%, which is 25 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.25%.

Spirit Airlines's dividend payout ratio of -29.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX)


Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) has an annual dividend yield of 18.1%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.25%. Diana Shipping's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three times in the last 10 years. Diana Shipping's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Diana Shipping's dividend payout ratio of 119.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are industrial stocks down?

Industrial stocks were down -0.96% in the last day, and down -3.13% over the last week. Solarmax Technology was the among the top losers in the industrials sector, dropping -20.84% yesterday.

SolarMax Technology shares are trading lower after the company reported fiscal year 2023 results.

What are the most undervalued industrial stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued industrial stocks right now are:

1. Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS)


Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS) is the most undervalued industrial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Stealthgas has a valuation score of 100, which is 75 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stealthgas's stock has gained 104.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 91 percentage points.

2. Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP)


Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) is the second most undervalued industrial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Resources Connection has a valuation score of 100, which is 75 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Resources Connection's stock has dropped -30.62% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by -44 percentage points.

3. United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL)


United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) is the third most undervalued industrial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. United Airlines Holdings has a valuation score of 100, which is 75 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Airlines Holdings's stock has gained 15.01% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 2 percentage points.

Are industrial stocks a good buy now?

46.52% of industrial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial stocks to rise by 12.41% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the industrials sector?

The average P/E ratio of the industrials sector is 43.69x.
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