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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
NSP
INSPERITY INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$4.08B$109.520.80%$294.92M24.18x21.64
HXL
HEXCEL CORP
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$5.26B$63.24-0.52%$266.00M53.14x0.73
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$596.61M$43.711.65%$46.80M19.69x9.79
ULBI
ULTRALIFE CORP
NASDAQ
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$143.58M$8.733.80%$15.08M19.84x0.42
ARMK
ARAMARK
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$8.54B$32.551.40%$1.77B13.51x3.36
DSX
DIANA SHIPPING INC
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$326.76M$2.89-1.03%$148.96M6.57x1.39
NVT
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC
NYSE
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$12.17B$73.721.65%$720.30M21.56x0.96
SEB
SEABOARD CORP
NYSEMKT
Conglomerates
$3.19B$3,285.920.05%$447.00M16.25x0.64
PKE
PARK AEROSPACE CORP
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$309.27M$15.272.55%$10.47M32.49x0.14
GTLS
CHART INDUSTRIES INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$6.47B$152.95-0.37%$553.30M318.65x2.21
UNP
UNION PACIFIC CORP
NYSE
Railroads
$141.46B$231.98-1.82%$11.89B22.16x3.54
BKNG
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC
NASDAQ
Travel Services
$120.20B$3,517.52-0.47%$7.04B29.64x-9.87
BBU
BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Conglomerates
$1.45B$19.58-0.86%$7.70B3.02x10.11
AMRC
AMERESCO INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$1.11B$21.291.91%$102.75M17.74x3.09
VRRM
VERRA MOBILITY CORP
NASDAQ
Infrastructure Operations
$4.03B$24.28-0.53%$286.77M67.44x3.25
ERII
ENERGY RECOVERY INC
NASDAQ
Pollution & Treatment Controls
$797.96M$13.980.65%$28.45M36.79x0.15
TXT
TEXTRON INC
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$18.13B$94.01-1.33%$1.56B20.39x1.41
CLH
CLEAN HARBORS INC
NYSE
Waste Management
$10.57B$196.00-2.50%$977.64M28.04x1.84
DAL
DELTA AIR LINES INC
NYSE
Airlines
$30.94B$47.94-2.62%$9.39B6.12x5.72
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$681.37M$67.500.00%$27.45M32.77x0.27
EXPD
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC
NYSE
Integrated Freight & Logistics
$16.24B$112.87-0.18%$1.09B22.35x0.89
MSSA
METAL SKY STAR ACQUISITION CORP
NASDAQ
Shell Companies
$71.63M$11.180.09%$2.72M5.70x-1.00
RBC
RBC BEARINGS INC
NYSE
Tools & Accessories
$7.15B$244.89-0.42%$461.10M40.54x0.74
MEC
MAYVILLE ENGINEERING COMPANY INC
NYSE
Metal Fabrication
$277.17M$13.61-1.52%$58.90M35.82x1.16
EFX
EQUIFAX INC
NYSE
Consulting Services
$27.90B$225.710.56%$1.60B49.83x1.65
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$37.32B$92.502.13%$1.63B48.18x0.58
PL
PLANET LABS PBC
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$528.93M$1.822.82%-$92.06M-3.64x0.36
EXPO
EXPONENT INC
NASDAQ
Engineering & Construction
$4.08B$80.600.30%$144.81M41.12x0.82
PSHG
PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$24.68M$2.01-1.95%$81.32M0.37x0.27
CAR
AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Rental & Leasing Services
$3.66B$103.300.66%$5.66B2.43x-94.30
ACTG
ACACIA RESEARCH CORP
NASDAQ
Business Equipment & Supplies
$497.48M$4.980.20%$82.21M6.82x0.08
GFF
GRIFFON CORP
NYSE
Conglomerates
$3.45B$67.81-1.84%$270.06M47.09x7.40
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$42.38M$1.75-1.13%$11.05M10.29x1.77
VSEC
VSE CORP
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$1.24B$78.611.12%$107.39M28.38x1.19
TRIP
TRIPADVISOR INC
NASDAQ
Travel Services
$3.61B$26.150.11%$256.00M373.57x1.91
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$7.61B$79.580.53%$286.15M40.40x0.24
HRI
HERC HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Rental & Leasing Services
$4.36B$153.760.17%$1.46B12.63x4.51
ATKR
ATKORE INC
NYSE
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$6.59B$179.11-0.48%$970.93M10.58x0.95
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$13.45B$26.66-0.30%$1.48B0.27x1.72
CBZ
CBIZ INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$3.92B$78.330.33%$222.70M32.37x1.58
CBAT
CBAK ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INC
NASDAQ
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$94.42M$1.053.96%$9.94M-35.00x1.49
CNM
CORE & MAIN INC
NYSE
Industrial Distribution
$11.31B$56.160.34%$734.00M26.12x2.44
GE
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
NYSE
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$174.25B$159.19-2.11%$7.94B51.52x4.45
HUBG
HUB GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Integrated Freight & Logistics
$2.51B$39.99-0.87%$407.09M15.09x0.80
BYRN
BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$292.62M$12.87-0.54%-$3.77M-47.67x0.22
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$775.28M$16.89-2.82%-$37.95M-11.98x1.15
GRNQ
GREENPRO CAPITAL CORP
NASDAQ
Consulting Services
$9.09M$1.21-3.97%$1.32M8.64x0.38
BWXT
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$8.60B$94.150.48%$446.53M35.13x1.94
CMPO
COMPOSECURE INC
NASDAQ
Metal Fabrication
$531.52M$6.60-0.15%$54.73M6.41x-0.51
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$69.14B$152.63-0.63%$3.38B26.27x0.69
FPAY
FLEXSHOPPER INC
NASDAQ
Rental & Leasing Services
$23.27M$1.07-1.38%$77.86M-2.82x4.35
MATX
MATSON INC
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$3.73B$108.230.09%$671.60M12.85x0.79
EH
EHANG HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$1.11B$17.480.75%-$38.34M-25.48x1.80
SCS
STEELCASE INC
NYSE
Business Equipment & Supplies
$1.39B$12.10-2.58%$216.60M17.79x1.52
ERJ
EMBRAER SA
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$4.49B$24.460.74%$684.00M27.80x2.78
TRNS
TRANSCAT INC
NASDAQ
Industrial Distribution
$982.42M$111.27-3.23%$29.04M83.66x0.29
GWH
ESS TECH INC
NYSE
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$123.13M$0.700.72%-$69.83M-1.47x0.39
AQMS
AQUA METALS INC
NASDAQ
Waste Management
$53.96M$0.48-6.95%-$22.05M-1.93x0.29
HAYW
HAYWARD HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$2.91B$13.59-0.80%$227.73M35.76x1.25
CP
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD
NYSE
Railroads
$76.42B$81.93-6.60%-$268.12M26.99x0.89
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$759.30M$2.54-2.68%-$162.93M-4.31x0.09
RYI
RYERSON HOLDING CORP
NYSE
Metal Fabrication
$1.06B$31.25-1.45%$290.20M7.49x1.83
AGX
ARGAN INC
NYSE
Engineering & Construction
$810.43M$61.21-0.68%$53.24M25.29x1.06
RTX
RTX CORP
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$134.31B$101.02-0.36%$9.50B39.77x1.62
MNTX
MANITEX INTERNATIONAL INC
NASDAQ
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
$113.33M$5.592.95%$24.16M15.53x2.53
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Business Services
$67.38B$664.13-0.33%$2.43B45.12x1.12
MSM
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
NYSE
Industrial Distribution
$5.26B$93.420.17%$537.13M16.68x0.79
SPCE
VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$348.03M$0.87-5.43%-$475.64M-0.58x1.33
RGR
STURM RUGER & CO INC
NYSE
Aerospace & Defense
$819.97M$46.42-1.00%$81.41M17.00x0.20
NKLA
NIKOLA CORP
NASDAQ
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
$828.08M$0.62-2.36%-$854.36M-0.51x0.77
JOB
GEE GROUP INC
NYSEMKT
Staffing & Employment Services
$35.89M$0.333.77%$4.88M4.71x0.11
RAYA
ERAYAK POWER SOLUTION GROUP INC
NASDAQ
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$8.12M$0.651.40%$2.72M6.52x0.75
CRS
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
NYSE
Metal Fabrication
$3.97B$80.40-0.14%$367.20M27.53x1.14
SUGP
SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Security & Protection Services
$24.84M$2.07-6.33%N/A19.90x1.03
TNL
TRAVEL & LEISURE CO
NYSE
Travel Services
$3.30B$46.240.39%$882.00M8.50x-8.57
ASTC
ASTROTECH CORP
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$15.68M$9.22-1.71%-$9.59M-1.47x0.06
CISS
C3IS INC
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$104.41k$1.4313.94%$14.76M0.01x0.72
ALK
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC
NYSE
Airlines
$5.58B$44.23-1.89%$895.00M24.04x2.55
CTRM
CASTOR MARITIME INC
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$31.50M$3.26-0.61%$72.16M0.84x0.31
SVII
SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP II
NASDAQ
Shell Companies
$247.34M$11.030.00%$10.97M30.64x-1.19
CNHI
CNH INDUSTRIAL NV
NYSE
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
$18.55B$11.40-1.55%$4.87B6.40x4.70
CODI
COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
NYSE
Conglomerates
$1.75B$23.220.04%$419.34M9.44x1.73
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
NASDAQ
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$313.26M$23.960.21%$93.10M38.03x3.75
VCIG
VCI GLOBAL LTD
NASDAQ
Consulting Services
$40.65M$1.12-3.45%$5.02M7.18x0.16
HQI
HIREQUEST INC
NASDAQ
Staffing & Employment Services
$172.90M$12.350.00%$11.66M27.44x0.66
GOGL
GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$2.71B$13.591.57%$356.64M24.27x0.82
ZIP
ZIPRECRUITER INC
NYSE
Staffing & Employment Services
$1.05B$10.621.92%$115.78M21.67x77.84
YTRA
YATRA ONLINE INC
NASDAQ
Travel Services
$80.46M$1.25-3.10%N/A-21.19x0.84
BAH
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORP
NYSE
Consulting Services
$18.73B$144.39-1.08%$943.73M46.43x4.96
LTBR
LIGHTBRIDGE CORP
NASDAQ
Electrical Equipment & Parts
$36.11M$2.593.60%-$7.91M-3.98x0.02
MGRC
MCGRATH RENTCORP
NASDAQ
Rental & Leasing Services
$2.66B$108.530.56%$362.17M15.20x1.37
LEV
LION ELECTRIC CO
NYSE
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
$212.53M$0.951.82%-$59.80M-2.07x1.34
EVI
EVI INDUSTRIES INC
NYSEMKT
Industrial Distribution
$262.23M$20.69-2.68%$20.33M41.38x0.88
R
RYDER SYSTEM INC
NYSE
Rental & Leasing Services
$5.36B$122.190.15%$2.85B15.57x4.38
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
NYSE
Specialty Business Services
$4.93B$80.82-0.20%$471.69M26.59x1.34
LNZA
LANZATECH GLOBAL INC
NASDAQ
Waste Management
$439.50M$2.24-15.02%-$127.12M-2.83x1.11
SWBI
SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC
NASDAQ
Aerospace & Defense
$776.74M$17.07-0.32%$69.18M29.94x0.52
FC
FRANKLIN COVEY CO
NYSE
Consulting Services
$525.07M$39.58-1.79%$37.44M30.92x2.13
ATI
ATI INC
NYSE
Metal Fabrication
$6.29B$49.220.24%$521.50M15.33x2.55
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
NASDAQ
Specialty Industrial Machinery
$123.35M$18.960.16%$6.91M86.18x0.29

Industrial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
71-0.32%+1.93%-0.33%+6.34%23.99x5.32x+12.81%+4.31%+10.95%+7.84%Buy
18-2.77%+1.43%-2.17%+8.37%15.62x2.87x+21.13%+4.72%+11.84%+23.52%Buy
12-0.30%+10.73%+8.96%+4.11%12.19x4.78x+0.05%+5.09%+12.20%-8.43%Strong Buy
5-0.96%+3.17%-4.61%+33.28%20.78x1.45x+7.98%+4.26%+7.96%+46.61%Buy
20-0.12%+5.91%+1.19%-15.94%14.88x4.90x+0.75%+2.47%+5.42%+23.84%Strong Buy
14-0.13%+1.00%-4.26%+15.95%33.18x7.42x+81.30%+7.27%+15.38%+18.15%Buy
56+0.40%+2.46%-0.42%+34.32%31.98x4.05x+20.50%+7.15%+13.21%+11.44%Buy
41-0.27%+1.94%-2.94%+51.70%35.13x4.16x+12.24%+5.11%+12.76%+10.85%Strong Buy
27-0.28%+0.58%-1.32%+16.55%14.43x4.90x+44.02%+10.71%+15.71%+6.53%Buy
18+0.76%+2.78%-4.56%+31.45%495.16x6.87x+35.28%+15.75%+27.87%+7.58%Buy
2-0.54%+2.21%-2.77%+3.47%65.71x7.79x+13.01%+2.83%+10.75%-17.63%Hold
20-0.98%+1.40%-6.78%-14.04%18.35x3.99x+25.99%+8.44%+15.95%+14.47%Buy
38-0.22%+2.58%+1.31%+31.69%16.19x0.97x+7.39%+4.35%+7.15%+22.65%Strong Buy
19-0.53%+1.76%+0.38%+27.60%18.76x2.93x+17.36%+8.79%+14.48%+12.67%Buy
16-0.64%+1.12%+1.15%+27.61%13.29x7.34x+10.78%+2.74%+5.38%+17.28%Buy
11-1.09%+1.62%-1.80%+18.75%24.63x4.56x+27.52%+7.71%+10.38%+9.40%Buy
23-0.08%+2.35%-4.92%+29.27%15.24x2.27x+12.18%+6.29%+7.73%+6.16%Buy
24+0.25%+2.70%-1.10%+24.95%39.03x3.00x+19.73%+6.25%+13.21%+12.77%Buy
207-0.29%+0.02%+0.06%+4.29%35.99x-14.41x-23.39%+0.96%-1.05%N/A
39-0.01%+1.53%+0.05%+22.96%35.35x4.79x+26.83%+11.74%+19.81%+10.07%Buy
74-0.43%+1.79%-2.15%+29.03%32.98x4.96x+22.74%+8.92%+16.32%+9.94%Buy
26+0.05%+2.50%-1.20%+3.84%27.65x9.66x+67.45%+8.45%+45.02%+6.19%Buy
12-0.16%-0.05%-5.46%+5.42%4.06x2.72x+17.50%+8.03%+14.15%+7.38%Buy
18-0.29%+2.60%-2.77%+33.93%32.29x9.61x-164.72%+13.72%+29.11%+11.33%Buy
16-4.50%-2.44%-8.23%+36.04%50.01x3.99x+20.93%+13.79%+20.25%+13.85%Buy
20-0.25%+2.27%-0.67%+22.54%17.48x5.89x+19.68%+5.25%+9.59%+7.36%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. Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ)


Kanzhun (NASDAQ:BZ) 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 24 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kanzhun has seen its stock return 14.89% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -2 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 25.46% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $19.13.

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.

2. Danaos (NYSE:DAC)


Danaos (NYSE:DAC) 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 27 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Danaos has seen its stock return 26.19% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 9 percentage points.

Danaos has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 21.77% from Danaos's current stock price of $73.91.

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.

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 -24.63% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -42 percentage points.

Resources Connection has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 15.76% from Resources Connection's current stock price of $11.23.

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

1. Cnh Industrial Nv (NYSE:CNHI)


Cnh Industrial Nv (NYSE:CNHI) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the industrial sector average of 2.22%. Cnh Industrial Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Cnh Industrial Nv's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cnh Industrial Nv's dividend payout ratio of 22.4% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. 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 2.22%.

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

3. Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE)


Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) has an annual dividend yield of 27.17%, which is 25 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.22%.

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

Why are industrial stocks down?

Industrial stocks were down -0.35% in the last day, and up 2.14% over the last week. Old Dominion Freight Line was the among the top losers in the industrials sector, dropping -11.05% yesterday.

Old Dominion Freight Line shares are trading lower following a Q1 revenue miss.

What are the most undervalued industrial stocks?

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

1. United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL)


United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) is the 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 19.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 3 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 -24.63% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by -42 percentage points.

3. Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS)


Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS) is the third 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 125% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 108 percentage points.

Are industrial stocks a good buy now?

46.63% of industrial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial stocks to rise by 10.16% 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 44.41x.
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