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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:

Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) is the #1 top industrial stock out of 922 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 Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 20 points higher than the industrial sector average of 24. It passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kennametal has seen its stock return 76.19% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 71 percentage points.

Kennametal has an average 1 year price target of $38.40, a downside of -3.01% from Kennametal's current stock price of $39.59.

Kennametal stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Kennametal, 20% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a Hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 20% have issued a Strong Sell.

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) is the #2 top industrial stock out of 922 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: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 22 points higher than the industrial sector average of 24. It passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Taylor Devices has seen its stock return 140.26% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 135 percentage points.

Taylor Devices has an average 1 year price target of $70.00, a downside of -10.66% from Taylor Devices's current stock price of $78.35.

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

Tredegar (NYSE:TG) is the #3 top industrial stock out of 922 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 Tredegar (NYSE:TG) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Tredegar (NYSE:TG) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -8 points lower than the industrial sector average of 24. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TG as a "A".It passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Tredegar has seen its stock return 9.58% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 4 percentage points.

Out of 234 industrial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 industrial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Je Cleantech Holdings (NASDAQ:JCSE) has an annual dividend yield of 50.69%, which is 49 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.04%.

Je Cleantech Holdings's dividend payout ratio of -43.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) has an annual dividend yield of 23.33%, which is 21 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.04%.

Icon Energy's dividend payout ratio of -5.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) has an annual dividend yield of 20.42%, which is 18 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.04%.

Toro's dividend payout ratio of 2,408.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Industrial stocks were up 0.5% in the last day, and down -0.24% over the last week. Quad/Graphics was the among the top gainers in the industrials sector, gaining 7.21% yesterday.

Quad Graphics shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q4 sales results.

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:

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) 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.

Kbr has a valuation score of 71, which is 51 points higher than the industrial sector average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -21.26% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by -27 percentage points.

Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) 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.

Euroseas has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the industrial sector average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 66.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 61 percentage points.

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) 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.

Navios Maritime Partners has a valuation score of 71, which is 51 points higher than the industrial sector average of 20. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Navios Maritime Partners's stock has gained 41.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 35 percentage points.

47.16% of industrial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial stocks to rise by 7.83% over the next year.

6.67% of industrial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 20.53% of industrial stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.49% are rated C (Hold), 11.93% are rated D (Sell), and 4.39% are rated F (Strong Sell).