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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
Country
Market Cap
Shares
Institutional %
Insider %
Net Insider (L12M)
Net Insider (L3M)
FLR
FLUOR CORP
United States
$6.66B171,190,54187.70%3.16%Net SellingNet Selling
WSC
WILLSCOT MOBILE MINI HOLDINGS CORP
United States
$7.10B190,180,60752.48%47.52%Net SellingNet Selling
PKE
PARK AEROSPACE CORP
United States
$292.86M20,253,36177.63%10.70%
HXL
HEXCEL CORP
United States
$5.67B83,114,36074.70%25.30%Net SellingNet Buying
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
United States
$68.39B101,463,24959.80%40.20%Net Buying
MSSA
METAL SKY STAR ACQUISITION CORP
United States
$73.14M6,407,41625.53%74.47%
TXT
TEXTRON INC
United States
$16.32B190,698,99386.64%1.50%Net SellingNet Selling
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
United States
$857.36M26,210,98658.29%41.71%
AEIS
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC
United States
$3.67B37,442,66064.19%35.81%Net SellingNet Selling
EXPE
EXPEDIA GROUP INC
United States
$15.31B132,747,73964.82%35.18%Net SellingNet Selling
EXPD
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC
United States
$16.54B143,899,29193.90%3.14%Net SellingNet Selling
NSP
INSPERITY INC
United States
$3.87B37,655,45564.72%35.28%Net SellingNet Selling
AZZ
AZZ INC
United States
$1.88B25,101,82890.82%6.59%Net SellingNet Selling
RSG
REPUBLIC SERVICES INC
United States
$58.42B314,932,45957.61%35.87%Net SellingNet Selling
ESLT
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD
Israel
$8.99B44,453,85017.78%0.00%
FTAI
FTAI AVIATION LTD
United States
$7.85B100,245,90556.98%43.02%Net Buying
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
United States
$34.99B403,431,88180.38%19.62%Net SellingNet Selling
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
United Kingdom
$13.08B2,522,539,8852.46%0.00%
CASS
CASS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC
United States
$604.14M13,643,65858.86%19.48%Net SellingNet Buying
NVEE
NV5 GLOBAL INC
United States
$1.49B15,916,94375.49%23.27%Net SellingNet Selling
ATKR
ATKORE INC
United States
$6.48B36,768,28297.30%2.70%Net SellingNet Selling
J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
United States
$18.61B125,650,97785.50%4.75%Net SellingNet Selling
MAN
MANPOWERGROUP INC
United States
$3.60B47,703,28597.82%2.18%Net SellingNet Selling
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
United States
$39.96M24,215,9595.75%94.25%Net SellingNet Selling
ULBI
ULTRALIFE CORP
United States
$206.66M16,466,59421.75%78.25%Net BuyingNet Buying
EFX
EQUIFAX INC
United States
$28.07B123,611,31096.36%2.57%Net SellingNet Selling
PL
PLANET LABS PBC
United States
$526.02M290,620,18541.26%15.06%Net SellingNet Selling
HRI
HERC HOLDINGS INC
United States
$4.17B28,368,57476.47%23.53%Net SellingNet Selling
PSHG
PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC
Greece
$26.65M12,279,6766.04%0.00%
HURN
HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC
United States
$1.55B18,005,79082.35%17.65%Net SellingNet Selling
OMAB
CENTRAL NORTH AIRPORT GROUP
Mexico
$4.18B386,169,4250.98%0.00%
AMRC
AMERESCO INC
United States
$1.17B52,282,94559.75%18.24%Net BuyingNet Buying
CMPO
COMPOSECURE INC
United States
$572.59M80,533,34623.87%25.82%Net BuyingNet Buying
CNM
CORE & MAIN INC
United States
$11.78B201,371,03399.87%0.13%Net SellingNet Selling
BYRN
BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC
United States
$311.04M22,736,49725.00%37.94%Net BuyingNet Selling
VRSK
VERISK ANALYTICS INC
United States
$33.86B142,675,23790.31%2.53%Net SellingNet Selling
GE
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
United States
$179.64B1,094,606,67674.53%2.70%Net SellingNet Selling
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
United States
$841.84M45,901,95887.05%12.95%Net SellingNet Selling
VRT
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO
United States
$34.82B374,344,98787.12%12.88%Net SellingNet Selling
PAC
PACIFIC AIRPORT GROUP
Mexico
$9.30B505,277,4641.06%0.00%
ERJ
EMBRAER SA
Brazil
$4.95B734,632,8069.12%0.00%
EH
EHANG HOLDINGS LTD
China
$1.10B127,011,4818.58%0.00%
CBAT
CBAK ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INC
China
$101.16M89,919,1901.97%40.15%
SCS
STEELCASE INC
United States
$1.43B114,728,95870.77%8.30%Net SellingNet Selling
R
RYDER SYSTEM INC
United States
$5.46B43,828,79388.09%4.52%Net SellingNet Selling
CWST
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
United States
$5.32B58,108,22996.33%3.67%Net SellingNet Selling
CP
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD
Canada
$74.36B932,704,55171.99%0.00%
SPCE
VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC
United States
$379.24M400,040,01338.81%32.72%Net SellingNet Selling
AQMS
AQUA METALS INC
United States
$52.39M111,953,87517.59%15.42%Net Selling
MNTX
MANITEX INTERNATIONAL INC
United States
$114.45M20,364,03340.00%60.00%Net Selling
VRRM
VERRA MOBILITY CORP
United States
$4.32B166,524,77689.72%10.28%Net SellingNet Selling
RGR
STURM RUGER & CO INC
United States
$828.80M17,664,20063.83%28.70%Net SellingNet Selling
GWH
ESS TECH INC
United States
$144.99M174,898,08634.77%53.87%Net BuyingNet Buying
HTZ
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
United States
$1.48B305,812,59096.72%3.28%Net SellingNet Buying
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
Canada
$840.01M298,935,70621.61%0.00%
VSEC
VSE CORP
United States
$1.31B15,769,07779.23%20.77%Net SellingNet Selling
BWXT
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC
United States
$8.89B91,309,38987.40%12.60%Net SellingNet Selling
WCC
WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
United States
$8.52B50,827,57688.35%11.65%Net SellingNet Selling
TRNS
TRANSCAT INC
United States
$990.98M8,829,12788.82%11.18%Net SellingNet Selling
MSM
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
United States
$5.16B56,300,61176.68%23.32%Net SellingNet Selling
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
Singapore
$339.53M40,858,29015.69%0.00%
JOB
GEE GROUP INC
United States
$34.81M108,771,57815.05%84.95%Net Buying
RBC
RBC BEARINGS INC
United States
$7.30B29,181,92195.71%4.29%Net SellingNet Buying
RAYA
ERAYAK POWER SOLUTION GROUP INC
China
$7.84M12,450,0000.33%0.00%
FPAY
FLEXSHOPPER INC
United States
$22.62M21,752,30413.83%86.17%Net Buying
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
United States
$7.87B95,835,43458.58%2.18%Net SellingNet Selling
ZIP
ZIPRECRUITER INC
United States
$1.02B99,073,57949.03%50.97%Net SellingNet Selling
ASTC
ASTROTECH CORP
United States
$15.43M1,701,7291.26%98.74%Net BuyingNet Buying
CTRM
CASTOR MARITIME INC
Cyprus
$30.53M9,662,38810.79%0.00%
GRNQ
GREENPRO CAPITAL CORP
Hong Kong
$8.97M7,515,8130.04%99.96%
GOGL
GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LTD
Bermuda
$2.95B199,628,29322.08%0.00%
BAH
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORP
United States
$19.11B129,745,86029.77%70.23%Net SellingNet Selling
YTRA
YATRA ONLINE INC
India
$92.69M64,368,76239.16%3.61%
TNL
TRAVEL & LEISURE CO
United States
$3.19B71,263,53481.73%18.27%Net SellingNet Selling
CNHI
CNH INDUSTRIAL NV
United Kingdom
$18.68B1,627,257,27846.39%0.00%
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
Canada
$74.25B450,700,00019.47%0.00%
FCEL
FUELCELL ENERGY INC
United States
$406.68M451,862,05442.70%9.38%Net SellingNet Selling
LEV
LION ELECTRIC CO
Canada
$230.42M223,712,83840.28%0.00%
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
United States
$340.75M13,070,75851.31%41.16%Net SellingNet Selling
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
United States
$5.05B61,031,44795.36%4.64%Net SellingNet Selling
BWMN
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD
United States
$476.67M15,229,12241.22%58.78%Net SellingNet Selling
LNZA
LANZATECH GLOBAL INC
United States
$532.90M196,642,45117.76%35.39%Net BuyingNet Selling
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
United States
$118.67M6,506,03364.89%35.11%Net Selling
GENC
GENCOR INDUSTRIES INC
United States
$255.78M14,657,70236.45%63.55%Net SellingNet Selling
NVX
NOVONIX LTD
Australia
$272.47M488,733,4610.02%0.00%
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
United States
$676.22M10,094,32214.28%85.72%Net SellingNet Selling
AL
AIR LEASE CORP
United States
$5.71B111,027,25279.11%20.89%Net SellingNet Selling
TWI
TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC
United States
$730.16M72,870,71455.59%44.41%Net SellingNet Selling
ZEO
ZEO ENERGY CORP
United States
$197.58M40,256,9643.20%90.99%
PTSI
PAM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
United States
$379.88M22,034,76214.39%85.61%Net Selling
DAL
DELTA AIR LINES INC
United States
$33.27B645,312,28369.12%0.37%Net SellingNet Selling
SWBI
SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC
United States
$782.43M45,516,77659.98%40.02%Net SellingNet Selling
TATT
TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
Israel
$120.42M10,102,6128.15%0.00%
NWPX
NORTHWEST PIPE CO
United States
$324.43M9,915,48980.29%9.00%Net SellingNet Selling
CLIR
CLEARSIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORP
United States
$33.57M39,039,2737.09%73.88%Net SellingNet Selling
MATX
MATSON INC
United States
$3.87B34,168,15385.38%7.33%Net SellingNet Selling
RELX
RELX PLC
United Kingdom
$79.33B1,881,531,8833.57%0.00%
MEC
MAYVILLE ENGINEERING COMPANY INC
United States
$282.87M20,364,90745.43%8.05%Net SellingNet Selling
UPWK
UPWORK INC
United States
$1.72B133,118,34556.56%43.44%Net SellingNet Selling
VRME
VERIFYME INC
United States
$16.23M10,144,8530.59%99.41%Net BuyingNet Buying

Industrial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
72+0.77%+1.71%+2.71%+11.62%23.40x5.47x+12.66%+4.32%+10.98%+6.14%Buy
18+0.43%+0.26%-1.18%+5.85%15.79x2.92x+22.54%+4.87%+12.27%+23.23%Buy
12+0.70%-1.96%+6.18%+5.63%10.80x4.73x+1.63%+4.86%+12.10%-7.99%Strong Buy
5+1.33%+3.42%-1.33%+41.87%18.57x1.50x+8.72%+4.50%+8.53%+26.64%Strong Buy
20-1.16%+1.46%+2.17%-13.49%15.23x4.94x-10.64%+2.03%+8.76%+16.88%Strong Buy
14+0.84%+2.32%-1.71%+20.87%29.23x7.68x+86.40%+8.40%+16.73%+15.11%Buy
56+1.30%-0.24%-0.84%+32.48%37.95x4.29x+17.34%+5.76%+10.60%+10.81%Buy
41+1.96%+1.83%-0.37%+56.51%11.05x4.29x+12.16%+5.16%+13.15%+8.22%Strong Buy
27+0.30%-1.51%-7.49%+13.51%12.66x4.62x+46.09%+11.17%+16.18%+11.58%Buy
18+1.07%+0.50%-4.60%+29.43%536.60x6.75x+34.02%+15.38%+27.91%+9.09%Buy
2+6.63%+5.90%+5.11%+9.77%50.59x7.92x+16.93%+4.12%+11.95%-22.87%Hold
20+0.23%+1.53%-4.97%-10.14%20.04x4.04x+24.30%+7.85%+14.98%+12.78%Buy
38+1.54%+1.89%+3.44%+46.77%16.58x1.03x+7.54%+4.50%+7.29%+16.50%Strong Buy
19+1.52%+3.26%+1.58%+28.90%20.20x3.09x+17.20%+8.62%+14.16%+11.06%Strong Buy
16-0.11%-1.84%-1.39%+23.21%11.95x7.33x+19.29%+2.59%+5.00%+19.52%Buy
11+0.93%-0.99%-2.38%+24.35%24.70x4.56x+26.99%+7.74%+10.44%+10.41%Buy
23+0.71%-1.06%-5.22%+36.99%16.27x2.26x+14.74%+6.11%+7.59%+6.50%Buy
24+0.79%-0.95%-2.77%+26.49%19.97x2.97x+23.54%+8.01%+14.55%+15.64%Strong Buy
203-0.05%-0.46%-0.40%+3.89%8.90x-14.37x-28.63%+1.08%-1.81%N/A
39+1.35%+0.48%-2.25%+24.98%35.31x4.86x+26.92%+11.77%+19.64%+11.40%Buy
75+1.11%-0.75%-2.78%+27.40%29.74x5.09x+22.36%+8.71%+16.03%+11.46%Buy
26+0.32%-0.44%-4.99%+1.15%27.33x9.24x+66.79%+8.34%+44.90%+10.21%Buy
12+0.62%+0.03%-5.69%+2.75%-11.83x2.70x+17.36%+8.11%+14.28%+8.83%Buy
19+2.13%+0.73%-1.73%+36.73%30.47x9.53x-51.30%+14.42%+31.91%+13.56%Buy
16+0.36%-3.10%-18.85%+23.82%51.26x3.73x+20.69%+13.36%+19.68%+26.77%Buy
20+0.26%+0.72%-1.04%+21.64%36.42x5.73x+20.52%+5.44%+9.76%+10.17%Buy

Industrial Stocks FAQ

What are the best industrial stocks to buy right now in May 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 11.96% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -6 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 17.65% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $20.40.

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 41.72% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 23 percentage points.

Danaos has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 14.59% from Danaos's current stock price of $78.54.

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 -22.21% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -41 percentage points.

Resources Connection has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 16.38% from Resources Connection's current stock price of $11.17.

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 2.19%.

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. 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 2.19%. Cnh Industrial Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% three 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.

3. Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE)


Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) has an annual dividend yield of 26.95%, which is 25 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.19%.

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 up?

Industrial stocks were up 0.83% in the last day, and up 0.37% over the last week. Safe & Green Holdings was the among the top gainers in the industrials sector, gaining 89.08% yesterday.

Safe & Green shares are trading higher after the company announced its SG Echo subsidiary is preparing to deliver its first sustainable modular unit to a prominent quick-service restaurant customer in the Pacific Northwest.

What are the most undervalued industrial stocks?

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

1. Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP)


Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) is the most undervalued industrial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Resources Connection has a valuation score of 100, which is 77 points higher than the industrial sector average of 23. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Resources Connection's stock has dropped -22.21% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by -41 percentage points.

2. Encore Wire (NASDAQ:WIRE)


Encore Wire (NASDAQ:WIRE) is the second most undervalued industrial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Encore Wire has a valuation score of 100, which is 77 points higher than the industrial sector average of 23. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Encore Wire's stock has gained 71.91% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 54 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 77 points higher than the industrial sector average of 23. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stealthgas's stock has gained 126.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 108 percentage points.

Are industrial stocks a good buy now?

46.62% of industrial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial stocks to rise by 10.91% 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 44.51x.
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