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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
Financials Score
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
VRRM
VERRA MOBILITY CORP
$4.67B18.80%4.50%12.25%14.00%2.942.7594.80%9.80%23.61%
GBX
GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC
$1.59B8.70%2.80%N/A4.80%1.99N/A13.40%3.00%6.40%
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
$77.20B21.80%12.50%18.58%40.50%0.710.97100.00%34.90%40.90%
VLRS
CONTROLADORA VUELA COMPANIA DE AVIACION SAB DE CV
$223.30M3.30%0.20%6.43%3.90%20.210.7742.60%0.20%6.96%
MNTX
MANITEX INTERNATIONAL INC
$144.18M14.50%3.80%9.34%7.50%2.451.5721.80%3.20%5.15%
WLDN
WILLDAN GROUP INC
$442.70M6.60%3.20%8.53%12.80%0.991.7935.10%2.40%4.89%
TRN
TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC
$2.52B12.30%1.40%N/A3.00%7.43N/A18.70%4.00%13.62%
RBC
RBC BEARINGS INC
$8.68B7.00%4.00%7.77%14.40%0.703.2843.00%12.00%21.82%
ALK
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC
$5.57B6.10%1.60%4.73%4.20%2.730.6554.60%2.30%4.51%
GWH
ESS TECH INC
$141.68M-73.10%-53.50%-71.31%-86.90%0.414.94-219.20%-746.90%-746.89%
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$342.32M4.10%0.80%6.65%4.50%3.832.2516.70%0.70%4.06%
ASTC
ASTROTECH CORP
$16.43M-26.80%-25.20%-29.20%-36.50%0.0715.3445.10%-550.20%-550.25%
GNK
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
$996.12M0.40%0.30%1.31%1.20%0.223.7238.50%0.80%3.46%
TTEK
TETRA TECH INC
$11.70B17.80%6.70%15.28%27.30%1.571.2416.10%5.40%8.88%
WBX
WALLBOX NV
$310.51M-70.30%-24.80%-36.53%-37.20%2.231.3533.60%-78.00%-74.38%
FCEL
FUELCELL ENERGY INC
$353.36M-16.70%-12.20%-11.58%-14.60%0.278.26-26.70%-108.70%-97.72%
CRS
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
$5.45B9.10%4.20%8.04%7.20%1.113.2118.90%4.80%8.05%
SUGP
SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$32.40M20.30%9.40%20.34%35.60%1.031.7829.30%6.00%7.45%
OMAB
CENTRAL NORTH AIRPORT GROUP
$4.35B55.60%20.70%36.55%29.80%1.591.9870.20%34.70%57.55%
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$678.04M24.80%19.80%27.84%60.40%0.255.3760.80%18.00%22.12%
TATT
TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$137.70M5.70%3.50%6.52%6.00%0.612.4019.70%4.10%6.09%
NSC
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP
$52.03B11.20%3.50%6.48%4.70%2.360.6866.10%11.80%20.83%
EVI
EVI INDUSTRIES INC
$273.02M4.10%2.20%7.18%10.60%0.791.5329.60%1.50%3.35%
TWI
TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC
$630.33M11.30%4.00%7.24%7.50%1.882.3316.40%3.20%5.44%
BLDE
BLADE AIR MOBILITY INC
$253.69M-20.20%-16.50%-19.83%-26.90%0.208.3519.50%-21.70%-22.24%
PFMT
PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORP
$238.56M-9.30%-7.30%-6.81%-15.60%0.282.75100.00%-6.30%-5.13%
WCN
WASTE CONNECTIONS INC
$42.72B10.40%4.40%7.48%9.00%1.450.7541.20%9.70%15.93%
RBA
RB GLOBAL INC
$13.82B6.10%2.50%6.78%10.10%1.281.2947.50%7.20%16.94%
ARQ
ARQ INC
$234.91M-4.60%-3.50%-2.26%-2.60%0.313.2836.20%-8.20%-4.70%
FLUX
FLUX POWER HOLDINGS INC
$50.30M-93.70%-19.20%-76.12%-26.20%5.791.1029.30%-11.00%-8.44%
MEG
MONTROSE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP INC
$1.67B-14.00%-5.30%-2.75%-5.10%1.541.6338.50%-6.90%-3.36%
MDU
MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC
$5.27B16.80%6.10%9.47%7.50%1.631.4319.10%10.70%14.75%
UPWK
UPWORK INC
$1.54B14.00%4.90%6.97%5.80%1.872.9375.80%6.70%6.89%
AMSC
AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP
$440.76M-20.80%-9.60%-18.07%-107.80%1.091.2921.20%-12.10%-11.85%
GATX
GATX CORP
$4.95B11.40%2.30%N/A3.30%3.98N/A68.60%17.60%41.01%
RELX
RELX PLC
$83.01B49.20%11.60%27.66%54.10%3.320.5264.90%19.40%28.50%
IVAC
INTEVAC INC
$107.93M-8.50%-6.30%-6.50%-10.20%0.374.0138.80%-19.50%-15.75%
PRLB
PROTO LABS INC
$805.30M2.90%2.60%4.31%8.90%0.123.6044.60%3.90%6.06%
URI
UNITED RENTALS INC
$46.69B32.00%9.70%16.99%14.10%2.280.8940.70%17.30%27.23%
CRESY
CRESUD INC
$603.48M30.10%5.50%-0.59%-0.60%2.801.1037.40%23.00%-2.70%
ENVX
ENOVIX CORP
$1.71B-75.70%-35.10%-40.15%-48.80%1.214.89-348.90%-1,448.90%-1,407.57%
HEI
HEICO CORP
$29.75B14.00%6.80%9.47%19.00%1.123.1738.70%13.10%19.65%
GLBS
GLOBUS MARITIME LTD
$41.58M3.00%2.30%4.34%4.90%0.328.3535.80%16.90%30.85%
SPLP
STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS LP
$815.73M17.50%4.20%14.60%19.50%2.771.2442.40%8.30%13.39%
PTSI
PAM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
$386.71M4.30%1.80%4.95%4.10%1.372.2460.90%1.70%4.10%
CLIR
CLEARSIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$34.89M-85.70%-57.90%-108.53%521.30%0.482.7744.00%-186.60%-191.96%
NPWR
NET POWER INC
$2.37B-40.00%-8.10%-9.75%-123.60%0.2356.9097.60%-160,445.60%-189,999.20%
JOBY
JOBY AVIATION INC
$3.51B-47.00%-37.90%-43.88%-247.50%0.1924.8979.70%-46,759.10%-46,745.79%
CMCO
COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP
$1.32B5.70%2.70%6.62%11.90%1.111.9237.10%4.90%10.49%
NL
NL INDUSTRIES INC
$355.51M3.10%2.00%0.83%1.10%0.498.8729.20%7.10%2.85%
TWIN
TWIN DISC INC
$202.39M8.40%4.30%9.38%9.60%0.972.2228.20%4.10%6.05%
BAH
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORP
$19.98B39.30%6.10%14.78%14.70%4.961.6822.80%4.00%6.98%
KRNT
KORNIT DIGITAL LTD
$706.08M-7.20%-6.60%-10.18%-10.70%0.0713.4631.50%-27.20%-37.85%
RYI
RYERSON HOLDING CORP
$808.61M10.30%3.50%7.96%6.60%2.052.0919.70%1.80%3.21%
BGSF
BGSF INC
$74.20M6.40%3.00%9.90%14.80%1.042.0935.40%1.80%4.55%
SLDP
SOLID POWER INC
$304.52M-13.30%-12.60%-13.55%-13.40%0.089.36-31.60%-345.40%-344.79%
HNI
HNI CORP
$2.14B8.80%3.30%7.55%7.70%1.481.2939.60%2.60%4.47%
HLIO
HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$1.79B3.90%2.10%5.31%7.50%0.852.8330.90%3.90%9.16%
HAYW
HAYWARD HOLDINGS INC
$3.22B6.30%2.80%6.54%10.90%1.223.3748.60%8.30%17.85%
CRGO
FREIGHTOS LTD
$113.99M-28.40%-23.00%-29.17%-48.30%0.243.9959.30%-99.90%-98.89%
XPO
XPO INC
$12.86B19.70%3.50%8.58%7.50%4.710.9457.40%3.10%6.53%
BBCP
CONCRETE PUMPING HOLDINGS INC
$358.25M6.50%2.20%6.85%6.40%1.821.1039.20%4.40%12.62%
AIR
AAR CORP
$2.53B5.30%3.10%6.53%6.60%0.732.9019.10%2.70%4.69%
OTIS
OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP
$39.25B-29.20%14.10%61.04%28.00%-2.910.9729.50%10.00%14.83%
SKYW
SKYWEST INC
$3.03B5.40%1.70%4.83%3.10%2.230.8272.30%3.80%8.98%
POWW
AMMO INC
$287.16M-4.40%-4.00%-4.15%-12.30%0.114.8530.40%-11.00%-10.47%
EVLV
EVOLV TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC
$430.80M-60.70%-29.90%-44.10%-68.30%0.991.7748.90%-106.90%-106.87%
AQMS
AQUA METALS INC
$50.27M-100.20%-77.80%-106.69%-155.40%0.381.19-29,604.00%-100,336.00%-98,132.00%
GTES
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC
$4.63B7.90%3.40%7.21%9.20%1.123.0638.60%7.00%12.84%
HWM
HOWMET AEROSPACE INC
$34.31B21.80%8.30%14.55%17.00%1.551.9728.60%12.50%18.48%
BE
BLOOM ENERGY CORP
$2.93B-65.40%-11.80%-9.10%-6.60%3.864.4514.00%-22.30%-13.59%
CAE
CAE INC
$6.45B6.10%2.70%6.74%7.30%1.240.9028.30%6.20%11.70%
CODA
CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC
$75.86M4.80%4.50%5.66%13.50%0.0615.5467.90%12.90%15.60%
ROAD
CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC
$3.02B12.00%4.90%9.61%8.40%1.501.6413.80%3.70%5.91%
ACAB
ATLANTIC COASTAL ACQUISITION CORP II
$93.27M-19.70%2.60%202.22%4.30%-2.900.85N/AN/AN/A
PNR
PENTAIR PLC
$14.05B27.20%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A37.30%15.30%17.92%
ADT
ADT INC
$6.61B19.10%4.00%8.22%8.90%3.270.7177.50%12.80%22.71%
VSEC
VSE CORP
$1.26B4.10%1.80%6.43%6.80%1.183.3312.90%2.60%7.85%
WLGS
WANG & LEE GROUP INC
$9.16M-30.40%-8.70%-8.78%-41.40%0.962.2135.80%-9.50%-8.60%
FERG
FERGUSON PLC
$43.11B34.30%11.10%22.81%20.20%1.901.8030.30%6.00%8.47%
IPWR
IDEAL POWER INC
$58.63M-67.90%-59.10%-43.15%-2,105.00%0.1021.6517.30%-3,573.10%-3,573.14%
HI
HILLENBRAND INC
$3.16B5.10%1.60%6.18%10.20%2.361.3433.40%2.80%8.86%
BLNK
BLINK CHARGING CO
$315.09M-67.90%-45.80%-55.27%-204.30%0.362.9431.40%-122.10%-119.11%
SVII
SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP II
$246.69M-154.10%4.70%6.57%4.70%-1.131.86N/AN/AN/A
LEV
LION ELECTRIC CO
$212.53M-28.70%-13.30%-12.13%-10.60%1.432.65-5.70%-43.20%-32.56%
SGLY
SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD
$16.26M-76.60%-57.20%-59.19%1,065.20%0.293.94-11.00%-255.40%-254.43%
PESI
PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC
$155.35M-7.00%-3.50%-5.93%-7.10%1.041.0115.30%-3.20%-3.52%
CYRX
CRYOPORT INC
$584.69M-23.70%-12.30%-12.04%-11.00%1.0010.7341.80%-53.70%-47.82%
ELVA
ELECTROVAYA INC
$100.01M-17.00%-3.30%-28.75%-10.40%3.850.9929.80%-2.30%-6.03%
AMPX
AMPRIUS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$134.15M-59.60%-39.00%-39.57%-68.00%0.754.67-145.70%-350.70%-350.70%
SYM
SYMBOTIC INC
$4.41B-13.10%-1.50%-4.83%8.90%2.821.3615.10%-1.30%-1.60%
CDLR
CADELER A
$1.56B1.50%1.20%1.33%1.60%0.312.7544.90%10.60%14.72%
GHM
GRAHAM CORP
$323.01M2.70%1.30%3.61%6.70%1.111.1119.50%1.50%2.32%
LNZA
LANZATECH GLOBAL INC
$504.20M-70.50%-38.30%-49.85%-54.50%1.346.8930.50%-152.30%-152.29%
AVAV
AEROVIRONMENT INC
$5.55B-15.60%-11.70%-11.77%-19.70%0.214.6639.20%-15.10%-14.55%
ALTG
ALTA EQUIPMENT GROUP INC
$306.61M-4.90%-0.50%4.98%2.40%10.421.3031.40%-0.30%2.29%
TNET
TRINET GROUP INC
$5.20B116.90%9.60%37.95%147.70%26.751.0621.50%6.80%9.98%
ORN
ORION GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$285.19M-9.30%-3.00%0.70%0.50%2.131.3310.00%-1.60%0.20%
RCL
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
$38.01B47.70%6.20%14.13%8.10%5.800.1945.50%14.30%24.23%
SKYX
SKYX PLATFORMS CORP
$92.03M-244.70%-53.60%-76.77%-91.10%4.501.0530.40%-53.30%-49.22%

Industrial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
72+0.60%+1.26%+5.68%+20.26%21.88x5.65x+12.32%+4.26%+8.55%+7.23%Strong Buy
20-1.41%-2.22%-3.55%+2.50%15.69x2.96x+22.17%+4.51%+11.70%+26.25%Buy
9+0.84%+2.33%+15.89%+14.27%16.76x5.00x-20.02%+5.54%+8.23%-13.70%Strong Buy
5-1.51%-0.45%+6.50%+41.67%19.37x1.56x+8.36%+4.30%+8.13%+23.02%Strong Buy
21+0.11%+0.34%+7.79%-9.53%15.93x5.22x-11.04%+2.21%+8.55%+12.51%Strong Buy
16+0.55%+1.68%+9.22%+22.94%32.51x8.15x+86.50%+8.42%+16.74%+12.18%Buy
53+1.27%+0.51%+5.69%+30.38%40.96x4.47x+14.77%+5.48%+5.04%+11.04%Buy
41+0.72%+0.17%+11.17%+58.90%-65.84x4.36x+11.74%+5.19%+13.22%+6.82%Strong Buy
26+0.28%-1.27%-0.78%+20.92%13.25x4.77x+46.55%+11.30%+16.77%+9.58%Buy
17+0.99%+0.61%+4.75%+32.28%538.14x6.75x+34.55%+15.74%+28.61%+6.32%Strong Buy
3+0.20%+4.50%+15.29%+12.82%54.87x1.04x+17.50%+4.17%+11.97%-28.75%Hold
22-0.50%-2.08%+0.87%-9.77%20.76x4.08x+24.24%+7.82%+15.04%+13.27%Buy
40+1.05%+3.23%+15.67%+55.64%23.56x1.12x+4.85%+3.38%+5.50%+9.68%Strong Buy
20-0.01%+0.54%+7.42%+31.26%22.45x3.31x+18.22%+9.06%+15.12%+9.87%Buy
17+0.30%+1.00%+5.11%+24.54%12.73x7.72x+19.50%+2.56%+4.92%+14.81%Buy
11-0.01%+0.20%+2.26%+23.03%24.97x4.63x+26.95%+7.75%+10.41%+8.69%Buy
23+1.03%+0.78%+8.79%+41.23%16.63x2.37x+14.90%+6.13%+7.66%+1.97%Buy
23+0.26%+0.86%+1.50%+20.65%21.30x3.05x+24.86%+8.29%+15.17%+11.15%Buy
199-0.03%+0.24%+0.37%+4.89%14.43x-14.67x-54.03%+0.04%+10.99%N/A
38+0.20%+0.95%+3.74%+23.70%33.95x5.04x+26.75%+11.63%+19.44%+8.90%Buy
76+0.68%+0.69%+3.11%+28.61%25.85x5.20x+23.05%+9.11%+17.03%+10.59%Buy
25-0.52%+0.61%-1.10%+3.24%28.33x9.59x+65.34%+8.35%+44.94%+8.47%Buy
12+0.83%+2.39%+5.94%+10.14%-32.00x2.82x+17.14%+8.04%+14.16%+2.88%Buy
18+1.71%+1.20%+7.94%+40.36%25.87x12.93x-56.11%+14.21%+32.83%+8.79%Buy
16-0.49%-1.50%-12.56%+27.28%28.28x3.66x+19.91%+12.88%+19.07%+26.98%Buy
20-0.30%+0.29%+2.12%+21.16%37.81x5.80x+18.91%+5.37%+9.64%+8.27%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. Danaos (NYSE:DAC)


Danaos (NYSE:DAC) is the top industrial stock with a Zen Score of 73, which is 48 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 27 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Danaos has seen its stock return 44.04% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 22 percentage points.

Danaos has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 4.82% from Danaos's current stock price of $85.86.

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 48 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 24 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kanzhun has seen its stock return 29.54% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 8 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 6.05% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $22.63.

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 43 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Resources Connection has seen its stock lose -28.28% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -50 percentage points.

Resources Connection has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 14.94% from Resources Connection's current stock price of $11.31.

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 2.07%.

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 25.97%, which is 24 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.07%.

Spirit Airlines's dividend payout ratio of -22.5% 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 16.46%, which is 14 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.07%. 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 up?

Industrial stocks were up 0.55% in the last day, and up 0.61% over the last week. Mesa Air Group was the among the top gainers in the industrials sector, gaining 26.44% yesterday.

Mesa Air shares are trading higher after the company reported Q1 financial results.

What are the most undervalued industrial stocks?

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

1. Spar Group (NASDAQ:SGRP)


Spar Group (NASDAQ:SGRP) is the most undervalued industrial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Spar Group has a valuation score of 100, which is 78 points higher than the industrial sector average of 22. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Spar Group's stock has gained 80.83% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 59 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 78 points higher than the industrial sector average of 22. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Resources Connection's stock has dropped -28.28% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by -50 percentage points.

3. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)


Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is the third most undervalued industrial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Energy Services Of America has a valuation score of 100, which is 78 points higher than the industrial sector average of 22. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Energy Services Of America's stock has gained 224.48% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 203 percentage points.

Are industrial stocks a good buy now?

47.72% of industrial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial stocks to rise by 8.99% 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 39.03x.
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