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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:

Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) is the #1 top industrial stock out of 1001 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: A.

Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 25 points higher than the industrial sector average of 23. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Smith & Wesson Brands has seen its stock return 67.23% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 156 percentage points.

Smith & Wesson Brands has an average 1 year price target of $16.50, an upside of 10.37% from Smith & Wesson Brands's current stock price of $14.95.

Smith & Wesson Brands stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Smith & Wesson Brands, 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.

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) is the #2 top industrial stock out of 1001 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 22 points higher than the industrial sector average of 23. It passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pangaea Logistics Solutions has seen its stock return 30.18% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 119 percentage points.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) is the #3 top industrial stock out of 1001 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 26 points higher than the industrial sector average of 23. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Bulk Carriers has seen its stock return 40.07% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 129 percentage points.

Star Bulk Carriers has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 23.26% from Star Bulk Carriers's current stock price of $25.15.

Star Bulk Carriers stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Star Bulk Carriers, 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.

Out of 269 industrial stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 industrial stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) has an annual dividend yield of 17.96%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 1.88%.

Toro's dividend payout ratio of 11,471.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 12.03%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 1.88%.

United Maritime's dividend payout ratio of -32.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.71%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 1.88%.

Hafnia's dividend payout ratio of 48.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Industrial stocks were down -0.92% in the last day, and down -2.93% over the last week. Inlif was the among the top losers in the industrials sector, dropping -33.33% yesterday.

INLIF shares are trading lower after a Form 4 filing showed HRT FINANCIAL has sold 3,691,666 shares at an average price of $0.03 each.

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:

Sbc Medical Group Holdings (NASDAQ:SBC) 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.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings has a valuation score of 100, which is 86 points higher than the industrial sector average of 14. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings's stock has dropped -27.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 62 percentage points.

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) 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.

Upwork has a valuation score of 57, which is 43 points higher than the industrial sector average of 14. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Upwork's stock has dropped -31.95% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 57 percentage points.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) 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.

Global Ship Lease has a valuation score of 43, which is 29 points higher than the industrial sector average of 14. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Ship Lease's stock has gained 43.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 133 percentage points.

48.29% of industrial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial stocks to rise by 90.18% over the next year.

6.9% of industrial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.35% of industrial stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.25% are rated C (Hold), 11.45% are rated D (Sell), and 5.05% are rated F (Strong Sell).