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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:

Rcm Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT) is the #1 top industrial stock out of 1026 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 Rcm Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Rcm Technologies (NASDAQ:RCMT) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 36 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 20 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rcm Technologies has seen its stock return 53.22% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 132 percentage points.

Rcm Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 10.62% from Rcm Technologies's current stock price of $40.68.

Rcm Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Rcm Technologies, 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.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is the #2 top industrial stock out of 1026 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 Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 21 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Quad/Graphics has seen its stock return 47.44% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 126 percentage points.

Quad/Graphics has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 40.85% from Quad/Graphics's current stock price of $9.23.

Quad/Graphics stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Quad/Graphics, 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.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) is the #3 top industrial stock out of 1026 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: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 32 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Bulk Carriers has seen its stock return 57.93% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 136 percentage points.

Star Bulk Carriers has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 5.59% from Star Bulk Carriers's current stock price of $29.36.

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

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 14.44%, which is 12 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.08%.

United Maritime's dividend payout ratio of -160% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) has an annual dividend yield of 12.8%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.08%.

Okeanis Eco Tankers's dividend payout ratio of 60.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) has an annual dividend yield of 12.59%, which is 11 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.08%.

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

Industrial stocks were down -1.08% in the last day, and down -1.75% over the last week. Northrop Grumman was the among the top losers in the industrials sector, dropping -4.19% yesterday.

Northrop Grumman shares are trading lower after the U.S. Navy selected Boeing to build and deliver its F/A-XX fighter aircraft, representing a contract loss for the company.

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:

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) 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.

Upwork has a valuation score of 71, which is 52 points higher than the industrial sector average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Upwork's stock has dropped -56.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 22 percentage points.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings (NASDAQ:SBC) 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.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 24 points higher than the industrial sector average of 19. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sbc Medical Group Holdings's stock has gained 13.82% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 92 percentage points.

Maximus (NYSE:MMS) 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.

Maximus has a valuation score of 71, which is 52 points higher than the industrial sector average of 19. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Maximus's stock has dropped -41.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 37 percentage points.

48.43% of industrial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial stocks to rise by 30.94% over the next year.

6.53% of industrial stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.04% of industrial stocks are rated B (Buy), 56.36% are rated C (Hold), 13.57% are rated D (Sell), and 5.5% are rated F (Strong Sell).