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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
BZ
KANZHUN LTD
$8.01B8.50%6.60%9.00%15.10%0.343.0782.20%18.50%20.53%
DAC
DANAOS CORP
$1.43B20.20%16.30%17.08%17.20%0.212.9879.10%59.20%61.30%
RGP
RESOURCES CONNECTION INC
$379.66M5.40%4.20%7.87%28.50%0.262.9939.20%3.30%5.16%
ESEA
EUROSEAS LTD
$236.38M49.80%28.80%32.39%28.70%0.591.2975.40%60.50%63.89%
ZTO
ZTO EXPRESS (CAYMAN) INC
$16.34B15.40%10.30%16.05%18.20%0.471.3430.40%22.80%28.57%
SBLK
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP
$1.97B9.30%5.40%9.18%6.50%0.821.2643.70%18.30%25.82%
GASS
STEALTHGAS INC
$222.48M9.60%7.10%9.40%8.00%0.273.1251.90%36.20%43.12%
ESOA
ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP
$116.44M29.80%7.30%25.68%19.60%2.831.2112.50%2.80%4.77%
ARCB
ARCBEST CORP
$3.28B16.00%8.00%13.98%15.80%1.001.26100.00%4.40%5.63%
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$62.10B60.30%26.00%29.85%68.80%0.971.1248.50%69.30%72.71%
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$182.43B54.10%12.00%25.83%17.80%3.491.3534.70%15.40%20.32%
HAYN
HAYNES INTERNATIONAL INC
$767.87M9.90%6.00%9.46%8.40%0.597.6218.40%6.90%9.87%
HI
HILLENBRAND INC
$3.37B32.80%10.50%16.91%31.00%2.291.2833.80%18.40%25.01%
RHI
ROBERT HALF INC
$7.52B25.70%13.70%32.47%53.80%0.901.8640.30%6.40%9.02%
SNCY
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
$802.03M13.80%4.50%11.35%8.80%2.160.6534.00%6.90%13.03%
ABNB
AIRBNB INC
$101.34B69.40%23.00%20.43%68.30%1.531.6682.80%48.30%22.03%
AGCO
AGCO CORP
$8.89B27.10%10.40%19.87%20.50%1.451.4626.20%8.10%9.76%
WIRE
ENCORE WIRE CORP
$4.46B20.90%18.70%26.81%40.10%0.137.5625.50%14.50%18.87%
VTSI
VIRTRA INC
$135.76M21.40%12.80%18.97%23.80%0.633.1170.10%22.10%26.87%
CTOS
CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC
$1.26B5.60%1.60%7.67%5.50%2.671.4124.40%2.70%10.15%
WNC
WABASH NATIONAL CORP
$1.16B46.90%17.00%31.06%32.60%1.481.9419.60%9.10%12.38%
KMT
KENNAMETAL INC
$1.92B9.50%4.80%8.26%7.60%0.942.4431.20%5.90%8.48%
PXS
PYXIS TANKERS INC
$48.70M46.00%24.10%27.44%25.00%0.686.0460.50%79.70%94.29%
PPSI
PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS INC
$39.22M10.10%5.10%9.27%16.70%0.931.8326.70%4.20%4.17%
HY
HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING INC
$1.05B40.60%6.00%25.11%19.10%4.291.2219.10%3.10%5.25%
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$8.67B28.20%13.70%27.08%29.20%1.021.4734.50%10.80%14.71%
POWL
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
$1.63B23.10%11.00%25.58%79.50%1.211.5823.00%10.10%12.68%
RCMT
RCM TECHNOLOGIES INC
$151.48M70.20%15.80%37.88%53.70%3.671.5629.10%6.40%8.96%
JBT
JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$2.87B49.90%22.10%28.32%44.00%0.822.2735.20%35.00%37.88%
UAL
UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
$17.74B30.70%3.70%11.46%8.90%6.830.7661.80%4.90%9.85%
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$156.86M16.80%14.70%20.33%20.30%0.155.9245.10%19.90%22.49%
MLI
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC
$6.08B27.90%23.00%33.78%67.80%0.176.4328.90%17.60%24.12%
TEX
TEREX CORP
$4.07B35.10%15.00%25.81%26.00%1.162.0122.80%10.10%12.51%
EBF
ENNIS INC
$492.65M13.10%11.20%16.74%43.30%0.155.8129.60%10.50%14.44%
ALLE
ALLEGION PLC
$10.98B45.70%12.90%21.97%23.00%2.271.2643.30%14.80%19.45%
CPA
COPA HOLDINGS SA
$4.04B24.90%7.80%13.61%10.00%2.141.0451.20%11.70%16.05%
FDX
FEDEX CORP
$66.48B16.60%5.00%8.95%6.60%2.271.3161.90%5.00%7.45%
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$12.79B30.10%17.10%32.86%59.20%0.741.5938.50%14.40%19.35%
BBSI
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC
$807.03M27.70%7.30%18.28%120.90%2.621.3022.70%4.70%6.47%
TNC
TENNANT CO
$2.14B20.50%10.00%16.35%18.20%0.932.0842.40%8.80%11.04%
LMB
LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC
$442.71M18.90%7.30%18.93%28.20%1.521.5023.10%4.00%5.84%
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$7.61B13.10%5.80%10.56%15.00%1.132.3138.00%9.90%15.85%
LHX
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$39.57B6.60%3.20%5.32%11.50%1.221.0126.30%6.30%9.23%
TORO
TORO CORP
$77.43M113.20%54.00%47.28%102.10%0.7421.0163.40%174.60%180.90%
ASTE
ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC
$976.60M5.20%3.20%6.77%7.10%0.622.4124.70%2.50%3.85%
SAIA
SAIA INC
$13.89B19.70%14.70%20.73%23.30%0.332.0169.70%12.30%16.27%
GD
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
$79.81B16.60%6.20%11.27%18.60%1.571.4415.80%7.80%10.24%
IESC
IES HOLDINGS INC
$2.38B31.40%12.90%27.29%42.10%1.151.7320.20%5.00%6.94%
TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
$1.11B55.70%25.70%39.64%56.00%0.842.5755.60%30.80%43.89%
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$1.91B21.20%9.10%16.43%25.40%1.283.1150.60%11.70%17.91%
ALGT
ALLEGIANT TRAVEL CO
$1.14B8.80%2.40%8.54%5.40%2.670.8356.10%4.70%12.44%
UPS
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
$123.94B35.10%9.50%17.60%13.60%3.091.1091.60%7.40%10.29%
STRL
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC
$3.01B24.90%8.50%19.63%39.40%1.861.2517.10%7.00%10.94%
DY
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC
$3.99B22.10%8.90%17.14%13.90%1.393.0619.50%5.20%8.25%
ITT
ITT INC
$10.32B17.10%10.70%18.16%35.60%0.551.7933.70%12.50%16.01%
KFY
KORN FERRY
$3.28B9.00%4.40%8.20%14.90%1.091.8387.90%5.30%7.85%
MAMO
MASSIMO GROUP
$178.83M106.50%26.40%65.73%69.10%1.902.0431.20%9.10%13.21%
FIX
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC
$10.54B27.80%10.60%25.15%55.80%1.591.1119.00%6.20%7.65%
WAB
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$25.79B7.90%4.30%8.71%19.80%0.811.2030.40%8.40%13.43%
ODFL
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC
$46.06B31.20%23.90%33.18%36.60%0.302.1083.20%21.10%28.10%
OSK
OSHKOSH CORP
$7.84B17.20%7.00%14.18%20.20%1.461.4517.40%6.20%8.87%
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.70B16.70%11.00%17.53%25.40%0.432.9733.80%9.40%12.23%
HII
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC
$10.87B18.10%6.30%11.58%13.50%1.740.9514.40%5.90%8.28%
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
$2.99B5.70%4.40%6.48%10.10%0.283.2934.10%4.90%6.55%
ADP
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
$101.18B94.90%6.60%55.15%77.20%12.211.0145.20%19.10%26.62%
LICN
LICHEN CHINA LTD
$25.68M16.30%14.90%18.86%52.50%0.079.8161.20%21.00%29.15%
PCAR
PACCAR INC
$58.98B30.20%12.20%18.25%15.90%1.572.0923.40%13.10%17.70%
TKR
TIMKEN CO
$6.01B15.90%6.30%12.37%13.20%1.491.7931.60%8.30%13.15%
SB
SAFE BULKERS INC
$543.53M8.90%5.40%7.95%6.50%0.692.6361.00%24.40%35.89%
WERN
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC
$2.24B7.50%3.60%6.42%5.70%1.041.9251.60%3.40%5.52%
LUV
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
$17.74B4.40%1.30%3.68%3.80%2.471.1464.80%1.80%3.42%
THR
THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$1.01B11.20%7.10%11.07%20.80%0.722.2243.00%10.10%15.05%
AIT
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
$7.10B25.00%13.80%21.20%28.90%0.733.7529.40%8.40%11.09%
POOL
POOL CORP
$14.04B38.40%14.50%25.90%21.60%1.612.3630.00%9.40%12.42%
KFRC
KFORCE INC
$1.25B34.30%16.50%33.43%32.40%1.252.3727.90%4.00%5.57%
ICFI
ICF INTERNATIONAL INC
$2.62B9.40%4.00%8.55%12.30%1.191.0735.60%4.20%6.94%
CHRW
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC
$8.27B23.30%6.00%16.22%16.00%2.681.4014.80%1.80%2.92%
WOR
WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES INC
$2.89B17.60%8.80%25.10%18.80%0.873.4216.70%7.10%9.86%
GVH
GLOBAVEND HOLDINGS LTD
$16.65M153.80%30.80%218.18%450.50%7.911.0310.30%5.80%6.84%
HON
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
$127.55B33.60%9.20%18.40%22.60%2.841.2737.30%15.40%21.58%
SFWL
SHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LTD
$132.00M10.30%4.00%11.11%9.30%1.421.0911.50%2.50%3.56%
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$2.01B22.80%13.70%19.14%30.50%0.623.3439.30%18.80%22.75%
PAYX
PAYCHEX INC
$43.64B46.30%13.90%43.59%103.00%2.481.2471.70%31.90%42.01%
GWW
WW GRAINGER INC
$46.32B61.60%22.80%39.88%32.60%1.512.8839.40%11.10%15.29%
BLD
TOPBUILD CORP
$12.22B26.50%12.40%20.50%34.20%1.012.6630.90%11.80%17.33%
LECO
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
$13.36B44.90%16.40%27.88%28.00%1.582.2435.00%13.00%17.45%
REVG
REV GROUP INC
$1.12B50.40%17.20%50.77%50.80%1.871.3512.20%9.10%13.22%
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
$2.25B3.70%2.10%5.27%10.80%0.804.4049.40%4.90%10.67%
NOC
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP
$70.66B13.40%4.50%8.36%9.90%2.151.1516.70%5.20%7.36%
ESP
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS CORP
$59.15M12.80%9.60%15.45%17.90%0.323.7325.30%12.60%15.95%
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
$32.05B4.40%2.00%4.37%8.70%1.170.9961.40%10.20%19.22%
CIX
COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC
$388.25M13.70%12.40%17.37%24.90%0.117.3630.50%14.00%18.35%
REZI
RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.80B7.90%3.20%7.38%13.40%1.421.8027.20%3.40%6.06%
PAC
PACIFIC AIRPORT GROUP
$8.11B47.50%15.60%27.17%37.50%2.182.2486.20%32.90%53.17%
HSII
HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC
$617.37M12.40%5.40%10.96%32.30%1.471.5888.20%5.20%7.40%
FAST
FASTENAL CO
$38.62B34.00%25.50%39.31%36.80%0.324.8345.60%15.70%20.74%
GGG
GRACO INC
$14.83B23.80%19.00%26.39%45.50%0.223.4652.90%23.10%27.96%
CPRT
COPART INC
$51.25B21.90%19.40%23.35%38.00%0.127.1346.00%33.40%40.67%
GIC
GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO
$1.54B29.80%13.70%28.39%28.50%1.011.8934.20%5.50%7.56%
CDTG
CDT ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD
N/A29.70%13.90%31.66%28.80%1.151.3833.00%22.20%26.76%

Industrial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
71+0.69%+0.78%-1.75%+4.97%24.17x5.35x+12.22%+4.29%+10.99%+9.07%Buy
18+1.77%+6.61%+0.76%+11.52%15.42x2.94x+21.57%+4.69%+11.80%+19.44%Buy
12+2.12%-0.40%+1.21%-3.26%10.96x4.51x-2.63%+4.59%+11.42%-1.37%Strong Buy
5+0.78%+1.72%-4.45%+32.87%20.79x1.45x+7.96%+4.23%+7.93%+46.17%Buy
20-1.88%+0.68%-3.07%-18.75%14.87x4.91x+0.69%+2.46%+5.40%+24.14%Strong Buy
14+0.63%-1.03%-5.74%+14.80%32.95x7.33x+82.36%+7.32%+15.48%+19.37%Buy
56+0.71%-1.83%-3.68%+31.15%28.77x3.88x+20.36%+7.10%+15.34%+13.63%Buy
41+0.62%-3.03%-5.75%+47.98%34.37x4.07x+12.19%+5.09%+12.73%+13.32%Strong Buy
27+0.47%-1.19%-1.46%+16.28%14.28x4.87x+43.99%+10.70%+15.58%+7.12%Buy
18+0.71%-1.99%-8.50%+28.02%499.56x6.73x+35.35%+15.78%+27.93%+10.53%Buy
2+2.41%-1.51%-3.72%+2.12%64.58x7.67x+12.96%+2.82%+10.74%-16.25%Hold
20+0.61%-1.75%-6.99%-13.72%18.35x3.99x+25.95%+8.42%+15.94%+13.67%Buy
38+1.31%+0.46%+0.52%+30.53%15.78x0.96x+7.52%+4.41%+7.23%+24.85%Strong Buy
19+0.21%-0.21%-1.55%+25.73%18.32x2.89x+17.85%+9.02%+14.78%+13.13%Buy
16+1.12%-0.98%-0.30%+25.11%29.49x7.40x+32.00%+12.05%+20.21%+18.72%Buy
11+1.10%-0.01%-2.70%+19.03%23.99x4.65x+27.92%+7.90%+10.50%+9.08%Buy
23-0.03%-3.92%-8.00%+25.29%14.91x2.21x+11.92%+6.24%+7.92%+9.35%Buy
24+0.98%-0.06%-2.32%+22.83%38.50x2.95x+19.81%+6.26%+13.25%+14.76%Buy
208-0.32%-0.22%-0.24%+4.17%35.31x-14.28x-23.61%+0.93%+2.49%N/A
39+0.87%-0.14%-1.40%+21.50%35.08x4.76x+26.98%+11.75%+19.86%+11.20%Buy
74+0.64%-0.87%-4.38%+27.23%26.50x4.83x+26.13%+9.77%+17.66%+11.45%Buy
25+1.08%+1.47%-2.17%+3.45%27.38x9.61x+67.73%+8.42%+45.12%+6.59%Buy
12-0.08%-2.48%-6.60%+4.36%4.25x2.69x+17.49%+8.02%+14.14%+8.49%Buy
18+1.48%-0.37%-4.56%+31.41%31.29x9.32x-167.77%+13.74%+29.32%+13.02%Buy
16+0.57%-6.67%-7.62%+37.55%50.77x4.13x+21.29%+14.12%+20.69%+12.63%Buy
20+0.60%+0.56%-1.15%+21.76%16.59x5.86x+19.55%+5.21%+9.54%+7.91%Buy

Industrial Stocks FAQ

What are the best industrial stocks to buy right now in Apr 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 9.79% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -5 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 31.29% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $18.28.

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 26.16% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 11 percentage points.

Danaos has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 21.8% from Danaos's current stock price of $73.89.

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 -24.63% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -40 percentage points.

Resources Connection has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 15.76% from Resources Connection's current stock price of $11.23.

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 253 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 2.23%.

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 25.58%, which is 23 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.23%.

Spirit Airlines's dividend payout ratio of -29.3% 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 18.23%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.23%. 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 0.49% in the last day, and down -0.83% over the last week. Momentus was the among the top gainers in the industrials sector, gaining 35.87% yesterday.

Momentus shares are trading higher. The company announced that it received a Nasdaq deficiency notification regarding its delayed from 10-K.

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 76 points higher than the industrial sector average of 24. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Resources Connection's stock has dropped -24.63% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by -40 percentage points.

2. United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL)


United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) is the second most undervalued industrial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. United Airlines Holdings has a valuation score of 100, which is 76 points higher than the industrial sector average of 24. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Airlines Holdings's stock has gained 22.79% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 8 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 76 points higher than the industrial sector average of 24. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stealthgas's stock has gained 121.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 107 percentage points.

Are industrial stocks a good buy now?

46.63% of industrial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial stocks to rise by 11.6% 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 43.04x.
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