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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
GNRC
GENERAC HOLDINGS INC
$7.75B9.10%4.10%9.15%10.60%1.172.2733.90%5.30%9.58%
CTAS
CINTAS CORP
$67.20B37.20%17.20%25.89%30.00%1.122.3848.50%16.00%21.20%
MSSA
METAL SKY STAR ACQUISITION CORP
$71.70M-63.00%3.50%4.68%3.70%-1.0011.46N/AN/AN/A
TXT
TEXTRON INC
$16.28B13.30%5.60%9.76%10.00%1.371.6616.70%6.70%8.50%
RSG
REPUBLIC SERVICES INC
$58.72B17.20%5.90%10.31%12.10%1.900.5340.60%11.80%18.29%
NSP
INSPERITY INC
$3.88B139.30%7.70%33.39%59.60%14.191.1516.10%2.40%3.69%
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
$851.59M10.40%4.10%11.04%12.60%1.512.3230.20%5.50%13.17%
EXPE
EXPEDIA GROUP INC
$18.55B46.90%3.40%13.92%114.20%12.290.7887.70%6.20%10.69%
EXPD
EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC
$16.39B28.50%15.90%36.21%57.10%0.892.0234.90%8.10%10.98%
AZZ
AZZ INC
$1.86B10.30%4.00%11.85%12.70%1.801.8923.60%5.70%15.42%
ESLT
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD
$8.95B7.60%2.20%7.65%6.90%2.301.1424.80%3.60%6.29%
MYRG
MYR GROUP INC
$2.55B13.60%5.60%14.86%18.60%1.391.4010.00%2.40%3.47%
PL
PLANET LABS PBC
$528.93M-26.10%-19.70%-24.71%-40.90%0.362.7151.20%-63.70%-63.30%
RTO
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC
$12.92B9.30%3.30%7.98%14.10%1.721.05100.00%7.10%12.69%
HRI
HERC HOLDINGS INC
$4.21B28.30%5.00%10.25%7.00%4.511.5137.40%10.30%20.62%
FTAI
FTAI AVIATION LTD
$7.57B164.20%7.80%N/A7.20%16.93N/A49.20%18.30%30.53%
IR
INGERSOLL RAND INC
$37.46B8.20%5.10%8.56%24.50%0.582.2241.90%11.30%17.09%
EFX
EQUIFAX INC
$27.75B12.70%4.60%9.43%13.20%1.650.7355.50%10.40%18.11%
PSHG
PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC
$25.97M27.60%18.00%23.68%19.10%0.275.2175.90%52.30%61.06%
NVEE
NV5 GLOBAL INC
$1.48B6.00%3.80%6.05%14.80%0.512.0649.90%5.20%7.10%
J
JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC
$18.21B10.70%4.70%8.87%18.30%1.231.3721.00%4.20%6.00%
ULBI
ULTRALIFE CORP
$206.82M8.40%5.90%9.76%13.30%0.404.0325.60%6.20%9.09%
SUGP
SU GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
$24.48M20.30%9.40%20.34%35.60%1.031.7829.30%6.00%7.45%
ATKR
ATKORE INC
$6.44B45.90%23.10%34.13%39.00%0.952.9737.20%18.80%23.81%
AMRC
AMERESCO INC
$1.12B7.30%1.90%1.31%1.00%3.091.2517.90%4.50%2.68%
WLDN
WILLDAN GROUP INC
$392.17M5.70%2.70%7.98%11.80%1.081.6735.20%2.10%4.71%
HURN
HURON CONSULTING GROUP INC
$1.54B12.60%5.20%9.15%12.50%1.722.4030.10%4.70%7.38%
SGRP
SPAR GROUP INC
$41.89M15.50%4.20%19.60%16.70%1.771.5721.10%1.50%3.11%
GFF
GRIFFON CORP
$3.50B20.30%2.80%10.34%7.70%7.402.4635.50%2.70%7.72%
UNP
UNION PACIFIC CORP
$145.02B44.30%9.60%15.24%10.10%3.290.9373.90%26.50%39.67%
CNM
CORE & MAIN INC
$11.65B22.70%7.40%13.50%16.00%2.442.2927.10%5.50%8.65%
GE
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO
$178.03B11.50%2.10%5.18%5.90%4.451.1726.20%4.80%8.41%
RELX
RELX PLC
$77.54B49.20%11.60%27.66%54.10%3.320.5264.90%19.40%28.50%
XMTR
XOMETRY INC
$823.48M-19.70%-9.50%-10.10%-10.70%1.154.2838.50%-14.60%-13.60%
BYRN
BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC
$305.81M-14.00%-11.60%-12.42%-24.90%0.224.6655.10%-11.80%-10.83%
VRSK
VERISK ANALYTICS INC
$33.35B244.90%17.70%31.90%27.90%14.921.0967.50%28.50%41.64%
OMAB
CENTRAL NORTH AIRPORT GROUP
$4.23B55.60%20.70%36.55%29.80%1.591.9870.20%34.70%57.55%
ERJ
EMBRAER SA
$4.73B6.10%1.60%6.21%7.20%2.781.6517.30%3.10%8.40%
FPAY
FLEXSHOPPER INC
$22.40M-28.70%-5.70%9.48%6.20%4.359.6846.70%-7.10%11.70%
EH
EHANG HOLDINGS LTD
$1.16B-196.10%-57.40%-85.65%-117.60%1.801.8164.10%-256.90%-254.26%
PAC
PACIFIC AIRPORT GROUP
$9.24B49.70%14.90%29.00%34.70%2.351.1389.10%28.70%48.32%
VRT
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO
$34.50B23.80%5.30%12.40%12.30%4.451.3435.40%5.80%8.67%
CBAT
CBAK ENERGY TECHNOLOGY INC
$98.01M-2.20%-0.90%-0.33%-0.30%1.490.8015.50%-1.20%-0.19%
R
RYDER SYSTEM INC
$5.47B11.40%2.30%6.30%4.90%4.380.8319.60%3.00%7.17%
CMPO
COMPOSECURE INC
$582.26M-2.30%10.10%28.94%9.90%-0.513.4153.50%4.90%11.86%
VRRM
VERRA MOBILITY CORP
$4.01B18.80%4.50%12.25%14.00%2.942.7594.80%9.80%23.61%
TRNS
TRANSCAT INC
$973.41M7.30%4.50%6.55%11.80%0.293.3731.50%4.20%6.58%
GWH
ESS TECH INC
$143.42M-71.40%-53.80%-62.83%-97.90%0.395.98-171.80%-1,028.90%-1,028.89%
BLDP
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC
$816.09M-16.70%-15.50%-17.52%-74.50%0.0912.25-21.30%-173.60%-172.37%
RGR
STURM RUGER & CO INC
$827.57M14.60%12.20%17.59%18.10%0.204.3024.60%8.90%10.86%
BWXT
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC
$8.72B28.60%9.00%15.51%11.60%1.942.1824.90%9.80%14.74%
OFLX
OMEGA FLEX INC
$674.40M27.30%21.60%31.51%65.80%0.274.4461.30%18.60%23.23%
HTZ
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
$1.53B7.70%0.90%N/A1.30%7.65N/A12.50%2.50%5.21%
AQMS
AQUA METALS INC
$52.06M-99.40%-72.90%-80.44%-127.80%0.293.97-25,028.00%-95,752.00%-93,268.00%
WCC
WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC
$8.39B12.70%4.10%11.18%10.90%2.122.2121.50%2.80%5.79%
CP
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD
$74.21B9.40%4.90%-2.86%-2.80%0.890.4965.70%28.30%-15.61%
SPCE
VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC
$352.84M-102.70%-43.40%-49.20%-46.90%1.335.12-643.20%-7,387.30%-7,191.35%
MSM
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
$5.13B21.90%12.50%23.31%27.80%0.792.0141.00%7.90%10.96%
VSEC
VSE CORP
$1.27B7.30%3.30%7.90%8.50%1.192.7012.80%4.50%9.76%
CWST
CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC
$5.32B1.70%0.70%3.73%3.90%1.421.5834.30%1.30%6.20%
JOB
GEE GROUP INC
$34.48M6.70%6.00%0.20%0.90%0.114.1534.00%5.10%0.16%
GOGL
GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LTD
$2.93B5.90%3.30%6.63%4.80%0.821.2339.00%12.70%24.44%
ALK
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC
$5.38B5.90%1.60%4.37%4.00%2.550.6153.50%2.30%4.26%
RAYA
ERAYAK POWER SOLUTION GROUP INC
$7.62M6.20%3.30%8.22%8.70%0.751.6724.70%6.00%8.93%
SVII
SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP II
$247.34M-167.20%4.50%4.38%4.50%-1.197.59N/AN/AN/A
ASTC
ASTROTECH CORP
$15.40M-23.60%-22.20%-25.29%-33.00%0.0617.3145.60%-515.20%-515.23%
RBC
RBC BEARINGS INC
$7.33B6.70%3.70%7.49%13.70%0.743.2842.70%11.30%21.39%
YTRA
YATRA ONLINE INC
$94.62M-9.90%-3.20%0.77%1.40%0.842.6079.70%-7.30%1.38%
CNHI
CNH INDUSTRIAL NV
$19.01B30.70%5.50%N/A7.30%4.70N/A31.80%9.60%17.46%
ZIP
ZIPRECRUITER INC
$1.02B-590.10%7.60%17.39%11.80%77.846.6390.00%7.60%15.48%
TNL
TRAVEL & LEISURE CO
$3.17B-41.00%5.90%N/A7.00%-8.57N/A48.30%10.50%19.91%
GRNQ
GREENPRO CAPITAL CORP
$9.21M10.40%8.10%16.97%13.20%0.381.6083.60%30.90%31.09%
BAH
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HOLDING CORP
$19.03B39.30%6.10%14.78%14.70%4.961.6822.80%4.00%6.98%
TRI
THOMSON REUTERS CORP
$73.45B21.80%12.50%18.58%40.50%0.710.97100.00%34.90%40.90%
FCEL
FUELCELL ENERGY INC
$385.89M-16.70%-12.20%-11.58%-14.60%0.278.26-26.70%-108.70%-97.72%
CTRM
CASTOR MARITIME INC
$30.05M8.30%6.30%8.69%8.60%0.318.4751.80%37.90%51.36%
DLB
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC
$7.64B8.00%6.40%7.22%14.90%0.253.5088.30%15.00%14.79%
MATW
MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORP
$832.10M6.40%1.80%5.09%5.40%2.741.8830.40%1.80%4.20%
PKOH
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP
$346.77M4.10%0.80%6.65%4.50%3.832.2516.70%0.70%4.06%
LEV
LION ELECTRIC CO
$214.99M-25.40%-12.90%-12.35%-11.80%1.342.45-2.20%-40.90%-33.88%
CYD
CHINA YUCHAI INTERNATIONAL LTD
$337.08M3.10%1.10%3.90%6.30%1.471.5916.20%1.60%2.96%
NWPX
NORTHWEST PIPE CO
$320.17M7.10%4.00%7.09%6.50%0.813.5617.70%5.20%8.32%
BWMN
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD
$471.19M-4.50%-1.90%-2.34%-2.80%1.471.2250.80%-1.90%-1.86%
NVX
NOVONIX LTD
$277.97M-22.60%-17.10%-17.06%-20.10%0.4311.3765.00%-574.20%-541.11%
HURC
HURCO COMPANIES INC
$115.81M0.60%0.50%1.24%1.50%0.294.8624.40%0.60%1.36%
ACA
ARCOSA INC
$3.77B6.90%4.60%7.12%10.00%0.532.1219.20%6.90%9.71%
SCS
STEELCASE INC
$1.41B9.40%3.70%8.16%7.90%1.521.5832.00%2.60%4.21%
LNZA
LANZATECH GLOBAL INC
$564.36M-80.80%-50.30%-62.71%-77.70%1.116.2228.20%-220.70%-214.11%
AL
AIR LEASE CORP
$5.64B8.30%1.90%N/A3.00%3.25N/A100.00%21.30%54.47%
VRME
VERIFYME INC
$19.48M-27.30%-17.50%-20.75%-107.20%0.651.5035.60%-13.40%-12.76%
TWI
TITAN INTERNATIONAL INC
$761.50M11.30%4.00%7.24%7.50%1.882.3316.40%3.20%5.44%
ZEO
ZEO ENERGY CORP
$181.56M1,110.80%17.40%18.49%30.70%0.481.1820.00%5.70%5.77%
DAL
DELTA AIR LINES INC
$32.93B50.60%6.80%15.16%13.00%5.720.4154.00%8.50%11.93%
MEC
MAYVILLE ENGINEERING COMPANY INC
$281.44M3.50%1.60%4.70%4.50%1.161.8811.80%1.30%3.39%
MATX
MATSON INC
$3.73B12.70%7.00%10.41%10.00%0.780.9720.10%9.60%12.34%
TATT
TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD
$120.42M5.70%3.50%6.52%6.00%0.612.4019.70%4.10%6.09%
SWBI
SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC
$777.43M6.90%4.70%7.28%7.40%0.523.2127.50%5.10%6.76%
CLIR
CLEARSIGN TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$33.18M-77.30%-55.90%-102.87%8,758.70%0.472.8934.00%-216.10%-229.63%
MMS
MAXIMUS INC
$4.99B11.20%4.70%9.72%15.70%1.341.6921.80%3.70%6.55%
PTSI
PAM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
$378.34M5.90%2.50%6.06%5.10%1.421.8361.10%2.30%4.66%

Industrial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
72+0.60%+1.49%+2.13%+10.59%23.40x5.46x+12.75%+4.29%+10.80%+6.62%Buy
18+2.28%-0.57%-1.52%+8.11%15.85x2.90x+22.44%+4.86%+12.19%+23.77%Buy
12-0.62%-0.52%+6.52%+3.66%10.77x4.70x+2.33%+4.92%+12.28%-6.99%Strong Buy
5+2.35%+2.54%-2.59%+40.51%17.88x1.47x+8.74%+4.51%+8.55%+28.81%Strong Buy
20+1.52%+2.77%+1.85%-15.34%15.03x4.90x-10.86%+2.02%+8.59%+17.96%Strong Buy
14+1.02%+1.12%-2.31%+18.86%27.90x7.57x+86.32%+8.41%+16.75%+16.12%Buy
56+0.39%-0.38%-0.74%+31.24%37.63x4.21x+17.44%+5.88%+10.94%+12.53%Buy
41+0.94%+1.88%-0.65%+53.38%18.45x4.25x+11.66%+5.00%+12.89%+9.50%Strong Buy
27+1.34%-1.87%-6.52%+12.83%12.61x4.61x+46.12%+11.21%+16.35%+12.30%Buy
18+1.47%-1.03%-4.83%+28.88%517.48x6.80x+34.18%+15.47%+28.22%+10.25%Buy
2+1.36%-0.86%-3.29%+2.60%46.91x7.37x+16.78%+4.09%+11.93%-16.98%Hold
20+2.07%+0.99%-4.47%-10.07%18.72x4.02x+25.77%+8.36%+15.94%+13.06%Buy
38+1.73%+1.42%+4.89%+42.99%16.35x1.02x+7.57%+4.51%+7.32%+18.53%Strong Buy
19+1.21%+2.53%+1.61%+26.23%19.99x3.06x+17.26%+8.65%+14.21%+12.95%Strong Buy
16+0.86%-1.24%+0.16%+23.56%12.19x7.33x+10.85%+2.80%+5.36%+19.40%Buy
11+1.34%-2.03%-2.63%+23.12%24.50x4.52x+26.95%+7.74%+10.42%+11.01%Buy
23+2.59%-1.84%-4.46%+34.75%16.19x2.25x+14.62%+6.10%+7.63%+7.22%Buy
24+1.21%-1.23%-2.94%+24.60%19.94x2.95x+23.54%+8.00%+14.53%+15.89%Strong Buy
202-0.46%-0.45%-0.44%+3.81%32.23x-14.35x-30.17%+1.12%-1.89%N/A
39+0.84%-0.91%-3.36%+23.17%35.40x4.79x+26.90%+11.76%+19.62%+12.53%Buy
75+0.24%-1.22%-3.16%+26.36%30.67x5.04x+22.43%+8.74%+16.10%+12.90%Buy
26-0.42%-3.44%-5.63%+0.53%26.67x9.19x+66.92%+8.34%+44.93%+10.66%Buy
12+0.05%-0.01%-6.18%+1.70%-11.48x2.68x+17.38%+8.10%+14.28%+9.52%Buy
19+1.68%-0.82%-2.27%+30.57%30.30x9.29x-49.49%+14.29%+31.54%+12.87%Buy
16+1.99%-12.97%-18.35%+24.06%52.14x3.70x+20.44%+13.40%+19.67%+27.33%Buy
20+1.13%-0.38%-1.03%+20.60%36.59x5.73x+20.52%+5.44%+9.77%+10.16%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 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 36.16% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 19 percentage points.

Danaos has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 17.57% from Danaos's current stock price of $76.55.

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 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 14.06% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -3 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 18.34% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $20.28.

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.

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 -21.69% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -38 percentage points.

Resources Connection has an average 1 year price target of $13.00, an upside of 16.18% from Resources Connection's current stock price of $11.19.

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. 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 2.21%. 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.

2. 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 2.21%.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services's dividend payout ratio of -28.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE)


Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) has an annual dividend yield of 27.17%, which is 25 percentage points higher than the industrial sector average of 2.21%.

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 0.96% in the last day, and down -0.41% over the last week. Enovix was the among the top gainers in the industrials sector, gaining 45.47% yesterday.

Enovix shares are trading higher after the company reported mixed 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. Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS)


Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS) is the 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 117.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 101 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 72.36% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 56 percentage points.

3. Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP)


Resources Connection (NASDAQ:RGP) is the third 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 -21.69% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by -38 percentage points.

Are industrial stocks a good buy now?

47.23% of industrial stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect industrial stocks to rise by 11.68% 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 44.27x.
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