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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
Forecast Score
Market Cap
Price
Price Target
Upside/Downside
Top Analysts Upside/Downside
Consensus
Top Analysts Consensus
Analysts
Top Analysts
Fore. Revenue Growth
Fore. Earnings Growth
Forecast ROE
Forecast ROA
BZ
KANZHUN LTD
$8.38B$19.13$24.0025.46%Strong Buy328.15%94.20%N/AN/A
DAC
DANAOS CORP
$1.44B$73.91$90.0021.77%Strong Buy13.62%16.87%N/AN/A
RGP
RESOURCES CONNECTION INC
$379.66M$11.23$13.0015.76%Hold10.41%108.64%N/AN/A
ESEA
EUROSEAS LTD
$231.68M$33.03N/AN/AN/AN/A1.23%34.42%N/AN/A
ZTO
ZTO EXPRESS (CAYMAN) INC
$17.13B$21.07$29.6740.80%Strong Buy314.90%35.79%N/AN/A
SBLK
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP
$2.01B$23.97$53.50123.20%Strong Buy222.10%100.85%N/AN/A
GASS
STEALTHGAS INC
$225.90M$5.94N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ESOA
ENERGY SERVICES OF AMERICA CORP
$120.59M$7.26N/AN/AN/AN/A8.24%N/AN/AN/A
WNC
WABASH NATIONAL CORP
$1.10B$24.42$23.00-5.81%Hold1N/AN/AN/AN/A
ARCB
ARCBEST CORP
$3.22B$137.00$161.6317.97%Buy84.98%49.36%N/AN/A
EMR
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO
$62.67B$109.62$121.8011.11%Strong Buy107.00%N/AN/AN/A
CAT
CATERPILLAR INC
$185.45B$363.52$320.50-11.83%Buy123.16%6.77%64.90%14.47%
RHI
ROBERT HALF INC
$7.52B$71.50$70.67-1.17%Sell32.24%50.38%N/AN/A
HAYN
HAYNES INTERNATIONAL INC
$771.58M$60.36N/AN/AN/AN/A-7.34%29.57%N/AN/A
HI
HILLENBRAND INC
$3.43B$48.95$61.0024.62%Strong Buy112.54%N/AN/AN/A
VTSI
VIRTRA INC
$136.43M$12.28$16.0030.29%Strong Buy2N/AN/AN/AN/A
WIRE
ENCORE WIRE CORP
$4.45B$282.41$292.503.57%Hold2N/AN/AN/AN/A
SNCY
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
$761.53M$14.29$18.3328.29%Strong Buy310.33%86.88%N/AN/A
AGCO
AGCO CORP
$8.86B$118.69$148.8025.37%Strong Buy5-2.42%-10.37%N/AN/A
ABNB
AIRBNB INC
$105.37B$162.84$148.00-9.11%Hold2111.83%-10.62%N/AN/A
PPSI
PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS INC
$36.54M$3.68$10.50185.33%Strong Buy228.40%61.63%N/AN/A
EPAC
ENERPAC TOOL GROUP CORP
$1.96B$36.17$35.00-3.23%Buy1-0.25%N/A25.76%11.28%
KMT
KENNAMETAL INC
$1.94B$24.49$23.75-3.02%Sell40.64%34.96%N/AN/A
PXS
PYXIS TANKERS INC
$47.13M$4.47N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
HY
HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING INC
$1.06B$60.84$82.5035.60%Strong Buy20.88%N/AN/AN/A
CTOS
CUSTOM TRUCK ONE SOURCE INC
$1.24B$5.17$8.7569.25%Buy48.66%81.27%N/AN/A
POWL
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
$1.79B$149.23N/AN/AN/AN/A9.49%N/AN/AN/A
MLI
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC
$6.58B$57.96N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
MIDD
MIDDLEBY CORP
$7.76B$144.69$165.5014.38%Strong Buy42.98%44.51%N/AN/A
RCMT
RCM TECHNOLOGIES INC
$151.88M$19.13$33.0072.50%Strong Buy16.16%N/AN/AN/A
TNC
TENNANT CO
$2.18B$117.31$120.002.29%Strong Buy23.88%N/AN/AN/A
TEX
TEREX CORP
$4.06B$60.64$62.883.69%Hold80.38%-32.35%N/AN/A
TAYD
TAYLOR DEVICES INC
$164.01M$53.01N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
JBT
JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP
$2.87B$90.17$121.0034.19%Buy15.52%-34.93%N/AN/A
UAL
UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC
$17.32B$52.67$63.1419.88%Buy75.76%16.80%N/AN/A
ALLE
ALLEGION PLC
$11.08B$126.54$133.755.70%Hold43.09%11.53%N/AN/A
BBSI
BARRETT BUSINESS SERVICES INC
$813.53M$123.80$141.0013.89%Buy1670.50%N/AN/AN/A
DCI
DONALDSON CO INC
$8.72B$72.48$68.00-6.18%Hold34.46%8.48%N/AN/A
CPA
COPA HOLDINGS SA
$3.87B$98.10$155.0058.00%Strong Buy114.75%26.91%N/AN/A
FDX
FEDEX CORP
$65.47B$266.07$308.2015.83%Buy151.94%35.73%N/AN/A
ODFL
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC
$42.46B$195.06$217.4111.46%Buy118.71%12.85%N/AN/A
LMB
LIMBACH HOLDINGS INC
$473.21M$42.51N/AN/AN/AN/A-0.26%N/AN/AN/A
ASTE
ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC
$999.80M$43.96$42.00-4.46%Strong Buy12.20%74.38%N/AN/A
AOS
SMITH A O CORP
$12.81B$87.00$91.505.17%Buy44.56%2.45%N/AN/A
TORO
TORO CORP
$71.55M$3.77N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LHX
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
$39.49B$207.71$237.6014.39%Strong Buy106.79%97.32%N/AN/A
CMRE
COSTAMARE INC
$1.34B$11.36$12.005.63%Hold1-6.07%30.32%N/AN/A
FELE
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC
$4.74B$102.85$100.00-2.77%Hold12.95%N/AN/AN/A
THR
THERMON GROUP HOLDINGS INC
$1.05B$31.04$36.0015.98%Strong Buy110.73%-21.32%N/AN/A
SAIA
SAIA INC
$14.03B$527.83$587.1811.24%Strong Buy1110.65%-1.51%N/AN/A
ITT
ITT INC
$10.71B$130.48$147.4012.97%Strong Buy58.16%5.08%N/AN/A
GGG
GRACO INC
$15.11B$89.35$96.508.00%Strong Buy24.52%0.67%N/AN/A
ALGT
ALLEGIANT TRAVEL CO
$1.08B$59.07$75.6027.98%Hold59.26%120.26%N/AN/A
TH
TARGET HOSPITALITY CORP
$1.11B$11.01$12.008.99%Hold1-26.59%-15.20%N/AN/A
EBF
ENNIS INC
$504.56M$19.50N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DY
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC
$4.05B$139.37$162.0016.24%Strong Buy38.28%-7.37%N/AN/A
FIX
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC
$11.02B$308.69$302.00-2.17%Buy2N/AN/A16.48%6.37%
WOR
WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES INC
$2.95B$58.84$60.001.97%Sell228.18%-15.77%29.58%15.83%
STRL
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC
$3.12B$100.97$115.0013.90%Hold111.68%-17.29%N/AN/A
KFY
KORN FERRY
$3.27B$62.65$64.332.69%Buy30.67%32.61%N/AN/A
MAMO
MASSIMO GROUP
$183.37M$4.44N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
SXI
STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP
$2.03B$171.37$195.0013.79%Strong Buy20.59%-35.26%N/AN/A
GD
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP
$77.13B$281.11$304.258.23%Strong Buy85.69%25.34%N/AN/A
IESC
IES HOLDINGS INC
$2.60B$128.71N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
UPS
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
$125.02B$146.62$158.187.88%Buy173.89%38.63%N/AN/A
OSK
OSHKOSH CORP
$7.95B$121.25$122.400.95%Buy104.29%-0.36%N/AN/A
SB
SAFE BULKERS INC
$550.23M$4.93N/AN/AN/AN/A2.95%100.00%N/AN/A
HII
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC
$10.92B$275.84$292.506.04%Buy23.41%16.77%N/AN/A
ADP
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC
$101.31B$246.61$254.003.00%Hold84.99%9.87%N/AN/A
UNF
UNIFIRST CORP
$3.08B$165.30$183.6711.11%Hold33.75%44.36%N/AN/A
LICN
LICHEN CHINA LTD
$26.47M$1.00N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
LECO
LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC
$13.50B$237.61$231.80-2.45%Buy53.28%-4.17%N/AN/A
TKR
TIMKEN CO
$6.03B$86.02$88.132.45%Buy8-0.31%17.95%N/AN/A
PCAR
PACCAR INC
$59.59B$113.74$116.001.99%Buy90.35%-54.14%N/AN/A
SFWL
SHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT LTD
$123.75M$1.50N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
POOL
POOL CORP
$14.48B$377.39$402.006.52%Hold32.71%36.64%N/AN/A
WERN
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC
$2.25B$35.39$42.2519.38%Buy84.05%107.08%N/AN/A
KFRC
KFORCE INC
$1.25B$64.08$68.336.64%Hold3-5.00%N/AN/AN/A
CHRW
C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC
$8.29B$70.94$72.882.73%Sell81.69%65.22%N/AN/A
GVH
GLOBAVEND HOLDINGS LTD
$17.25M$1.15N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
AIT
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
$7.20B$186.09$222.5019.57%Strong Buy21.95%-19.86%N/AN/A
HON
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
$127.04B$194.79$221.8013.87%Buy54.68%19.74%N/AN/A
AME
AMETEK INC
$41.17B$178.22$190.757.03%Strong Buy48.38%7.77%N/AN/A
LUV
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
$17.48B$29.30$32.159.74%Buy137.98%164.82%N/AN/A
XYL
XYLEM INC
$31.59B$130.67$140.137.24%Buy88.77%14.15%N/AN/A
GWW
WW GRAINGER INC
$47.12B$958.32$968.861.10%Hold76.23%-0.73%N/AN/A
REZI
RESIDEO TECHNOLOGIES INC
$2.88B$19.81N/AN/AN/AN/A0.51%74.41%N/AN/A
PAYX
PAYCHEX INC
$44.10B$122.52$121.60-0.75%Hold103.83%3.76%N/AN/A
ESP
ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS CORP
$61.70M$22.76N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
REVG
REV GROUP INC
$1.13B$21.91$20.00-8.72%Strong Sell1-1.33%-29.66%N/AN/A
GPN
GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
$32.89B$127.47$159.1324.84%Buy153.05%95.88%N/AN/A
FA
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
$2.38B$16.43$19.5018.69%Strong Buy20.65%407.69%N/AN/A
CIX
COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC
$397.36M$32.27N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
FSS
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP
$5.08B$83.33N/AN/AN/AN/A5.09%4.08%N/AN/A
DOV
DOVER CORP
$23.98B$171.44$176.783.11%Buy92.65%23.12%N/AN/A
BLD
TOPBUILD CORP
$12.34B$388.27$431.6311.17%Strong Buy85.18%-9.62%N/AN/A
FAST
FASTENAL CO
$38.78B$67.74$71.505.55%Buy46.29%3.20%N/AN/A
HSII
HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL INC
$621.19M$30.87$35.0013.38%Buy20.66%N/AN/AN/A
CPRT
COPART INC
$52.81B$54.93$51.00-7.15%Hold15.78%N/AN/AN/A
GIC
GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO
$1.56B$40.96N/AN/AN/AN/A7.43%13.51%N/AN/A

Industrial Industries

IndustryStocks1d %1w %1m %1y %Zen ScoreP/E ratioP/B RatioROEROAROCEUpside/DownsideConsensus
71-0.32%+1.93%-0.33%+6.34%23.99x5.32x+12.81%+4.31%+10.95%+7.84%Buy
18-2.77%+1.43%-2.17%+8.37%15.62x2.87x+21.13%+4.72%+11.84%+23.52%Buy
12-0.30%+10.73%+8.96%+4.11%12.19x4.78x+0.05%+5.09%+12.20%-8.43%Strong Buy
5-0.96%+3.17%-4.61%+33.28%20.78x1.45x+7.98%+4.26%+7.96%+46.61%Buy
20-0.12%+5.91%+1.19%-15.94%14.88x4.90x+0.75%+2.47%+5.42%+23.84%Strong Buy
14-0.13%+1.00%-4.26%+15.95%33.18x7.42x+81.30%+7.27%+15.38%+18.15%Buy
56+0.40%+2.46%-0.42%+34.32%31.98x4.05x+20.50%+7.15%+13.21%+11.44%Buy
41-0.27%+1.94%-2.94%+51.70%35.13x4.16x+12.24%+5.11%+12.76%+10.85%Strong Buy
27-0.28%+0.58%-1.32%+16.55%14.43x4.90x+44.02%+10.71%+15.71%+6.53%Buy
18+0.76%+2.78%-4.56%+31.45%495.16x6.87x+35.28%+15.75%+27.87%+7.58%Buy
2-0.54%+2.21%-2.77%+3.47%65.71x7.79x+13.01%+2.83%+10.75%-17.63%Hold
20-0.98%+1.40%-6.78%-14.04%18.35x3.99x+25.99%+8.44%+15.95%+14.47%Buy
38-0.22%+2.58%+1.31%+31.69%16.19x0.97x+7.39%+4.35%+7.15%+22.65%Strong Buy
19-0.53%+1.76%+0.38%+27.60%18.76x2.93x+17.36%+8.79%+14.48%+12.67%Buy
16-0.64%+1.12%+1.15%+27.61%13.29x7.34x+10.78%+2.74%+5.38%+17.28%Buy
11-1.09%+1.62%-1.80%+18.75%24.63x4.56x+27.52%+7.71%+10.38%+9.40%Buy
23-0.08%+2.35%-4.92%+29.27%15.24x2.27x+12.18%+6.29%+7.73%+6.16%Buy
24+0.25%+2.70%-1.10%+24.95%39.03x3.00x+19.73%+6.25%+13.21%+12.77%Buy
207-0.29%+0.02%+0.06%+4.29%35.99x-14.41x-23.39%+0.96%-1.05%N/A
39-0.01%+1.53%+0.05%+22.96%35.35x4.79x+26.83%+11.74%+19.81%+10.07%Buy
74-0.43%+1.79%-2.15%+29.03%32.98x4.96x+22.74%+8.92%+16.32%+9.94%Buy
26+0.05%+2.50%-1.20%+3.84%27.65x9.66x+67.45%+8.45%+45.02%+6.19%Buy
12-0.16%-0.05%-5.46%+5.42%4.06x2.72x+17.50%+8.03%+14.15%+7.38%Buy
18-0.29%+2.60%-2.77%+33.93%32.29x9.61x-164.72%+13.72%+29.11%+11.33%Buy
16-4.50%-2.44%-8.23%+36.04%50.01x3.99x+20.93%+13.79%+20.25%+13.85%Buy
20-0.25%+2.27%-0.67%+22.54%17.48x5.89x+19.68%+5.25%+9.59%+7.36%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 14.89% over the past year, underperforming other industrial stocks by -2 percentage points.

Kanzhun has an average 1 year price target of $24.00, an upside of 25.46% from Kanzhun's current stock price of $19.13.

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 26.19% over the past year, overperforming other industrial stocks by 9 percentage points.

Danaos has an average 1 year price target of $90.00, an upside of 21.77% from Danaos's current stock price of $73.91.

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 -42 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. 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 2.22%. Cnh Industrial Nv's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four 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 2.22%.

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 2.22%.

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 down?

Industrial stocks were down -0.35% in the last day, and up 2.14% over the last week. Old Dominion Freight Line was the among the top losers in the industrials sector, dropping -11.05% yesterday.

Old Dominion Freight Line shares are trading lower following a Q1 revenue miss.

What are the most undervalued industrial stocks?

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

1. United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL)


United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:UAL) is the most undervalued industrial stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. United Airlines Holdings has a valuation score of 100, which is 75 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

United Airlines Holdings's stock has gained 19.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 3 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 75 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. 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 -42 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 75 points higher than the industrial sector average of 25. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stealthgas's stock has gained 125% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the industrial sector by 108 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 10.16% 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 44.41x.
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