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Top Best Stocks to Buy Now Today (Top "A" Zen Ratings: (Oct 16, 2025)
The top best stocks to buy right now. Stocks rated "A" by the Zen Ratings quant model returned +32.52% annualized. Learn More

Zen Rating: A
Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
DAKT
DAKTRONICS INC
AA$968.66M4.20%2.10%4.09%5.60%0.952.0726.80%1.50%1.85%
ALNT
ALLIENT INC
AB$901.66M5.20%2.40%6.16%6.60%1.033.7532.10%2.70%6.17%
IBEX
IBEX LTD
AA$487.40M27.40%13.10%24.61%20.40%1.031.8230.90%6.60%8.52%
EMBC
EMBECTA CORP
AA$811.18M-7.00%4.40%19.34%7.60%-2.522.4863.50%4.90%15.42%
AREN
ARENA GROUP HOLDINGS INC
AB$231.63M-120.10%104.40%137.55%480.40%-8.371.8252.60%84.20%93.42%
BKTI
BK TECHNOLOGIES CORP
AA$261.21M38.10%22.20%25.95%37.30%0.642.8243.70%15.20%14.75%
EXTR
EXTREME NETWORKS INC
AA$2.71B-13.50%-0.70%3.57%10.60%16.580.9162.20%-0.70%1.77%
GIC
GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL CO
AA$1.32B23.00%12.20%22.14%25.70%0.922.1035.00%5.00%6.67%
OOMA
OOMA INC
AA$309.40M-1.80%-1.00%-1.39%-2.80%0.701.1961.00%-0.60%-0.53%
OPFI
OPPFI INC
AA$855.93M-35.50%-1.60%N/A4.60%17.89N/A69.00%-2.80%11.27%
BWMX
BETTERWARE DE MEXICO SAPI DE CV
AA$485.12M52.00%5.60%29.22%20.40%7.820.9364.80%4.20%11.15%
MPAA
MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC
AC$314.86M0.60%0.20%10.12%7.80%2.741.4420.40%0.20%7.99%
CMCL
CALEDONIA MINING CORP PLC
AB$727.80M16.00%10.20%20.17%21.30%0.541.6546.80%17.00%31.34%
RCKY
ROCKY BRANDS INC
AC$205.33M6.00%2.90%8.59%8.80%0.982.6440.00%3.00%6.99%
GRC
GORMAN RUPP CO
AB$1.22B13.60%6.00%12.07%14.90%1.172.3930.90%7.70%13.70%
AMRX
AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
AB$3.07B-3.00%0.10%12.55%8.20%-31.531.4337.70%0.10%10.19%
BWA
BORGWARNER INC
AB$9.14B3.60%1.50%3.93%4.30%1.412.0218.50%1.50%3.09%
BTM
BITCOIN DEPOT INC
AA$199.48M-19.20%2.90%33.27%33.50%48.401.4118.70%0.40%3.53%
REVG
REV GROUP INC
AA$2.82B26.80%8.80%22.06%25.20%2.151.6314.40%4.50%6.62%
NRDS
NERDWALLET INC
AB$811.44M8.20%6.70%0.55%1.50%0.282.6890.80%4.00%0.29%
INFU
INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC
AA$194.25M9.10%4.90%12.11%9.60%0.852.1954.50%3.60%7.36%
GTX
GARRETT MOTION INC
AA$2.59B-40.60%13.20%44.19%22.40%-3.961.0320.50%8.70%13.84%
ANIP
ANI PHARMACEUTICALS INC
AC$1.95B-5.40%-1.90%-0.83%-1.00%2.032.6659.30%-3.40%-1.35%
MOG.A
MOOG INC
AC$6.59B11.40%5.00%9.96%10.00%1.262.4327.00%5.70%9.09%
UGP
ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC
AC$4.21BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A7.30%1.80%4.24%
PHIN
PHINIA INC
AC$2.06B6.70%2.80%10.28%11.60%1.391.8622.20%3.20%8.84%
RNG
RINGCENTRAL INC
AA$2.42BN/A-0.70%17.77%4.00%-3.890.6570.80%-0.50%2.69%
DGII
DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC
AB$1.41B7.10%5.40%8.34%30.60%0.241.4362.20%10.10%13.50%
LYTS
LSI INDUSTRIES INC
AB$694.46M11.10%6.60%12.10%18.00%0.722.0024.70%4.30%6.31%
AVAH
AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC
AC$2.05B-18.90%1.10%15.00%13.30%-148.621.0933.30%0.90%9.35%
NGVT
INGEVITY CORP
AB$2.03B-113.30%-10.60%-10.42%-5.80%14.561.3636.50%-16.30%-11.68%
PSIX
POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL INC
AA$2.15B150.10%24.10%71.77%56.10%3.421.1630.00%15.70%18.52%
VNT
VONTIER CORP
AB$5.93B36.10%9.10%17.71%18.30%2.641.0847.30%13.00%17.84%
NEPH
NEPHROS INC
AA$58.20M9.40%7.20%7.95%12.80%0.275.9262.40%5.20%5.26%
INDV
INDIVIOR PLC
AB$3.14B-56.00%8.90%64.65%78.00%-6.650.9084.00%10.90%21.81%
BVS
BIOVENTUS INC
AB$572.97M-0.10%0.00%6.80%8.10%3.141.4867.60%0.00%6.29%
TBPH
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC
AA$700.02M6.90%3.50%11.49%15.90%0.906.71100.00%16.90%55.25%
LIVN
LIVANOVA PLC
AB$2.92B-17.70%-8.40%-7.27%-13.90%1.231.2969.10%-16.10%-9.33%
YEXT
YEXT INC
AB$1.03B4.90%1.30%4.03%21.60%3.111.0576.10%1.70%3.04%
BCRX
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
AB$1.43BN/A-7.40%22.20%6.00%-2.082.2597.00%-6.40%11.15%
IIIN
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC
AC$728.65M9.00%7.20%10.64%15.10%0.332.9412.80%5.20%6.73%
ASTE
ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC
AC$1.09B7.10%4.30%9.39%9.70%0.582.7226.70%3.50%5.66%
JBL
JABIL INC
AB$22.20B38.60%3.20%22.29%18.10%13.460.988.90%2.00%3.57%
BCO
BRINKS CO
AC$4.67B70.60%2.40%9.73%9.10%26.321.5125.20%3.20%9.69%
NGD
NEW GOLD INC
AC$5.79B13.90%6.80%9.73%8.80%1.240.8934.80%14.00%19.03%
MCFT
MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS INC
AB$345.69M3.90%2.60%5.67%8.60%0.421.8620.00%2.50%3.88%
BLBD
BLUE BIRD CORP
AA$1.81B61.70%21.30%46.17%78.20%1.591.5819.50%8.20%11.27%
SIGA
SIGA TECHNOLOGIES INC
AA$602.92M40.50%35.60%50.40%194.00%0.1210.0976.90%45.70%59.65%
PAHC
PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH CORP
AC$1.59B18.30%3.90%9.61%6.80%3.762.7630.90%3.70%7.91%
UVE
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC
AC$832.28M16.10%2.30%N/A3.80%6.16N/A28.90%4.20%6.22%
AUPH
AURINIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
AA$1.51B16.70%11.50%15.80%14.50%0.505.2389.50%23.30%25.77%
TIMB
TIM SA
AA$10.25B12.00%5.70%N/A12.10%1.13N/A53.30%12.40%25.31%
EGHT
8X8 INC
AC$257.74M-18.00%-3.00%1.06%1.10%4.341.1867.50%-3.00%0.75%
FRD
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC
AB$144.72M4.70%2.80%5.65%4.90%0.714.345.00%1.40%2.39%
GSK
GSK PLC
AB$88.94B24.20%5.80%12.18%16.10%3.040.8771.40%10.80%14.97%
PD
PAGERDUTY INC
AB$1.47B-9.80%-1.50%-0.45%-0.50%3.842.3983.80%-2.90%-0.57%
ARDT
ARDENT HEALTH INC
AB$2.08B22.30%5.20%9.43%8.10%2.702.1318.30%4.10%6.31%
IRWD
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS INC
AB$261.52MN/A-2.20%70.34%10.10%-2.110.83100.00%-2.60%25.18%
MD
PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP INC
AB$1.43B14.10%5.30%10.21%18.50%1.521.8024.40%5.70%9.26%
ATLC
ATLANTICUS HOLDINGS CORP
AC$876.26M19.90%3.10%N/A2.90%5.08N/A100.00%22.40%34.70%
PLPC
PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
AB$1.18B9.70%7.10%11.68%13.90%0.373.0832.50%6.70%9.54%
NCSM
NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS INC
AC$102.74M12.50%8.20%8.87%11.70%0.324.6641.50%7.20%6.79%
AYI
ACUITY INC (DE)
AA$11.21B16.10%9.50%13.69%32.00%0.801.9947.40%9.60%12.63%
BRLT
BRILLIANT EARTH GROUP INC
AB$272.12M-0.40%0.00%2.64%3.40%11.172.2760.00%0.00%1.15%
IHS
IHS HOLDING LTD
AB$2.24B-28.60%2.50%23.79%15.20%-16.941.5450.70%6.40%52.89%
ALV
AUTOLIV INC
AB$9.29B30.50%8.70%25.35%22.50%2.430.9319.00%6.80%10.27%
SMP
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS INC
AC$863.46M6.10%2.20%5.87%6.30%1.892.1630.20%2.40%5.39%
APTV
APTIV PLC
AC$18.21B11.20%4.30%9.91%10.00%1.441.7619.10%5.10%9.61%
HNI
HNI CORP
AB$2.02B17.90%7.80%14.39%16.50%1.361.4641.20%5.70%8.37%
UAN
CVR PARTNERS LP
AB$956.45M29.40%8.80%12.72%8.70%2.153.4525.80%15.30%20.48%
ODC
OIL-DRI CORP OF AMERICA
AA$872.72M22.40%14.70%21.29%23.30%0.512.5629.50%11.10%14.14%
CALX
CALIX INC
AB$3.90B-3.50%-2.90%-4.51%-5.70%0.194.5555.50%-3.10%-4.14%
NATR
NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC
AB$262.06M8.60%5.70%13.40%21.70%0.562.2771.80%3.10%5.20%
RAMP
LIVERAMP HOLDINGS INC
AC$1.79B1.50%1.20%3.59%32.50%0.302.8470.90%1.90%4.74%
MKSI
MKS INC
AC$9.16B11.10%3.10%6.22%6.90%2.462.9947.30%7.10%13.29%
QRVO
QORVO INC
AA$8.34B2.40%1.30%3.43%5.80%0.752.8142.00%2.20%4.88%
RIGL
RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC
AA$504.22M438.90%57.00%88.99%124.70%1.522.0291.50%36.50%39.89%
RM
REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CORP
AB$389.81M9.70%1.80%N/A3.90%4.42N/A100.00%5.70%20.43%
TPC
TUTOR PERINI CORP
AC$3.34B-11.30%-2.90%-4.60%-4.90%3.061.326.20%-2.80%-1.85%
SNN
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
AB$15.52B7.70%3.90%7.03%8.30%0.933.0069.60%7.10%11.07%
IESC
IES HOLDINGS INC
AA$7.77B41.30%20.00%38.91%55.20%0.871.8525.00%8.20%11.05%
NATL
NCR ATLEOS CORP
AC$2.80B46.00%2.30%12.40%12.90%15.611.0524.50%3.10%11.41%
PARR
PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC
AC$1.80B-1.60%-0.50%2.59%1.70%2.391.4211.50%-0.30%0.91%
TBRG
TRUBRIDGE INC
AB$300.53M-5.80%-2.50%6.18%9.80%1.251.8052.80%-2.80%6.04%
EHAB
ENHABIT INC
AC$409.15M-24.00%-10.70%-8.67%-14.00%1.221.4949.00%-13.40%-9.19%
NTCT
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
AC$1.87B-24.60%-17.20%-20.16%-354.50%0.401.7578.30%-44.60%-43.59%
GAU
GALIANO GOLD INC
AC$782.90M-3.40%-1.50%17.89%21.20%1.331.2232.50%-2.60%23.44%
AENT
ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDING CORP
AB$662.42M15.70%4.00%15.53%15.10%2.501.2612.50%1.40%2.75%
SSSS
SURO CAPITAL CORP
AB$216.21M-10.60%-7.20%N/A-4.30%0.48N/A100.00%-462.80%-326.17%
SHC
SOTERA HEALTH CO
AC$4.61B5.80%0.80%8.77%7.10%6.482.4655.20%2.20%22.75%
STE
STERIS PLC
AB$23.32B9.70%6.30%9.72%17.30%0.492.2244.10%11.60%16.54%
ZM
ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC
AA$23.80B13.40%10.90%16.43%20.00%0.234.4576.40%25.00%31.44%
RSSS
RESEARCH SOLUTIONS INC
AB$109.97M10.30%2.90%6.54%-9.90%2.310.7849.30%2.60%2.75%
ENVA
ENOVA INTERNATIONAL INC
AB$2.79B21.30%4.80%N/A7.60%3.66N/A100.00%15.20%38.20%
UDMY
UDEMY INC
AB$1.01B-14.70%-4.90%-10.86%122.70%1.761.3664.30%-3.90%-3.30%
MU
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
AB$215.45B17.00%11.20%14.21%14.10%0.532.5239.80%22.80%27.13%
VTRS
VIATRIS INC
AC$11.64B-19.90%-8.50%-10.40%-14.20%1.471.3736.60%-24.60%-23.04%
WLDN
WILLDAN GROUP INC
AA$1.39B10.60%5.40%10.15%17.10%0.921.6135.80%4.10%5.94%
CXW
CORECIVIC INC
AC$1.96B5.70%2.90%6.54%5.00%1.041.5523.60%4.30%9.18%
BWMN
BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD
AC$760.32M1.10%0.50%-1.30%-1.60%1.171.2652.40%0.60%-1.10%

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