Top 25 ranking

The current top 25, sorted by Overall Rating and refreshed daily. Rank changes since the last update show in the Change column.

Rank Change Symbol Name Industry Rating Health Performance Risk Trend BuyMeter
Gold rank1 =
Scorpio Tankers Inc.
STNG
Scorpio Tankers Inc. Marine Shipping 2.1
Silver rank2 =
Teekay Tankers Ltd.
TNK
Teekay Tankers Ltd. Marine Shipping 3.5
Bronze rank3 +1
Howmet Aerospace Inc.
HWM
Howmet Aerospace Inc. Aerospace & Defense 4.3
4 +1
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
GWW
W.W. Grainger, Inc. Industrial - Distribution 2.6
5 +1
Parker-Hannifin Corporation
PH
Parker-Hannifin Corporation Industrial - Machinery 3.7
6 +1
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Industrial - Distribution 3.7
7 +1
Watts Water Technologies, Inc.
WTS
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Industrial - Machinery 4.7
8 +2
Danaos Corporation
DAC
Danaos Corporation Marine Shipping 2.4
9 +2
Global Ship Lease, Inc.
GSL
Global Ship Lease, Inc. Marine Shipping 2.5
10 +2
Euroseas Ltd.
ESEA
Euroseas Ltd. Marine Shipping 4.0
11 +7
StealthGas Inc.
GASS
StealthGas Inc. Marine Shipping 2.9
12 +1
International Seaways, Inc.
INSW
International Seaways, Inc. Marine Shipping 3.1
13 -10
Caterpillar Inc.
CAT
Caterpillar Inc. Agricultural - Machinery 6.0
14 =
EMCOR Group, Inc.
EME
EMCOR Group, Inc. Engineering & Construction 5.9
15 =
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
CW
Curtiss-Wright Corporation Aerospace & Defense 5.6
16 =
Woodward, Inc.
WWD
Woodward, Inc. Aerospace & Defense 5.1
17 -8
AZZ Inc.
AZZ
AZZ Inc. Industrial - Specialties 3.8
18 -1
Matson, Inc.
MATX
Matson, Inc. Marine Shipping 3.9
19 =
ABB Ltd
ABBNY
ABB Ltd Electrical Equipment & Parts 2.7
20 =
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.
ECO
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. Marine Shipping 3.2
21 =
DHT Holdings, Inc.
DHT
DHT Holdings, Inc. Marine Shipping 2.5
22 =
Frontline Plc
FRO
Frontline Plc Marine Shipping 2.3
23 =
TORM plc
TRMD
TORM plc Marine Shipping 2.7
24 +1
GE Aerospace
GE
GE Aerospace Aerospace & Defense 5.1
25 +1
Deere & Company
DE
Deere & Company Agricultural - Machinery 2.3

Best Industrial Stocks: the sector's top names


Factories, freight and machinery: Industrials covers the parts of the economy that build and move things, and this list ranks the strongest of them by Overall Rating.


It's a capital-heavy sector that tends to move with the broader economy, expanding when businesses invest and pulling back when they don't. Measuring these companies against each other, rather than against asset-light sectors like software, keeps the comparison honest.


Industrials rarely move alone. Best Materials Stocks supplies the inputs and tends to turn with the same cycle, while Best Energy Stocks covers the energy side of that chain. For the market-wide version of this list, see Best Rated Stocks.


This suits investors looking for industrial exposure specifically, from manufacturers to logistics to equipment makers. Check Best Sectors for how Industrials stacks up overall, or a stock's own page for what's driving an individual score.

Frequently asked questions

Stocks are ranked by Overall Rating within the Industrials sector only, covering manufacturers, logistics companies and equipment makers on the same standard.

The ranking updates daily and shows each stock's movement versus the previous ranking period in the Change column.

This page shows a ready-made leaderboard with rank movement over time. The Stoxcraft Screener is an interactive tool that always shows a live snapshot based on the filters you choose.

The same three pillars used everywhere on Stoxcraft: Health, Performance and Risk, narrowed to Industrials so the comparison stays apples to apples.

No. Stoxcraft rankings are research tools for informational purposes only. They are not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.