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10 Best Industrial Machinery Stocks to Buy According to Analysts

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In this article, we will take a look at the 10 Best Industrial Machinery Stocks to Buy According to Analysts.

The year 2025 was expected to present an upside for the industrial machinery sector and its client markets as interest rates were predicted to drop, which would increase demand for parts and machines.

However, a number of companies seem to be adopting a wait-and-see attitude as a result of the constantly shifting tariff environment, which has led many market analysts to reassess their expectations for the global economy. Francesco Chirillo, Senior Economist in Global Industry Services at Oxford Economics, stated during the National Fluid Power Association’s (NFPA) spring economic webinar that his firm recently lowered its projections for global GDP growth due to the challenges that tariffs are expected to bring in various regions around the world.

Much like their counterparts in the technology sector, their performance is influenced by interest rates since loans are necessary to finance expensive manufacturing plants and related equipment. Similarly, industrial machinery stocks do better when the economy is doing well since it is expected that demand for their products would remain steady.

Despite this, the global industrial machinery market was estimated to total $714.5 billion in 2024 and is projected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9% from $743.1 billion in 2025 to $1.61 trillion in 2034, according to estimates from Global Market Insights.

Our Methodology

For this list, we noted down 10 industrial machinery stocks based on analyst estimates as of July 9. We ranked the top 10 stocks in ascending order based on their average share price upside potential. Additionally, we included hedge fund sentiment for each stock, as of Q1 2025, to offer readers deeper insights.

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10. Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK)

Analyst Upside: 0.12%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 46

Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE:ROK) is one of the best industrial machinery stocks to buy according to analysts. While retaining its Overweight rating for Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE:ROK), KeyBanc increased its price target for the industrial automation company from $345 to $360 on June 13.

The firm raised its earnings per share projection for fiscal year 2026 from $11.44 to $11.60, citing strengthened margins and better implementation of operational excellence programs. KeyBanc also observed continued momentum in Rockwell’s project pipeline as the year progresses.

KeyBanc claims that despite recent volatility in trade policy headlines, Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE:ROK) has not encountered significant project cancellations or delays. Channel destocking has mostly recovered from its trough levels, the firm said, and when comparisons relax in the second half of fiscal 2025, forecasts for a recovery in discrete markets may turn out to be conservative.

Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE:ROK) is a leading player in industrial automation and digital transformation. It offers solutions that assist manufacturers in improving process control, increasing efficiency, and optimizing operations.

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