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Best Business Equipment & Supply Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top business equipment & supply stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best business equipment & supply stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Business Equipment & Supp...

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Business Equipment & Supplies is Zen Rated A and is the 10th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	1d %	1w %	1m %	3m %	6m %	1y %	3y %	5y %	10y %	52-week High	52-week Low	% off 52-week High	% off 52-week Low	Beta	Volume	Vol 1d %
SCS	STEELCASE INC	$9.62	2.12%	-3.32%	-11.25%	-16.93%	-24.90%	-21.02%	-19.57%	5.83%	-48.88%	$14.74	$9.32	34.74%	3.27%	1.08	792,526	13.25%
EBF	ENNIS INC	$18.26	5.73%	-3.39%	-7.26%	-11.19%	-11.40%	-4.10%	2.01%	9.34%	30.43%	$25.75	$17.15	29.09%	6.47%	0.57	317,057	-8.99%
ACCO	ACCO BRANDS CORP	$3.77	5.01%	2.17%	-15.09%	-28.19%	-25.93%	-23.99%	-51.60%	-30.95%	-55.49%	$6.44	$3.47	41.41%	8.80%	1.07	780,440	22.74%
HNI	HNI CORP	$41.19	1.68%	-1.29%	-7.73%	-19.28%	-22.02%	-3.81%	12.33%	82.82%	-28.46%	$58.42	$39.76	29.49%	3.60%	0.99	255,160	12.41%
ACTG	ACACIA RESEARCH CORP	$2.93	0.51%	-2.66%	-13.82%	-33.86%	-38.05%	-40.93%	-33.41%	10.15%	-70.19%	$5.74	$2.70	48.95%	8.52%	0.90	189,773	-29.12%

Business Equipment & Supply Stocks FAQ

What are the best business equipment & supply stocks to buy right now in Apr 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best business equipment & supply stocks to buy right now are:

1. Steelcase (NYSE:SCS)

Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) is the #1 top business equipment & supply stock out of 5 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 7 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 33.

SCS passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Steelcase has seen its stock lose -21.02% over the past year, underperforming other business equipment & supply stocks by -11 percentage points.

2. Ennis (NYSE:EBF)

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) is the #2 top business equipment & supply stock out of 5 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ennis (NYSE:EBF) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) has a Due Diligence Score of 26, which is -7 points lower than the business equipment & supply industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EBF as a "B".

EBF passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Ennis has seen its stock lose -4.1% over the past year, overperforming other business equipment & supply stocks by 6 percentage points.

3. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) is the #3 top business equipment & supply stock out of 5 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -11 points lower than the business equipment & supply industry average of 33. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ACCO as a "B".

ACCO passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Acco Brands has seen its stock lose -23.99% over the past year, underperforming other business equipment & supply stocks by -14 percentage points.

Acco Brands has an average 1 year price target of $7.00, an upside of 85.68% from Acco Brands's current stock price of $3.77.

Acco Brands stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Acco Brands, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the business equipment & supply stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 2 business equipment & supply stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 2 business equipment & supply stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) has an annual dividend yield of 7.96%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 3.99%. Acco Brands's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Acco Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Acco Brands's dividend payout ratio of -28.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Hni (NYSE:HNI)

Hni (NYSE:HNI) has an annual dividend yield of 3.2%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the business equipment & supply industry average of 3.99%. Hni's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Hni's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Hni's dividend payout ratio of 44.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are business equipment & supply stocks up?

Business equipment & supply stocks were up 2.8% in the last day, and down -1.95% over the last week. Steelcase was the among the top gainers in the business equipment & supplies industry, gaining 2.12% yesterday.

Shares of companies in the broader industrial sector are trading higher following US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's reported remarks about trade de-escalation with China.

What are the most undervalued business equipment & supply stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued business equipment & supply stocks right now are:

1. Steelcase (NYSE:SCS)

Steelcase (NYSE:SCS) is the most undervalued business equipment & supply stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Steelcase has a valuation score of 71, which is 46 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 25. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Steelcase's stock has dropped -21.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the business equipment & supply industry by -11 percentage points.

2. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) is the second most undervalued business equipment & supply stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Acco Brands has a valuation score of 14, which is -11 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 25. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ACCO a Valuation Rating of "B".

Acco Brands's stock has dropped -23.99% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the business equipment & supply industry by -14 percentage points.

3. Ennis (NYSE:EBF)

Ennis (NYSE:EBF) is the third most undervalued business equipment & supply stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Ennis has a valuation score of 14, which is -11 points higher than the business equipment & supply industry average of 25. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Ennis's stock has dropped -4.1% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the business equipment & supply industry by 6 percentage points.

Are business equipment & supply stocks a good buy now?

100% of business equipment & supply stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect business equipment & supply stocks to rise by 85.68% over the next year.

20% of business equipment & supply stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 60% of business equipment & supply stocks are rated B (Buy), 0% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 20% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the business equipment & supplies industry?

The average P/E ratio of the business equipment & supplies industry is 9.49x.

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Business Equipment & Supply Stocks FAQ

1. Steelcase (NYSE:SCS)

2. Ennis (NYSE:EBF)

3. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

1. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

2. Hni (NYSE:HNI)

1. Steelcase (NYSE:SCS)

2. Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO)

3. Ennis (NYSE:EBF)

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