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

Industry: Engineering & Constructio...
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Engineering & Construction is Zen Rated A and is the 16th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Company
DD Score
Valuation Score
Financials Score
Forecast Score
Performance Score
Dividends Score
PRIM
PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP
49
57
57
22
50
60
WLDN
WILLDAN GROUP INC
58
86
71
33
40
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KBR
KBR INC
52
43
29
78
30
80
STN
STANTEC INC
32
0
71
78
10
0
MTZ
MASTEC INC
35
29
57
56
0
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What are the best engineering & construction 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 engineering & construction stocks to buy right now are:

1. Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM)


Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM) is the #1 top engineering & construction stock out of 48 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 Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 16 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

PRIM passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Primoris Services has seen its stock return 24.58% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 17 percentage points.

Primoris Services has an average 1 year price target of $84.75, an upside of 52.87% from Primoris Services's current stock price of $55.44.

Primoris Services stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Primoris Services, 87.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 12.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN)


Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) is the #2 top engineering & construction stock out of 48 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 Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 25 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

WLDN passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Willdan Group has seen its stock return 38.33% over the past year, overperforming other engineering & construction stocks by 30 percentage points.

3. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)


Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is the #3 top engineering & construction stock out of 48 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 Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 19 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 33.

KBR passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kbr has seen its stock lose -19.52% over the past year, underperforming other engineering & construction stocks by -28 percentage points.

Kbr has an average 1 year price target of $69.29, an upside of 36.39% from Kbr's current stock price of $50.80.

Kbr stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Kbr, 85.71% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 14.29% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the engineering & construction stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 11 engineering & construction stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 engineering & construction stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO)


Exponent (NASDAQ:EXPO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.43%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.57%. Exponent's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Exponent's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Exponent's dividend payout ratio of 52.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)


Kbr (NYSE:KBR) has an annual dividend yield of 1.21%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 0.57%. Kbr's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Kbr's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kbr's dividend payout ratio of 21.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Aecom (NYSE:ACM)


Aecom (NYSE:ACM) has an annual dividend yield of 0.74%, which is the same as the engineering & construction industry average of 0.57%.

Aecom's dividend payout ratio of 26% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are engineering & construction stocks up?

Engineering & construction stocks were up 3.03% in the last day, and down -2.34% over the last week. Comfort Systems Usa was the among the top gainers in the engineering & construction industry, gaining 3.71% 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 engineering & construction 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 engineering & construction stocks right now are:

1. Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA)


Energy Services Of America (NASDAQ:ESOA) is the most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Energy Services Of America has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Energy Services Of America's stock has gained 20.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 13 percentage points.

2. Kbr (NYSE:KBR)


Kbr (NYSE:KBR) is the second most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kbr has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kbr's stock has dropped -19.52% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by -28 percentage points.

3. Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM)


Primoris Services (NYSE:PRIM) is the third most undervalued engineering & construction stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Primoris Services has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the engineering & construction industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Primoris Services's stock has gained 24.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the engineering & construction industry by 17 percentage points.

Are engineering & construction stocks a good buy now?

62.07% of engineering & construction stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect engineering & construction stocks to rise by 34.55% over the next year.

9.76% of engineering & construction stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.71% of engineering & construction stocks are rated B (Buy), 48.78% are rated C (Hold), 7.32% are rated D (Sell), and 2.44% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the engineering & construction industry?

The average P/E ratio of the engineering & construction industry is 26.03x.
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