Nathan Jones Analyst PerformanceManaging Director, Industrials Equity Analyst at Stifel NicolausNathan Jones is a stock analyst at Stifel Nicolaus focused in the industrials sector, covering 29 publicly traded companies. Over the past year, Nathan Jones has issued 112 stock ratings, including buy and hold recommendations. While full access to Nathan Jones' proprietary MarketBeat Analyst Ranking is reserved for MarketBeat All Access subscribers, the rating is updated daily to reflect the most recent analyst activity. This profile highlights Nathan Jones' coverage history, rating activity, and performance tendencies — helping individual investors make more informed trading decisions. Analyst Rankings, Coverage, and Performance StatisticsAnalyst RankingSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating MarketBeatAverage Return00.00% 12-Month ROISuccess Rate00.00% Profitable RatingsTotal Ratings165 Last 11 YearsBuy Recommendations57.86% 92 Buy RatingsCompanies Covered29 Unique Companies Ratings Distribution159RatingsDistribution of strong buy, buy, hold, and sell ratings by Nathan Jones.RatingPercentageCount Strong Buy0.6%1 ratings Buy57.2%91 ratings Hold41.5%66 ratings Sell0.6%1 ratingsOut of 159 total stock ratings issued by Nathan Jones at Stifel Nicolaus, the majority (57.2%) have been Buy recommendations, followed by 41.5% Hold, 0.6% Strong Buy, and 0.6% Sell.Best & Worst CallsBest Call0000.0%MRCMar 2020Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Worst Call000.0%SPXCJan 2015Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to get analyst recommendation ROI.Exchange CoverageExchangePercentageCountNYSE93.1% of companies on NYSE27 companiesNASDAQ6.9% of companies on NASDAQ2 companiesNathan Jones, an analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, currently covers 29 companies listed on NYSE and NASDAQ, with the majority traded on NYSE.Coverage FocusSector IconSectorPercentageIndustrials18 companies62.1%Business Services5 companies17.2%Computer and Technology3 companies10.3%Auto/Tires/Trucks1 company3.4%Aerospace1 company3.4%Multi-Sector Conglomerates1 company3.4%Nathan Jones of Stifel Nicolaus specializes in stock coverage within the Industrials sector, with additional focus on Business Services and Computer and Technology companies.Coverage IndustriesIndustryPercentageMACH - GENL INDL6 companies20.7%WASTE REMOVAL SVCS4 companies13.8%INSTRU - CONTROL2 companies6.9%MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS2 companies6.9%STEEL - PIPE&TUBE2 companies6.9%MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES1 company3.4%POLLUTION CNTRL1 company3.4%AEROSP/DEF EQ1 company3.4%METAL PROC&FABR1 company3.4%MACH TLS&RL PRD1 company3.4%DIVERSIFIED OPS1 company3.4%SPECIALTY INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY1 company3.4%MACH - ELECTRICAL1 company3.4%MACH - FARM1 company3.4%PUMPS & PUMPING EQUIPMENT1 company3.4%GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT1 company3.4%METALWORKING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT1 company3.4%TECHNOLOGY SERVICES1 company3.4% About Nathan JonesNathan Jones joined Stifel in 2007. Nathan is a Managing Director in the Diversified Industrials sector, covering Water Technologies, Flow Control, and Multi Industry. Prior to joining Stifel, Nathan was an educator for 10 years. Nathan received a B.S. in Chemistry and Applied Mathematics from the University of Sydney and earned an MBA with honors (Beta Gamma Sigma) from the University of Colorado. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.Follow on LinkedIn Nathan Jones' Ratings History at Stifel Nicolaus Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years 4 Years 5 Years All Time Timeframe Start Date End Date All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Recommendation ROI is the percentage between the price on the Report Date to the price 12 months after the report date.Available with a MarketBeat All Access Subscription12-Month ROIUpgrade to All Access to use the All ROI Filter Export to Excel CompanyReport DateActionReport Date Price12-MonthPrice TargetRating12-MonthPrice & ROIDetailsGTXGarrett Motion9/19/2025Initiated Coverage$13.56$17.50Buy$0.0000.00% ROIZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor9/12/2025Boost Price Target$46.81$53.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIDCIDonaldson8/28/2025Boost Price Target$82.21$84.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIWTSWatts Water Technologies8/8/2025Boost Price Target$265.69$300.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICWCurtiss-Wright8/8/2025Boost Price Target$481.75$457.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIPHParker-Hannifin8/8/2025Boost Price Target$726.62$726.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIESABESAB8/7/2025Upgrade$109.42$141.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIIRIngersoll Rand8/4/2025Set Price Target$78.49$78.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIXYLXylem8/1/2025Boost Price Target$141.69$175.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILECOLincoln Electric8/1/2025Boost Price Target$239.57$250.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROI Get the Latest News and Ratings for Your StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest headlines and analysts' recommendations for your stocks with our free daily email newsletter. ITTITT8/1/2025Boost Price Target$164.54$202.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor7/31/2025Boost Price Target$43.45$50.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIITWIllinois Tool Works7/31/2025Boost Price Target$256.50$261.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIIEXIDEX7/31/2025Lower Price Target$163.70$204.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFLSFlowserve7/31/2025Boost Price Target$56.01$66.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICRCrane7/30/2025Boost Price Target$198.26$200.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIVLTOVeralto7/30/2025Set Price Target$104.84$120.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIBMIBadger Meter7/23/2025Set Price Target$189.99$224.00$0.0000.00% ROIESABESAB7/21/2025Boost Price Target$130.10$141.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIDNOWDNOW7/21/2025Lower Price Target$14.89$18.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICWCurtiss-Wright7/21/2025Boost Price Target$486.80$450.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROICRCrane7/21/2025Boost Price Target$189.13$189.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIBMIBadger Meter7/21/2025Set Price Target$244.17$233.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIAOSA. O. Smith7/21/2025Boost Price Target$70.22$81.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIITTITT7/21/2025Boost Price Target$159.12$197.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIIRIngersoll Rand7/21/2025Boost Price Target$85.55$95.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIIEXIDEX7/21/2025Boost Price Target$183.47$238.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIHLIOHelios Technologies7/21/2025Boost Price Target$36.19$43.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFLSFlowserve7/21/2025Boost Price Target$54.76$63.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor7/21/2025Boost Price Target$37.53$43.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIXYLXylem7/21/2025Boost Price Target$132.68$162.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIWTSWatts Water Technologies7/21/2025Boost Price Target$251.00$290.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVMIValmont Industries7/21/2025Boost Price Target$336.20$382.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVLTOVeralto7/21/2025Boost Price Target$103.35$116.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPNRPentair7/21/2025Boost Price Target$105.99$124.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPHParker-Hannifin7/21/2025Boost Price Target$722.53$717.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIMRCMRC Global7/21/2025Lower Price Target$14.04$16.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILECOLincoln Electric7/21/2025Boost Price Target$221.98$236.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIITWIllinois Tool Works7/21/2025Boost Price Target$255.22$255.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIPHParker-Hannifin7/11/2025Boost Price Target$712.39$709.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIMRCMRC Global6/27/2025Boost Price Target$15.23$17.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILNNLindsay6/27/2025Boost Price Target$143.04$136.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIDNOWDNOW6/27/2025Boost Price Target$16.21$19.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIWTSWatts Water Technologies6/18/2025Set Price Target$245.20$275.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIBMIBadger Meter6/16/2025Boost Price Target$245.08$230.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIPHParker-Hannifin6/2/2025Boost Price Target$658.05$670.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIITTITT5/16/2025Boost Price Target$152.09$171.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIMRCMRC Global5/8/2025Boost Price Target$11.95$15.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIHLIOHelios Technologies5/8/2025Boost Price Target$30.35$39.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIDNOWDNOW5/8/2025Lower Price Target$13.88$17.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIIEXIDEX5/2/2025Boost Price Target$178.63$208.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIESABESAB5/2/2025Boost Price Target$121.03$126.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIPHParker-Hannifin5/2/2025Boost Price Target$624.49$630.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIITTITT5/2/2025Boost Price Target$142.30$161.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILECOLincoln Electric5/1/2025Boost Price Target$178.14$180.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIITWIllinois Tool Works5/1/2025Boost Price Target$241.93$233.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIFLSFlowserve5/1/2025Boost Price Target$46.12$54.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVLTOVeralto5/1/2025Boost Price Target$93.99$104.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROICRCrane4/30/2025Boost Price Target$157.76$150.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIAOSA. O. Smith4/30/2025Boost Price Target$67.44$78.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIXYLXylem4/30/2025Boost Price Target$119.06$141.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor4/24/2025Boost Price Target$33.08$39.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVMIValmont Industries4/23/2025Boost Price Target$289.88$345.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIBMIBadger Meter4/16/2025Lower Price Target$185.82$196.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIAOSA. O. Smith4/16/2025Lower Price Target$63.87$75.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIXYLXylem4/16/2025Lower Price Target$108.86$140.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVLTOVeralto4/16/2025Lower Price Target$89.77$102.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPNRPentair4/16/2025Lower Price Target$81.47$102.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIWTSWatts Water Technologies4/16/2025Upgrade$198.58$229.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor4/16/2025Upgrade$29.44$34.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROILNNLindsay4/16/2025Lower Price Target$128.37$128.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIDCIDonaldson4/14/2025Lower Price Target$63.87$63.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROICWCurtiss-Wright4/14/2025Lower Price Target$316.81$309.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROICRCrane4/14/2025Lower Price Target$142.89$144.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIHLIOHelios Technologies4/14/2025Lower Price Target$27.02$35.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFLSFlowserve4/14/2025Lower Price Target$43.21$50.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIESABESAB4/14/2025Lower Price Target$116.23$109.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROILECOLincoln Electric4/14/2025Lower Price Target$180.04$178.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIIRIngersoll Rand4/14/2025Lower Price Target$73.37$77.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIITTITT4/14/2025Lower Price Target$127.23$148.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIITWIllinois Tool Works4/14/2025Lower Price Target$233.06$227.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIIEXIDEX4/14/2025Lower Price Target$168.60$192.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVMIValmont Industries4/14/2025Lower Price Target$284.25$343.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPHParker-Hannifin4/14/2025Lower Price Target$569.61$564.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROILNNLindsay4/4/2025Boost Price Target$119.98$134.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIMRCMRC Global3/17/2025Lower Price Target$11.45$16.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIHLIOHelios Technologies2/26/2025Lower Price Target$41.60$58.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIESABESAB2/21/2025Lower Price Target$120.01$125.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIFLSFlowserve2/20/2025Boost Price Target$57.09$77.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVMIValmont Industries2/19/2025Boost Price Target$378.00$425.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIIRIngersoll Rand2/18/2025Lower Price Target$85.79$94.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIDNOWDNOW2/14/2025Boost Price Target$17.18$20.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIWTSWatts Water Technologies2/12/2025Boost Price Target$217.28$219.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIVLTOVeralto2/6/2025Lower Price Target$97.77$110.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIITWIllinois Tool Works2/6/2025Lower Price Target$254.43$259.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIBMIBadger Meter2/3/2025Boost Price Target$214.53$209.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIAOSA. O. Smith1/31/2025Lower Price Target$67.41$84.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPHParker-Hannifin1/31/2025Boost Price Target$714.85$691.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROICRCrane1/24/2025Lower Price Target$163.35$170.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROILECOLincoln Electric1/24/2025Lower Price Target$197.57$211.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIITTITT1/24/2025Lower Price Target$151.47$179.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIIRIngersoll Rand1/24/2025Lower Price Target$93.26$100.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIITWIllinois Tool Works1/24/2025Lower Price Target$259.48$266.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIHLIOHelios Technologies1/24/2025Lower Price Target$44.41$60.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIFLSFlowserve1/24/2025Boost Price Target$64.12$75.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIESABESAB1/24/2025Boost Price Target$122.54$131.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIPNRPentair1/24/2025Lower Price Target$103.50$125.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIPHParker-Hannifin1/24/2025Lower Price Target$677.96$689.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor1/24/2025Boost Price Target$38.71$39.00Hold$0.0000.00% ROIXYLXylem1/24/2025Lower Price Target$121.41$150.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVLTOVeralto1/24/2025Lower Price Target$101.78$116.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROIVMIValmont Industries1/24/2025Boost Price Target$339.23$387.00Buy$0.0000.00% ROI Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Today's Ratings U.S. Ratings U.K. Ratings Canadian Ratings All Upgrades All Downgrades All Initiations All Price Target Changes Top-Rated Stocks Top Rated Stocks Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Top-Rated Small-Cap Stocks Top-Rated Tech Stocks Most-Upgraded Stocks Most-Downgraded Stocks Lowest-Rated Stocks More Ratings Tools Stock Ratings by Issuer Top-Rated Analysts Top-Rated Brokerages Stock Ratings Screener Free Ratings Newsletter Price Forecasts for Popular Stocks Alphabet (Google) Stock ForecastAmazon Stock ForecastApple Stock ForecastMeta (Facebook) Stock ForecastMicrosoft Stock ForecastNetflix Stock ForecastNvidia Stock ForecastTesla Stock Forecast Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. 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