What are the best automation stocks to buy now?

Just like Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG), Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON), and Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR), ABB Ltd (NYSE:ABB) is one of the best automation stocks to buy now. Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVT) provides electronic equipment and instruments to original equipment manufacturers.

Should you buy automation stocks this year?

As the horsepower behind automation develops, the technology is able to perform increasingly complex tasks in no time. This is driving the best automation stocks to strong outperformance this year, with many companies that either use or develop automation technologies boasting double-digit gains against a down market.

Are industrial automation stocks a good investment?

(Businesses facing the threat of closure quickly get religion on changes.) With the threat of recession growing in 2019, industrial automation stocks may prove a great opportunity. In fact, the current market environment might prove doubly important for factory automation companies.