1 Industrials Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 That Underwhelm

Industrials businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. Their momentum is also rising as lower interest rates have incentivized higher capital spending. As a result, the industry has posted a 19.1% gain over the past six months, beating the S&P 500 by 9.1 percentage points.