ESCO Technologies Inc. $ESE Stock Holdings Raised by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) by 8,434.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,496 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 62,752 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in ESCO Technologies were worth $17,866,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ESE. Quarry LP raised its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 842.9% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 132 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in ESCO Technologies by 3,140.0% during the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 162 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in ESCO Technologies in the fourth quarter worth $39,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in ESCO Technologies in the second quarter worth $39,000. Finally, Union Savings Bank bought a new stake in ESCO Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at $41,000. Institutional investors own 95.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ESE has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of ESCO Technologies in a report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on ESCO Technologies in a research note on Monday, June 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $420.00 target price for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $410.00.

ESCO Technologies Price Performance

Shares of ESE opened at $320.84 on Tuesday. ESCO Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $174.92 and a one year high of $362.15. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $317.43 and its 200-day moving average is $281.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.09.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $309.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $307.88 million. ESCO Technologies had a net margin of 24.69% and a return on equity of 12.88%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 33.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.35 EPS. ESCO Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.150 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.250 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that ESCO Technologies Inc. will post 8.2 EPS for the current year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 2nd will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 2nd. ESCO Technologies’s payout ratio is presently 2.69%.

ESCO Technologies Profile

ESCO Technologies Inc is a diversified manufacturer of engineered products and systems designed to meet customers’ critical performance requirements in the test, measurement, control, and filtration of data, fluids, and gases. The company serves a wide range of end markets, including commercial aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and communication network sectors. ESCO’s solutions are tailored to environments where reliability, precision and regulatory compliance are paramount.

Operating through multiple business segments, ESCO Technologies delivers test and measurement instruments such as RF and microwave components, signal distribution systems, and integrated test enclosures that support defense and aerospace programs.