Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Sells 3,644 Shares of ESCO Technologies Inc. $ESE

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund cut its holdings in ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) by 17.3% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 17,370 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 3,644 shares during the quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund’s holdings in ESCO Technologies were worth $4,887,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in shares of ESCO Technologies by 842.9% in the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 132 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of ESCO Technologies by 3,140.0% during the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 162 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in ESCO Technologies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $38,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in ESCO Technologies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in ESCO Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.70% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ESE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (a)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of ESCO Technologies in a report on Monday, June 15th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $420.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen cut ESCO Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of ESCO Technologies in a report on Friday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $410.00.

ESCO Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ESE opened at $300.21 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $321.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $291.46. ESCO Technologies Inc. has a 12 month low of $174.92 and a 12 month high of $362.15.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $309.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $307.88 million. ESCO Technologies had a return on equity of 12.88% and a net margin of 24.69%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 33.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company 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. As a group, analysts predict that ESCO Technologies Inc. will post 8.2 EPS for the current year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 2nd were issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was 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.