ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) have been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the five brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $416.50.

ESE has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research report on Monday, June 15th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $420.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy (a)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $413.00 price target on shares of ESCO Technologies in a report on Monday, August 10th.

ESCO Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ESE opened at $276.14 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $322.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $301.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.15 billion, a PE ratio of 22.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.94. ESCO Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $192.05 and a fifty-two week high of $362.15.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.12 by $0.08. ESCO Technologies had a return on equity of 13.28% and a net margin of 24.39%.The company had revenue of $339.03 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $341.40 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.60 EPS. ESCO Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. ESCO Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.300-8.400 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that ESCO Technologies will post 8.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. ESCO Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 2.64%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ESCO Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Allworth Financial LP bought a new stake in shares of ESCO Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in ESCO Technologies by 842.9% in the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 132 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new position in ESCO Technologies in the first quarter valued at about $38,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its position in ESCO Technologies by 3,140.0% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 162 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in ESCO Technologies during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Institutional investors own 95.70% of the company’s stock.

ESCO Technologies Company 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.