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

ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) has received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the five analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $275.00.

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. CJS Securities upgraded shares of ESCO Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered ESCO Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Zacks Research raised ESCO Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Weiss Ratings lowered ESCO Technologies from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on ESCO Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $350.00 target price for the company.

Institutional Trading of ESCO Technologies

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ESE. Emerald Advisers LLC grew its holdings in ESCO Technologies by 58.8% in the third quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 141,419 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $29,855,000 after purchasing an additional 52,379 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of ESCO Technologies by 72.7% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 43,307 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,310,000 after purchasing an additional 18,234 shares during the period. F m Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of ESCO Technologies by 12.2% during the second quarter. F m Investments LLC now owns 33,531 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $6,434,000 after purchasing an additional 3,643 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 220.6% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 8,107 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,711,000 after purchasing an additional 5,578 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Castleark Management LLC bought a new position in shares of ESCO Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth about $5,771,000. Institutional investors own 95.70% of the company’s stock.

ESCO Technologies Stock Up 0.6%

ESCO Technologies stock opened at $279.18 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.76, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.17. ESCO Technologies has a 52-week low of $134.78 and a 52-week high of $291.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.33. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $260.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $227.60.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.32. ESCO Technologies had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 12.55%. The company had revenue of $289.66 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.30 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.92 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. ESCO Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.750-1.850 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.15 EPS. Equities analysts predict that ESCO Technologies will post 5.65 EPS for the current year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 2nd. ESCO Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 2.72%.

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.