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

ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) has earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the five brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $410.00.

A number of brokerages have commented on ESE. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research note on Friday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research note on Monday, June 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $420.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th.

ESCO Technologies Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE ESE opened at $332.32 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $315.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $275.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.45. ESCO Technologies has a 52-week low of $174.92 and a 52-week high of $362.15. The company has a market capitalization of $8.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.09.

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

ESCO Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESE. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 97,963,600.0% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,938,911 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $574,234,000 after acquiring an additional 2,938,908 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in ESCO Technologies by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,050,093 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $205,178,000 after purchasing an additional 158,949 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors boosted its position in ESCO Technologies by 103.4% in the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 902,956 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $176,429,000 after purchasing an additional 458,980 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in ESCO Technologies by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 633,821 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $123,861,000 after purchasing an additional 20,071 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in ESCO Technologies by 1,204.3% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 432,050 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $91,210,000 after purchasing an additional 398,926 shares during the period. 95.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.