ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) Receives $200.00 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the four ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $200.00.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ESE. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of ESCO Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, February 15th. Weiss Ratings downgraded ESCO Technologies from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Zacks Research raised ESCO Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, CJS Securities upgraded ESCO Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ESCO Technologies

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in ESCO Technologies by 97,963,600.0% during the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 2,938,908 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of ESCO Technologies by 345.8% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 707,244 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $135,699,000 after buying an additional 548,600 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of ESCO Technologies by 103.4% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 902,956 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $176,429,000 after buying an additional 458,980 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of ESCO Technologies by 1,204.3% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 432,050 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $91,210,000 after buying an additional 398,926 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tributary Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 92.5% during the third quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 311,910 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $65,847,000 after acquiring an additional 149,918 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.70% of the company’s stock.

ESCO Technologies Stock Down 2.1%

Shares of ESCO Technologies stock opened at $267.70 on Tuesday. ESCO Technologies has a 1 year low of $134.78 and a 1 year high of $291.31. The firm has a market cap of $6.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.78 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a 50-day moving average of $240.77 and a 200 day moving average of $220.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $289.66 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.30 million. ESCO Technologies had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 12.55%. ESCO Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.92 earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ESCO Technologies will post 5.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

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