Citigroup Inc. Has $3.68 Million Stock Holdings in ESCO Technologies Inc. $ESE

Citigroup Inc. trimmed its position in shares of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) by 47.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,439 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 15,512 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. owned about 0.07% of ESCO Technologies worth $3,682,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in ESCO Technologies by 9.7% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 677 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ESCO Technologies by 19.4% in the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 418 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of ESCO Technologies by 14.7% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 545 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $112,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. increased its holdings in ESCO Technologies by 3.8% in the third quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 2,046 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $432,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in ESCO Technologies by 10.7% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 786 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $166,000 after acquiring an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.70% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on ESE. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of ESCO Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of ESCO Technologies to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, CJS Securities raised shares of ESCO Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ESCO Technologies currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $200.00.

ESCO Technologies Stock Down 2.9%

ESCO Technologies stock opened at $272.44 on Friday. 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 Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $134.78 and a fifty-two week high of $291.31. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $239.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $219.46. The firm has a market cap of $7.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.19 and a beta of 1.17.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.32. ESCO Technologies had a return on equity of 12.55% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business had revenue of $289.66 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.30 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.92 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, analysts forecast that ESCO Technologies Inc. will post 5.65 earnings per share for the current year.

ESCO Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. ESCO Technologies’s payout ratio is 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.