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

Shares of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) have been given an average rating of “Buy” by the five ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $275.00.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of ESCO Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Quarry LP increased its stake in shares of 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 during the period. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 118.5% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 142 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 3,140.0% during the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 162 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 157 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in shares of ESCO Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $36,000. 95.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ESCO Technologies Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE ESE opened at $279.18 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.17. ESCO Technologies has a twelve month low of $134.78 and a twelve month high of $291.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The business’s fifty day moving average is $260.01 and its 200 day moving average is $227.60.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $289.66 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $289.30 million. ESCO Technologies had a return on equity of 12.55% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.92 EPS. 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 expect that ESCO Technologies will post 5.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

About ESCO Technologies

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.