ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) Receives $400.00 Average Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the four analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $400.00.

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ESE. Weiss Ratings upgraded ESCO Technologies from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price objective on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered ESCO Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th.

ESCO Technologies Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of ESCO Technologies stock opened at $295.81 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.88, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.18. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $297.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $252.43. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. ESCO Technologies has a twelve month low of $174.92 and a twelve month high of $346.20.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $309.34 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $307.88 million. ESCO Technologies had a return on equity of 12.88% and a net margin of 24.69%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 33.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.35 earnings per share. 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 research analysts anticipate that ESCO Technologies will post 8.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in ESCO Technologies by 97,963,600.0% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,938,911 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $574,234,000 after acquiring an additional 2,938,908 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew 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 acquiring an additional 158,949 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors grew 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 acquiring an additional 458,980 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in ESCO Technologies by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 633,821 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $123,861,000 after acquiring an additional 20,071 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in ESCO Technologies by 1,204.3% in the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 432,050 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $91,210,000 after acquiring an additional 398,926 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.70% of the company’s stock.

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.