Hsbc Holdings PLC Takes $1.75 Million Position in ESCO Technologies Inc. $ESE

Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new position in ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,988 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,751,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ESE. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ESCO Technologies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,433,229,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised 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 purchasing an additional 2,938,908 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised 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 in the last quarter. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in 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 worth $176,429,000 after purchasing an additional 458,980 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in ESCO Technologies by 3.3% during 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 purchasing an additional 20,071 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.70% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ESE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on ESCO Technologies in a research report on Monday, June 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $420.00 price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $413.00 price objective on shares of ESCO Technologies in a report on Monday, August 10th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $416.50.

ESCO Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ESE opened at $277.32 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $318.15 and a 200-day moving average of $302.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.38. ESCO Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $193.68 and a twelve month high of $362.15. The firm has a market cap of $7.18 billion, a PE ratio of 22.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.10.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.08. ESCO Technologies had a net margin of 24.39% and a return on equity of 13.28%. The firm had revenue of $339.03 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $341.40 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.60 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. ESCO Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.300-8.400 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that ESCO Technologies Inc. will post 8.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. ESCO Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 2.64%.

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.