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

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a bullish outlook: Five firms rate ESCO Technologies “Buy” on average, including three buys and one strong buy, with a consensus 12-month price target of $416.50.
• ESCO reported quarterly EPS of $2.20, exceeding the $2.12 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 14.4% year over year to $339.03 million. The company guided to fiscal 2026 EPS of $8.30–$8.40.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08, equivalent to $0.32 annually and a 0.1% yield; institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.7% of the stock.

ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Buy" from the five research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have issued a buy recommendation and one has given 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 $416.50.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on ESE shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $413.00 target price on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research report on Monday, August 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on ESCO Technologies in a research note on Monday, June 15th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $420.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised ESCO Technologies from a "buy (b)" rating to a "buy (b+)" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 8th.

ESCO Technologies Stock Performance

ESE opened at $264.81 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.81, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a fifty day moving average of $296.28 and a 200 day moving average of $301.85. ESCO Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $193.68 and a fifty-two week high of $362.15. 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 (NYSE:ESE - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $339.03 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $341.40 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.60 EPS. ESCO Technologies's revenue for the quarter was up 14.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that ESCO Technologies will post 8.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st will be given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 1st. ESCO Technologies's payout ratio is currently 2.64%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ESCO Technologies

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ESE. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ESCO Technologies by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,462 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $862,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new stake in ESCO Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $426,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in ESCO Technologies during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its stake in shares of ESCO Technologies by 178.2% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 10,643 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $3,725,000 after purchasing an additional 6,817 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nykredit A S bought a new stake in shares of ESCO Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $412,000. 95.70% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ESCO Technologies Company Profile

ESCO Technologies Inc is a St. Louis, Missouri-based provider of engineered products and services for the aerospace, defense, utility, healthcare, telecommunications and industrial markets. The company develops specialized technologies used in testing, measurement, filtration, fluid control and power-delivery applications.

Through its Aerospace & Defense segment, ESCO supplies filtration systems, fluid-control equipment, valves, electromechanical products and other components for commercial and military aircraft, spacecraft and defense platforms.

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