Electro-Sensors (ELSE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Electro-Sensors, Inc. engages in the manufacture and selling of industrial production monitoring and process control systems. Its products include shaft speed witches; wireless hazard monitoring; temperature sensor; slide gate and angle position; bearing sensors and belt alignment; and motor drive control. The company was founded by James P. Slattery in 1965 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.67 to $7.68
• 50-Day Range: $4.45 to $7.71
• 52-Week Range: $4.05 to $7.75
• Volume: 4,746 shs
• Average Volume: 9,601 shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.20 million
• P/E Ratio: 96.32
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Electro-Sensors Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Electro-Sensors scored higher than 26% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 536th out of 621 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Electro-Sensors has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Electro-Sensors has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Electro-Sensors is 96.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Electro-Sensors is 96.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.94.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Electro-Sensors has a P/B Ratio of 1.81. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.07% of the float of Electro-Sensors has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Electro-Sensors has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.39, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Electro-Sensors has recently decreased by 44.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Electro-Sensors does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Electro-Sensors does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

Electro-Sensors has a news sentiment score of 1.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Electro-Sensors this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Electro-Sensors insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.30% of the stock of Electro-Sensors is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

11.70% of the stock of Electro-Sensors is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/14/2026
• Today: 7/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INSTRU - CONTROL
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ELSE
• CIK: 351789
• Web: www.electro-sensors.com
• Phone: (952) 930-0100
• Fax: 952-930-0130
• Employees: 37
• Year Founded: 1968

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 96.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $310 thousand
• Net Margins: 2.42%
• Pretax Margin: 2.68%
• Return on Equity: 1.73%
• Return on Assets: 1.62%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 12.64
• Quick Ratio: 10.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.14 million
• Price / Sales: 2.68
• Cash Flow: $0.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 67.50
• Book Value: $4.26 per share
• Price / Book: 1.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,530,000
• Free Float: 3,062,000
• Market Cap: $27.13 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.63