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ESAB (ESAB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$123.99 +5.76 (+4.87%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$123.84 -0.16 (-0.13%)
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About ESAB Stock (NYSE:ESAB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$120.29
$124.96
50-Day Range
$104.30
$125.63
52-Week Range
$88.54
$135.97
Volume
335,687 shs
Average Volume
279,240 shs
Market Capitalization
$7.52 billion
P/E Ratio
28.70
Dividend Yield
0.26%
Price Target
$135.88
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

ESAB Corporation engages in the formulation, development, manufacture, and supply of consumable products and equipment for use in cutting, joining, automated welding, and gas control equipment. Its comprehensive range of welding consumables includes electrodes, cored and solid wires, and fluxes using a range of specialty and other materials; and cutting consumables comprising electrodes, nozzles, shields, and tips. The company's equipment ranges from portable welding machines to large customized automated cutting and welding systems. It also offers a range of software and digital solutions to help its customers increase their productivity, remotely monitor their welding operations, and digitize their documentation. The company sells its products under the ESAB brand to various end markets, such as general industry, infrastructure, renewable energy, medical and life sciences, transportation, construction, and energy. It offers its products through independent distributors and direct salespeople. The company operates in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. ESAB Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland.

ESAB Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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33rd Percentile Overall Score

ESAB MarketRank™: 

ESAB scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 125th out of 179 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    ESAB has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    ESAB has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about ESAB's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for ESAB are expected to grow by 12.98% in the coming year, from $5.16 to $5.83 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of ESAB is 28.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.98.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of ESAB is 28.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.20.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    ESAB has a PEG Ratio of 2.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    ESAB has a P/B Ratio of 4.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.15% of the float of ESAB has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    ESAB has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in ESAB has recently increased by 31.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    ESAB has a dividend yield of 0.27%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    ESAB does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of ESAB is 7.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, ESAB will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.49% next year. This indicates that ESAB will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about ESAB's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.15% of the float of ESAB has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    ESAB has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in ESAB has recently increased by 31.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    ESAB has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for ESAB this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 7.30% of the stock of ESAB is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.13% of the stock of ESAB is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about ESAB's insider trading history.
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ESAB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

ESAB's stock was trading at $119.94 at the start of the year. Since then, ESAB stock has increased by 3.4% and is now trading at $123.99.
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ESAB Co. (NYSE:ESAB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The company reported $1.25 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.07. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional investors of ESAB include DAVENPORT & Co LLC (1.51%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.45%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (1.30%) and Cooke & Bieler LP (1.27%). Insiders that own company stock include Mitchell P Rales, Shyam Kambeyanda, Didier P Teirlinck, Christopher M Hix, Kevin J Johnson, Olivier Biebuyck, Patrick W Allender, Curtis E Jewell, Michele Campion and Rhonda L Jordan.
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Shares of ESAB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ESAB investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Jabil (JBL), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Arista Networks (ANET) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/17 Dividend
4/04/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/17 Dividend
4/04/2025
Dividend Payable
4/17/2025
Last Earnings
5/01/2025
Today
5/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
General industrial machinery,
Sub-Industry
Machinery
Current Symbol
NYSE:ESAB
Fax
N/A
Employees
9,280
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$135.88
High Stock Price Target
$160.00
Low Stock Price Target
$120.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
7 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
28.70
Forward P/E Ratio
24.03
P/E Growth
2.01
Net Income
$205.29 million
Pretax Margin
13.51%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.74 billion
Cash Flow
$6.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
19.24
Book Value
$29.91 per share
Price / Book
4.15

Miscellaneous

Free Float
56,217,000
Market Cap
$7.52 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.37
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This page (NYSE:ESAB) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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