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ESCO Technologies (ESE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$195.34 +4.79 (+2.51%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$195.38 +0.04 (+0.02%)
As of 08/22/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
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About ESCO Technologies Stock (NYSE:ESE)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$191.80
$197.97
50-Day Range
$181.18
$199.31
52-Week Range
$113.30
$201.72
Volume
243,272 shs
Average Volume
197,842 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.05 billion
P/E Ratio
43.99
Dividend Yield
0.16%
Price Target
$187.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

ESCO Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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38th Percentile Overall Score

ESE MarketRank™: 

ESCO Technologies scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 136th 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

    ESCO Technologies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    ESCO Technologies has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about ESCO Technologies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for ESCO Technologies are expected to decrease by -0.18% in the coming year, from $5.65 to $5.64 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of ESCO Technologies is 43.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.58.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of ESCO Technologies is 43.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.80.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    ESCO Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 3.80. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.05% of the float of ESCO Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    ESCO Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in ESCO Technologies has recently decreased by 21.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    ESCO Technologies has a dividend yield of 0.16%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    ESCO Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of ESCO Technologies is 7.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, ESCO Technologies will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.67% next year. This indicates that ESCO Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about ESCO Technologies' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.05% of the float of ESCO Technologies has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    ESCO Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in ESCO Technologies has recently decreased by 21.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    ESCO Technologies has a news sentiment score of 1.59. 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 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for ESCO Technologies this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.70% of the stock of ESCO Technologies is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    95.70% of the stock of ESCO Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about ESCO Technologies' insider trading history.
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ESE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

ESCO Technologies' stock was trading at $133.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ESE stock has increased by 46.6% and is now trading at $195.3350.

ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.60 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.65 by $0.05. ESCO Technologies's revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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ESCO Technologies subsidiaries include Networks Electronic Company LLC, Altanova, Globe Composite Solutions LLC, Manta Test Systems Inc, Vanguard Instruments Company Inc, Morgan Schaffer Ltd., NRG Systems, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of ESCO Technologies include State Street Corp (4.08%), Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (3.94%), Geneva Capital Management LLC (3.42%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.74%).
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of ESE 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 ESCO Technologies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and First Solar (FSLR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/17 Dividend
7/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/17 Dividend
7/02/2025
Dividend Payable
7/17/2025
Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
8/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2025
Record date for 10/16 Dividend
10/02/2025
Ex-Dividend for 10/16 Dividend
10/02/2025
Dividend Payable
10/16/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MACH - ELECTRICAL
Sub-Industry
Industrial Machinery
Current Symbol
NYSE:ESE
CIK
866706
Employees
3,281
Year Founded
1990

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$200.00
Low Price Target
$175.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-4.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.44
Trailing P/E Ratio
43.99
Forward P/E Ratio
34.57
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$101.88 million
Net Margins
10.37%
Pretax Margin
13.43%
Return on Equity
11.19%
Return on Assets
7.12%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.38
Current Ratio
1.52
Quick Ratio
1.04

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.03 billion
Price / Sales
4.91
Cash Flow
$6.35 per share
Price / Cash Flow
30.76
Book Value
$51.37 per share
Price / Book
3.80

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
25,830,000
Free Float
25,644,000
Market Cap
$5.05 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.23

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This page (NYSE:ESE) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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