ESCO Technologies (ESE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ESCO Technologies Inc. is a diversified manufacturer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, serving customers in the aerospace, defense, space, utility, telecommunications, and industrial markets. The company develops and manufactures specialized products and systems used in testing, monitoring, communications, power delivery, and environmental control.

ESCO’s aerospace and defense businesses provide filtration, fluid-control, thermal-management, and other engineered products for aircraft, spacecraft, military vehicles, and industrial applications. The company also supplies electromagnetic compatibility and wireless testing equipment, including test chambers, measurement systems, and related services used to evaluate electronic devices and systems.

Through its utility-focused operations, ESCO provides equipment and technologies that support electric power transmission and distribution, including communications, monitoring, and grid-management solutions. Its products and services are sold to customers in the United States and international markets, with operations and business relationships spanning multiple global regions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $248.80 to $254.28
• 50-Day Range: $249.26 to $307.67
• 52-Week Range: $193.68 to $362.15
• Volume: 243,822 shs
• Average Volume: 283,417 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.31
• Dividend Yield: 0.13%
• Price Target: $381.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

ESCO Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ESCO Technologies scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 660 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

ESCO Technologies has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

ESCO Technologies has a consensus price target of $381.50, representing about 53.1% upside from its current price of $249.26.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ESCO Technologies has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ESCO Technologies are expected to grow by 10.90% in the coming year, from $8.35 to $9.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ESCO Technologies is 20.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ESCO Technologies is 20.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.53.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

ESCO Technologies has a PEG Ratio of 1.33. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ESCO Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 4.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.44% 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 2.11, 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 7.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

ESCO Technologies has a dividend yield of 0.12%, 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 2.64%. 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 3.46% next year. This indicates that ESCO Technologies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

ESCO Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for ESCO Technologies this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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

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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ESE
• CIK: 866706
• Web: www.escotechnologies.com
• Phone: (314) 213-7200
• Fax: 314-213-7250
• Employees: 3,425
• Year Founded: 1990

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ESCO Technologies: $381.50
• High Price Target: $413.00
• Low Price Target: $350.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +53.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $12.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.82
• P/E Growth: 1.31
• Net Income: $299.22 million
• Net Margins: 24.39%
• Pretax Margin: 13.94%
• Return on Equity: 13.28%
• Return on Assets: 8.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04
• Current Ratio: 1.38
• Quick Ratio: 0.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.10 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.90
• Cash Flow: $8.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.22
• Book Value: $59.67 per share
• Price / Book: 4.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 25,910,000
• Free Float: 25,727,000
• Market Cap: $6.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05