ESCO Technologies (ESE) Competitors $195.34 +4.79 (+2.51%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$195.38 +0.04 (+0.02%) As of 08/22/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ESE vs. FELE, DCI, ITT, NPO, PNR, SNA, WWD, GGG, LECO, and RBCShould you be buying ESCO Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESCO Technologies include Franklin Electric (FELE), Donaldson (DCI), ITT (ITT), Enpro (NPO), Pentair (PNR), Snap-On (SNA), Woodward (WWD), Graco (GGG), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and RBC Bearings (RBC). ESCO Technologies vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Donaldson ITT Enpro Pentair Snap-On Woodward Graco Lincoln Electric RBC Bearings ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media favor ESE or FELE? In the previous week, ESCO Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for ESCO Technologies and 9 mentions for Franklin Electric. ESCO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Franklin Electric's score of 1.31 indicating that ESCO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ESCO Technologies 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Franklin Electric 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ESE or FELE a better dividend stock? ESCO Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. ESCO Technologies pays out 7.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is ESE or FELE more profitable? ESCO Technologies has a net margin of 10.37% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat ESCO Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ESCO Technologies10.37% 11.19% 7.12% Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47% Do analysts prefer ESE or FELE? ESCO Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $187.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.01%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.43%. Given Franklin Electric's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than ESCO Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ESCO Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility & risk, ESE or FELE? ESCO Technologies has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ESE or FELE? 95.7% of ESCO Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of ESCO Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ESE or FELE? Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than ESCO Technologies. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESCO Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioESCO Technologies$1.03B4.91$101.88M$4.4443.99Franklin Electric$2.02B2.19$180.31M$3.8725.74 SummaryESCO Technologies beats Franklin Electric on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ESCO Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ESE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricESCO TechnologiesMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.92B$23.92B$7.65B$20.92BDividend Yield0.17%0.98%4.56%3.58%P/E Ratio43.9920.2926.1429.13Price / Sales4.9128.2499.6353.00Price / Cash30.0120.4628.3923.54Price / Book3.803.984.095.45Net Income$101.88M$702.35M$796.69M$992.10M7 Day Performance5.89%2.92%0.63%2.61%1 Month Performance3.19%2.43%0.50%1.46%1 Year Performance63.21%0.91%26.73%10.72% ESCO Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESEESCO Technologies1.9218 of 5 stars$195.34+2.5%$187.50-4.0%+65.9%$4.92B$1.03B43.993,281News CoveragePositive NewsFELEFranklin Electric4.5827 of 5 stars$96.57+0.8%$107.00+10.8%-0.6%$4.26B$2.02B24.956,300Positive NewsDCIDonaldson4.0781 of 5 stars$74.12+1.0%$70.00-5.6%+2.6%$8.55B$3.59B24.8714,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsITTITT4.3203 of 5 stars$166.49+0.7%$179.22+7.6%+26.7%$12.90B$3.63B26.1811,700Short Interest ↓NPOEnpro3.9836 of 5 stars$227.12+1.9%$240.00+5.7%+47.5%$4.69B$1.05B56.783,500Insider TradePNRPentair4.5455 of 5 stars$105.54+0.5%$114.36+8.4%+28.7%$17.21B$4.08B28.849,750Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSNASnap-On4.06 of 5 stars$323.17-0.9%$356.17+10.2%+19.8%$17.01B$5.11B17.2413,000Positive NewsEx-DividendWWDWoodward4.2884 of 5 stars$247.02+0.7%$249.63+1.1%+55.9%$14.71B$3.43B39.099,300Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGGGGraco3.5274 of 5 stars$84.86+0.5%$94.50+11.4%+6.9%$13.98B$2.11B30.094,300News CoveragePositive NewsLECOLincoln Electric4.2687 of 5 stars$238.10+0.3%$231.40-2.8%+25.5%$13.09B$4.01B26.7512,000Positive NewsRBCRBC Bearings3.5017 of 5 stars$398.28+0.9%$425.17+6.8%+38.4%$12.46B$1.64B50.165,334Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FELE Competitors DCI Competitors ITT Competitors NPO Competitors PNR Competitors SNA Competitors WWD Competitors GGG Competitors LECO Competitors RBC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ESE) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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