ESCO Technologies (ESE) Competitors

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) and Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESE or NSSC?

ESCO Technologies received 141 more outperform votes than Napco Security Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.56% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.00% of users gave ESCO Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ESCO Technologies	Outperform Votes 400 59.00%	Underperform Votes 278 41.00%
Napco Security Technologies	Outperform Votes 259 62.56%	Underperform Votes 155 37.44%

Is ESE or NSSC more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 19.71% compared to ESCO Technologies' net margin of 9.54%. Napco Security Technologies' return on equity of 26.33% beat ESCO Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ESCO Technologies	9.54%	8.51%	5.43%
Napco Security Technologies	19.71%	26.33%	21.44%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ESE or NSSC?

ESCO Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Napco Security Technologies. ESCO Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Napco Security Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ESCO Technologies	$857.50 million	2.79	$82.32 million	$3.34	27.81
Napco Security Technologies	$143.59 million	9.67	$19.60 million	$0.89	42.45

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ESE or NSSC?

94.0% of ESCO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Napco Security Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of ESCO Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Napco Security Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to ESE or NSSC?

In the previous week, Napco Security Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than ESCO Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Napco Security Technologies and 3 mentions for ESCO Technologies. ESCO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Napco Security Technologies' score of 1.02 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Napco Security Technologies	3 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 NSSC a better dividend stock?

ESCO Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Napco Security Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. ESCO Technologies pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Napco Security Technologies pays out 6.7% 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.

Do analysts recommend ESE or NSSC?

ESCO Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $110.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.43%. Napco Security Technologies has a consensus target price of $39.40, suggesting a potential upside of 4.29%. Given ESCO Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ESCO Technologies is more favorable than Napco Security Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ESCO Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Napco Security Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ESE or NSSC?

ESCO Technologies has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Napco Security Technologies beats ESCO Technologies on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.