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NYSE:ESE

ESCO Technologies (ESE) Competitors

$92.88
+0.36 (+0.39%)
(As of 05/26/2023 07:00 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$92.32
$93.72
50-Day Range
$88.01
$97.84
52-Week Range
$61.43
$101.52
Volume
53,600 shs
Average Volume
85,882 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.39 billion
P/E Ratio
27.81
Dividend Yield
0.34%
Price Target
$110.00

ESE vs. NSSC, XRX, BRC, KAI, REZI, ALRM, CSTM, MWA, ALG, and NPO

Should you be buying ESCO Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESCO Technologies include Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), Xerox (XRX), Brady (BRC), Kadant (KAI), Resideo Technologies (REZI), Alarm.com (ALRM), Constellium (CSTM), Mueller Water Products (MWA), Alamo Group (ALG), and EnPro Industries (NPO). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.

ESCO Technologies vs.

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.

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ESCO TechnologiesOutperform Votes
400
59.00%
Underperform Votes
278
41.00%
Napco Security TechnologiesOutperform Votes
259
62.56%
Underperform Votes
155
37.44%

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%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ESCO Technologies$857.50 million2.79$82.32 million$3.3427.81
Napco Security Technologies$143.59 million9.67$19.60 million$0.8942.45

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.

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

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.

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

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.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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ESE vs. The Competition

MetricESCO TechnologiesCommunications equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.39B$739.52M$7.02B$14.39B
Dividend Yield0.34%1.51%2.11%4.09%
P/E Ratio27.8121.0114.1817.55
Price / Sales2.7974.264.948.92
Price / Cash18.1930.2614.2515.13
Price / Book2.292.093.396.91
Net Income$82.32M$5.61M$365.02M$895.30M
7 Day Performance-2.15%-0.51%-1.72%-1.47%
1 Month Performance-0.74%3.88%-0.09%-1.92%
1 Year Performance40.71%33.20%-2.43%-10.19%

ESCO Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NSSC
Napco Security Technologies
1.9826 of 5 stars
$37.44
-3.2%
$39.40
+5.2%
+92.0%$1.38B$143.59M42.071,149Short Interest ↑
Positive News
XRX
Xerox
1.751 of 5 stars
$14.73
+0.5%
$13.00
-11.7%
-22.0%$2.31B$7.11B-10.8320,500Dividend Announcement
BRC
Brady
1.6528 of 5 stars
$49.44
+0.6%
$44.00
-11.0%
-1.4%$2.46B$1.30B14.895,700Short Interest ↑
KAI
Kadant
2.1827 of 5 stars
$196.80
-1.4%
$217.00
+10.3%
+2.7%$2.30B$904.74M21.343,100Short Interest ↑
REZI
Resideo Technologies
2.5936 of 5 stars
$16.87
-1.2%
$25.00
+48.2%
-31.7%$2.48B$6.37B9.9815,200Positive News
ALRM
Alarm.com
2.7777 of 5 stars
$51.06
-0.9%
$63.50
+24.4%
-23.2%$2.54B$842.56M43.271,733
CSTM
Constellium
2.3519 of 5 stars
$15.39
-2.4%
$20.00
+30.0%
-8.0%$2.22B$8.10B15.7012,500
MWA
Mueller Water Products
2.2327 of 5 stars
$13.93
-0.1%
$13.57
-2.6%
+13.7%$2.18B$1.25B27.863,600Positive News
ALG
Alamo Group
2.5875 of 5 stars
$178.91
-0.9%
$195.50
+9.3%
+47.2%$2.17B$1.56B18.294,200Short Interest ↓
Positive News
NPO
EnPro Industries
3.1307 of 5 stars
$100.46
+0.5%
$135.00
+34.4%
+6.4%$2.10B$1.11B9.323,500Short Interest ↓

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This page (NYSE:ESE) was last updated on 5/29/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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