ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages

ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the five brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $416.50.

A number of brokerages have commented on ESE. Weiss Ratings raised ESCO Technologies from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $413.00 price objective on shares of ESCO Technologies in a report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on ESCO Technologies in a research note on Monday, June 15th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $420.00 price objective for the company.

ESCO Technologies Stock Up 1.6%

NYSE:ESE opened at $266.10 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.89 billion, a PE ratio of 21.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.10. ESCO Technologies has a twelve month low of $193.68 and a twelve month high of $362.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company’s 50 day moving average is $292.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $301.67.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $339.03 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $341.40 million. ESCO Technologies had a net margin of 24.39% and a return on equity of 13.28%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 14.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share. ESCO Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 8.300-8.400 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.550-2.650 EPS. Analysts anticipate that ESCO Technologies will post 8.35 EPS for the current year.

ESCO Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 1st. ESCO Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is 2.64%.

Institutional Trading of ESCO Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ESE. QRG Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ESCO Technologies in the second quarter worth $252,000. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ESCO Technologies by 1.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 3,726 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,304,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in ESCO Technologies by 1.6% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,462 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $862,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new stake in ESCO Technologies in the second quarter valued at $426,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in ESCO Technologies in the second quarter valued at $27,000. 95.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ESCO Technologies Company Profile

ESCO Technologies Inc is a St. Louis, Missouri-based provider of engineered products and services for the aerospace, defense, utility, healthcare, telecommunications and industrial markets. The company develops specialized technologies used in testing, measurement, filtration, fluid control and power-delivery applications.

Through its Aerospace & Defense segment, ESCO supplies filtration systems, fluid-control equipment, valves, electromechanical products and other components for commercial and military aircraft, spacecraft and defense platforms.