ESCO Technologies Inc. $ESE Shares Acquired by Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its stake in ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) by 14.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 100,725 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,735 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board owned 0.39% of ESCO Technologies worth $21,264,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in ESCO Technologies in the third quarter worth $27,000. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in shares of ESCO Technologies by 118.5% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 142 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of ESCO Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in ESCO Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in ESCO Technologies by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 188 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares during the period. 95.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ESCO Technologies Stock Performance

ESE opened at $268.38 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $218.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $211.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The company has a market capitalization of $6.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.84 and a beta of 1.22. ESCO Technologies Inc. has a 1-year low of $134.78 and a 1-year high of $291.31.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.32. The company had revenue of $289.66 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $289.30 million. ESCO Technologies had a return on equity of 12.55% and a net margin of 25.28%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.92 EPS. ESCO Technologies has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.750-1.850 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.900-8.15 EPS. Research analysts predict that ESCO Technologies Inc. will post 5.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 2nd will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 2nd. ESCO Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 2.72%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on ESE. CJS Securities upgraded shares of ESCO Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings cut ESCO Technologies from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research raised ESCO Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded ESCO Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $187.50.

Insider Buying and Selling at ESCO Technologies

In other news, Director Vinod M. Khilnani sold 3,000 shares of ESCO Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $217.99, for a total value of $653,970.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,468 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,461,819.32. The trade was a 12.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Bryan H. Sayler sold 9,382 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.00, for a total transaction of $2,064,040.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 20,655 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,544,100. This represents a 31.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 21,699 shares of company stock worth $4,778,734. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

ESCO Technologies Company Profile

ESCO Technologies Inc is a diversified manufacturer of engineered products and systems designed to meet customers’ critical performance requirements in the test, measurement, control, and filtration of data, fluids, and gases. The company serves a wide range of end markets, including commercial aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and communication network sectors. ESCO’s solutions are tailored to environments where reliability, precision and regulatory compliance are paramount.

Operating through multiple business segments, ESCO Technologies delivers test and measurement instruments such as RF and microwave components, signal distribution systems, and integrated test enclosures that support defense and aerospace programs.