First National Bank of Omaha Invests $1.02 Million in ESCO Technologies Inc. $ESE

First National Bank of Omaha bought a new position in shares of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 4,849 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,024,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Summitry LLC boosted its stake in shares of ESCO Technologies by 18.4% during the 3rd quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 3,041 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $642,000 after purchasing an additional 472 shares during the period. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of ESCO Technologies by 19.4% during the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 418 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of ESCO Technologies by 59.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 86,026 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $18,161,000 after purchasing an additional 32,069 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its holdings in shares of ESCO Technologies by 5.9% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 11,163 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,357,000 after purchasing an additional 620 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in ESCO Technologies by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,705 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $782,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the period. 95.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ESCO Technologies Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE:ESE opened at $270.70 on Thursday. ESCO Technologies Inc. has a twelve month low of $134.78 and a twelve month high of $291.31. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $222.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $213.01. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a market capitalization of $7.01 billion, a PE ratio of 23.04 and a beta of 1.22.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.32. ESCO Technologies had a return on equity of 12.55% and a net margin of 25.28%.The business had revenue of $289.66 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $289.30 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.92 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities analysts predict that ESCO Technologies Inc. will post 5.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 17th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 2nd. ESCO Technologies’s payout ratio is 2.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ESE. CJS Securities raised shares of ESCO Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Wall Street Zen downgraded ESCO Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. Zacks Research upgraded ESCO Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ESCO Technologies presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $187.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Christopher L. Tucker sold 5,000 shares of ESCO Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.15, for a total value of $1,100,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 20,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,429,638.15. The trade was a 19.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Robert J. Phillippy sold 3,700 shares of ESCO Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $222.53, for a total value of $823,361.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 6,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,450,673.07. The trade was a 36.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 21,699 shares of company stock valued at $4,778,734 in the last quarter. Corporate 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.