Analysts Set ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) PT at $400.00

Shares of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the four brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, one has issued a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $400.00.

Several research firms have weighed in on ESE. Weiss Ratings raised shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 target price on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research report on Friday, April 17th.

Institutional Trading of ESCO Technologies

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of ESE. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in ESCO Technologies by 60.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 7,683 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,223,000 after acquiring an additional 2,896 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in ESCO Technologies by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 15,399 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $2,450,000 after acquiring an additional 664 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in ESCO Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $228,000. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new stake in ESCO Technologies during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $261,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in ESCO Technologies by 19.8% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 82,500 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $13,127,000 after acquiring an additional 13,648 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.70% of the company’s stock.

ESCO Technologies Trading Down 0.9%

NYSE ESE opened at $293.81 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.61 billion, a PE ratio of 24.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.18. ESCO Technologies has a 52 week low of $174.92 and a 52 week high of $346.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $296.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $252.13.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $309.34 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $307.88 million. ESCO Technologies had a net margin of 24.69% and a return on equity of 12.88%. ESCO Technologies’s revenue was up 33.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.35 EPS. ESCO Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.150 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.250 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that ESCO Technologies will post 8.19 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 2nd. ESCO Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 2.69%.

About ESCO Technologies

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.