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After finishing at $217.43 in the prior trading day, Esco Technologies, Inc (NYSE: ESE) closed at $212.93, down -2.07%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.28 million shares were traded. ESE stock price reached its highest trading level at $220.265 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $212.82.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ESE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 54.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.93 and its Current Ratio is at 1.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, The Benchmark Company on October 21, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $150.
On January 05, 2024, Sidoti Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $18.
Sidoti Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on September 28, 2021, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $99.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 26 ’25 when KHILNANI VINOD M sold 3,000 shares for $217.99 per share. The transaction valued at 653,971 led to the insider holds 20,468 shares of the business.
KHILNANI VINOD M sold 216 shares of ESE for $48,393 on Nov 25 ’25. The Director now owns 23,468 shares after completing the transaction at $224.04 per share. On Nov 25 ’25, another insider, Tucker Christopher L, who serves as the Sr. Vice President & CFO of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $220.15 each. As a result, the insider received 1,100,750 and left with 20,121 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ESE now has a Market Capitalization of 5498850816 and an Enterprise Value of 5689843200. As of this moment, Esco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 43.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.194 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.929.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ESE is 1.21, which has changed by 0.46506298 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12159383 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ESE has reached a high of $229.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $127.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.73%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 203.92K shares per day over the past 3-months and 254590 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 25.82M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 25.67M. Insiders hold about 0.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.74% stake in the company. Shares short for ESE as of 1763078400 were 362102 with a Short Ratio of 1.78, compared to 1760486400 on 364939. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 362102 and a Short% of Float of 1.91.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ESE’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.32, compared to 0.32 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0014717381. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.31. The current Payout Ratio is 6.55% for ESE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-09-26 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Esco Technologies, Inc (ESE) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 2.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.68, with high estimates of $1.73 and low estimates of $1.64.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.77 and $7.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.71. EPS for the following year is $8.79, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $8.9 and $8.68.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $289.3M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $299.69M to a low estimate of $278.9M. As of. The current estimate, Esco Technologies, Inc’s year-ago sales were $247.03MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $319.24M. There is a high estimate of $334.97M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $303.5M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ESE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.29B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.29B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.29B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.1BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.38B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.38B and the low estimate is $1.38B.
