ESCO Technologies Inc. $ESE Stake Reduced by Tudor Investment Corp ET AL

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL trimmed its stake in ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) by 38.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 50,144 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 31,037 shares during the quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL’s holdings in ESCO Technologies were worth $10,586,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ESE. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of ESCO Technologies during the third quarter worth about $251,000. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new stake in ESCO Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at about $585,000. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in ESCO Technologies by 69.9% during the 3rd quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,416 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $721,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405 shares during the period. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in ESCO Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $63,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in ESCO Technologies by 23,300.0% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 234 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.70% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. CJS Securities upgraded shares of ESCO Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Weiss Ratings lowered ESCO Technologies from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Wall Street Zen cut ESCO Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Zacks Research raised ESCO Technologies to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on ESCO Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $350.00 price target for the company. 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $275.00.

ESCO Technologies Stock Up 0.3%

ESCO Technologies stock opened at $293.03 on Monday. ESCO Technologies Inc. has a 52 week low of $134.78 and a 52 week high of $296.69. The stock has a market cap of $7.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.94, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.14. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $266.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $230.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08.

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 for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.32. The company had revenue of $289.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.30 million. ESCO Technologies had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 12.55%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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. On average, analysts expect that ESCO Technologies Inc. will post 5.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

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

ESCO Technologies 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.