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ESCO Technologies Inc

ESE

218.850USD

+7.000+3.30%
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5.65BMarket Cap
49.22P/E TTM

ESCO Technologies Inc

218.850

+7.000+3.30%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Strong Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
5 / 192
Overall Ranking
48 / 4723
Industry
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
201.500
Target Price
-4.22%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
ESCO Technologies Inc. provides engineered products and solutions to diverse and growing end-markets that include the aerospace, defense, space, healthcare, wireless, consumer electronics, electric utility, and renewable energy industries. The Company has three segments: Aerospace & Defense (A&D), Utility Solutions Group (USG), and RF Test & Measurement (Test). A&D segment primarily designs and manufactures specialty filtration, fluid control and naval products, including hydraulic filter elements, fluid control devices, and precision-tolerance machined components. USG is engaged in the development, manufacture and delivery of diagnostic testing and data management solutions that enable electric power grid operators to assess the integrity of high-voltage power delivery equipment. Test segment designs and manufactures products and systems to measure and control RF and acoustic energy for research and development, regulatory compliance, and medical and security applications.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 19.74% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 23.76.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 8.09%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 8.09%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 47.58, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 25.80M shares, decreasing 3.45% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 3.06M shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.91.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company's current financial score is 8.32, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.47. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 296.34M, representing a year-over-year increase of 13.64%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 10.83%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.32
Change
0

Financials

7.01

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

8.11

Operational Efficiency

8.23

Growth Potential

9.13

Shareholder Returns

9.14

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current valuation score is 1.80, which is lower than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 2.47. Its current P/E ratio is 47.58, which is -9.41% below the recent high of 43.10 and 17.33% above the recent low of 39.34.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.80
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 5/192
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 9.00, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.59. The average price target for ESCO Technologies Inc is 201.50, with a high of 235.00 and a low of 168.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
201.500
Target Price
-4.22%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

74
Total
6
Median
8
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
ESCO Technologies Inc
ESE
2
Parker-Hannifin Corp
PH
25
Xylem Inc
XYL
22
Pentair PLC
PNR
21
Cognex Corp
CGNX
20
WW Grainger Inc
GWW
20
1
2
3
...
15

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.54, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.31. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 222.72 and the support level at 193.36, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.64
Change
-0.1

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(1)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
1.653
Buy
RSI(14)
66.911
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
81.695
Overbought
ATR(14)
4.870
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
147.833
Buy
Williams %R
17.223
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.340
Sell
StochRSI(14)
97.337
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
209.768
Buy
MA10
206.650
Buy
MA20
201.861
Buy
MA50
195.974
Buy
MA100
187.977
Buy
MA200
167.852
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 7.81. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 99.90%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.35%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 3.06M shares, representing 11.85% of shares outstanding, with 5.32% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
3.59M
-2.80%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
2.97M
+2.29%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
1.07M
-2.54%
Neuberger Berman, LLC
1.05M
-0.61%
Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC
1.04M
-0.00%
Geneva Capital Management LLC
833.79K
-0.23%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
1.14M
-12.95%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.
666.53K
-15.92%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
613.78K
+4.95%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-17

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.22, which is higher than the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry's average of 4.36. The company's beta value is 1.23. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.22
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.23
VaR
+3.02%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+17.56%
240-Day Volatility
+36.39%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.30%
120 days
+8.62%
5 years
+19.75%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-3.18%
120 days
-7.28%
5 years
-7.28%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+2.78
120 days
+1.80
5 years
+0.70
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+17.56%
3 years
+17.56%
5 years
+45.73%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+3.74
3 years
+2.70
5 years
+0.50
Skewness
240 days
+2.92
3 years
+1.51
5 years
+0.98
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+36.39%
5 years
+30.85%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.15%
5 years
+1.31%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+279.34%
240 days
+279.34%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+14.80%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+21.83%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.81%
120 days
+0.74%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+91.24%
60 days
+53.87%
120 days
+42.02%

Peer Comparison

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