ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.550-5.750 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.800. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.1 billion-$1.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.2 billion. ESCO Technologies also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.200-1.300 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently commented on ESE. StockNews.com upgraded shares of ESCO Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 20th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price objective on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research report on Friday, November 15th.

ESCO Technologies Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:ESE traded down $1.27 during trading on Thursday, hitting $132.34. 99,124 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 87,172. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $136.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $129.59. ESCO Technologies has a 12-month low of $96.69 and a 12-month high of $154.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.91 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.59 and a beta of 1.13.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.34. ESCO Technologies had a net margin of 9.92% and a return on equity of 9.09%. On average, research analysts predict that ESCO Technologies will post 4.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.24%. ESCO Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.12%.

About ESCO Technologies

ESCO Technologies Inc produces and supplies engineered products and systems for industrial and commercial markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Aerospace & Defense, Utility Solutions Group, and RF Test & Measurement. The Aerospace & Defense segment designs and manufactures filtration products, including hydraulic filter elements and fluid control devices used in commercial aerospace applications; filter mechanisms used in micro-propulsion devices for satellites; and custom designed filters for manned aircraft and submarines.