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

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.550-5.750 for the period, compared to the consensus 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ESE has been the subject of several research analyst reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of ESCO Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 20th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research note on Friday, November 15th.

ESCO Technologies Trading Up 19.9 %

NYSE:ESE opened at $158.73 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $135.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $129.61. ESCO Technologies has a 1 year low of $96.69 and a 1 year high of $162.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 1.91. The stock has a market cap of $4.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.26 and a beta of 1.13.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.34. ESCO Technologies had a net margin of 10.44% and a return on equity of 9.99%. As a group, analysts anticipate that ESCO Technologies will post 4.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 2nd will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.20%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 2nd. ESCO Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.51%.

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.