ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.70-4.90 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.81. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.09-1.11 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.17 billion. ESCO Technologies also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.700-4.900 EPS.

ESCO Technologies Stock Up 3.1 %

Shares of ESE stock opened at $144.30 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.39. ESCO Technologies has a one year low of $96.69 and a one year high of $154.00. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $127.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $117.37. The company has a market capitalization of $3.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.62 and a beta of 1.08.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.22%. ESCO Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 8.12%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ESE has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research note on Friday. Stephens lifted their price objective on shares of ESCO Technologies from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 27th.

ESCO Technologies Company Profile

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.