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

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 4.700-4.900 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 4.810. 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 FY25 guidance to $4.70-4.90 EPS.

ESCO Technologies Price Performance

ESE opened at $144.16 on Friday. ESCO Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $96.69 and a fifty-two week high of $154.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $127.36 and a 200 day moving average of $117.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 2.10. The firm has a market cap of $3.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.35 and a beta of 1.08.

ESCO Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 2nd. ESCO Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8.29%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on ESE. Stephens upped their price objective on ESCO Technologies from $135.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 27th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 price target on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research report on Friday.

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.