ESCO Technologies
About: ESCO Technologies Inc sells engineered products and systems for utility, industrial, aerospace, and commercial applications. The firm operates in three segments: Aerospace and Defense, Utility Solutions Group (USG), and Test. The Aerospace and Defense segment designs and manufactures specialty filtration and naval products. The USG segment provides diagnostic testing solutions. The Test segment provides its customers with the ability to identify, measure, and contain magnetic, electromagnetic, and acoustic energy.
Employees: 3,281
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
225% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 12
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 254 [Q3] → 279 (+25) [Q4]
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 91
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.21B [Q3] → $3.32B (+$115M) [Q4]
0.26% more ownership
Funds ownership: 96.54% [Q3] → 96.8% (+0.26%) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q3] → 1 (+0) [Q4]
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27K | Put options by funds: $40K
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
2 analyst ratings
Stephens & Co. Tommy Moll 33% 1-year accuracy 8 / 24 met price target | 19%upside $175 | Overweight Reiterated | 27 Feb 2025 |
Benchmark Josh Sullivan 58% 1-year accuracy 30 / 52 met price target | 30%upside $190 | Buy Maintained | 11 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about ESE published over the past 30 days









