Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Purchases 2,938,908 Shares of ESCO Technologies Inc. $ESE

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in shares of ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ESE) by 97,963,600.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,938,911 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 2,938,908 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned approximately 0.11% of ESCO Technologies worth $574,234,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in ESCO Technologies by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 844 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $165,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its stake in ESCO Technologies by 9.7% during the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 677 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $132,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC grew its stake in ESCO Technologies by 3.7% during the third quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 1,678 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $354,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its stake in ESCO Technologies by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 1,675 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $327,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake in ESCO Technologies by 19.4% during the third quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 418 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $88,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. 95.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on ESE shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen cut shares of ESCO Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of ESCO Technologies in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $400.00.

ESCO Technologies Price Performance

ESE opened at $289.53 on Friday. ESCO Technologies Inc. has a one year low of $174.92 and a one year high of $346.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $295.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $249.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.18.

ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $1.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.01. ESCO Technologies had a net margin of 24.69% and a return on equity of 12.88%. The business had revenue of $309.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $307.88 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.35 earnings per share. ESCO Technologies’s revenue was up 33.5% compared to the same quarter last year. ESCO Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.150 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.000-8.250 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ESCO Technologies Inc. will post 8.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ESCO Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 2nd will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 2nd. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. ESCO Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2.69%.

About ESCO Technologies

ESCO Technologies Inc is a diversified manufacturer of engineered products and systems designed to meet customers’ critical performance requirements in the test, measurement, control, and filtration of data, fluids, and gases. The company serves a wide range of end markets, including commercial aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and communication network sectors. ESCO’s solutions are tailored to environments where reliability, precision and regulatory compliance are paramount.

Operating through multiple business segments, ESCO Technologies delivers test and measurement instruments such as RF and microwave components, signal distribution systems, and integrated test enclosures that support defense and aerospace programs.