ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) is a Hardware, Equipment & Parts company in the Technology sector, currently trading at $318.24. It has a SharesGrow Score of 71/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of ESE = $135.67 (-57.4% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is ESE = $300 (-5.7% upside).
Valuation: ESE trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 26.5 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.1.
Financials: revenue is $1.1B, +8.5%/yr average growth. Net income is $299M, growing at +72.1%/yr. Net profit margin is 27.3% (strong). Gross margin is 42.1% (+3.4 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $230M against $1.5B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.15, conservative). Current ratio is 1.35 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 9.6%. Total assets: $2.4B.
Analyst outlook: 9 / 15 analysts rate ESE as buy (60%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 35/100 (Fail), Growth 83/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 83/100 (Pass), Moat 67/100 (Partial), Future 47/100 (Partial), Income 85/100 (Pass).
