Electro Sensors INC: management transactions · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Electro Sensors INC

Electro-Sensors, Inc. is a United States industrial company listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker ELSE. Incorporated in Minnesota in July 1968, the company is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and has long focused on industrial production monitoring, process control, and machine safety systems. For French-speaking investors, this is a niche industrial technology business rather than a broad diversified manufacturer, but it operates in mission-critical applications where reliability, uptime protection, and operational safety matter. The company’s core business is a broad portfolio of ready-to-install monitoring and control solutions for industrial machinery. Electro-Sensors sells speed sensing products, belt alignment and slide gate position monitoring devices, temperature sensors for bearings, gearboxes, and motors, and closed-loop speed control systems. It also markets hazard monitoring products, including its HazardPRO line, and newer generation sensors such as its FB420 2.0 shaft speed sensor. In practical terms, the company sits at the intersection of industrial automation, condition monitoring, and workplace safety, with products designed to help customers prevent downtime and protect equipment. From a competitive standpoint, Electro-Sensors operates in a fragmented but competitive market. Its reported advantages include product design quality, ease of installation, and the ability to serve both retrofit projects and new production lines. Management describes the customer base as spanning grain/feed/milling, bulk materials, and other industrial processing applications. That makes the company more specialized than large automation peers, but also potentially more defensible in certain end markets where application knowledge and product reliability are valued. Distribution is handled through an internal sales team as well as manufacturer representatives and distributors, both domestically and internationally. The company’s geographic footprint is therefore commercially broader than its physical footprint. In 2025, Electro-Sensors shipped products to 21 countries, and sales outside the United States represented about 12% of revenue. This indicates a modest but meaningful international revenue stream, while the business remains operationally centered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Recent developments are particularly relevant for investors. In March 2026, Electro-Sensors reported record annual revenue of $10.1 million for fiscal 2025, up 8.2% year over year, alongside a 50.8% gross margin and $10.6 million of cash and investments. The company also announced in April 2026 a definitive agreement to be acquired by steute Technologies, a major strategic event that could reshape the investment case and future listing status of ELSE. In addition, because the stock is a small-cap U.S. issuer with SEC reporting obligations, insider activity and Form 4 filings remain important for market participants following the name.