Loading
Esco Technologies Inc: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Esco Technologies Inc as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Industry sector. Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, 25 filings were filed, from 8 insiders.
The flow runs one way only: 5 sales worth €3.3M, from 5 insiders, and no purchase. One trade stands out by size: a sale of €1.8M from Sayler Bryan H, disclosed on 26 November 2025.
Compared with its exchange (5,458 companies, median 22 filings), a count of 25 filings is above the norm. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at no purchases and 9 sales. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 30 September 2025 lists revenue at 1.10 bn USD and net income at 299.2 m USD; the dividend was 0.32 USD per share.
The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 1 day. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction. A sale on its own says little: insiders also sell to pay tax, fund a purchase or diversify.
In the same sector, recent insider purchases at Tennant Co and Butler National Corp also feature in our signals. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
83
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
n/a
n/a
Sell Volume
€4M
9 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleBryan H. Sayler1 sale
Christopher L. Tucker1 sale
David M. Schatz1 sale
Gloria L. Valdez1 sale
Robert J. Phillippy1 sale
Vinod M. Khilnani1 sale
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Esco Technologies Inc Strong Buy (bullish), based on 4 analysts. Average price target: US$390.75.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 8,096 of 23,474 companies
59.3
score / 100
Value48
Quality71
FCF yld3.5%
Earn yld5.5%
EV/EBITDA23.2x
ROE9.5%
Gross mgn42%
Net mgn27%
Debt/EBITDA0.9x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended September 2025 · cache
US$300.81
Analyst consensus
4 analystsStrong buy
US$345.00Target US$390.75(+30%)US$420.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$1.1B
Gross profitUS$461.1M42% margin
EBITDAUS$245.4M22% margin
Net incomeUS$299.2M24.4% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)55.9x
PER (forward)32.3x
P/Book4.9x
Beta1.12
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$5.5B
Total debtUS$230.4M
Free Cash FlowUS$189.8M
Debt / Equity9%
Profitability & ownership
ROE9.5%
ROA5.1%
% insiders0.4%
% institutions99.3%
Last declaration on 6 February 2026
Declarations83 total
1,349 shares@ US$238.4021.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001929185-26-000008:0
1,349 shares@ US$238.4023.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001794684-26-000008:0
1,349 shares@ US$238.4018.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001204034-26-000007:0
1,349 shares@ US$238.4067.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001862314-26-000008:0
1,349 shares@ US$238.4025.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001213190-26-000006:0
3,134 shares@ US$212.9113.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001957432-25-000018:0
1,143 shares@ US$212.918.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001855536-25-000016:0
597 shares@ US$212.917.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001855141-25-000017:0
5,623 shares@ US$204.9778.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001929185-25-000010:0
9,382 shares@ US$220.0041.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001957432-25-000016:0
5,000 shares@ US$220.1537.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001855536-25-000014:0
324 shares@ US$225.935.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001213190-25-000010:0
216 shares@ US$224.042.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001204034-25-000010:0
2,498 shares@ US$225.6534.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001855141-25-000013:0
6,467 shares@ US$216.2727.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001957432-25-000012:0
2,579 shares@ US$216.2718.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001855536-25-000012:0
1,337 shares@ US$216.2717.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001855141-25-000011:0
4,786 shares0Common StockSEC:0001957432-25-000010:0
761 shares0Common StockSEC:0001855141-25-000009:0
1,314 shares0Common StockSEC:0001855536-25-000010:0
705 shares@ US$218.9233.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001862314-25-000005:0
3,254 shares@ US$222.4024.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001855536-25-000008:0
1,051 shares@ US$222.4014.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001855141-25-000007:0
1,236 shares@ US$222.405.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001957432-25-000008:0
197 shares@ US$219.473.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001794684-25-000010:0
25 of 83 declarations
About Esco Technologies Inc
ESCO Technologies Inc. (ticker: ESE) is a U.S.-based industrial technology company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in the United States. Its investment case is built around a multi-segment portfolio focused on specialized, technically differentiated products and services serving high-barrier, high-value end markets. The company emphasizes long-term, profitable growth, supported by a mix of wholly owned subsidiaries operating in regulated and technically demanding niches.
ESCO Technologies has evolved over time through a combination of organic development and acquisitions. Its corporate headquarters are in St. Louis, Missouri, and the group maintains an international operating footprint across North America, Europe and Asia. Today, the business is organized into three core segments: Aerospace & Defense (A&D), Utility Solutions Group (USG), and Test. This structure gives ESCO exposure to defense platforms, electric utility infrastructure, and advanced testing and measurement markets.
Read moreShow less
The A&D segment serves aerospace and defense customers with engineered solutions used in power control, monitoring and mission-critical applications. USG provides products and systems for electric utilities and critical infrastructure, including technologies related to metering, grid protection, network monitoring and energy efficiency. The Test segment offers electromagnetic testing and measurement solutions, including equipment used for EMC qualification and other specialized test environments. Well-known ESCO brands and platforms include ETS-Lindgren and related technical solutions in the testing ecosystem.
ESCO’s competitive position is driven less by scale and more by engineering depth, customer intimacy, and the specialized nature of its offerings. The company operates in markets that tend to be defensible, relatively sticky and often supported by regulation, replacement demand or critical infrastructure spending. Its customer base is primarily U.S.-centric, but the company also has meaningful international exposure through manufacturing, sales and service operations abroad.
Recent corporate developments have been notable. In 2025, ESCO completed the divestiture of VACCO Industries, which represented a strategic exit from the space business and a sharpening of focus on the company’s core platforms. More recently, in April 2026, ESCO announced an agreement to acquire Megger Group, a global provider of testing, monitoring and data-driven solutions for utilities and critical electric infrastructure. That move strengthens ESCO’s position in electrification, grid modernization and resilient infrastructure testing—areas that remain structurally attractive.
For investors, ESE combines industrial quality characteristics with exposure to long-duration secular themes such as defense modernization, grid investment and technical testing demand. It is also worth noting that the company trades on the NYSE in the United States, and its recent M&A activity suggests an active capital allocation strategy aimed at building scale in its most attractive end markets.
Recent ranked signals in the same sector
Purchases our model currently ranks for the recommendations list.
All recommendations
