ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) stock: analyst price target and their real reliability

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ESCO Technologies Inc. · Industrials · ref. ETF XLI · 33 calls · price $281.54

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What the company does: ESCO Technologies Inc. provides engineered components and systems for aviation, navy, defense, and industrial customers.

📈 ESCO Technologies Inc. (ESE) stock price

$281.54+38.2% over range

Aug 28, 25low $195.39 · high $354.9Aug 27, 26

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100% recommend buying · 2 analysts

📊 JPI status : ESCO Technologies Inc. has never appeared in a JPI ranking (Fair or Risk +) — our methods haven't picked it to date. See the selected stocks →

🎯 ESE price target & analyst consensus — price $282

The price target · all analysts combined (2 targets)

Highest target · 1 firm of 2$420+49.2%

Median target · of 2 targets$385+36.7%

Lowest target · 1 firm of 2$350+24.3%

Current price$281.54

⭐ What the most reliable analysts say

No reliable analyst is bullish on this stock right now. A “reliable” analyst is a firm that, on this sector, hits more than 55% of its targets and beats its sector. None of them sees upside here — which is exactly why this stock is in no JPI selection.

The consensus · 2 ratings (last 6 months)

Strong Buy00%

Buy2100%

Hold00%

Sell00%

Strong Sell00%

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🎯 ESE price target all

All 33 calls, one by one, with our verdict on each firm.

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💡 The best analysts on ESE most reliable

Their real reliability on ESE, firm by firm: who was right, who was wrong.

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All analysts (the consensus) · vs · the best (those who've been right)

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🔎 Detailed analyses

📊 Returns & performance

✅ Historical analyst reliability on ESE

Hit rate measured on targets already matured (12 months), replayed against real prices. Click a header to sort.

Firm ↕	% right i ↕	Gain vs sector i ↕	Calls i ↕
Benchmark ↗	100%	+61.2%	5
Stephens & Co. ↗	100%	+47.1%	5
BB&T Capital	100%	+32.2%	2

📊 What $1,000 invested in ESCO Technologies Inc. would be worth › open the full page

In short — $1,000 invested in ESCO Technologies Inc. 10 years ago would be worth $9,006 today, i.e. +25%/yr on average. Best year: 2016 (+57%), worst: 2021 (-13%). Price performance, excluding dividends.

If I'd invested $1,000 in ESCO Technologies Inc.

Investment	Worth today	Gain
1 years ago	$2,443	+144%
3 years ago	$3,718	+272%
5 years ago	$3,153	+215%

→ See ESCO Technologies Inc.'s full return history + gain calculator

Return by year (ESCO Technologies Inc.)

Year	Return	$1,000 invested at year start
2026 (YTD)	+67%	$1,666 (+67%)
2025	+47%	$2,443 (+144%)
2024	+14%	$2,781 (+178%)

→ See ESCO Technologies Inc.'s full return history + gain calculator

⚠️ Past performance, not predictive nor advice. Prices in $, excluding dividends. Yahoo Finance data.

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📋 All analyst calls on ESE

JP Morgan ↗

Jun 15, 26

▲ Overweight · 🎯$420

Price at call : $327.8 — upside +28%

Today : $281.54 — upside +49%

🎯 on ESE : no call matured yet · 📊 on Industry : 50% · +7.3% (132 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jun 15, 27

Deutsche Bank ↗

Mar 25, 26

▲ Buy · 🎯$350

Price at call : $277.63 — upside +26%

Today : $281.54 — upside +24%

🎯 on ESE : no call matured yet · 📊 on Industry : 35.8% · -8.8% (106 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 25, 27

Stephens & Co. ↗

Feb 9, 26

▲ Overweight · 🎯$300

Price at call : $278.28 — upside +8%

Today : $281.54 — upside +7%

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41.5% · -2.8% (82 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 9, 27

Stephens & Co. ↗

Nov 24, 25

▲ Overweight · 🎯$275

Price at call : $224.36 — upside +23%

Today : $281.54 — upside -2%

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41.5% · -2.8% (82 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 24, 26

Benchmark ↗

May 9, 25

▲ Buy · 🎯$200

Price at call : $179.57 — upside +11%

Today : $281.54 — upside -29%

Expected +11% · Actual +66% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

+65.9%

stock +66% · XLI +25%

matured May 9, 26

Stephens & Co. ↗

Feb 27, 25

▲ Overweight · 🎯$175

Price at call : $164.88 — upside +6%

Today : $281.54 — upside -38%

Expected +6% · Actual +73% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41.5% · -2.8% (82 calls)

+73.3%

stock +73% · XLI +31%

matured Feb 27, 26

Benchmark ↗

Feb 11, 25

▲ Buy · 🎯$190

Price at call : $165.53 — upside +15%

Today : $281.54 — upside -33%

Expected +15% · Actual +65% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

+64.8%

stock +65% · XLI +25%

matured Feb 11, 26

Benchmark ↗

Nov 15, 24

▲ Buy · 🎯$150

Price at call : $145.47 — upside +3%

Today : $281.54 — upside -47%

Expected +3% · Actual +49% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

+48.7%

stock +49% · XLI +8%

matured Nov 15, 25

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Benchmark ↗

Nov 5, 24

▲ Buy · 🎯$150

Price at call : $142.65 — upside +5%

Today : $281.54 — upside -47%

Expected +5% · Actual +53% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

+53.5%

stock +53% · XLI +8%

matured Nov 5, 25

Benchmark ↗

Oct 21, 24

▲ Buy · 🎯$150

Price at call : $127.26 — upside +18%

Today : $281.54 — upside -47%

Expected +18% · Actual +73% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 34.3% · -6.3% (102 calls)

+73.1%

stock +73% · XLI +12%

matured Oct 21, 25

Stephens & Co. ↗

Sep 27, 24

▲ Overweight · 🎯$145

Price at call : $128.4 — upside +13%

Today : $281.54 — upside -48%

Expected +13% · Actual +61% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41.5% · -2.8% (82 calls)

+61.2%

stock +61% · XLI +14%

matured Sep 27, 25

Stephens & Co. ↗

Jul 9, 24

▲ Overweight · 🎯$125

Price at call : $106.84 — upside +17%

Today : $281.54 — upside -56%

Expected +17% · Actual +78% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41.5% · -2.8% (82 calls)

+77.6%

stock +78% · XLI +24%

matured Jul 9, 25

Sidoti & Co.

Jan 5, 24

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ESE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 59.7% · +14.1% (62 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 4, 25

Stephens & Co. ↗

Aug 28, 23

▲ Overweight · 🎯$120

Price at call : $106.3 — upside +13%

Today : $281.54 — upside -57%

Expected +13% · Actual +11% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41.5% · -2.8% (82 calls)

+11.3%

stock +11% · XLI +20%

matured Aug 27, 24

Stephens & Co. ↗

Nov 21, 22

▲ Overweight · 🎯$110

Price at call : $93.14 — upside +18%

Today : $281.54 — upside -61%

Expected +18% · Actual +12% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41.5% · -2.8% (82 calls)

+12.1%

stock +12% · XLI +6%

matured Nov 21, 23

Sidoti & Co.

Sep 28, 21

▲ Buy · 🎯$99

Price at call : $78.08 — upside +27%

Today : $281.54 — upside -65%

Expected +27% · Actual -4% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ESE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 59.7% · +14.1% (62 calls)

-4.3%

stock -4% · XLI -16%

matured Sep 28, 22

Stephens & Co. ↗

Jul 9, 19

■ Equal-Weight neutral · not a buy · 🎯$87

Price at call : $81.54 — gap to target +7%

Today : $281.54 — gap to target -69%

🎯 on ESE : 100% (5 calls matureds) · 📊 on Industry : 41.5% · -2.8% (82 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Jul 8, 20

B. Riley Securities ↗

Aug 8, 18

▲ Buy · 🎯$80

Price at call : $65.65 — upside +22%

Today : $281.54 — upside -72%

Expected +22% · Actual +24% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 89.5% · +23.8% (19 calls)

+24.4%

stock +24% · XLI -0%

matured Aug 8, 19

Wunderlich Securities

Jun 13, 17

▲ Buy · 🎯$71

Price at call : $60.4 — upside +18%

Today : $281.54 — upside -75%

Expected +18% · Actual -4% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ESE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

-4.1%

stock -4% · XLI +11%

matured Jun 13, 18

BB&T Capital

May 4, 16

▲ Buy · 🎯$45

Price at call : $38.24 — upside +18%

Today : $281.54 — upside -84%

Expected +18% · Actual +54% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall

+53.6%

stock +54% · XLI +20%

matured May 4, 17

Euro Pacific Capital

Oct 12, 15

▲ Buy · 🎯$7

Price at call : $37.36 — upside -81%

Today : $281.54 — upside -98%

Expected -81% · Actual +21% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on ESE : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

+20.6%

stock +21% · XLI +7%

matured Oct 11, 16

BB&T Capital

Jul 13, 15

▲ Buy

Actual +11% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ESE : 100% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 unranked overall

+10.8%

stock +11% · XLI +6%

matured Jul 12, 16

Needham ↗

Aug 9, 13

■ Hold neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ESE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 28.9% · -18.0% (38 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 9, 14

Ardour Capital

May 8, 13

▲ Accumulate · 🎯$44

Price at call : $32.16 — upside +37%

Today : $281.54 — upside -84%

Expected +37% · Actual +6% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ESE : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

+5.7%

stock +6% · XLI +23%

matured May 8, 14

Baird ↗

May 8, 13

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$37

Price at call : $32.55 — gap to target +14%

Today : $281.54 — gap to target -87%

🎯 on ESE : no call matured yet · 📊 on Industry : 37.5% · -4.7% (136 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : May 8, 14

Oppenheimer ↗

Apr 18, 13

■ Perform neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ESE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 38.4% · -9.5% (73 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Apr 18, 14

Needham ↗

Feb 8, 13

▲ Buy · 🎯$46

Price at call : $40.27 — upside +14%

Today : $281.54 — upside -84%

Expected +14% · Actual -16% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ESE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 28.9% · -18.0% (38 calls)

-15.7%

stock -16% · XLI +24%

matured Feb 8, 14

Pacific Crest

Jan 31, 13

■ Sector Perform neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ESE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Jan 31, 14

Wedbush ↗

Jan 30, 13

▲ Outperform · 🎯$50

Price at call : $41.17 — upside +21%

Today : $281.54 — upside -82%

Expected +21% · Actual -15% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ESE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 53.8% · +12.8% (52 calls)

-15.2%

stock -15% · XLI +25%

matured Jan 30, 14

Canaccord Genuity ↗

Nov 13, 12

■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$37

Price at call : $35.7 — gap to target +4%

Today : $281.54 — gap to target -87%

🎯 on ESE : no call matured yet · 📊 on Industry : 35.3% · -10.9% (51 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 13, 13

Oppenheimer ↗

Oct 10, 12

▲ Outperform · 🎯$42

Price at call : $34.7 — upside +21%

Today : $281.54 — upside -85%

Expected +21% · Actual -3% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ESE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Industry : 38.4% · -9.5% (73 calls)

-3.2%

stock -3% · XLI +28%

matured Oct 10, 13

Ardour Capital

Aug 10, 12

■ Hold neutral · not a buy

🎯 on ESE : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 10, 13

Pacific Crest

May 10, 12

▲ Outperform · 🎯$42

Price at call : $34.21 — upside +23%

Today : $281.54 — upside -85%

Expected +23% · Actual -4% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✗ No

🎯 on ESE : 0% (1 call matured) · 📊 unranked overall

-3.7%

stock -4% · XLI +21%

matured May 10, 13

Frequently asked questions

Should I buy ESCO Technologies Inc. stock?

This isn't buy advice. For ESCO Technologies Inc., the analyst consensus is "Buy", with an average price target of $385 (+37% vs the current price). What matters is their past reliability on this stock: the most reliable one is right 100% of the time (5 calls tracked on ESCO Technologies Inc.). We show the numbers — you decide.

Is it too late to buy ESCO Technologies Inc.? How high can it go?

The most bullish analyst target on ESCO Technologies Inc. is $420 (+49% above today's price); the average is $385. That's the upside they see. Check how reliable those analysts have actually been on ESCO Technologies Inc. on our site before trusting it.

Is ESCO Technologies Inc. still a good buy?

The most useful "opinion" isn't an opinion — it's a track record: 3 analysts have a real record on ESCO Technologies Inc., the best hitting 100% over 5 calls. Current consensus: "Buy". Make your call on data, not noise.

What has ESCO Technologies Inc.'s past performance been?

Historical returns and a "how much if I had invested" calculator: ESE performance & returns.