ESCO Technologies Inc. Common Stock (ESE)

Each stock in this article is trading near its 52-week high. These elevated prices usually indicate some degree of investor confidence, business improvements, or favorable market conditions.

Engineered products manufacturer ESCO (NYSE:ESE) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 6.6% year on year to $265.5 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $1.2 billion at the midpoint came in 4.5% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.35 per share was 8.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

As the Q1 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the engineered components and systems industry, including ESCO (NYSE:ESE) and its peers.

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Engineered products manufacturer ESCO (NYSE:ESE) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 6.6% year on year to $265.5 million. The company’s full-year revenue guidance of $1.20 billion at the midpoint came in 4.5% above analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.35 per share was 8.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Engineered products manufacturer ESCO (NYSE:ESE) will be reporting results tomorrow after market hours. Here’s what investors should know.

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In a sliding market, ESCO has defied the odds, trading up to $153.25 per share. Its 22.9% gain since October 2024 has outpaced the S&P 500’s 7.3% drop. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how engineered components and systems stocks fared in Q4, starting with Enpro (NYSE:NPO).