Head to head
ESCO Technologies vs Coherent
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: ESE · COHR
ESE
ESCO Technologies
256.90-4.22%
1-year price shape — +23% over the period
Quant Rating D · 65/100
vs
COHR
Coherent
334.56-1.12%
1-year price shape — +195% over the period
Quant Rating B · 98/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
ESCO Technologies edges it on the scoreable measures. ESCO Technologies trades cheapest on trailing earnings; ESCO Technologies pays the highest dividend yield; ESCO Technologies earns the most per share.
| ESE | COHR | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Scientific & Technical Instruments | -- |
| Last price | 256.90 | 334.56 |
| Change today | -4.22% | -1.12% |
| 1-year return | +23.0% | +194.6% |
| Market cap | $6.66B | $65.52B |
| 52-week range | 193.44 – 361.96 | 108.19 – 440.00 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 21.14 | 81.20 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 5th | 80th |
| P/B | 4.12 | 6.01 |
| Dividend yield | 0.12% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 11.55 | 4.12 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $299.23M | $806.83M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.29B | $7.12B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +14.4% | +33.7% |
| Gross margin | 42.0% | 37.5% |
| Operating margin | 15.7% | 12.7% |
| Net margin | 24.4% | 10.8% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $196.60M | $-1.03B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 101.5% | 88.0% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 25 buy / 8 sell | 19 buy / 29 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (2) | 79% buy / 21% hold (14) |
| Analyst price target | $417 (+62%) | $427 (+28%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (65) | B (98) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 3,425 | 5,085 |
| Founded | 1990 | 1971 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.