ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. vs Motorola Solutions, Inc., two Communication Equipment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ESE and MSI diverge most: on debt / equity, ESE reads 0.05 and MSI reads 3.36; on return on invested capital, ESE reads 1.8% and MSI reads 19.6%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What MSI's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ESE | MSI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $257.79 | $443.97 |
| Market cap | $6.7B | $74.2B |
| Sector | Communication Equipment | Communication Equipment |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +18.3% |
| P/E | 21.2 | 35.0 |
| P/B | 4.14 | 27.62 |
| P/S | 5.47 | 6.07 |
| EV/EBITDA | 48.3 | 22.9 |
| Revenue growth | +28.6% | +10.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 53.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 25.8% |
| Net margin | 25.7% | 17.4% |
| Return on equity | 19.5% | 79.4% |
| Return on assets | 13.0% | 11.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.8% | 19.6% |
| FCF yield | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.05 | 3.36 |
| Current ratio | 1.38 | 1.10 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.46 | 7.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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