ESAB Corporation (ESAB) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Industrials · Metal Fabrication
Sell if holding. At $102.50, A.R:R 1.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (2); Concentration risk — Geographic: international operations (80.0%).
ESAB Corporation manufactures fabrication technology including welding/cutting consumables, equipment, gas control, and robotics, operating through Americas (40% of 2025 net sales) and EMEA & APAC (60%) segments. Approximately 80% of 2025 revenues came from international... Read more
Sell if holding. At $102.50, A.R:R 1.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (2); Concentration risk — Geographic: international operations (80.0%). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 64. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 43d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — ESAB Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Analysts Are Bullish on Top Industrial Goods Stocks: Vertiv Holdings (VRT), ESAB Corporation (ESAB) - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail positive
- NEWS ESAB earnings on deck: Eddyfi deal in focus amid geopolitical risks - Investing.com — Investing.com neutral
- NEWS ESAB (ESAB) Q4 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- NEWS ESAB (ESAB) Q4 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For - FinancialContent — FinancialContent neutral
- NEWS ESAB Faces Softer Q1 on Middle East Pause With 2026 Outlook Intact, Oppenheimer Says - Moomoo — Moomoo neutral
Generated 2026-06-17T08:26:47Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicinternational operations80%10-K Item 1A: 'In the year ended December 31, 2025, we derived approximately 80% of our sales from operations outside of the United States'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-02Item 5.02MEDIUMESAB appointed R. Brent Jones as EVP and Chief Financial Officer effective early May 2026, to succeed the prior CFO as principal financial officer. Jones previously served as CFO of Avantor, Inc. No reason cited for prior CFO's departure.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. At $102.50, A.R:R 1.0:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Consecutive earnings misses (2); Concentration risk — Geographic: international operations (80.0%). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 64. Prior stop was $95.33. Score 5.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $118.32 (+15.4% upside). Prior stop was $95.33. Stop-loss: $95.33.
Concentration risk — Geographic: international operations (80.0%); Consecutive earnings misses (2); Weak overall score: 5.0/10.
ESAB Corporation trades at a P/E of 25.6 (forward 14.1). TrendMatrix value score: 6.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
16 analysts cover ESAB with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $136.
What does ESAB Corporation do?ESAB Corporation manufactures fabrication technology including welding/cutting consumables, equipment, gas control, and...
ESAB Corporation manufactures fabrication technology including welding/cutting consumables, equipment, gas control, and robotics, operating through Americas (40% of 2025 net sales) and EMEA & APAC (60%) segments. Approximately 80% of 2025 revenues came from international operations across ~150 countries, with ~10,300 employees.