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Electro-Sensors, Inc. (ELSE)

Technology | Scientific & Technical Instruments | Minnetonka, United States | NasdaqCM
7.70 USD -0.01 (-0.130%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:24 a.m. EDT

The immediate catalyst here is the confirmed acquisition by steute Technologies, which explains the recent 75% surge and places the stock in a unique 'sell-on-news' category for active traders. While the price has stabilized near the 52-week high, the statistical forecasting model offers virtually no directional guidance, suggesting the market has already priced in the merger premium. For the long term, the business fundamentals are mixed: revenue is growing at a healthy 15%, and the multi-year price trajectory shows a net gain of nearly 40% over the last nine years without a recent structural decline. However, the valuation is extreme, trading at a trailing P/E of 96x and an enterprise-to-EBITDA multiple of 409x, indicating the market is paying a massive premium for future growth that hasn't materialized yet. The balance sheet is technically strong with a current ratio of 12.6, but the operating margins remain negative, and the company generates minimal free cash flow relative to its size. With no dividend history to speak of, this is purely a speculative play on the merger completion and post-acquisition integration, rather than a traditional income or value investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.003973
AutoARIMA0.003979
MSTL0.029924
AutoTheta0.188636

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 30%
H-stat 13.87
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.641
Excess Kurtosis -0.67
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2013-05-07
Last Dividend Date 2013-05-07
Revenue per Share 3.015
Market Cap 27,199,656
Trailing P/E 96.25
Beta 0.63
Profit Margins 2.42%
Website https://www.electro-sensors.com

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2013-05-08 0.040000 0.898876
2013-02-06 0.040000 1.028278
2012-10-31 0.040000 1.020408
2012-08-01 0.040000 0.956938
2012-05-02 0.040000 0.952381
2012-02-01 0.040000 1.012658
2011-11-02 0.040000 1.025641
2011-08-03 0.040000 0.936768
2011-05-04 0.040000 0.879121
2011-02-02 0.040000 0.879121
2010-11-03 0.040000 0.987654
2010-08-04 0.040000 1.000000
2010-05-05 0.040000 0.990099
2010-02-03 0.040000 1.052632
2009-11-04 0.040000 1.384083
2009-08-05 0.040000 1.379310
2009-05-06 0.040000 1.379310
2009-02-04 0.040000 1.600000
2008-11-05 0.040000 1.176471
2008-08-06 0.040000 0.842105
2008-05-07 0.040000 0.902935
2008-02-06 0.040000 0.754717
2007-11-07 0.040000 0.693241
2007-08-08 0.040000 0.683761
2007-05-16 0.040000 0.718133
2007-02-07 0.040000 0.689655
2006-11-08 0.040000 0.909091
2006-08-09 0.040000 1.007557
2006-05-03 1.040000 11.134903
2006-02-08 0.040000 0.975610
2005-11-08 0.040000 0.990099
2005-08-10 0.040000 0.860215
2005-05-04 0.040000 0.934579
2005-02-09 0.040000 0.945626
2004-11-09 0.040000 1.092896
2004-08-11 0.040000 0.975610
2004-04-28 0.040000 0.833333
2004-02-11 0.040000 0.854701
2003-11-07 0.040000 0.952381
2003-08-13 0.030000 0.967742
2003-05-07 0.030000 1.200000
2003-02-12 0.030000 1.315789
2002-11-06 0.030000 0.931677
2002-08-07 0.030000 0.937500
2002-05-22 0.030000 0.689655
2002-02-13 0.030000 0.804290
2001-11-21 0.030000 0.937500
2001-08-23 0.030000 0.765306
2001-05-23 0.030000 0.740741
2001-02-22 0.020000 0.521739
2000-11-02 0.020000 0.571429
2000-08-09 0.020000 0.578313
2000-04-27 0.020000 0.872727
2000-01-25 0.020000 1.142857
1999-10-25 0.020000 1.432836
1999-07-23 0.020000 1.000000
1999-04-23 0.020000 1.066667
1999-01-25 0.020000 0.960000
1998-10-23 0.020000 1.090909
1998-07-23 0.020000 0.857143
1998-04-23 0.020000 0.774194
1998-01-23 0.020000 0.813559
1997-10-22 0.020000 0.648649
1997-07-23 0.020000 0.800000
1997-04-24 0.020000 0.750000
1997-01-22 0.020000 0.857143
1996-10-23 0.020000 0.716418
1996-07-24 0.020000 0.685714
1996-04-24 0.020000 0.571429
1996-01-24 0.020000 0.558140
1995-12-21 0.333333 6.666660
1995-05-01 0.066667 3.333350
1994-05-02 0.066667 2.500012
1993-04-30 0.066667 2.105273
1992-04-28 0.066667 1.818191
1991-04-26 0.066667 2.857158
1990-04-26 0.066667 3.809543
1989-04-26 0.066667 3.076938
1988-04-26 0.066667 3.200016
1987-04-24 0.044444 1.904743
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2013-05-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.04
lastDividendDate 2013-05-08
dividendDate 2013-05-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.65591395
Address1 6,111 Blue Circle Drive
All Time High 11.55
All Time Low 0.611111
Ask 7.71
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,600
Average Daily Volume3 Month 16,100
Average Volume 16,100
Average Volume10Days 9,600
Beta 0.631
Bid 7.66
Bid Size 4
Book Value 4.218
City Minnetonka
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 7.7
Current Ratio 12.637
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 7.7
Day Low 7.69
Display Name Electro-Sensors
Dividend Date 1,369,353,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,913,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,564,340
Ebitda 40,000
Ebitda Margins 0.00382
Enterprise To Ebitda 409.691
Enterprise To Revenue 1.563
Enterprise Value 16,387,657
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.08
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,367,971,200
Exchange NCM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 952 930 0130
Fifty Day Average 7.663
Fifty Day Average Change 0.036999702
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.004828357
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 65.59139
Fifty Two Week High 7.75
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.05000019
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0064516375
Fifty Two Week Low 4.05
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.6499996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.90123445
Fifty Two Week Range 4.05 - 7.75
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 360,941,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.81
Free Cashflow 412,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqCM
Full Time Employees 38
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.51469004
Gross Profits 5,395,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.53183997
Held Percent Institutions 0.11432999
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,532,423
Industry Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Disp Scientific & Technical Instruments
Industry Key scientific-technical-instruments
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,367,971,200
Last Dividend Value 0.04
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 983,232,000
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Electro-Sensors, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial production monitoring and process control systems. The company offers monitoring and control systems that measure machine production and operation rates, as well as regulate the speed of related machines in production processes. Its speed monitoring systems include alarm systems; tachometers; various products that measure production counts or rates, such as parts, gallons, or board feet; and other devices that translate impulses from the sensors into alarm signals. The company's temperature application products consist of bearing, gear box, and motor temperature monitoring sensors. It also offers production monitoring devices that include a belt alignment and slide gate position monitors; vibration monitoring products; and tilt switches. In addition, the company provides hazard monitoring systems, such as Electro-Sentry, which integrates its sensors for monitoring temperature, belt alignment, and shaft speed with programmable control logic; HazardPRO, a wireless hazard technology monitoring system; and HazardPRO site system manager software. It serves grain, feed, milling, bulk materials, manufacturing, food products, ethanol, power generation, and other processing industries. The company sells its products through internal sales team, manufacturer's representatives, and distributors in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, United Kingdom, Egypt, India, Australia, China, the Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore. Electro-Sensors, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
Long Name Electro-Sensors, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 27,199,656
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_268757
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 254,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 27,199,657
Open 7.69
Operating Cashflow 760,000
Operating Margins -0.08453
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 3.15
Phone 952 930 0100
Previous Close 7.71
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.8255097
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.5948918
Profit Margins 0.024230001
Quick Ratio 10.575
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0100002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.129705
Regular Market Day High 7.7
Regular Market Day Low 7.69
Regular Market Day Range 7.69 - 7.7
Regular Market Open 7.69
Regular Market Previous Close 7.71
Regular Market Price 7.7
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 3,224
Return On Assets -0.00189
Return On Equity 0.0174
Revenue Growth 0.152
Revenue Per Share 3.015
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Shares Outstanding 3,532,423
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0005
Shares Short 1,852
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 4,000
Short Name Electro-Sensors, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0007
Short Ratio 0.37
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol ELSE
Total Cash 10,812,000
Total Cash Per Share 3.061
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 10,482,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.08
Trailing P E 96.25
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.36665
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.3333497
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.434787
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,224
Website https://www.electro-sensors.com
Zip 55,343-9108