Clarendon Private LLC Invests $381,000 in Ecolab Inc. $ECL

Key Points

• Clarendon Private LLC invested approximately $381,000 in Ecolab Inc., acquiring 1,413 shares in the second quarter.
• Ecolab plans to pay a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.0% based on an annualized payout of $2.60.
• Analysts have given Ecolab stock a consensus rating of Moderate Buy with an average target price of $292.29.

Clarendon Private LLC purchased a new stake in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,413 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $381,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Ecolab by 75.2% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 22,932 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $6,179,000 after purchasing an additional 9,842 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its holdings in Ecolab by 21.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 40,972 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $11,041,000 after purchasing an additional 7,232 shares during the period. Oak Ridge Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Ecolab by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Oak Ridge Investments LLC now owns 52,296 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $14,091,000 after purchasing an additional 699 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Ecolab by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,960 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,337,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares during the period. Finally, waypoint wealth counsel bought a new stake in Ecolab in the 2nd quarter valued at $204,000. 74.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ecolab Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of Ecolab stock opened at $271.80 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.80 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $274.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $263.04. Ecolab Inc. has a 12-month low of $221.62 and a 12-month high of $286.04.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.90 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $4.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.03 billion. Ecolab had a return on equity of 22.52% and a net margin of 13.59%. Ecolab has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.120 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.420-7.620 EPS. Research analysts expect that Ecolab Inc. will post 7.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ecolab Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be given a dividend of $0.65 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $2.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ecolab's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on ECL shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Ecolab in a report on Wednesday. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Ecolab from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of Ecolab from $300.00 to $306.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Ecolab from $295.00 to $299.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Baird R W upgraded shares of Ecolab from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $292.29.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director David Maclennan acquired 600 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $278.51 per share, for a total transaction of $167,106.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,253 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,640,663.03. The trade was a 3.05% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Jennifer J. Bradway sold 807 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $279.28, for a total transaction of $225,378.96. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 4,326 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,208,165.28. The trade was a 15.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.04% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Ecolab Company Profile

Ecolab Inc provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries.

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