Dohj LLC Takes Position in Ecolab Inc. $ECL

Key Points

• Dohj LLC acquired a new position in Ecolab Inc., purchasing 1,319 shares valued at approximately $355,000 in the 2nd quarter of 2025.
• A recent upgrade by Baird R W raised Ecolab's rating from "hold" to "strong-buy," reflecting positive sentiment among analysts with a consensus price target of $292.29.
• Ecolab declared a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share, with an annual yield of 0.9%, to be paid out on October 15th to shareholders of record as of September 16th.

Dohj LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,319 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $355,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ECL. Valmark Advisers Inc. acquired a new position in Ecolab during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $211,000. Mirova US LLC grew its position in Ecolab by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Mirova US LLC now owns 2,052,803 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $553,107,000 after purchasing an additional 73,628 shares during the period. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. raised its holdings in Ecolab by 10.2% during the second quarter. Triasima Portfolio Management inc. now owns 5,068 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,366,000 after buying an additional 468 shares during the last quarter. Friedenthal Financial acquired a new stake in shares of Ecolab in the 2nd quarter worth about $77,000. Finally, Canopy Partners LLC boosted its stake in Ecolab by 11.4% during the 2nd quarter. Canopy Partners LLC now owns 2,737 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $737,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.91% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot sold 1,354 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.16, for a total value of $383,398.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 11,199 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,171,108.84. This trade represents a 10.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director David Maclennan bought 600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $278.51 per share, for a total transaction of $167,106.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,640,663.03. The trade was a 3.05% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.50% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Baird R W upgraded Ecolab from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Ecolab in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Ecolab from $300.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Raymond James Financial started coverage on shares of Ecolab in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. They issued a "market perform" rating on the stock. Finally, Oppenheimer upgraded Ecolab to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $292.29.

Ecolab Stock Performance

ECL stock opened at $278.80 on Wednesday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $273.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $262.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.44, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. Ecolab Inc. has a 12-month low of $221.62 and a 12-month high of $286.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.07 billion, a PE ratio of 37.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 1.09.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $4.03 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.03 billion. Ecolab had a net margin of 13.59% and a return on equity of 22.52%. Ecolab has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.120 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.420-7.620 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Ecolab Inc. will post 7.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ecolab Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 16th. Ecolab's payout ratio is presently 34.71%.

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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