Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. Grows Stock Position in Ecolab Inc. $ECL

Key Points

• Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. has increased its holdings in Ecolab Inc. by 1.6%, now owning 95,154 shares valued at approximately $25.6 million.
• Ecolab recently reported earnings of $1.89 per share for the last quarter, slightly missing expectations, and has set a Q3 2025 guidance of 2.020-2.120 EPS.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share, with an annualized yield of 1.0%, to be paid on October 15th.

Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. lifted its position in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL - Free Report) by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 95,154 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.'s holdings in Ecolab were worth $25,638,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nemes Rush Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 6.6% in the first quarter. Nemes Rush Group LLC now owns 42,899 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $10,876,000 after purchasing an additional 2,651 shares during the last quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. lifted its stake in Ecolab by 32.4% in the first quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. now owns 14,005 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,551,000 after acquiring an additional 3,428 shares during the period. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Ecolab by 15.6% in the first quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 5,576 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,414,000 after acquiring an additional 754 shares during the period. Mirabaud & Cie SA lifted its stake in Ecolab by 1.1% in the first quarter. Mirabaud & Cie SA now owns 5,092 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,291,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, Modern Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ecolab in the first quarter worth $284,000. Institutional investors own 74.91% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ecolab news, Director David Maclennan bought 600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $278.51 per share, with a total value of $167,106.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 20,253 shares in the company, valued at $5,640,663.03. This represents a 3.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot sold 1,354 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director directly owned 11,199 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,171,108.84. This trade represents a 10.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.50% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Ecolab Stock Up 0.7%

Ecolab stock traded up $1.99 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $267.47. The stock had a trading volume of 1,468,057 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,288,262. The company has a market capitalization of $75.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.71, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $272.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $261.23. Ecolab Inc. has a one year low of $221.62 and a one year high of $286.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 1.12.

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 firm had revenue of $4.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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. On average, analysts expect that Ecolab Inc. will post 7.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Ecolab Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

ECL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Ecolab from $307.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Mizuho raised their price target on Ecolab from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Ecolab from $300.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Ecolab from $320.00 to $315.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Raymond James Financial initiated coverage on Ecolab in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. They set a "market perform" rating for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $292.00.

Ecolab 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.