Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC Has $1.04 Million Stock Position in Ecolab Inc. $ECL

Key Points

• Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in Ecolab Inc. by 40.3%, bringing its total holdings to 4,104 shares valued at $1.04 million.
• Ecolab reported mixed quarterly earnings, with $1.89 EPS that fell short of the consensus estimate by $0.01, while meeting revenue expectations at $4.03 billion.
• The company will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.65 to shareholders on record as of September 16, translating to an annual yield of 0.9%.

Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC raised its holdings in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL - Free Report) by 40.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,104 shares of the basic materials company's stock after buying an additional 1,178 shares during the quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC's holdings in Ecolab were worth $1,041,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Forum Financial Management LP grew its holdings in Ecolab by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 1,449 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $367,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Palumbo Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Palumbo Wealth Management LLC now owns 902 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC now owns 2,199 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $525,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,170 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $297,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Ecolab by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,774 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $703,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.91% of the company's stock.

Ecolab Price Performance

Shares of ECL stock opened at $275.29 on Friday. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $272.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $261.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market cap of $78.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.07. Ecolab Inc. has a one year low of $221.62 and a one year high of $286.04.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.90 by ($0.01). Ecolab had a net margin of 13.59% and a return on equity of 22.52%. The company had revenue of $4.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.03 billion. 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ecolab Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 $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 0.9%. Ecolab's payout ratio is currently 34.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ECL. Baird R W raised Ecolab from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Ecolab from $300.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $260.00 price objective on Ecolab and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. Raymond James Financial began coverage on Ecolab in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. They set a "market perform" rating on the stock. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Ecolab from $307.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ecolab presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $292.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ecolab news, SVP Jennifer J. Bradway sold 807 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $279.28, for a total value of $225,378.96. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 4,326 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,208,165.28. The trade was a 15.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director David Maclennan acquired 600 shares of Ecolab stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $278.51 per share, for a total transaction of $167,106.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 20,253 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,640,663.03. This represents a 3.05% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 0.04% of the company's stock.

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.

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