LVW Advisors LLC Has $1.71 Million Stock Position in Ecolab Inc. $ECL

Key Points

• LVW Advisors LLC has significantly increased its stake in Ecolab Inc. by 44.7%, acquiring a total of 6,330 shares valued at approximately $1.71 million.
• Ecolab's stock is currently rated as a "Moderate Buy" by analysts, with a consensus target price of $292.00 according to MarketBeat data.
• The company has recently announced a $0.65 quarterly dividend to be paid on October 15th, representing an annual yield of 1.0%.

LVW Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL - Free Report) by 44.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,330 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,954 shares during the quarter. LVW Advisors LLC's holdings in Ecolab were worth $1,706,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Saudi Central Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Ecolab during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Dunhill Financial LLC boosted its stake in Ecolab by 176.7% in the first quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 119 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 76 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC boosted its stake in Ecolab by 70.6% in the first quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 145 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Ecolab in the first quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, City Holding Co. acquired a new stake in Ecolab in the first quarter valued at about $39,000. 74.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on ECL. Raymond James Financial began coverage on Ecolab in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. They issued a "market perform" rating on the stock. UBS Group raised their price objective on Ecolab from $293.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Baird R W upgraded Ecolab from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Ecolab from $300.00 to $306.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Oppenheimer raised Ecolab to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $292.00.

Ecolab Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:ECL opened at $271.04 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $76.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.19, a PEG ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.44 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 business's 50 day moving average is $272.33 and its 200 day moving average is $261.40.

Ecolab (NYSE:ECL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.90 by ($0.01). Ecolab had a return on equity of 22.52% and a net margin of 13.59%.The business had revenue of $4.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Ecolab Inc. will post 7.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Ecolab Announces Dividend

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 given a $0.65 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 16th. This represents a $2.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Ecolab's payout ratio is currently 34.71%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Ecolab news, Director David Maclennan acquired 600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $278.51 per share, with a total value of $167,106.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 20,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,640,663.03. This trade represents a 3.05% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, 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 completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 4,326 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,208,165.28. This represents a 15.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale 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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