Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. Purchases 1,697 Shares of Ecolab Inc. $ECL

Key Points

• Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. increased its stake in Ecolab Inc. by 16.4% during Q2, acquiring an additional 1,697 shares to total 12,058 shares valued at approximately $3.25 million.
• The company reported earnings of $1.89 EPS for the last quarter, missing estimates by $0.01, and has provided guidance for Q3 2025 of 2.020-2.120 EPS.
• Ecolab’s quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share will be paid on October 15, representing an annual yield of 1.0% and a payout ratio of 34.71%.

Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL - Free Report) by 16.4% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,058 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,697 shares during the period. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc.'s holdings in Ecolab were worth $3,249,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ECL. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Ecolab by 27,182.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,813,175 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $459,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,806,529 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ecolab during the 1st quarter worth about $337,563,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its stake in shares of Ecolab by 27,677.8% during the 1st quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 1,000,000 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $253,520,000 after buying an additional 996,400 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ecolab by 79.6% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,260,813 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $319,641,000 after buying an additional 558,947 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of Ecolab during the 4th quarter worth about $78,218,000. Institutional investors own 74.91% of the company's stock.

Ecolab Trading Down 0.8%

ECL opened at $272.74 on Friday. Ecolab Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $221.62 and a fifty-two week 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.41, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.07. The company's 50 day moving average price is $272.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $261.37.

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

Ecolab Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.65 per share. 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 dividend payout ratio is currently 34.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Ecolab news, Director David Maclennan acquired 600 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $278.51 per share, for a total transaction of $167,106.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 20,253 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,640,663.03. This represents a 3.05% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot sold 1,354 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $283.16, for a total transaction of $383,398.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 11,199 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,171,108.84. The trade was a 10.79% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.04% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on shares of Ecolab from $307.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Ecolab to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Ecolab from $293.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Raymond James Financial started coverage on shares of Ecolab in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. They issued a "market perform" rating for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Ecolab and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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.

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