Ecolab Inc. $ECL Shares Bought by TT International Asset Management LTD

Key Points

• TT International Asset Management LTD increased its stake in Ecolab Inc. by 89.8% during Q2, now owning 6,261 shares valued at approximately $1.7 million.
• Director David Maclennan purchased 600 shares of Ecolab at an average price of $278.51, while another director, Suzanne M. Vautrinot, sold 1,354 shares at an average price of $283.16.
• Ecolab recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share, with a yield of 1.0%, payable on October 15th, 2025.

TT International Asset Management LTD lifted its position in Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL - Free Report) by 89.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,261 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,963 shares during the period. TT International Asset Management LTD's holdings in Ecolab were worth $1,687,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on ECL shares. 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. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Ecolab from $300.00 to $306.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Oppenheimer raised shares of Ecolab to an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Ecolab from $307.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Ecolab from $293.00 to $295.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Three investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $292.00.

Ecolab Price Performance

Ecolab stock traded up $1.99 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $267.47. The company 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 P/E ratio of 35.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.07. Ecolab Inc. has a 12-month low of $221.62 and a 12-month high of $286.04. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $272.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $261.23. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.90 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $4.03 billion during 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, equities analysts anticipate that Ecolab Inc. will post 7.54 EPS for the current year.

Ecolab Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors 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 1.0%. Ecolab's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.71%.

Insider Activity at Ecolab

In other Ecolab news, Director David Maclennan acquired 600 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The stock was bought at an average price of $278.51 per share, for a total transaction of $167,106.00. Following the acquisition, 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 ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Suzanne M. Vautrinot sold 1,354 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $283.16, for a total transaction of $383,398.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 11,199 shares of the company's stock, 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. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.