US Ecology Company Profile (NASDAQ:ECOL)

US Ecology trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ECOL."

US Ecology declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, July 21st will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, July 28th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, July 19th. View US Ecology's Dividend History.

US Ecology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.38. The company earned $126.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $128.38 million. US Ecology had a net margin of 5.86% and a return on equity of 11.37%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.41 EPS. View US Ecology's Earnings History.

US Ecology is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 25th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for US Ecology.

US Ecology issued an update on its FY17 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 27th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.69-1.93 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.73.

4 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for US Ecology's shares. Their predictions range from $41.00 to $60.00. On average, they expect US Ecology's share price to reach $53.75 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for US Ecology.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about US Ecology stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "US Ecology, Inc., formerly known as American Ecology Corporation, provides radioactive, PCB, hazardous, and non-hazardous waste services to commercial and government customers throughout the United States. The Company operates through its subsidiaries and provides its services to steel mills, medical and academic institutions, refineries, chemical manufacturing facilities and the nuclear power industry. Its subsidiaries include US Ecology Nevada, Inc., US Ecology Washington, Inc., US Ecology Texas, Inc., US Ecology Idaho, Inc., and US Ecology Field Services, Inc. The Company operates through two business segments: operating disposal facilities and non-operating disposal facilities. US Ecology, Inc. is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. " (5/2/2017)
• 2. Canaccord Genuity analysts commented, "We believe the company’s lighting business likely outperformed end market weighted growth, given a heavy SKU mix in retail and Industrial canopy lighting markets where we believe recent weakness has been concentrated. The Atlas integration is on track, with revenue exceeding our forecast, and we expect improving momentum in 2018 as cross channel selling gains traction. We reiterate our But rating and $13 target. F3Q17 results reflected strong performance in weak markets. LSI reported F3Q17 Rev/adj-EPS/Adj-EBITDA of $78.1m/$0.01/$2.8m vs our 81.3m/$0.03/$3.1m estimates. Gross margins were essentially inline at 23.9% [excluding $312k restructuring costs] vs our 24% estimate, and reflect the heavy weight of commodity and component cost escalation including steel aluminum, copper, and drivers. Modest revenue weakness was partially offset by tight SG&A controls, coming in $0.8m below our model. Organic growth came in at 1% excluding $6.7m from Atlas." (4/28/2017)

US Ecology saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,059,033 shares, an increase of 47.9% from the July 31st total of 715,818 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 64,870 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 16.3 days. Currently, 4.9% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Some companies that are related to US Ecology include Advanced Disposal Services (ADSW), Covanta Holding Corporation (CVA), Renewi PLC (RWI), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), Biffa PLC (BIFF), Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI), Sharps Compliance Corp (SMED), Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI), Augean plc (AUG), Vertex Energy (VTNR), Marathon Patent Group (MARA) and Renewi PLC (SKS).

US Ecology's management team includes the folowing people:

• Jeffrey R. Feeler, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
• Eric L. Gerratt, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer
• Simon G. Bell, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
• Steven D. Welling, Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing
• Andrew Marshall, Executive Vice President - Regulatory Compliance and Safety
• Joe F. Colvin, Independent Director
• Katina Dorton, Independent Director
• Daniel Fox, Independent Director
• Ronald C. Keating, Independent Director
• Stephen A. Romano, Independent Director

US Ecology's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (11.80%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.41%), Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK (4.77%), Franklin Resources Inc. (4.73%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.56%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.81%). Company insiders that own US Ecology stock include Eric L Gerratt, Katina Dorton and Stephen A Romano. View Institutional Ownership Trends for US Ecology.

US Ecology's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including River Road Asset Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Sheets Smith Wealth Management, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Franklin Resources Inc., Martingale Asset Management L P, Ameriprise Financial Inc. and Voya Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold US Ecology stock in the last year include Eric L Gerratt and Stephen A Romano. View Insider Buying and Selling for US Ecology.

US Ecology's stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Macquarie Group Ltd., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., GW&K Investment Management LLC, Nicholas Company Inc., Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK, Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC, Vanguard Group Inc. and State Street Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for US Ecology.

Shares of US Ecology can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of US Ecology stock can currently be purchased for approximately $52.60.