NASDAQ:ECOL - US Ecology Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

US Ecology announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, January 25th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 17th. View US Ecology's Dividend History.

US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 21st. The business services provider reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.05. The business services provider earned $157.54 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $148.92 million. US Ecology had a net margin of 8.76% and a return on equity of 14.80%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 17.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.73 earnings per share. View US Ecology's Earnings History.

US Ecology is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 2nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for US Ecology.

US Ecology issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 21st. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.09 to $2.41 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.58. US Ecology also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $2.09-2.41 EPS.

4 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for US Ecology's stock. Their predictions range from $61.00 to $72.00. On average, they expect US Ecology's stock price to reach $68.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for US Ecology.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for US Ecology in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for US Ecology.

Media coverage about ECOL stock has trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. US Ecology earned a news sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Some companies that are related to US Ecology include Waste Management (WM), Republic Services (RSG), Waste Connections (WCN), Veolia Environnement (VEOEY), Advanced Disposal Services (ADSW), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), Alanco Technologies (ALAN) and China Industrial Waste Management (CIWT).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other US Ecology investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), Ford Motor (F), Vocera Communications (VCRA), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) and CBL & Associates Properties (CBL).

US Ecology's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.26%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.89%), FMR LLC (3.44%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.79%), Epoch Investment Partners Inc. (1.90%) and GW&K Investment Management LLC (1.89%). Company insiders that own US Ecology stock include Daniel Fox, Eric L Gerratt, Jeffrey R Feeler, Joe F Colvin, Katina Dorton, Simon G Bell, Stephen A Romano and Steven D Welling. View Institutional Ownership Trends for US Ecology.

ECOL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, GW&K Investment Management LLC, Barclays PLC, Millennium Management LLC and PNC Financial Services Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold US Ecology company stock in the last year include Daniel Fox, Eric L Gerratt, Jeffrey R Feeler, Joe F Colvin, Simon G Bell, Stephen A Romano and Steven D Welling. View Insider Buying and Selling for US Ecology.

ECOL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc., Norges Bank, Martingale Asset Management L P, Bessemer Group Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP and BlackRock Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for US Ecology.

Shares of ECOL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ECOL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $55.70.

US Ecology has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion and generates $565.93 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $49.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.32 on an earnings per share basis. US Ecology employs 1,700 workers across the globe.

The official website for US Ecology is http://www.usecology.com.

US Ecology's mailing address is 101 SOUTH. CAPITOL BLVD. SUITE 1000, BOISE ID, 83702. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 208-331-8400 or via email at [email protected]