US Ecology Company Profile (NASDAQ:ECOL)

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

US Ecology announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 3rd. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 19th. View US Ecology's Dividend History.

US Ecology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.07. The business earned $110.23 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $109.90 million. US Ecology had a return on equity of 11.45% and a net margin of 6.73%. US Ecology's quarterly revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.32 EPS. View US Ecology's Earnings History.

US Ecology is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 27th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for US Ecology.

US Ecology issued an update on its FY17 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.69-1.93 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.79.

4 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for US Ecology's shares. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $55.00. On average, they anticipate US Ecology's stock price to reach $50.00 in the next twelve months. 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)

Some companies that are related to US Ecology include Advanced Disposal Services (ADSW), Covanta Holding Corporation (CVA), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), Biffa PLC (BIFF), Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI), Sharps Compliance Corp (SMED), Augean plc (AUG), Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI), 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
• Stephen A. Romano, Independent Director
• John T. Sahlberg, Independent Director

US Ecology's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include GW&K Investment Management LLC (2.35%), Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (1.86%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.21%), Capital One National Association (0.12%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%) and Capstone Asset Management Co. (0.04%). Company insiders that own US Ecology stock include Katina Dorton, Simon G Bell, Stephen A Romano and Steven D Welling. View Institutional Ownership Trends for US Ecology.

US Ecology's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sheets Smith Wealth Management, US Bancorp DE, Bank of Montreal Can, Capstone Asset Management Co., Aperio Group LLC, NEXT Financial Group Inc and LS Investment Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for US Ecology.

US Ecology's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including GW&K Investment Management LLC, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Capital One National Association. 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 $52.75.