NASDAQ:ECOLUS Ecology Stock Price, Forecast & News

US Ecology's stock was trading at $33.91 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ECOL stock has decreased by 11.3% and is now trading at $30.09. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for US Ecology in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for US Ecology.

US Ecology is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for US Ecology.

US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The business services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.02. The business services provider had revenue of $240.72 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $227.41 million. US Ecology had a negative net margin of 34.33% and a positive return on equity of 7.43%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 83.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.22 earnings per share. View US Ecology's earnings history.

US Ecology announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, January 24th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 16th. View US Ecology's dividend history.

3 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for US Ecology's shares. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate US Ecology's share price to reach $52.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 73.9% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for US Ecology.

Press coverage about ECOL stock has trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. US Ecology earned a news sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about US Ecology.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other US Ecology investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Ford Motor (F), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), Amgen (AMGN), Pfizer (PFE), AT&T (T), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Gilead Sciences (GILD).

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

US Ecology's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%). 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought US Ecology stock in the last two years include Daniel Fox, Jeffrey R Feeler, Katina Dorton, and Stephen A Romano. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of ECOL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.09.

US Ecology has a market capitalization of $947.84 million and generates $685.51 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $33.14 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.96 on an earnings per share basis. US Ecology employs 3,800 workers across the globe.

The official website for US Ecology is 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]