NASDAQ:ECOLUS Ecology Stock Price, Forecast & News

US Ecology's stock was trading at $33.91 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ECOL stock has decreased by 0.1% and is now trading at $33.89. 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 data on Thursday, May, 7th. The business services provider reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.02. The business services provider earned $240.72 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $227.41 million. US Ecology had a positive return on equity of 7.43% and a negative net margin of 34.33%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 83.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.22 EPS. View US Ecology's earnings history.

US Ecology declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, January 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, January 24th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. View US Ecology's dividend history.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for US Ecology's stock. 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 54.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for US Ecology.

Media stories about ECOL stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. US Ecology earned a media sentiment score of -2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. 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."

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One share of ECOL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.89.

US Ecology has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion 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]