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, October 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, October 27th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 19th. View US Ecology's Dividend History.

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

US Ecology is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 26th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for US Ecology.

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

4 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for US Ecology's stock. Their predictions range from $41.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate US Ecology's stock 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. " (10/2/2017)
• 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 drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 717,863 shares, a drop of 27.7% from the August 31st total of 993,353 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 59,204 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 12.1 days. Currently, 3.3% 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

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 $53.70.