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 shares have decreased by 0.1% and is now trading at $33.88. 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) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The business services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.02. The business services provider earned $240.72 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarterly revenue was up 83.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.22 EPS. 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 paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Friday, January 24th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.13%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. View US Ecology's dividend history.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives 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 year. This suggests a possible upside of 54.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for US Ecology.

News headlines about ECOL stock have trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. US Ecology earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few 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."

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One share of ECOL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.88.

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]