NASDAQ:ECOL - US Ecology Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

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 1.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 16th. View US Ecology's Dividend History.

US Ecology Inc (NASDAQ:ECOL) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The business services provider reported $0.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.01. The business services provider earned $167.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.25 million. US Ecology had a return on equity of 13.61% and a net margin of 8.22%. US Ecology's quarterly revenue was up 10.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.61 EPS. View US Ecology's Earnings History.

US Ecology is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for US Ecology.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for US Ecology's stock. Their forecasts range from $63.00 to $63.00. On average, they anticipate US Ecology's share price to reach $63.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for US Ecology.

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

News articles about ECOL stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. US Ecology earned a news sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories 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 company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for US Ecology.

US Ecology saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,240,000 shares, an increase of 6.9% from the December 15th total of 1,160,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 178,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.9 days. Approximately 6.6% of the company's stock are short sold. View US Ecology's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to US Ecology include Waste Management (WM), Republic Services (RSG), Rollins (ROL), Stericycle (SRCL), Tetra Tech (TTEK), Clean Harbors (CLH), ABM Industries (ABM), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), Covanta (CVA), SP Plus (SP), Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI), Team (TISI), CECO Environmental (CECE), Acorn Energy (ACFN) and Metalico (MEA).

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), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), Ford Motor (F), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), Martin Midstream Partners (MMLP), Arlington Asset Investment (AI), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) and Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund (CLM).

US Ecology's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fenimore Asset Management Inc. (1.26%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.09%), 6 Meridian (0.04%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%). Company insiders that own US Ecology stock include Daniel Fox, Eric L Gerratt, Jeffrey R Feeler, Joe F Colvin, Simon G Bell, Stephen A Romano and Steven D Welling. View Institutional Ownership Trends for US Ecology.

ECOL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fenimore Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and 6 Meridian. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 $55.44.

US Ecology has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion and generates $565.93 million in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $49.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.32 on an earnings per share basis. US Ecology employs 1,700 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About US Ecology.

The official website for US Ecology is http://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]