Ecolab Stock Forecast, Price & News

Ecolab's stock was trading at $186.58 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ECL shares have decreased by 1.6% and is now trading at $183.59.
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17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ecolab in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 13 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Ecolab is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 16th 2021.
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Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 27th. The basic materials company reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.12 by $0.03. The basic materials company had revenue of $3.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3 billion. Ecolab had a negative net margin of 6.17% and a positive return on equity of 18.80%. The company's revenue was down 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.52 earnings per share.
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Ecolab declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Thursday, October 15th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.02%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 14th.
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17 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Ecolab's stock. Their forecasts range from $152.00 to $230.00. On average, they expect Ecolab's share price to reach $192.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.9% from the stock's current price.
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Ecolab saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,960,000 shares, a decrease of 13.5% from the September 30th total of 3,420,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,120,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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Ecolab trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ECL."

Ecolab's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cantillon Capital Management LLC (0.77%), Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA (0.14%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.14%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.13%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%) and Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC (0.11%). Company insiders that own Ecolab stock include Alex N Blanco, Angela M Busch, Arthur J Higgins, Bruno Lavandier, Catelan Leanne, Daniel J Schmechel, Darrell R Brown, David Maclennan, Douglas M Baker Jr, Elizabeth A Simermeyer, Jerome Charton, Jill S Wyant, Larry L Berger, Laurie M Marsh, Leslie S Biller, Michael C Mccormick, Roberto Inchaustegui, Thomas W Handley, Timothy P Mulhere and Victoria Reich.
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ECL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Ziegler Capital Management LLC, Standard Life Aberdeen plc, and BP PLC. Company insiders that have sold Ecolab company stock in the last year include Angela M Busch, Arthur J Higgins, Douglas M Baker Jr, Jerome Charton, Jill S Wyant, Laurie M Marsh, Michael C Mccormick, Timothy P Mulhere, and Victoria Reich.
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ECL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including KBC Group NV, Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV, Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Patten & Patten Inc. TN, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Welch & Forbes LLC, and First Bank & Trust. Company insiders that have bought Ecolab stock in the last two years include Catelan Leanne, and David Maclennan.
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Shares of ECL 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 ECL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $183.59.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $52.39 billion and generates $14.91 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $1.56 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.82 on an earnings per share basis. Ecolab employs 50,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for Ecolab is www.ecolab.com.

Ecolab's mailing address is 1 ECOLAB PLACE, SAINT PAUL MN, 55102. The basic materials company can be reached via phone at 1-800-232-6522 or via email at [email protected]