NYSE:ECL - Ecolab Stock Price, Forecast & 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 (WHO). Since then, ECL shares have decreased by 13.5% and is now trading at $161.40. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ecolab in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 10 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Ecolab.

Ecolab is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Ecolab.

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.66 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.04. The basic materials company had revenue of $3.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.89 billion. Ecolab had a return on equity of 20.11% and a net margin of 10.46%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.54 EPS. View Ecolab's earnings history.

Ecolab declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.47 per share on Wednesday, April 15th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. View Ecolab's dividend history.

Ecolab updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, March, 18th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.05-1.13 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.09.

16 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Ecolab's stock. Their forecasts range from $152.00 to $222.00. On average, they expect Ecolab's stock price to reach $193.85 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 20.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Ecolab.

Media headlines about ECL stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a coverage optimism score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutEcolab.

Ecolab saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 3,130,000 shares, a decrease of 11.3% from the February 13th total of 3,530,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,250,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days. Currently, 1.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Ecolab's Current Options Chain.

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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 investors include State Street Corp (3.96%), Edgewood Management LLC (2.00%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.27%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (1.16%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.12%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (1.12%). Company insiders that own Ecolab stock include Alex N Blanco, Angela M Busch, Arthur J Higgins, Bruno Lavandier, Catelan Leanne, Christophe Beck, Daniel J Schmechel, Darrell R Brown, David Maclennan, Douglas M Baker Jr, Elizabeth A Simermeyer, Jill S Wyant, Larry L Berger, Laurie M Marsh, Leslie S Biller, Michael A Hickey, Michael C Mccormick, Roberto Inchaustegui, Thomas W Handley, Timothy P Mulhere and Victoria Reich. View institutional ownership trends for Ecolab.

ECL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, Jensen Investment Management Inc., 1832 Asset Management L.P., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, State Street Corp, FMR LLC, and GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Ecolab company stock in the last year include Alex N Blanco, Bruno Lavandier, Darrell R Brown, Douglas M Baker Jr, Elizabeth A Simermeyer, Jill S Wyant, Larry L Berger, Laurie M Marsh, Leslie S Biller, Michael C Mccormick, Timothy P Mulhere, and Victoria Reich. View insider buying and selling activity for Ecolab.

ECL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Renaissance Technologies LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., AQR Capital Management LLC, and Sarasin & Partners LLP. Company insiders that have bought Ecolab stock in the last two years include Catelan Leanne, and David Maclennan. View insider buying and selling activity for Ecolab.

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 $161.40.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $46.51 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. View additional information about Ecolab.

The official website for Ecolab is http://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]