NYSE:ECL - Ecolab Stock Price, Price Target & More

Ecolab trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ECL."

Ecolab declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 19th will be given a dividend of $0.41 per share on Monday, July 16th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 18th. View Ecolab's Dividend History.

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 1st. The basic materials company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.02. The basic materials company earned $3.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. Ecolab had a return on equity of 19.01% and a net margin of 10.62%. Ecolab's revenue for the quarter was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.80 earnings per share. View Ecolab's Earnings History.

Ecolab is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Ecolab.

Ecolab updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 1st. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.30-5.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.35. Ecolab also updated its Q2 guidance to $1.23-1.29 EPS.

17 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Ecolab's stock. Their predictions range from $117.00 to $160.00. On average, they expect Ecolab's share price to reach $144.1333 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Ecolab.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ecolab in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Ecolab include Procter & Gamble (PG), Unilever (UN), UNILEVER N.V. Common Stock (UL), Church & Dwight (CHD) and Stepan (SCL).

Media headlines about ECL stock have trended somewhat positive on Thursday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a daily sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the basic materials company an impact score of 48.55 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Ecolab's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Jensen Investment Management Inc. (0.90%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (0.82%), Swedbank (0.39%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.14%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.12%) and Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.11%). Company insiders that own Ecolab stock include Bruno Lavandier, Carl M Casale, Christophe Beck, Daniel J Schmechel, David Maclennan, Douglas M Baker Jr, Jeffrey M Ettinger, Jerry W Levin, Larry L Berger, Michael A Hickey, Roberto Inchaustegui, Stephen M Taylor, Thomas W Handley and William H Gates III. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Ecolab.

ECL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jensen Investment Management Inc., Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Bank of Montreal Can, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Tandem Investment Advisors Inc., YHB Investment Advisors Inc. and DAVENPORT & Co LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ecolab company stock in the last year include Bruno Lavandier, Daniel J Schmechel, Douglas M Baker Jr, Larry L Berger, Michael A Hickey, Roberto Inchaustegui and Thomas W Handley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ecolab.

ECL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Rathbone Brothers plc, Addenda Capital Inc., Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, Cohen Klingenstein LLC, Swedbank and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Ecolab stock in the last two years include Carl M Casale, David Maclennan, Jeffrey M Ettinger and William H Gates III. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ECL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $144.00.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $41.15 billion and generates $13.84 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $1.51 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.69 on an earnings per share basis. Ecolab employs 48,400 workers across the globe.

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]