NYSE:ECLEcolab Stock Price, Forecast & News

Ecolab's stock was trading at $186.58 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ECL shares have increased by 5.3% and is now trading at $196.4026. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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." View analyst ratings for Ecolab.

Ecolab is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Ecolab.

Ecolab will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The basic materials company reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.07. The basic materials company earned $3.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.49 billion. Ecolab had a return on equity of 20.12% and a net margin of 10.32%. Ecolab's revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.03 earnings per share. View Ecolab's earnings history.

Ecolab declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.47 per share on Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. View Ecolab's dividend history.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Ecolab's shares. Their forecasts range from $152.00 to $230.00. On average, they anticipate Ecolab's stock price to reach $188.77 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.9%. View analysts' price targets for Ecolab.

News articles about ECL stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a news sentiment score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Ecolab.

Ecolab saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,550,000 shares, a decrease of 15.6% from the June 15th total of 17,230,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,220,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.4 days. Approximately 5.1% of the company's stock 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.12%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%), Robecosam AG (0.09%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.03%), Chesley Taft & Associates LLC (0.03%) and Rockland Trust Co. (0.03%). 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, Jerome Charton, 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 Robecosam AG, Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Addenda Capital Inc., Legacy Private Trust Co., Chesley Taft & Associates LLC, Rockland Trust Co., and Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE. Company insiders that have sold Ecolab company stock in the last year include Alex N Blanco, Angela M Busch, Arthur J Higgins, Darrell R Brown, Douglas M Baker Jr, Jerome Charton, Jill S Wyant, Laurie M Marsh, Michael C Mccormick, Timothy P Mulhere, and Victoria Reich. View insider buying and selling activity for Ecolab.

ECL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Park National Corp OH, Riverbridge Partners LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, Renaissance Investment Group LLC, Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, Triangle Securities Wealth Management, and Aries Wealth Management. 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 $196.40.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $56.80 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]