NYSE:ECL - Ecolab Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Ecolab declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 18th will be given a dividend of $0.46 per share on Tuesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 17th. This is an increase from Ecolab's previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. View Ecolab's Dividend History.

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 19th. The basic materials company reported $1.54 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.54. The basic materials company had revenue of $3.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.76 billion. Ecolab had a net margin of 10.99% and a return on equity of 19.13%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.38 EPS. View Ecolab's Earnings History.

Ecolab updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 19th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.80-6.00 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.93. Ecolab also updated its Q1 guidance to $0.98-1.06 EPS.

14 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Ecolab's shares. Their forecasts range from $123.00 to $210.00. On average, they anticipate Ecolab's stock price to reach $161.7692 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.1%. View Analyst Price Targets for Ecolab.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ecolab in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Ecolab.

News articles about ECL stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a media sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the basic materials company a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to Ecolab include Unilever (UN), Unilever (UL), Church & Dwight (CHD), Stepan (SCL) and SYMRISE AG/ADR (SYIEY).

Ecolab's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.76%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.54%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.44%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (1.41%), Northern Trust Corp (1.10%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.06%). Company insiders that own Ecolab stock include Arthur J Higgins, Bruno Lavandier, Carl M Casale, Christophe Beck, Daniel J Schmechel, Darrell R Brown, David Maclennan, Douglas M Baker Jr, Jeffrey M Ettinger, Jerry W Levin, Larry L Berger, Leslie S Biller, Michael A Hickey, Roberto Inchaustegui, Stephen M Taylor, Thomas W Handley, Timothy P Mulhere, Victoria Reich 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 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Fiera Capital Corp, Jensen Investment Management Inc., TD Asset Management Inc., Mairs & Power INC, WMS Partners LLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama and Alta Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ecolab company stock in the last year include Arthur J Higgins, Christophe Beck, Darrell R Brown, Douglas M Baker Jr, Larry L Berger, Leslie S Biller, Michael A Hickey, Roberto Inchaustegui, Timothy P Mulhere and Victoria Reich. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ecolab.

ECL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, 1832 Asset Management L.P., BlackRock Inc., California Public Employees Retirement System, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Geode Capital Management LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc.. 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 $165.23.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $47.73 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.

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]