NYSE:ECL - Ecolab Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Ecolab declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. This is a boost from Ecolab's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. View Ecolab's Dividend History.

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.71. The basic materials company earned $3.82 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.89 billion. Ecolab had a return on equity of 20.08% and a net margin of 10.27%. Ecolab's quarterly revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.53 earnings per share. View Ecolab's Earnings History.

Ecolab is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 18th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Ecolab.

Ecolab will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 18th 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 issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.64-1.74 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.75.

14 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Ecolab's shares. Their forecasts range from $166.00 to $222.00. On average, they expect Ecolab's stock price to reach $200.17 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.3% from the stock's current price. 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 10 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Ecolab.

News stories about ECL stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a news sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Ecolab.

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Ecolab's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Welch & Forbes LLC (0.13%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.12%), Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC (0.12%), Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC (0.11%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.09%) and Huntington National Bank (0.08%). 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, Jeffrey M Ettinger, Jill S Wyant, Larry L Berger, Laurie M Marsh, Leslie S Biller, Michael A Hickey, Roberto Inchaustegui, 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 Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Dubuque Bank & Trust Co., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, IFP Advisors Inc, OLD National Bancorp IN and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Ecolab company stock in the last year include Alex N Blanco, Angela M Busch, Bruno Lavandier, Daniel J Schmechel, Darrell R Brown, Douglas M Baker Jr, Elizabeth A Simermeyer, Jill S Wyant, Larry L Berger, Laurie M Marsh, Leslie S Biller, Roberto Inchaustegui, Thomas W Handley, Timothy P Mulhere and Victoria Reich. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ecolab.

ECL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda., Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC, Gillespie Robinson & Grimm Inc., Huntington National Bank, Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC, Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. and Boenning & Scattergood Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Ecolab stock in the last two years include Catelan Leanne, 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ECL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $195.58.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $56.37 billion and generates $14.67 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $1.43 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.25 on an earnings per share basis. Ecolab employs 49,000 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]