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. Shareholders 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 yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 17th. This is a positive change from Ecolab's previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. View Ecolab's Dividend History.

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The basic materials company reported $1.53 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.53. The basic materials company had revenue of $3.75 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.74 billion. Ecolab had a net margin of 10.99% and a return on equity of 19.13%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.37 earnings per share. View Ecolab's Earnings History.

Ecolab is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 19th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Ecolab.

Ecolab will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 19th at 1:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Ecolab issued an update on its FY 2018 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.20-5.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.36. Ecolab also updated its Q4 guidance to $1.49-1.59 EPS.

15 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Ecolab's shares. Their forecasts range from $123.00 to $180.00. On average, they expect Ecolab's stock price to reach $152.9286 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Ecolab.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ecolab in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Ecolab.

News coverage about ECL stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the basic materials company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.13%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.12%), Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC (0.11%), Davis R M Inc. (0.08%), Alta Capital Management LLC (0.07%) and Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL (0.07%). 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 Retirement Systems of Alabama, Alta Capital Management LLC, Factory Mutual Insurance Co., Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, YHB Investment Advisors Inc., QCI Asset Management Inc. NY, Sit Investment Associates Inc. and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., James Hambro & Partners, DNB Asset Management AS, Baxter Bros Inc., Strs Ohio, First Hawaiian Bank and Meeder 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 $152.97.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $44.19 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]