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 Thursday, August 2nd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share on Monday, October 15th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 17th. View Ecolab's Dividend History.

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 31st. The basic materials company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.27. The basic materials company earned $3.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. Ecolab had a return on equity of 18.96% and a net margin of 10.83%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.13 EPS. View Ecolab's Earnings History.

Ecolab is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 30th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Ecolab.

Ecolab updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.30-5.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $5.37.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Ecolab's shares. Their predictions range from $117.00 to $160.00. On average, they expect Ecolab's stock price to reach $145.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.7%. View Analyst Price Targets for Ecolab.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ecolab in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Ecolab.

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).

News articles about ECL stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.23 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the basic materials company an impact score of 47.06 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for Ecolab.

Ecolab's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.52%), Edgewood Management LLC (1.96%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.58%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.30%), C WorldWide Group Holding A S (1.18%) and Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.06%). 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, 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, Sawgrass Asset Management LLC, Dividend Assets Capital LLC, Jensen Investment Management Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Winslow Capital Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN and Forsta AP Fonden. Company insiders that have sold Ecolab company stock in the last year include Bruno Lavandier, Christophe Beck, Daniel J Schmechel, Douglas M Baker Jr, Larry L Berger, Michael A Hickey, Roberto Inchaustegui, Thomas W Handley 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 Bank of New York Mellon Corp, OppenheimerFunds Inc., AustralianSuper Pty Ltd, Morgan Stanley, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Fiera Capital Corp, Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. 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 $148.29.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $42.43 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]