NYSE:ECL - Ecolab Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Ecolab announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be paid 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 0.91%. The ex-dividend date 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) released its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.04. The basic materials company earned $3.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.89 billion. Ecolab had a net margin of 10.27% and a return on equity of 20.08%. The firm's revenue was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.54 EPS. View Ecolab's Earnings History.

Ecolab updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 18th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $6.33-6.53 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.49.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Ecolab's shares. Their forecasts range from $166.00 to $222.00. On average, they expect Ecolab's stock price to reach $198.92 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.2%. 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 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Ecolab.

News headlines about ECL stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a news impact score of 2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Ecolab.

Ecolab saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,210,000 shares, a decrease of 11.1% from the January 15th total of 3,610,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,110,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Ecolab's Current Options Chain.

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Ecolab's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.96%), Edgewood Management LLC (2.00%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (1.16%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.12%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.04%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (0.80%). 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 Capital Research Global Investors, Jensen Investment Management Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, State Street Corp, FMR LLC, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. and First Trust Advisors LP. 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 Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Renaissance Technologies LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., AQR Capital Management LLC, Sarasin & Partners LLP and BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp. 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 $207.68.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $59.86 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]