NYSE:ECLEcolab Stock Price, Forecast & News

$212.58

+1.17 (+0.55 %)

(As of 05/29/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$208.20

Now: $212.58▼

$216.91

50-Day Range

$170.16

MA: $189.51▼

$211.41

52-Week Range

$124.60

Now: $212.58▼

$216.91

Volume21.06 million shs

Average Volume2.94 million shs

Market Capitalization$61.48 billion

P/E Ratio40.19

Dividend Yield0.89%

Beta0.99

Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services worldwide. The company operates through Global Industrial, Global Institutional, Global Energy, and Other segments. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions primarily to industrial customers within the manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, primary metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical, and commercial laundry. The Global Institutional segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, healthcare, government, education, and retail industries. The Global Energy segment offers the process chemicals and water treatment needs of the petroleum and petrochemical industries in upstream and downstream applications under the Nalco Champion name. This segment also provides additives for drilling and well stimulation, corrosion inhibitors, oil and water separation, scale control, paraffin and asphaltene control, biocides, hydrate control, hydrogen sulfide removal, oil dispersants, foamers and anti-foamers, flow improvers, anti-foulants, crude desalting, monomer inhibitors, anti-oxidants, fuel and lubricant additives, and water treatment. The Other segment offers pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, educational and healthcare facilities, hotels, quick service restaurant and grocery operations, and other institutional and commercial customers. This segment also produces and sells colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries. Ecolab Inc. sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.1 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Ecolab has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $186.83, Ecolab has a potential downside of 12.1% from its current price of $212.58.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Ecolab has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.7 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Ecolab has received 674 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Ecolab has received 572 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Ecolab has received 54.09% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Ecolab and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe ECL will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe ECL will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

5.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Ecolab is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 0.89%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Ecolab has been increasing its dividend for 34 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Ecolab is 32.30 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Ecolab will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.70 % next year. This indicates that Ecolab will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Ecolab insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,255,130.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 1.22% of the stock of Ecolab is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
74.20% of the stock of Ecolab is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

0.6 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Ecolab are expected to grow by 17.19% in the coming year, from $5.06 to $5.93 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Ecolab is 40.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.89.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Ecolab is 40.19, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.49.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Ecolab has a PEG Ratio of 4.03. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Ecolab has a P/B Ratio of 6.94. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

2.28 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Soap, detergents, & cleaning preparations; perfumes, & cosmetics

Sub-IndustrySpecialty Chemicals

SectorBasic Materials

Current SymbolNYSE:ECL

Previous Symbol

CUSIP27886510

CIK31462

Webwww.ecolab.com

Phone1-800-232-6522

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.76

Current Ratio1.51

Quick Ratio1.15

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio40.19

Forward P/E Ratio42.01

P/E Growth4.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$14.91 billion

Price / Sales4.12

Cash Flow$9.34 per share

Price / Cash Flow22.77

Book Value$30.64 per share

Price / Book6.94

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.82

Net Income$1.56 billion

Net Margins10.32%

Return on Equity20.12%

Return on Assets8.17%

Miscellaneous

Employees50,200

Outstanding Shares289,200,000

Market Cap$61.48 billion

Next Earnings Date8/4/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Ecolab's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Ecolab's stock was trading at $186.58 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, ECL stock has increased by 13.9% and is now trading at $212.58. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Ecolab?

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ecolab in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Ecolab.

When is Ecolab's next earnings date?

Ecolab is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Ecolab.

How were Ecolab's earnings last quarter?

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The basic materials company reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.07. The basic materials company had revenue of $3.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.49 billion. Ecolab had a return on equity of 20.12% and a net margin of 10.32%. The firm's revenue was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.03 earnings per share. View Ecolab's earnings history.

How often does Ecolab pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Ecolab?

Ecolab declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.88%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. View Ecolab's dividend history.

What guidance has Ecolab issued on next quarter's earnings?

Ecolab updated its first quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, March, 18th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.05-1.13 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.09.

What price target have analysts set for ECL?

14 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Ecolab's stock. Their forecasts range from $152.00 to $230.00. On average, they expect Ecolab's share price to reach $186.83 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 12.1%. View analysts' price targets for Ecolab.

Has Ecolab been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about ECL stock has trended extremely negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing 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 coverage optimism score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the basic materials company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutEcolab.

Are investors shorting Ecolab?

Ecolab saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,480,000 shares, an increase of 5.5% from the April 15th total of 3,300,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,690,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Ecolab's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Ecolab's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Ecolab include Sherwin-Williams (SHW), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Celanese (CE), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), NewMarket (NEU), Ashland Global (ASH), W. R. Grace & Co (GRA), Balchem (BCPC), Quaker Chemical (KWR), PolyOne (POL), Stepan (SCL), Sensient Technologies (SXT), HB Fuller (FUL) and Innospec (IOSP). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ecolab own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ecolab investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), PepsiCo (PEP), Mcdonald's (MCD), 3M (MMM), Walt Disney (DIS), Medtronic (MDT), Visa (V), AbbVie (ABBV), Procter & Gamble (PG) and IBM (IBM).

Who are Ecolab's key executives?

Ecolab's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Douglas M. Baker Jr., Chairman & CEO (Age 60)
Mr. Thomas W. R. Handley, Pres & COO (Age 64)
Mr. Daniel J. Schmechel, CFO & Treasurer (Age 59)
Mr. Timothy P. Mulhere, Exec. VP & Pres of Global Institutional (Age 56)
Mr. Darrell R. Brown, Exec. VP & Pres of Energy Services (Age 55)

What is Ecolab's stock symbol?

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

Who are Ecolab's major shareholders?

Ecolab's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.60%), State Street Corp (3.85%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.18%), Edgewood Management LLC (2.02%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.95%) and Morgan Stanley (1.76%). 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, Jerome Charton, Jill S Wyant, Larry L Berger, Laurie M Marsh, Leslie S Biller, Michael A Hickey, Michael C Mccormick, Roberto Inchaustegui, Thomas W Handley, Timothy P Mulhere and Victoria Reich. View institutional ownership trends for Ecolab.

Which major investors are selling Ecolab stock?

ECL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alliancebernstein L.P., BlackRock Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, State Street Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, and Royal London Asset Management Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Ecolab company stock in the last year include Alex N Blanco, Angela M Busch, Darrell R Brown, Douglas M Baker Jr, Jerome Charton, Jill S Wyant, Larry L Berger, Leslie S Biller, Michael C Mccormick, Timothy P Mulhere, and Victoria Reich. View insider buying and selling activity for Ecolab.

Which major investors are buying Ecolab stock?

ECL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Wellington Management Group LLP, Girard Partners LTD., Morgan Stanley, Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, and Swiss National Bank. Company insiders that have bought Ecolab stock in the last two years include Catelan Leanne, and David Maclennan. View insider buying and selling activity for Ecolab.

How do I buy shares of 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.

What is Ecolab's stock price today?

One share of ECL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $212.58.

How big of a company is Ecolab?

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $61.48 billion and generates $14.91 billion in revenue each year. The basic materials company earns $1.56 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.82 on an earnings per share basis. Ecolab employs 50,200 workers across the globe.

What is Ecolab's official website?

The official website for Ecolab is www.ecolab.com.

How can I contact Ecolab?

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]

This page was last updated on 5/30/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff