NYSE:ECL - Ecolab Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Ecolab announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.41 per share on Monday, July 16th. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.16%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 18th. View Ecolab's Dividend History.

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 1st. The basic materials company reported $0.91 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.02. The basic materials company earned $3.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.38 billion. Ecolab had a net margin of 10.62% and a return on equity of 19.01%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.80 EPS. View Ecolab's Earnings History.

Ecolab is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Ecolab.

Ecolab issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 1st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.30-5.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.35. Ecolab also updated its Q2 guidance to $1.23-1.29 EPS.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Ecolab's stock. Their predictions range from $117.00 to $160.00. On average, they anticipate Ecolab's stock price to reach $144.1333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Ecolab.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ecolab in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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).

Headlines about ECL stock have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a coverage optimism score of 0.24 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the basic materials company an impact score of 47.57 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Ecolab's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Jensen Investment Management Inc. (0.90%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (0.82%), Swedbank (0.39%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.14%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.12%) and Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.11%). 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 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 Jensen Investment Management Inc., Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Handelsbanken Fonder AB, Bank of Montreal Can, Hartford Investment Management Co., NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Tandem Investment Advisors Inc. and LS Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ecolab company stock in the last year include Bruno Lavandier, Daniel J Schmechel, Douglas M Baker Jr, Larry L Berger, Michael A Hickey, Roberto Inchaustegui and Thomas W Handley. View Insider Buying and Selling for Ecolab.

ECL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Rathbone Brothers plc, Addenda Capital Inc., Gulf International Bank UK Ltd and Chicago Capital LLC. 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 $140.91.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $40.66 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]