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. Shareholders 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 1.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.02. The basic materials company earned $3.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. Ecolab had a return on equity of 19.01% and a net margin of 10.62%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.80 earnings per share. View Ecolab's Earnings History.

Ecolab is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 7th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Ecolab.

Ecolab updated 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 EPS 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 objectives for Ecolab's stock. Their predictions range from $117.00 to $160.00. On average, they expect Ecolab's stock price to reach $143.4667 in the next twelve months. 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 coverage about ECL stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a media sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the basic materials company an impact score of 46.59 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Ecolab's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.55%), Edgewood Management LLC (1.91%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.26%), C WorldWide Group Holding A S (1.19%), Northern Trust Corp (1.08%) and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. (0.98%). 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 Wells Fargo & Company MN, C WorldWide Group Holding A S, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Swiss National Bank, Atlantic Trust Group LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Select Equity Group L.P.. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Aristotle Capital Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Edgewood Management LLC, Summit Trail Advisors LLC and Handelsbanken Fonder AB. 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 $143.65.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $41.82 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]