NYSE:ECL - Ecolab Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Ecolab declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. This is an increase from Ecolab's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46. View Ecolab's Dividend History.

Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 29th. The basic materials company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.71. The basic materials company earned $3.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.89 billion. Ecolab had a return on equity of 20.08% and a net margin of 10.27%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.53 earnings per share. View Ecolab's Earnings History.

Ecolab is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 18th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Ecolab.

Ecolab will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 18th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Ecolab issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 29th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.64-1.74 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.75.

14 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Ecolab's shares. Their forecasts range from $166.00 to $222.00. On average, they anticipate Ecolab's stock price to reach $200.17 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.1% from the stock's current price. 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 10 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Ecolab.

Headlines about ECL stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Ecolab earned a daily sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the basic materials company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Ecolab.

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Ecolab's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bristol John W & Co. Inc. NY (0.16%), Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA (0.15%), SPF Beheer BV (0.13%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.13%), Riverbridge Partners LLC (0.12%) and Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC (0.12%). 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 Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Strs Ohio, Dubuque Bank & Trust Co., Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., Howland Capital Management LLC and AMI Asset Management Corp. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda., Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC, Chapman Investment Management LLC, Gillespie Robinson & Grimm Inc., SPF Beheer BV, Huntington National Bank and Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC. 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 $198.01.

Ecolab has a market capitalization of $57.07 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]