Ecolab (ECL) Competitors $272.83 +3.06 (+1.13%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$272.85 +0.02 (+0.01%) As of 04:18 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ECL vs. ALGN, CSQ, HWKN, IOSP, ATI, CRS, DVA, PPG, SPGI, and DNNShould you be buying Ecolab stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ecolab include Align Technology (ALGN), Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Hawkins (HWKN), Innospec (IOSP), ATI (ATI), Carpenter Technology (CRS), DaVita (DVA), PPG Industries (PPG), S&P Global (SPGI), and Denison Mine (DNN). Ecolab vs. Its Competitors Align Technology Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Hawkins Innospec ATI Carpenter Technology DaVita PPG Industries S&P Global Denison Mine Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) and Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is ECL or ALGN more profitable? Ecolab has a net margin of 13.59% compared to Align Technology's net margin of 11.04%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.52% beat Align Technology's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ecolab13.59% 22.52% 8.86% Align Technology 11.04%13.36%8.32% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ECL or ALGN? 74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Align Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Align Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ECL or ALGN? In the previous week, Ecolab had 6 more articles in the media than Align Technology. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Ecolab and 46 mentions for Align Technology. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Align Technology's score of 0.56 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ecolab 33 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Align Technology 18 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ECL or ALGN? Ecolab currently has a consensus price target of $290.71, suggesting a potential upside of 6.56%. Align Technology has a consensus price target of $215.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.70%. Given Align Technology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Align Technology is more favorable than Ecolab.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ecolab 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Align Technology 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ECL or ALGN? Ecolab has higher revenue and earnings than Align Technology. Align Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecolab, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEcolab$15.74B4.92$2.11B$7.4936.43Align Technology$4.00B2.54$421.36M$5.9323.59 Which has more volatility & risk, ECL or ALGN? Ecolab has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Align Technology has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEcolab beats Align Technology on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ecolab News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ECL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ECL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ECL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEcolabCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$77.38B$15.44B$3.30B$20.67BDividend Yield0.97%2.11%5.18%3.69%P/E Ratio36.4349.20110.2228.52Price / Sales4.923.0731,270,591,557,371,700.0066.66Price / Cash26.7812.8923.9223.60Price / Book8.283.186.004.31Net Income$2.11B$423.39M$148.72M$996.14M7 Day Performance4.61%4.84%3.72%1.93%1 Month Performance1.42%-1.80%4.62%-0.54%1 Year Performance15.08%8.68%37.21%14.77% Ecolab Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECLEcolab4.6144 of 5 stars$272.83+1.1%$290.71+6.6%+16.5%$77.38B$15.74B36.4348,000Dividend AnnouncementALGNAlign Technology4.9535 of 5 stars$137.45+0.7%$215.00+56.4%-32.0%$9.92B$3.96B23.0920,945Buyback AnnouncementCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$18.18+0.9%N/A+15.5%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementHWKNHawkins3.1628 of 5 stars$169.42+6.7%$162.50-4.1%+48.4%$3.54B$1.01B41.821,035IOSPInnospec3.7926 of 5 stars$79.23+0.9%N/A-24.8%$1.98B$1.85B73.452,450News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionATIATI4.8722 of 5 stars$75.66-1.4%$91.14+20.5%+24.3%$10.70B$4.51B26.337,700Insider TradeGap UpCRSCarpenter Technology4.2517 of 5 stars$252.71-2.0%$278.33+10.1%+90.0%$12.61B$2.88B34.144,600Positive NewsDVADaVita4.8213 of 5 stars$139.67+0.9%$167.40+19.9%-4.8%$10.58B$12.97B13.8976,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPPGPPG Industries4.634 of 5 stars$105.03+0.6%$129.82+23.6%-10.3%$23.74B$15.64B23.8546,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSPGIS&P Global4.3804 of 5 stars$561.61+2.9%$611.69+8.9%+16.9%$172.21B$14.21B43.1942,350Positive NewsDNNDenison Mine2.2447 of 5 stars$2.13+4.2%$3.00+41.2%N/A$1.90B$2.88M-26.5693News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Align Technology Competitors Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Competitors Hawkins Competitors Innospec Competitors ATI Competitors Carpenter Technology Competitors DaVita Competitors PPG Industries Competitors S&P Global Competitors Denison Mine Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ECL) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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