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$273.07 +2.85 (+1.05%)
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ECL vs. ALGN, HWKN, IOSP, ATI, BLK, CRS, DVA, PPG, SPGI, and DNN

Should you be buying Ecolab stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ecolab include Align Technology (ALGN), Hawkins (HWKN), Innospec (IOSP), ATI (ATI), BlackRock (BLK), Carpenter Technology (CRS), DaVita (DVA), PPG Industries (PPG), S&P Global (SPGI), and Denison Mine (DNN).

Ecolab vs. Its Competitors

Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) and Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

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
Align Technology11.04% 13.36% 8.32%
Ecolab 13.59%22.52%8.86%

In the previous week, Ecolab had 7 more articles in the media than Align Technology. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ecolab and 24 mentions for Align Technology. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Align Technology's score of 0.33 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Align Technology
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ecolab
22 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Align Technology$4.00B2.35$421.36M$5.9321.89
Ecolab$15.74B4.92$2.11B$7.4936.46

88.4% of Align Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Align Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Align Technology has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecolab has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Align Technology currently has a consensus target price of $187.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.59%. Ecolab has a consensus target price of $292.29, indicating a potential upside of 7.04%. Given Align Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Align Technology is more favorable than Ecolab.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Align Technology
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41
Ecolab
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

Summary

Ecolab beats Align Technology on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ECL vs. The Competition

MetricEcolabCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$76.64B$14.87B$3.79B$21.76B
Dividend Yield0.96%1.96%5.06%3.64%
P/E Ratio36.4648.46159.0729.93
Price / Sales4.922.9827,352.8668.28
Price / Cash26.9212.7027.0523.91
Price / Book8.803.117.454.68
Net Income$2.11B$424.10M$148.99M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-2.94%-0.79%3.33%-0.71%
1 Month Performance0.89%-3.50%16.81%1.18%
1 Year Performance5.74%1.10%73.36%14.46%

Ecolab Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ECL
Ecolab
4.8539 of 5 stars
$273.07
+1.1%
$292.29
+7.0%
+6.5%$76.64B$15.74B36.4648,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ALGN
Align Technology
4.8052 of 5 stars
$131.60
-0.4%
$215.00
+63.4%
-41.3%$9.54B$4.00B22.1920,945Analyst Forecast
HWKN
Hawkins
3.3178 of 5 stars
$184.25
+0.7%
$162.50
-11.8%
+34.6%$3.85B$974.43M45.381,035Positive News
Analyst Forecast
IOSP
Innospec
3.4222 of 5 stars
$78.78
+0.0%
N/A-34.8%$1.96B$1.79B101.002,450
ATI
ATI
3.5689 of 5 stars
$83.76
+3.1%
$93.29
+11.4%
+35.0%$11.54B$4.36B29.087,700
BLK
BlackRock
4.7813 of 5 stars
$1,179.86
+1.7%
$1,222.87
+3.6%
+20.3%$182.70B$21.57B28.5321,100Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
CRS
Carpenter Technology
4.203 of 5 stars
$251.95
+1.8%
$278.33
+10.5%
+53.8%$12.56B$2.88B33.964,500Positive News
Dividend Announcement
DVA
DaVita
4.7487 of 5 stars
$128.17
-2.3%
$158.00
+23.3%
-21.9%$9.16B$12.82B12.6076,000Analyst Forecast
PPG
PPG Industries
4.8227 of 5 stars
$103.59
-0.8%
$127.09
+22.7%
-21.8%$23.38B$15.85B23.4946,000Analyst Forecast
SPGI
S&P Global
4.9818 of 5 stars
$478.28
-0.3%
$614.46
+28.5%
-7.7%$146.02B$14.21B36.7942,350Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DNN
Denison Mine
1.4184 of 5 stars
$2.80
flat
$2.75
-1.8%
+65.3%$2.51B$2.88M-46.6793Options Volume

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