Ecolab (ECL) Competitors

Ecolab currently has a consensus target price of $328.58, suggesting a potential upside of 8.51%. Hawkins has a consensus target price of $178.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.03%. Given Hawkins' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Ecolab.

Ecolab has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 1 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ecolab and 27 mentions for Hawkins. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Hawkins' score of 0.78 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ecolab has higher revenue and earnings than Hawkins. Hawkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecolab, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Hawkins shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ecolab pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawkins pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ecolab has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Hawkins has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Ecolab is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Ecolab has a net margin of 11.99% compared to Hawkins' net margin of 7.53%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.57% beat Hawkins' return on equity.

96.6% of Innospec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Innospec shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ecolab has a consensus target price of $328.58, indicating a potential upside of 8.51%. Given Ecolab's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Innospec.

Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Innospec pays out 37.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ecolab pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Innospec has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Ecolab has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Innospec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Ecolab has a net margin of 11.99% compared to Innospec's net margin of 6.60%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.57% beat Innospec's return on equity.

Innospec has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ecolab has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 23 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ecolab and 5 mentions for Innospec. Innospec's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ecolab's score of 0.78 indicating that Innospec is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ecolab has higher revenue and earnings than Innospec. Innospec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecolab, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of ATI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ecolab has a net margin of 11.99% compared to ATI's net margin of 11.08%. ATI's return on equity of 32.30% beat Ecolab's return on equity.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 2 more articles in the media than ATI. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ecolab and 26 mentions for ATI. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat ATI's score of 0.71 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ecolab has higher revenue and earnings than ATI. Ecolab is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

ATI presently has a consensus price target of $221.38, suggesting a potential upside of 33.82%. Ecolab has a consensus price target of $328.58, suggesting a potential upside of 8.51%. Given ATI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ATI is more favorable than Ecolab.

ATI has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ecolab has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Ecolab has higher revenue and earnings than Carpenter Technology. Carpenter Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecolab, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Carpenter Technology has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ecolab has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Carpenter Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Carpenter Technology pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ecolab pays out 39.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ecolab has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Ecolab is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

92.0% of Carpenter Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Carpenter Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 6 more articles in the media than Carpenter Technology. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ecolab and 22 mentions for Carpenter Technology. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Carpenter Technology's score of 0.48 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Carpenter Technology presently has a consensus target price of $476.43, indicating a potential upside of 68.02%. Ecolab has a consensus target price of $328.58, indicating a potential upside of 8.51%. Given Carpenter Technology's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Carpenter Technology is more favorable than Ecolab.

Carpenter Technology has a net margin of 17.87% compared to Ecolab's net margin of 11.99%. Carpenter Technology's return on equity of 27.50% beat Ecolab's return on equity.