Ecolab (ECL) Competitors

Ecolab has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

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 0.7%. Ecolab pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawkins pays out 20.7% 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 and Hawkins has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Ecolab is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 52 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Ecolab and 4 mentions for Hawkins. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Hawkins' score of 1.28 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.

Ecolab currently has a consensus target price of $327.56, suggesting a potential upside of 16.19%. Hawkins has a consensus target price of $171.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.71%. Given Hawkins' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Ecolab.

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ecolab has a net margin of 12.57% compared to Hawkins' net margin of 7.29%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.72% beat Hawkins' return on equity.

Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ecolab pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Innospec pays out 37.6% 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 Innospec has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Innospec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Innospec shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Innospec shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Ecolab has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Innospec has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Ecolab has a net margin of 12.57% compared to Innospec's net margin of 6.60%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.72% beat Innospec's return on equity.

Ecolab presently has a consensus price target of $327.56, suggesting a potential upside of 16.19%. Given Ecolab's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Innospec.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 52 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Ecolab and 4 mentions for Innospec. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Innospec's score of 1.05 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ecolab has a net margin of 12.57% compared to ATI's net margin of 10.09%. ATI's return on equity of 29.27% beat Ecolab's return on equity.

74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of ATI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ecolab has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATI has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 42 more articles in the media than ATI. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Ecolab and 14 mentions for ATI. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat ATI's score of 1.31 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ecolab presently has a consensus price target of $327.56, suggesting a potential upside of 16.19%. ATI has a consensus price target of $232.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.16%. Given Ecolab's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ecolab is more favorable than ATI.

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

Ecolab has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Carpenter Technology has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Carpenter Technology has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Ecolab's net margin of 12.57%. Carpenter Technology's return on equity of 26.46% beat Ecolab's return on equity.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 21 more articles in the media than Carpenter Technology. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Ecolab and 35 mentions for Carpenter Technology. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Carpenter Technology's score of 1.43 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ecolab currently has a consensus target price of $327.56, suggesting a potential upside of 16.19%. Carpenter Technology has a consensus target price of $577.25, suggesting a potential upside of 16.62%. Given Carpenter Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carpenter Technology is more favorable than Ecolab.

Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Carpenter Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Ecolab pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carpenter Technology pays out 7.6% 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.

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