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ECL vs. ALGN, CSQ, HWKN, IOSP, ATI, 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), 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

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

In the previous week, Ecolab had 11 more articles in the media than Align Technology. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Ecolab and 24 mentions for Align Technology. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Align Technology's score of 0.90 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ecolab
28 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Align Technology
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
2 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
Ecolab$15.74B5.03$2.11B$7.4937.27
Align Technology$4.00B2.56$421.36M$5.9323.80

Ecolab currently has a consensus price target of $291.21, suggesting a potential upside of 4.32%. Align Technology has a consensus price target of $215.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.34%. Given Align Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
Align Technology
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Align Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ecolab shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Align Technology 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.

Ecolab has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Align Technology has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

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

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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ECL vs. The Competition

MetricEcolabCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$79.52B$15.85B$3.44B$21.32B
Dividend Yield0.93%1.90%5.13%3.51%
P/E Ratio37.2754.56110.5829.34
Price / Sales5.033.1233,820,294,296,543,900.0052.89
Price / Cash27.9313.5224.1723.86
Price / Book8.473.346.175.39
Net Income$2.11B$423.39M$150.51M$996.59M
7 Day Performance-1.43%2.97%3.45%3.12%
1 Month Performance3.35%5.13%5.90%2.97%
1 Year Performance11.83%10.30%38.63%12.83%

Ecolab Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ECL
Ecolab
4.6618 of 5 stars
$279.15
-0.4%
$291.21
+4.3%
+12.9%$79.52B$15.74B37.2748,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ALGN
Align Technology
4.9444 of 5 stars
$145.10
-3.0%
$215.00
+48.2%
-39.9%$10.54B$4.00B24.5120,945
CSQ
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund
N/A$18.44
+0.3%
N/A+9.2%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/A
HWKN
Hawkins
3.2653 of 5 stars
$170.58
+0.3%
$162.50
-4.7%
+38.3%$3.56B$974.43M42.011,035News Coverage
Positive News
IOSP
Innospec
2.8353 of 5 stars
$86.57
-0.6%
N/A-23.0%$2.15B$1.85B110.922,450Positive News
ATI
ATI
4.4368 of 5 stars
$73.20
-0.7%
$93.29
+27.4%
+17.6%$10.09B$4.36B25.427,700Positive News
CRS
Carpenter Technology
4.2551 of 5 stars
$241.57
-1.0%
$278.33
+15.2%
+66.3%$12.04B$2.88B32.564,500Positive News
DVA
DaVita
4.3613 of 5 stars
$137.33
-2.2%
$164.00
+19.4%
-11.1%$9.82B$12.82B13.5076,000
PPG
PPG Industries
4.8939 of 5 stars
$112.18
-1.8%
$129.82
+15.7%
-11.7%$25.32B$15.85B25.4446,000Positive News
SPGI
S&P Global
4.8147 of 5 stars
$551.25
-1.0%
$611.69
+11.0%
+8.8%$168.30B$14.70B42.4042,350Positive News
DNN
Denison Mine
3.4243 of 5 stars
$2.08
-0.2%
$3.00
+44.6%
N/A$1.86B$2.88M-34.5893

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