Ecolab (ECL) Competitors

In the previous week, Ecolab had 1 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ecolab and 4 mentions for Hawkins. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Hawkins' score of 0.61 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 owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Hawkins shares are owned 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 presently has a consensus price target of $324.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.43%. Hawkins has a consensus price target of $170.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.50%. Given Hawkins' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Ecolab.

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 0.6%. 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 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 12.57% compared to Hawkins' net margin of 7.29%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.72% beat Hawkins' return on equity.

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

Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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 39.2% 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 increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Ecolab has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Innospec is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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.

Innospec has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% 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.

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

Ecolab has a consensus target price of $324.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.43%. Given Ecolab's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Innospec.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 4 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ecolab and 1 mentions for Innospec. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Innospec's score of 0.60 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the news 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 owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of ATI 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 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.

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

Ecolab currently has a consensus target price of $324.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.43%. ATI has a consensus target price of $223.88, indicating a potential upside of 20.61%. Given ATI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ATI is more favorable than Ecolab.

In the previous week, ATI had 2 more articles in the media than Ecolab. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ATI and 5 mentions for Ecolab. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat ATI's score of 0.73 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

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

In the previous week, Carpenter Technology had 9 more articles in the media than Ecolab. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Carpenter Technology and 5 mentions for Ecolab. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Carpenter Technology's score of -0.02 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

Ecolab currently has a consensus price target of $324.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.43%. Carpenter Technology has a consensus price target of $504.38, indicating a potential upside of 33.77%. Given Carpenter Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carpenter Technology is more favorable than Ecolab.

74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Carpenter Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Carpenter Technology shares are owned by company 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 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.