Ecolab (ECL) Competitors

Ecolab has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Hawkins' net margin of 7.75%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.64% beat Hawkins' return on equity.

69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Hawkins shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

Hawkins has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ecolab has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Hawkins presently has a consensus target price of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.59%. Ecolab has a consensus target price of $322.53, suggesting a potential upside of 29.23%. Given Ecolab's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Hawkins.

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hawkins pays out 19.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ecolab pays out 39.5% 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. Hawkins has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years and 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.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 22 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ecolab and 9 mentions for Hawkins. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Hawkins' score of 0.82 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ecolab has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Innospec's net margin of 6.38%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.64% beat Innospec's 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Ecolab has a consensus target price of $322.53, suggesting a potential upside of 29.23%. 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 $1.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Innospec pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ecolab pays out 39.5% 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.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 12 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ecolab and 19 mentions for Innospec. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Innospec's score of 0.77 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.

74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of ATI 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.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 19 more articles in the media than ATI. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ecolab and 12 mentions for ATI. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat ATI's score of 0.79 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ecolab currently has a consensus target price of $322.53, indicating a potential upside of 29.23%. ATI has a consensus target price of $164.38, indicating a potential downside of 0.48%. Given Ecolab's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ecolab is more favorable than ATI.

Ecolab has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATI has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Ecolab has a net margin of 12.80% compared to ATI's net margin of 9.26%. ATI's return on equity of 26.44% beat Ecolab's return on equity.

Carpenter Technology has a net margin of 15.82% compared to Ecolab's net margin of 12.80%. Carpenter Technology's return on equity of 25.02% beat Ecolab's return on equity.

Ecolab currently has a consensus target price of $322.53, indicating a potential upside of 29.23%. Carpenter Technology has a consensus target price of $438.78, indicating a potential upside of 0.55%. Given Ecolab's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Carpenter Technology.

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.

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

Ecolab has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Carpenter Technology has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 19 more articles in the media than Carpenter Technology. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ecolab and 12 mentions for Carpenter Technology. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Carpenter Technology's score of 0.69 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Carpenter Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Ecolab pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carpenter Technology pays out 8.4% 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. Ecolab is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.