Ecolab (ECL) Competitors

Hawkins presently has a consensus target price of $171.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.63%. Ecolab has a consensus target price of $327.56, indicating a potential upside of 14.99%. Given Hawkins' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Ecolab.

In the previous week, Hawkins had 3 more articles in the media than Ecolab. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Hawkins and 16 mentions for Ecolab. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Hawkins' score of 0.09 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hawkins pays out 19.7% 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. Hawkins has raised its dividend for 20 consecutive years and 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.

69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Hawkins 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

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

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.

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 owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Innospec shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Innospec shares are owned 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 currently has a consensus price target of $327.56, indicating a potential upside of 14.99%. Given Ecolab's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Innospec.

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

In the previous week, Ecolab and Ecolab both had 16 articles in the media. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Innospec's score of 1.14 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

In the previous week, ATI had 22 more articles in the media than Ecolab. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for ATI and 16 mentions for Ecolab. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat ATI's score of 0.97 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.

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.

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

74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of ATI 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 is poised for long-term growth.

ATI currently has a consensus target price of $205.13, indicating a potential downside of 10.09%. Ecolab has a consensus target price of $327.56, indicating a potential upside of 14.99%. Given Ecolab's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ecolab is more favorable than ATI.

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.

Carpenter Technology currently has a consensus target price of $577.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.28%. Ecolab has a consensus target price of $327.56, suggesting a potential upside of 14.99%. Given Ecolab's higher probable upside, 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.

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

In the previous week, Carpenter Technology had 7 more articles in the media than Ecolab. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Carpenter Technology and 16 mentions for Ecolab. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Carpenter Technology's score of 1.03 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Carpenter Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Carpenter Technology pays out 7.6% 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. 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 held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Carpenter Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.