Ecolab (ECL) Competitors

69.7% of Hawkins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Ecolab shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Hawkins shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ecolab shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Hawkins presently has a consensus price target of $200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.31%. Ecolab has a consensus price target of $323.41, suggesting a potential upside of 21.80%. Given Hawkins' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Ecolab.

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 1.1%. Hawkins pays out 19.4% 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 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.

Hawkins has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ecolab has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 30 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Ecolab and 2 mentions for Hawkins. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Hawkins' score of 1.26 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

Ecolab has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Hawkins' net margin of 7.53%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.64% beat Hawkins' return on equity.

Ecolab presently has a consensus price target of $323.41, indicating a potential upside of 21.80%. 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 30 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Ecolab and 2 mentions for Innospec. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Innospec's score of 0.63 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ecolab has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Innospec has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Innospec pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Ecolab pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Innospec pays out 40.1% 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.

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 held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.6% of Innospec shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Innospec shares are held by 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 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 14 more articles in the media than ATI. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Ecolab and 18 mentions for ATI. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat ATI's score of 1.17 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ecolab has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATI has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% 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.

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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ecolab presently has a consensus price target of $323.41, indicating a potential upside of 21.80%. ATI has a consensus price target of $164.38, indicating a potential downside of 17.01%. Given Ecolab's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ecolab is more favorable than ATI.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 16 more articles in the media than Carpenter Technology. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Ecolab and 16 mentions for Carpenter Technology. Carpenter Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Ecolab's score of 1.30 indicating that Carpenter Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ecolab presently has a consensus target price of $323.41, suggesting a potential upside of 21.80%. Carpenter Technology has a consensus target price of $458.63, suggesting a potential downside of 18.14%. Given Ecolab's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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 held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Carpenter Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Carpenter Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Carpenter Technology has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Carpenter Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. 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.