Ecolab (ECL) Competitors

74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.7% of Hawkins shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Hawkins 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 a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hawkins has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Ecolab presently has a consensus price target of $324.06, indicating a potential upside of 20.59%. Hawkins has a consensus price target of $185.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.06%. Given Hawkins' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hawkins is more favorable than Ecolab.

Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Hawkins pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ecolab pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hawkins pays out 19.4% 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 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.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 27 more articles in the media than Hawkins. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ecolab and 4 mentions for Hawkins. Hawkins' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Ecolab's score of 1.01 indicating that Hawkins is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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 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.

Ecolab has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% 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.

Ecolab presently has a consensus price target of $324.06, indicating a potential upside of 20.59%. Given Ecolab's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Innospec.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 27 more articles in the media than Innospec. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ecolab and 4 mentions for Innospec. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Innospec's score of 0.94 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

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 2.2%. 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.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Innospec shares are held 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 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 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. 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ATI has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ecolab has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

ATI pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. ATI pays out 10.6% 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. 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 16 more articles in the media than ATI. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ecolab and 15 mentions for ATI. ATI's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Ecolab's score of 1.01 indicating that ATI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

ATI presently has a consensus price target of $176.78, suggesting a potential downside of 10.48%. Ecolab has a consensus price target of $324.06, suggesting a potential upside of 20.59%. Given Ecolab's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ecolab is more favorable than ATI.

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 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Carpenter Technology has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Ecolab presently has a consensus target price of $324.06, indicating a potential upside of 20.59%. Carpenter Technology has a consensus target price of $556.75, indicating a potential downside of 7.78%. Given Ecolab's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Carpenter Technology.

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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

In the previous week, Ecolab had 5 more articles in the media than Carpenter Technology. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ecolab and 26 mentions for Carpenter Technology. Carpenter Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Ecolab's score of 1.01 indicating that Carpenter Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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 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.