S&P 500   4,063.38 (+0.31%)
DOW   33,006.35 (+0.45%)
QQQ   316.10 (+0.13%)
GOOGL   100.85 (-0.04%)
TSLA   197.00 (+0.88%)
NVDA   272.00 (-0.67%)
T   19.12 (+0.21%)
F   12.39 (+0.81%)
MU   60.73 (-3.74%)
GE   94.36 (+0.33%)
DIS   98.85 (+0.76%)
AMC   4.98 (+0.20%)
PFE   40.41 (+0.07%)
PYPL   74.59 (+0.27%)
NFLX   342.80 (+1.29%)
S&P 500   4,063.38 (+0.31%)
DOW   33,006.35 (+0.45%)
QQQ   316.10 (+0.13%)
GOOGL   100.85 (-0.04%)
TSLA   197.00 (+0.88%)
NVDA   272.00 (-0.67%)
T   19.12 (+0.21%)
F   12.39 (+0.81%)
MU   60.73 (-3.74%)
GE   94.36 (+0.33%)
DIS   98.85 (+0.76%)
AMC   4.98 (+0.20%)
PFE   40.41 (+0.07%)
PYPL   74.59 (+0.27%)
NFLX   342.80 (+1.29%)
S&P 500   4,063.38 (+0.31%)
DOW   33,006.35 (+0.45%)
QQQ   316.10 (+0.13%)
GOOGL   100.85 (-0.04%)
TSLA   197.00 (+0.88%)
NVDA   272.00 (-0.67%)
T   19.12 (+0.21%)
F   12.39 (+0.81%)
MU   60.73 (-3.74%)
GE   94.36 (+0.33%)
DIS   98.85 (+0.76%)
AMC   4.98 (+0.20%)
PFE   40.41 (+0.07%)
PYPL   74.59 (+0.27%)
NFLX   342.80 (+1.29%)
S&P 500   4,063.38 (+0.31%)
DOW   33,006.35 (+0.45%)
QQQ   316.10 (+0.13%)
GOOGL   100.85 (-0.04%)
TSLA   197.00 (+0.88%)
NVDA   272.00 (-0.67%)
T   19.12 (+0.21%)
F   12.39 (+0.81%)
MU   60.73 (-3.74%)
GE   94.36 (+0.33%)
DIS   98.85 (+0.76%)
AMC   4.98 (+0.20%)
PFE   40.41 (+0.07%)
PYPL   74.59 (+0.27%)
NFLX   342.80 (+1.29%)
NYSE:ECL

Ecolab - ECL Competitors

$163.28
+1.05 (+0.65%)
(As of 03/30/2023 12:00 AM ET)
Add
Compare
Today's Range
$162.83
$164.24
50-Day Range
$145.77
$163.95
52-Week Range
$131.04
$185.50
Volume
727,520 shs
Average Volume
1.21 million shs
Market Capitalization
$46.48 billion
P/E Ratio
42.74
Dividend Yield
1.30%
Price Target
$173.63

ECL vs. NEM, DOW, NUE, NTR, FCX, SCCO, GOLD, DD, APD, and PPG

Should you be buying Ecolab stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ecolab include Newmont (NEM), DOW (DOW), Nucor (NUE), Nutrien (NTR), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Southern Copper (SCCO), Barrick Gold (GOLD), DuPont de Nemours (DD), Air Products and Chemicals (APD), and PPG Industries (PPG). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Ecolab vs.

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) and Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings.

Ecolab has a net margin of 7.69% compared to Newmont's net margin of -3.60%. Ecolab's return on equity of 18.02% beat Newmont's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Newmont -3.60% 6.98% 3.73%
Ecolab 7.69% 18.02% 6.08%

Newmont has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecolab has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

77.6% of Newmont shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Newmont shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Ecolab shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Newmont had 8 more articles in the media than Ecolab. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Newmont and 9 mentions for Ecolab. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Newmont's score of 0.68 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Newmont
9 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ecolab
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Newmont presently has a consensus target price of $62.21, indicating a potential upside of 27.09%. Ecolab has a consensus target price of $173.63, indicating a potential upside of 6.34%. Given Newmont's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Newmont is more favorable than Ecolab.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Newmont
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62
Ecolab
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.53

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Newmont$11.92 billion3.26-$429 million-$0.54-90.65
Ecolab$14.19 billion3.28$1.09 billion$3.8242.74

Newmont received 187 more outperform votes than Ecolab when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.79% of users gave Ecolab an outperform vote while only 64.05% of users gave Newmont an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
NewmontOutperform Votes
891
64.05%
Underperform Votes
500
35.95%
EcolabOutperform Votes
704
66.79%
Underperform Votes
350
33.21%

Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Newmont pays out -296.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ecolab pays out 55.5% 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 raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years. Newmont is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Ecolab beats Newmont on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ECL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

ECL vs. The Competition

MetricEcolabSoap, detergents, & cleaning preparations; perfumes, & cosmetics IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$46.48B$94.07B$2.72B$14.46B
Dividend Yield1.32%1.78%4.57%3.88%
P/E Ratio42.7422.6988.8523.15
Price / Sales3.282.9677,620.8110.56
Price / Cash20.5017.6825.5324.50
Price / Book6.415.293.026.80
Net Income$1.09B$4.15B$388.35M$867.48M
7 Day Performance1.82%2.96%1.80%3.42%
1 Month Performance2.45%3.25%1.77%-4.83%
1 Year Performance-7.52%-4.08%-9.14%-13.51%

Ecolab Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NEM
Newmont
2.6929 of 5 stars
$48.34
-0.7%
$62.21
+28.7%
-38.9%$38.41B$11.92B-89.5214,600Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
DOW
DOW
3.0249 of 5 stars
$53.60
+1.3%
$59.50
+11.0%
-16.0%$37.95B$56.90B8.5937,800Short Interest ↓
NUE
Nucor
2.1831 of 5 stars
$149.92
+1.1%
$153.44
+2.4%
+1.3%$37.77B$41.51B5.2231,400
NTR
Nutrien
2.6739 of 5 stars
$72.71
+0.8%
$94.18
+29.5%
-28.8%$36.33B$37.88B5.1623,500Analyst Report
FCX
Freeport-McMoRan
2.2242 of 5 stars
$39.44
+2.8%
$39.38
-0.1%
-20.8%$56.43B$22.78B16.6425,600Gap Up
SCCO
Southern Copper
1.7763 of 5 stars
$75.74
+2.6%
$57.86
-23.6%
-1.4%$58.55B$10.05B22.1515,018Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
GOLD
Barrick Gold
2.6832 of 5 stars
$18.54
-0.6%
$23.60
+27.3%
-25.2%$32.54B$11.01B77.2521,300
DD
DuPont de Nemours
2.6459 of 5 stars
$70.83
+1.8%
$81.14
+14.6%
-7.7%$32.46B$13.02B5.9423,000Positive News
APD
Air Products and Chemicals
2.7 of 5 stars
$276.33
+1.0%
$311.45
+12.7%
+10.5%$61.37B$12.70B27.1221,900
PPG
PPG Industries
2.3912 of 5 stars
$128.24
+1.6%
$135.84
+5.9%
-2.3%$30.18B$17.65B29.6252,000
This page (NYSE:ECL) was last updated on 3/31/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff