EcolabECL
ECL
About: Ecolab produces and markets cleaning and sanitation products for the industrial manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, and life sciences markets. The firm is the global market share leader in this category with a wide array of products and services, including dish and laundry washing systems, pest control, and infection control products. Additionally, Ecolab sells customized water management solutions across its end markets. The company has a strong hold on the US market and is growing its presence abroad.
Employees: 48,000
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Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
80% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $118M | Put options by funds: $65.7M
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 158 | Existing positions closed: 99
1.97% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.52% [Q3] → 77.48% (+1.97%) [Q4]
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,473 [Q3] → 1,468 (-5) [Q4]
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 528 | Existing positions reduced: 539
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $54.6B [Q3] → $52.5B (-$2.13B) [Q4]
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 [Q3] → 16 (-8) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$270
2%
upside
Avg. target
$292
10%
upside
High target
$313
18%
upside
8 analyst ratings
7 positive
88%
1 neutral
13%
0 negative
0%
UBS Joshua Spector 45% 1-year accuracy 17 / 38 met price target | 6%upside $280 | Neutral Maintained | 12 Feb 2025 |
Wells Fargo Jason Haas 58% 1-year accuracy 21 / 36 met price target | 18%upside $313 | Overweight Maintained | 12 Feb 2025 |
Stifel Shlomo Rosenbaum 53% 1-year accuracy 10 / 19 met price target | 16%upside $307 | Buy Maintained | 12 Feb 2025 |
Citigroup Patrick Cunningham 55% 1-year accuracy 18 / 33 met price target | 15%upside $305 | Buy Maintained | 12 Feb 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Vincent Andrews 56% 1-year accuracy 5 / 9 met price target | 6%upside $280 | Overweight Upgraded | 28 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 15 articles about ECL published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
Ecolab Declares Cash Dividend
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per common share, to be paid April 15, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 18, 2025. Ecolab has paid cash dividends on its common stock for 88 consecutive years. About Ecolab A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and serv.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
Ecolab Appoints Michel Doukeris to Board of Directors
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. has appointed Michel Doukeris, Chief Executive Officer of AB InBev, to the Ecolab board as an independent director, effective February 20, 2025. “Michel's experience as the CEO of a major global company and his deep knowledge of complex operations, world-class branding of innovative products and winning in consumer industries make him a tremendous addition to our board of directors,” said Christophe Beck, Ecolab chairman an.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for February 26, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scott Kirkland, chief financial officer Ecolab Inc., will address financial analysts at the Bank of America 2025 Global Agriculture and Materials Conference on Wednesday February 26th. Ecolab will offer a webcast of Mr. Kirkland's presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows: TIME: 9:45am EST DATE: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 DURATION: Approximately 40 minutes LOCATION: www.ecolab.com/investor ARCHIVE: A replay of the webcast will be av.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Ecolab, Inc. (ECL) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Ecolab, Inc. (NYSE:ECL ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 11, 2025 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Andy Hedberg - VP, IR Christophe Beck - Chairman & CEO Scott Kirkland - CFO Conference Call Participants Tim Mulrooney - William Blair Scott Manav Patnaik - Barclays Ashish Sabadra - RBC Capital Markets John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets Jason Hass - Wells Fargo Rachel De Leon - Citigroup Vincent Andrews - Morgan Stanley John Roberts - Mizuho Securities Shlomo Rosenbaum - Stifel. Steve Byrne - Bank of America David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank Jeff Zekauskas - JPMorgan Laurence Alexander - Jefferies Chris Parkinson - Wolfe Research Kevin McCarthy - Vertical Research Partners Justin Hauke - Baird Michael Harrison - Seaport Research Partners Scott Schneeberger - Oppenheimer Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Ecolab's Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Release Conference Call.
Positive
Investors Business Daily
1 week ago
Two S&P 500 Dividend Kings Gap Above Buy Points On Earnings
Investors continue to look for safe havens in the current uncertain market. Gold and dividend stocks are rising.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Ecolab Exceeds Estimates, Margins Rise
Ecolab (ECL 7.57%), a leader in water, hygiene, and energy technologies, recently unveiled its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024 on February 11, 2025.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Ecolab (ECL) Q4 Earnings
Although the revenue and EPS for Ecolab (ECL) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Ecolab (ECL) Surpasses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Ecolab (ECL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.81 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.79 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.55 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Ecolab Delivers Strong Fourth Quarter and Record 2024 Performance; Reported Diluted EPS $1.66; Adjusted Diluted EPS $1.81, +17%; 2025 Adjusted Diluted EPS Outlook: $7.42 - $7.62, +12% - 15%
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL): FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Reported sales $4.0 billion, +2% versus last year. Organic sales +4%, with accelerated growth in the Industrial and Healthcare & Life Sciences segments and continued strong growth in the Pest Elimination and Institutional & Specialty segments. Regionally, organic sales growth remained very strong in the United States, and growth across the rest of the world was good as new business wins more than offset.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Ecolab Set to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in Store for the Stock?
Robust segmental performances are likely to have driven ECL's performance in the fourth quarter.
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