Key Points
- Ecolab EVP Boo Alexander De sold 1,422 shares at an average price of $268.25 for a total of $381,451.50, leaving him with 5,726 shares — a 19.89% reduction in his position as disclosed in an SEC Form 4.
- Ecolab beat quarterly expectations with $2.07 EPS and $4.17B revenue, issued Q4 2025 EPS guidance of 2.020–2.120 and FY2025 guidance of 7.480–7.580, and carries a consensus analyst rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target of $295.14.
Ecolab Inc. (NYSE:ECL - Get Free Report) EVP Boo Alexander De sold 1,422 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $268.25, for a total transaction of $381,451.50. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 5,726 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,535,999.50. This trade represents a 19.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.
Ecolab Stock Up 1.7%
ECL stock opened at $273.28 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $77.40 billion, a PE ratio of 39.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.65 and a beta of 1.07. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $267.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $268.40. Ecolab Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $221.62 and a fifty-two week high of $286.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.
Ecolab (NYSE:ECL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The basic materials company reported $2.07 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.07. The firm had revenue of $4.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.12 billion. Ecolab had a net margin of 12.49% and a return on equity of 22.55%. Ecolab's quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.57 EPS. Ecolab has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.120 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 7.480-7.580 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Ecolab Inc. will post 7.54 EPS for the current year.
Institutional Trading of Ecolab
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Saudi Central Bank purchased a new stake in Ecolab in the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new position in Ecolab during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Financial Connections Group Inc. acquired a new position in Ecolab in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Ecolab in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Corundum Trust Company INC purchased a new position in shares of Ecolab during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.91% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Baird R W raised Ecolab from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on shares of Ecolab from $303.00 to $300.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Ecolab from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Ecolab from $299.00 to $291.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Ecolab from $260.00 to $270.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $295.14.
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Ecolab Inc provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Global Industrial; Global Institutional & Specialty; and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries.
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