Ecolab
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 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 8 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
81% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 152 | Existing positions closed: 84
63% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 16 [Q4 2024] → 26 (+10) [Q1 2025]
39% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $128M | Put options by funds: $91.9M
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,537 [Q4 2024] → 1,577 (+40) [Q1 2025]
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $52.8B [Q4 2024] → $55.4B (+$2.62B) [Q1 2025]
0.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.88% [Q4 2024] → 77.42% (-0.46%) [Q1 2025]
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 553 | Existing positions reduced: 630
Research analyst outlook
8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$260
2%
downside
Avg. target
$279
6%
upside
High target
$303
15%
upside
8 analyst ratings
5 positive
63%
3 neutral
38%
0 negative
0%
Wells Fargo Jason Haas | 2%downside $260 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 20 May 2025 |
Stifel Shlomo Rosenbaum | 15%upside $303 | Buy Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
Baird Andrew Wittmann | 3%upside $273 | Neutral Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
Seaport Global Michael Harrison | 10%upside $290 | Buy Upgraded | 21 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Manav Patnaik | 4%upside $275 | Overweight Maintained | 17 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 7 articles about ECL published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
ECL Stock Gains Following Latest Launch to Boost Data Center Cooling
Ecolab's 3D TRASAR technology expands its cooling solutions, aiming to optimize data centers and cut resource demand.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Ecolab Launches New Solution to Revolutionize Data Center Performance Amidst AI Boom
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc., a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, has announced the launch of a transformative technology to drive high-performance data center cooling. Ecolab's new solution, 3D TRASAR Technology for Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling, helps protect data center servers by monitoring coolant health indicators in real time such as temperature, pH and flow rates. With this offering, Ecolab now covers t.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for June 3, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Christophe Beck, Ecolab's chairman and chief executive officer, will address financial analysts at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. Ecolab will offer a webcast of Mr. Beck's presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows: TIME: 12:00pm CT DATE: June 3, 2025 DURATION: Approximately 30 minutes LOCATION: www.ecolab.com/investor ARCHIVE: A replay of the webcast will be available through September 3, 2025. To access t.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Ecolab (ECL) Up 4.5% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
Ecolab (ECL) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
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Neutral
Business Wire
3 weeks ago
Ecolab to Host 2025 Investor Day on September 4, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc. will host its 2025 Investor Day on Thursday, September 4, starting at 8:00 a.m. (CT) in Eagan, MN. Christophe Beck chairman and chief executive officer, Scott Kirkland chief financial officer, and other members of the Ecolab senior leadership team will provide an in-depth review of the company's strategy, growth drivers, and financial objectives. The event will include formal presentations, Q&A sessions, a leadership luncheon, and interactive se.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 weeks ago
Here's Why You Should Retain Ecolab Stock in Your Portfolio Now
ECL continues to gain from its robust product portfolio and strong segmental performance.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Ecolab Life Sciences Opens New State-of-the-Art Bioprocessing Applications Laboratory in Pennsylvania, US
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab announces the opening of its new US Bioprocessing Applications Laboratory based in King of Prussia, PA.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Ecolab Delivers Once Again on Its Growth and Impact Performance, New Report Shows
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc., a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions, continues to grow fast by growing its impact and team while creating substantial customer value. Released today, Ecolab's 2024 Growth & Impact Report documents the company's performance and ongoing progress toward its 2030 Positive Impact ambitions, including a newly included impact of cumulative total value delivered through the company's services and s.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Ecolab Appoints Marion Gross to Board of Directors
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. has appointed Marion Gross, previously Executive Vice President and Global Chief Supply Chain Officer at McDonalds, to the Ecolab board as an independent director and member of the Compensation & Human Capital Management Committee and the Safety, Health & Environment Committee, effective May 7, 2025. Following her appointment, Ms. Gross was elected to the board at today's Ecolab Annual Meeting of Stockholders. “I am.
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