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 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 11 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
80% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $118M | Put options by funds: $65.7M
70% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 175 | Existing positions closed: 103
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,477 [Q3] → 1,526 (+49) [Q4]
2.61% more ownership
Funds ownership: 75.21% [Q3] → 77.82% (+2.61%) [Q4]
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 550 | Existing positions reduced: 550
3% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $54.4B [Q3] → $52.7B (-$1.68B) [Q4]
38% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 [Q3] → 16 (-10) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$250
1%
downside
Avg. target
$283
13%
upside
High target
$310
23%
upside
11 analyst ratings
7 positive
64%
4 neutral
36%
0 negative
0%
Stifel Shlomo Rosenbaum 17% 1-year accuracy 3 / 18 met price target | 21%upside $303 | Buy Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
Wells Fargo Jason Haas 45% 1-year accuracy 24 / 53 met price target | 1%downside $250 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
Baird Andrew Wittmann 35% 1-year accuracy 11 / 31 met price target | 9%upside $273 | Neutral Maintained | 30 Apr 2025 |
Seaport Global Michael Harrison 47% 1-year accuracy 7 / 15 met price target | 15%upside $290 | Buy Upgraded | 21 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Manav Patnaik 51% 1-year accuracy 19 / 37 met price target | 9%upside $275 | Overweight Maintained | 17 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 12 articles about ECL published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 day ago
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 day ago
Ecolab, Inc. (ECL) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Ecolab, Inc. (NYSE:ECL ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 29, 2025 1:00 PM ET Company Participants Andy Hedberg - VP, IR Christophe Beck - Chairman & CEO Scott Kirkland - CFO Conference Call Participants Luke McFadden - William Blair Manav Patnaik - Barclays Ashish Sabadra - RBC Capital Markets John McNulty - BMO Capital Markets David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank Vincent Andrews - Morgan Stanley Patrick Cunningham - Citi Chris Parkinson - Wolfe Research Shlomo Rosenbaum - Stifel John Roberts - Mizuho Steve Byrne - Bank of America Michael Harrison - Seaport Research Jeff Zekauskas - JPMorgan Laurence Alexander - Jefferies Jason Hass - Wells Fargo Josh Spector - UBS Kevin McCarthy - Vertical Research Partners Andy Wittmann - Robert W. Baird Andres Castanos - Berenberg Operator Greetings.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Ecolab (ECL) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Ecolab (ECL) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Ecolab (ECL) Meets Q1 Earnings Estimates
Ecolab (ECL) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.50 per share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This compares to earnings of $1.34 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 day ago
Ecolab Delivers Continued Double-Digit EPS Growth; Reported Diluted EPS $1.41; Adjusted Diluted EPS $1.50, +12%; Maintains 2025 Adjusted Diluted EPS Outlook: $7.42 - $7.62, +12% - 15%
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL): FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Delivered another strong quarter of double-digit EPS growth as continued value pricing, volume growth, and productivity improvements more than offset end market trends that softened during the quarter. Reported sales $3.7 billion, -2%, including a 2% unfavorable impact from the sale of the global surgical solutions business and a 2% unfavorable impact from currency translation. Organic sales +3%, with continued.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Can Sustained Strength in Water Drive ECL Stock Before Q1 Earnings?
Ecolab's first-quarter 2025 results are likely to reflect continued strength in the Water business and strong contribution from the Global Pest Elimination segment.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
6 days ago
Gear Up for Ecolab (ECL) Q1 Earnings: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Ecolab (ECL), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended March 2025.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Ecolab (ECL) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
Ecolab (ECL) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
ECL Stock Gains Following 5% Trade Surcharge in the United States
Ecolab announces a 5% U.S. trade surcharge to offset rising costs.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Ecolab Announces 5% Trade Surcharge in the United States
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc. announced today a 5% trade surcharge on all of its solutions and services in the United States, effective May 1, 2025. This surcharge is intended to mitigate the impact of rising raw material costs due to recent changes in international trade policies. With the implementation of this surcharge, Ecolab's focus remains on delivering value that exceeds the total price increase, helping to offset the impact for customers. Christophe Beck, Ecolab's chair.
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