Ecolab, Inc. [ECL] stock is trading at $243.20, up 1.31%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ECL shares have gain 1.86% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.54%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Ecolab, Inc. [NYSE: ECL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 12, 2024, when Mizuho upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $260 from $216. Previously, Piper Sandler started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on April 03, 2024, and set its price target to $260. On March 01, 2024, Wolfe Research initiated with a Peer Perform rating. Barclays upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $260 on February 28, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $220 on February 14, 2024. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 16, 2024, and upped its price target to $216. In a note dated January 08, 2024, Seaport Research Partners downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
Ecolab, Inc. [ECL] stock has fluctuated between $156.72 and $243.37 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $212.82 within the next 12 months. Ecolab, Inc. [NYSE: ECL] shares were valued at $243.20 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -12.49% based on the average ECL price forecast.
Analyzing the ECL fundamentals
Ecolab, Inc. [NYSE:ECL] reported sales of 15.50B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 5.05%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.13. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.93.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 239.07 points at the first support level, and at 234.94 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 245.35, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 247.50.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Ecolab, Inc.’s Current Ratio is 1.41. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.99, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.48, the price to book ratio is 8.46 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 45.01.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved HIGGINS ARTHUR J, Director, that happened on May 06 ’24 when 4500.0 shares were sold. Director, MacLennan David completed a deal on May 03 ’24 to buy 650.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP & CORPORATE CONTROLLER Bradway Jennifer J sold 944.0 shares on Feb 15 ’24.
