Ecolab, Inc. [ECL] stock prices are up 0.19% to $258.72 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The ECL shares have lost -0.40% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.75%, 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 October 18, 2024, when Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $310 from $235. Previously, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on August 13, 2024, and set its price target to $270. On July 31, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $265 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $272 on July 31, 2024. Stifel upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $283 on July 08, 2024. Mizuho upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 12, 2024, and upped its price target to $260. In a note dated April 03, 2024, Piper Sandler initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $260 on this stock.
The stock price of Ecolab, Inc. [ECL] has been fluctuating between $156.72 and $262.61 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $250.47 within the next 12 months. Ecolab, Inc. [NYSE: ECL] shares were valued at $258.72 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -3.19% based on the average ECL price forecast.
Analyzing the ECL fundamentals
The Ecolab, Inc. [NYSE:ECL] reported sales of 15.63B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 3.47%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.43% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.21 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.93.
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 256.82 points at the first support level, and at 254.92 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 260.30, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 261.88.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Ecolab, Inc. [NYSE:ECL]’s Current Ratio is 1.50. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.10 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.1. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.71, the price to book ratio is 8.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 43.40.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved REICH VICTORIA, Director, that happened on Sep 11 ’24 when 1807.0 shares were sold. Director, REICH VICTORIA completed a deal on Sep 12 ’24 to sell 393.0 shares. Meanwhile, Former Affiliate Gail Peterson bought 20196.0 shares on Sep 11 ’24.
