At the time of writing, Ecolab, Inc [ECL] stock is trading at $249.90, up 0.64%. 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 gain 2.12% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.23%, and not 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 November 04, 2024, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $276 for it. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on October 18, 2024, and elevated its price target to $310. On August 13, 2024, Wells Fargo initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $270 on the stock. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy and decreased its price target to $265 on July 31, 2024. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $272 on July 31, 2024. Stifel upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on July 08, 2024, and upped its price target to $283. In a note dated April 12, 2024, Mizuho upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $216 to $260.
For the past year, the stock price of Ecolab, Inc fluctuated between $177.16 and $262.61. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $253.25 within the next 12 months. Ecolab, Inc [NYSE: ECL] shares were valued at $249.90 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.34% based on the average ECL price forecast.
Analyzing the ECL fundamentals
According to Ecolab, Inc [NYSE:ECL], the company’s sales were 15.67B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.02% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.43% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.25 and Total Capital is 0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.89.
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 248.46 points at the first support level, and at 247.02 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 250.74, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 251.58.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Ecolab, Inc [NYSE:ECL] has a current ratio of 1.30. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.97 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.27. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.51, the price to book ratio is 8.28 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.05.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Arthur J. Higgins, Director, that happened on Nov 13 ’24 when 2000.0 shares were purchased. 10% Owner, GATES WILLIAM H III completed a deal on Nov 08 ’24 to sell 89828.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner GATES WILLIAM H III sold 49742.0 shares on Nov 11 ’24.
